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Weswear

Postby Whickham » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:50 am

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.

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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
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Re: Weswear

Postby Whickham » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:22 am

WESWEAR inwards. Sorry no date on photo.

Weswear.jpg
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Re: Weswear

Postby TEESMAN » Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:48 pm

WESWEAR 270393a.jpg
Photo Michael Green
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Photo Michael Green
WESWEAR at Sunderland 27.03.93
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Re: Weswear

Postby creemaster » Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:25 am

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

Postby Whickham » Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:39 pm

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Re: Weswear

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:21 pm

Weswear handling one of the Bumblebee barges at Harton Staiths on 22 December 1990.
Weswear, 22 December 1990 (4)_1.jpg
Weswear, 22 December 1990 (3)_1.jpg
Weswear, 22 December 1990 (2)_1.jpg
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Re: Weswear

Postby teesships » Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:49 pm

Updated details:

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

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Re: Weswear

Postby creemaster » Mon May 25, 2020 6:09 pm

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

Postby Whickham » Wed May 27, 2020 3:06 pm

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