DREDGERS - METRIC VULTURE - MUD BARGE
AT WORK (1982)
By Laurie Stonehouse
These photos were taken by Graeme Honeyball, who worked on the "TESTSIDE" from 1978-1985. He tells me, once the river/harbour was dredged, a barge would then be towed by the Meeching Tug to a position between one and two miles south west of the harbour and emptied of it's load.
"METREC VULTURE"
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"METREC VULTURE" (2)
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"METREC VULTURE" UP CLOSE
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Metrec Vulture
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BARGE ON TOW
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BARGE ON TOW (2)
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Look at all this muck
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On tow "on the way out"
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Still on tow
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On tow "on the way back"
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TESTSIDE
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It's Sinking
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It's still sinking
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The Crew 1982 / 83 (Dave Nunn,Graeme Honeyball,Sid Willie,Alan Waite "MONTY",Ricky Ward,Derek Evans,Arthur ----- and "MOSKY"
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