Tugs Morgawr and Ankorva pushing up on RFA Argus during Storm Imogen
THE Falmouth Towage Company fleet of tugs, assisted by a Fowey tug, went on red alert as Storm Imogen gathered momentum in the Western Approaches.
With wind speeds over 60 knots expected the tugs Morgawr and Ankorva were deployed to push up on RFA Argus against to keep her pinned to the Duchy wharf whilst the St Piran assisted RFA Lyme Bay on Queen’s wharf.
The three tugs were pushing up for 27 hours continuously as storm force winds battered Cornwall. Both multi-million-pound RFA ships are undergoing repairs prior to being deployed on military operations.
Offshore, a 12-strong fleet of Breton fishing vessels kept in the lee of the land to seek shelter from the weather.
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