[tugboat142]

Hi all
Does anyone have any photos of this Grimsby based tug Brenda Fisher.
She tended the trawler fleets 24 hrs a day for 25 years.
She Towed the bigger vessels in and out of the fish docks.
I have seen hundreds of pictures of trawlers with the tow rope dissappearing off the photo but none of the old lass. I have one hopefully attached.


Regards
tugboat142
Grimsby

 

[tugboat142]

M/Tug Brenda Fisher

What trotterdotpom says is absolutely true. We had to drop crews in the royal dock basin and they had to cross the lock gates to their taxis etc near the Custom house. All taxis where warned to come that side or they would have problems. I recall a taxi who took a chance and was stopped before they got off the dock and his car was strip searched, inside all the panels, seats out the lot. He lost the rest of the days business.
A funny story I recall was has we entered the basin there was a group of pilots waiting at the top of the landing steps waiting to go out to spurn. I heard one of the crew say look Bloody customs waiting for us. Didnt think much of until we headed out and I found about ten tins of Old friend tobbacco stashed all over the tug. that was a good day.
tugboat142
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