Looking for a place of refuge

2017-05-15T16:06:00

'Sea Breeze' safely moored in the River Fal (Photo: Graeme Ewens)

The recent episode off Lands End, UK, in which a disabled coaster was taken in tow by two RNLI lifeboats in the absence of a dedicated salvage tug points up the continuing demands to reinstate the four Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) that were once based at strategic locations around the ...

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