Anglian Sovereign makes a towing connection in heavy weather – by Jack Gaston

In the early hours of 19 March, Shetland Coastguard tasked the Emergency Towing Vessel ‘Anglian Sovereign’ to go to the assistance of the general cargo ship ‘Wilson Dover’, disabled with steering problems 45 miles north east of Cape Wrath.

Great skill was required to take the ‘Wilson Dover’ in tow in heavy seas.

In the early hours of 19 March, Shetland Coastguard tasked the Emergency Towing Vessel ‘Anglian Sovereign’ to go to the assistance of the general cargo ship ‘Wilson Dover’, disabled with steering problems 45 miles north east of Cape Wrath.