North East Towing Co (Svitzer) Ltd's WESWEAR inwards. Sorry no date on photo.
She was used in a tug & barge operation, dumping colliery waste, between 1989 and 1994.


Built as: BRAGE
Yard: Haak, Zaandam
Year: 1975
Names: 1989 WESWEAR - 1994 MIMER - 1996 GOLIATH FUR - 2001 STEVNS
End:
Fate: Still in service
Data courtesy of Miramar

See aslo: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4456&p=7894#p7894

WESWEAR inwards. Sorry no date on photo.

WESWEAR at Sunderland 27.03.93

Bumblebee's were the barges
there was also a larger barge that loaded coal in Blyth a couple of times.
Regards
Graham

See BUMBLEBEEs at: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4456&p=7894#p7894

Weswear handling one of the Bumblebee barges at Harton Staiths on 22 December 1990.

Updated details:

WESWEAR (7533367), 145gt, completed Zaandam 1975
1975 BRAKE - 1989 WESWEAR - 1994 MIMER - 1996 GOLIATH FUR -
2001 STEVNS - 2019 POLAR ENDEAVOUR (Denmark flag)

Ron

Found a slide of the big barge that loaded coal from Blyth for Denmark in early 1990s
She was the HUGIN
Regards
Graham

Graham, see Dennis' photo at: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22207&p=48402#p48402