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GALLERY OF STEAM "Tu gs Towing Trawlers Out of Port. " by Ja ck Coggins, oil 28"x38". Harbors in many British ports had very narrow entrances. Consequently, when the wind was foul, sailing vessels had to he towed out. To save towage, the skippers of the British trawlers and drifters often split the fees , and tugs, like this hard-working paddlewheel steam tu g.frequently towed as many as ten boats at a time.
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SEA HISTORY 64, WINTER 1992-93