I remember both Fenwicks and Waratah Towage tugs at Newcastle from the mid 1970's onwards. Jim Jones was the skipper of "Privateer" and Wesley Brown the engineer. "Castle Cove" and "Fullerton Cove" of Fenwicks and "Wyong" of Waratah were the regular Newcastle harbour tugs back then, sometimes "Buccaneer" would relieve. Carrington Slipways up the Hunter at Tomago built many of them. I remember in Sydney "Careening Cove" had no funnel which made it look odd. Fenwicks in Sydney used to moor at the bottom of Darling Street in Balmain. Great video, it brought back some memories, thank you.
I remember both Fenwicks and Waratah Towage tugs at Newcastle from the mid 1970's onwards. Jim Jones was the skipper of "Privateer" and Wesley Brown the engineer. "Castle Cove" and "Fullerton Cove" of Fenwicks and "Wyong" of Waratah were the regular Newcastle harbour tugs back then, sometimes "Buccaneer" would relieve. Carrington Slipways up the Hunter at Tomago built many of them. I remember in Sydney "Careening Cove" had no funnel which made it look odd. Fenwicks in Sydney used to moor at the bottom of Darling Street in Balmain. Great video, it brought back some memories, thank you.