Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Tug WRESTLER tows tanker VERMONT from Ardrossan Roadstead into the Harbour

   Steel & Bennie tugs STRONGBOW (tugmaster A McInnes)

and WRESTLER (tugmaster E Docherty) had travelled

from Greenock and arrived at ocean tanker VERMONT

which was waiting in Ardrossan Roadstead.   STRONGBOW

attached her tow rope to VERMONT’s bow and WRESTLER

attached her rope to the tanker’s stern.

   The tugs, towing VERMONT from the Roadstead, passed

through the Ardrossan Harbour entrance and berthed the

tanker at berth 12 Ocean Tanker berth at 1050am.

   At 1110am when VERMONT was all fast at the berth

the Harbour Pilot released both tugs and they left Ardrossan

to make their 28 mile passage back to Victoria Harbour

in Greenock.