According to the Sunderland Port website Carmet's tug VENTURE arrived at Sunderland on 27/11/2015 from Newhaven.
I managed to get this very long range shot of her in the Hendon Dock today.
She was lying alongside NORTHUMBRIAN WATER (with her name painted out).
I wonder if she is here to tow the NORTHUMBRIAN WATER away?

I understand from the Tugtalk site that NORTHUMBRIAN WATER is due to be towed to Swansea for scrapping. Waiting for the weather to improve. Should get there before Christmas 2016.

I now understand from the TugTalk website that NORTHUMRIAN WATER has been towed into former Brooke Marine site, Lowestoft.
So perhaps she is not for scrap after all?

No reprieve, she is being broken up at Lowestoft.

See photo at: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=2397096

And here is me thinking, she's not that OLD and she's 39!

Its no good, I am getting OLD.

Repeat after me!
Her name was NORTHUMBRIAN WATER. Her name was NORTHUMBRIAN WATER ....
(previous headers!!)

R.

MEA CULPA
Sorry I started it all.