Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Sailing

Wednesday, July 25, 1962 @ 0600
WRESTLER (1957-1979 tug 114 feet long of Steel & Bennie, Greenock / Cory Towage)) Own Page

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Dutch tanker KEIZERSWAARD to berth

Ship's locationArdrossan HarbourPort of RegistryGlasgow
Sailing forGreenockGross Tonnage248
Master of vessel on sailingE Docherty

Tugmaster Docherty had brought the tug WRESTLER from Greenock to Ardrossan to assist the Ardrossan tug SEAWAY to berth the tanker KEIZERSWAARD.   On arrival at Ardrossan Roadstead the tug met the tanker and attached to the tankers' stern.

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and tug WRESTLER at the stern assist the tanker KEIZERSWAARD from the roadstead through the harbour entrance to the tanker berth at Ardrossan Harbour

With the tanker made fast at the berth the Pilot released WRESTLER and the tug left Ardrossan to return to Greenock