Shipping TV’s Chris Gosling takes his digicam aboard the tug Svitzer Shotley because the tug goes bow to bow with the mighty Maersk Edinburgh – 243 tonnes of tug vs the 141,716 tonne container large. Part 1 above reveals hook-up and swing.

In Part 2 of the video beneath, you see the berthing of Maersk Edinburgh, together with a have a look at Svitzer Shotley’s engineroom. Finally, Svitzer Shotley is proven taking place astern of MSC Athos, to raise her off the quayside as she sails for Suez.

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