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New tug being prepared for working life at Fowey

THE newest addition to Fowey Harbour is currently undergoing a facelift ahead of its official welcome to the port. The new tug Svitzer Constance, pictured, which arrived in the port just over a week ago, is being revamped in the livery of the harbour ahead of an official naming ceremony next month. It will be renamed Cannis, after the large rock to be found a mile south of the harbour, and replaces the Cormilan, which was seriously damaged in April when it hit rocks while leaving the harbour. Since then Fowey Harbour Commission had been restricted to using only its remaining tug, Morgawr, limiting the size of vessel the harbour could accommodate. It meant that when cruise ship Prinsendam arrived in June, a Falmouth tug had to be called on to help. The new £500,000 tug is similar to the Morgawr, but slightly bigger. It was built in 1982 and has been in service in Sunderland. The naming ceremony will be on September 19 at 1pm on Albert Quay. Source : cornishguardian