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mattycoops43 Midshipman
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Posts : 51 Join date : 2011-06-12 Location : Newport, South Wales
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Tugs where I work Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:34 pm | |
| Hi there. After giving up my business last year, I am now working at International Timber on Newport Docks again (I worked there for several years in the past). I find it fascinating working on the dockside, although I don't work for the docks themselves, I do see all the ships and equipment being used. We have a pair of tugs that are berthed right by out timber stand, HT Cutlass, and HT Scimitar. I think they are quite attractive tugs, even though they are pretty unkempt. Here is one of them, with a different tug that has turned up recently, called svitzer ![Tugs where I work DSC01983](https://2img.net/h/i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/mattycoops43/DSC01983.jpg) Hope this works, I have not posted images before! A couple of other shots from around the site. ![Tugs where I work DSC01981](https://2img.net/h/i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/mattycoops43/DSC01981.jpg) ![Tugs where I work DSC01968](https://2img.net/h/i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/mattycoops43/DSC01968.jpg) I would quite like to do a model of one of our tugs, does anyone make a kit or part kit? or even something that could be modified. I thought about MMB's tug, but I think the hull is too different above the waterline. Matt | |
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Tug--Kenny Lost But Never Forgotten R.I.P
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Posts : 284 Join date : 2011-06-11 Age : 82 Location : Newport, South Wales,UK
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:34 pm | |
| Very interesting Matt. I've lived in Newport 44 years and haven't set foot on the docks yet !!
Must go down and have a look.
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Posts : 548 Join date : 2011-06-11 Age : 66 Location : Malaga, Spain
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:52 am | |
| Kenny, That is a shocking admission for a man of your model boating history. Have a chat with your good lady and get down there, sharpish my man!! | |
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Tug--Kenny Lost But Never Forgotten R.I.P
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Posts : 284 Join date : 2011-06-11 Age : 82 Location : Newport, South Wales,UK
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:25 am | |
| I don't even know the way in. ![Sad](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_sad.gif) It's always been a guarded gate system as seen from the main road and you cannot see any evidence of shipping at all. I will make a concerted try and see what's around. cheers Ken | |
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mattycoops43 Midshipman
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Posts : 51 Join date : 2011-06-12 Location : Newport, South Wales
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:51 pm | |
| It is gated, but I am sure they will let you in if you explain what you want to do. | |
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Tug--Kenny Lost But Never Forgotten R.I.P
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Posts : 284 Join date : 2011-06-11 Age : 82 Location : Newport, South Wales,UK
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:25 pm | |
| Must go down. After all, it's where my wood comes from. ![Laughing](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_lol.gif) ken | |
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mattycoops43 Midshipman
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Posts : 51 Join date : 2011-06-12 Location : Newport, South Wales
![Tugs where I work Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Tugs where I work Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:04 pm | |
| Bit of a rubbish pic, took it this morning and it was a bit miserable, but this is why I like these tugs, the sterns have a really nice shape, vertical rubber strips, and I just find them appealing, I guess it's the simplicity of design I like. Any problems getting access, I will happily take you down for a mooch, there's not a huge amount down there, but we get interesting bulk cargo ships from time to time. I work by the north dock which is the smallest, but in the main part we get ships that have 6 or 8 deck mounted cranes, no idea of tonnage. You can't obviously go anywhere you like as a lot of it is company births, but there are places where you can go without being in the way. ![Tugs where I work DSC01984](https://2img.net/h/i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/mattycoops43/DSC01984.jpg) | |
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