MNEWBY
6th December 2006, 21:30
Scanning all the tug pictures without success does anyone have a picture of the Tyne Ridley's tug "Marty"
My father (John Newby) was the skipper many years ago and relief skipper of the "Impetus" (found picture in forum).
My grandfather (Septimus Newby) was a stoker on the Batey tug "Homer"
Both my father and grandfather worked on the tugs from a boy.
It was good to see pictures of the "Joffre" I learned to "skull" a boat from the skipper when I was 10 year old!
To keep the names of old boats alive I have just re-named my motorsailor "Caer Urfa" after the old pilot boat, I hope the new boat finds it's way in and out of the Tyne as easilly as the Pilot boat did.
Mike Newby
My father (John Newby) was the skipper many years ago and relief skipper of the "Impetus" (found picture in forum).
My grandfather (Septimus Newby) was a stoker on the Batey tug "Homer"
Both my father and grandfather worked on the tugs from a boy.
It was good to see pictures of the "Joffre" I learned to "skull" a boat from the skipper when I was 10 year old!
To keep the names of old boats alive I have just re-named my motorsailor "Caer Urfa" after the old pilot boat, I hope the new boat finds it's way in and out of the Tyne as easilly as the Pilot boat did.
Mike Newby