welshman

The runner crew from the BP rig Adma Constructor being rescued by the tug Welshman The rig was being towed by Welshman when the tow parted in bad weather on passage to the Persian Gulf from the Tyne, she later reconnected and delivered the rig after passing through the Suez Canal. December 1960-61

United Towing tug taken at Greenock in 1976 when engaged in North Sea oil work. In the background is the Scindia bulker JALAVIHAR proceeding on trials from the Lithgow yard.