Storm force 10 New Year’s Eve tow

'Pilsum' entering Poole

“I am afraid this is going to be one of those ‘spoil your day’ phone calls.” That call from a UK broker to a UK-based tug owner on New Year’s Eve was to herald a dramatic rescue tow carried out in a force 10 storm.

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