Immingham September 2017
In September 2017 we were deep into organising the original Open Bridges event. These photographs were taken two weeks before the event. Svitzer, along with SMS Towage, had agreed to provide Tugs and water cannon at the mouth of the River Hull following the opening of the bridges and splitting the city in two, to welcome HMS Pickle, the Humber Keel Comrade and the MV Syntan into the Humber. They provided a spectacular show with water cannon and search lights.
The invitation to visit Svitzer at Immingham two weeks earlier, was a welcome break and another eye-opener into the relatively unkown towage and emergency services that operate every day and night in the estuary. Following the welcome, and health and safety induction at Triton House, the long walkway to the jetties, and tugs, stationed in the Humber itself was not for the faint-hearted.
Photographs by Richard Duffy-Howard
Rich and Lou Duffy-Howard
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