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

Beamer and Seal Carr of Forth Estuary Towage pulling a Van der Wees Transport's barge past Forth Rail Bridge.  The barge was towed from the Tees by the tug Sms Shoalbuster, with the tow up river to Grangemouth being transferred just east of the bridge, off Hound Point.  1^st March 2009

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

BP Toawage 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.

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

Leith

MURMANSK with Beamer, Oxcar and Roseberry Cross

Leith, 3rd May 2007

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

see above no. 3

Barge with Neptune Mariner & Roseberry Cross

Ice Breaking (1)

Beamer 10th January 2010

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Ice Breaking (2)

Beamer and Dalmeny 10th January 2010

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