ALEKSANDR SUVOROV [IMO 7721237]

Bulk Carrier, Murmansk Shipping, 16,257gt,  23,169 dwt, built 1979.  Arriving Leith from Arkhangelsk,  with Beamer (bow), Seal Carr (midships) and Fidra  (stern) 24^th September 2008

Costa Allegra and Fidra

Costa Allegra being escorted under Forth Rail and Road Bridges

FIDRA and Black Watch

Black Waych departing 11th August 2009

GRIGORIY ALEKSANDROV  and CRAMOND

Targe Towage often supply a third tug for ships entering Rosyth

(see Silver Ying below)

Hanseatic and Oxcar

Leith

JA Aladdin Dream II [IMO 9283899]

Bulk Carrier, Kobe Shipping Company Co Ltd, 16,980 gt, 28,611 DWT, Built 2003. Seen arriving at Leith from Japan via the Suez Canal with steel pipes for the Subsea 7 pipeline fabrication and spool base. The Forth tugs are Fidra (stern) Beamer (Midships) and Oxcar (Bow).  4th September 2008.

BW HEDDA (LPG) [IMO 9014420], Bergesen World Wide Gas ASA, 22,521 gt, 25,926 dwt, built 1993, loading for Antwerp at Braefoot Terminal, Firth of Forth, with tug FIDRA [IMO 9108491] Forth Estuary Towage,  1995, 276dwt,  50t Bollard pull, at her normal standby anchorage. 8th July 2010

KAPTAIN KUDLAY with Seal Carr, Beamer and Oxcar

Kaptain Kudlay being held against the force of a strong west wind on entering lock, 6th May 2007 Leith

Marco Polo and Beamer

A630 Marne (A630),  Seen leaving Monday 26th with Targe Towage's Cramond and Dalmeny, both of which are normally based at the Hound Point Oil Terminal.   

MURMANSK with Beamer, Oxcar and Roseberry Cross

Leith, 3rd May 2007

OLIVA [IMO 9196606] with Hopetoun and Dalmeny

POMORYE with Fidra and Oxcar

Departing Leith 11th August 2009

SAGA PEARL and SEAL CARR

14th August 2004

SILVER YING with Oxcar, Beamer and Dalmeny

Leaving Rosyth  

Trident Star with Cramond and Hopetoun

Hound Point

see above no. 3

Barge with Neptune Mariner & Roseberry Cross

Barge Osprey Carrier off Rosyth with the first of two modules — the bulbous bow, which is similar in size to the front of a submarine and the upper bow section - of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth with Forth Estuary Towage's Beamer and Seal Carr for the final leg into Rosyth. 8^th April 2010.  

See tug Vigilant for tow from Avonmouth and HMS Queen Elizabeth for close-up.

Ice Breaking (1)

Beamer 10th January 2010

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Ice Breaking (2)

Beamer and Dalmeny 10th January 2010

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Karvuna - Beamer and Fidra 

Tugs to stern prior to entry to lock 21st August 2010

Karvuna with Oxcar (Starboard Bow), Beamer (Port) and Fidra (stern)

21st Augut 2010

NS Concept with Crammond and Hopetoun

Departing Hound Point 21st August 2010