Quirky tow takes flight in Ireland

Williams Shipping provided the barge, MTS Towage provided the tug for the tow (Williams Shipping)

Towing companies are regularly called upon to move unusual objects and it was the turn earlier this year of two UK-based companies to transport a commercial aircraft from an airport in Ireland to a camping site further north.

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