Tugging at our heartstrings

Tugs and Towing Around Britain, by Ian Collard

Image on landing page: the tug Thomas (image taken from Tugs and Towing Around Britain)

Packed with fascinating images, this new work by experienced maritime author Ian Collard invites us to consider the well-loved tugs that help keep the UK merchant fleet afloat.

The book opens with a brief but insightful history of how tugs have evolved and developed over the past two centuries, starting with the 1802-built Charlotte Dundas.

What follows is a carefully curated series of annotated photographs that take the reader across the British Isles to view both contemporary and historic vessels.

Tugs and Towing Around Britain
By Ian Collard
Amberley, £15.99
ISBN: 978 13981 16542

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