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Tug fought six meter waves on its way to new owner
The "Statesman" has been bought by Hessle firm SMS Towage. It joins the company’s fleet of ten vessels already in the estuary and will bring heavy tankers and cargo ships to dock in Immingham. Captain Gareth Bonner braved a six meter high swell and gale-force winds to bring the vessel over from Turkey battling big waves and bad seas. The "Statesman" wase holed up off the coast of Algeria for 18 hours while storms howled around them. But she made it to Hull on Feb 25, 2013, in perfect condition in time for a naming ceremony at William Wright Dock. She will be put to work in Immingham berthing and unberthing larger vessels that come into dock. The tug reached Immingham on Mar 3.
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