Rescue Tug’s Adventures
Without charts, and with only a pocket atlas as guide, the Americanbuilt rescue tug, H.M.S. Destiny, towed a ship 1650 miles through fog and heavy seas from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom. Commissioned in Michigan in July last year, the Destiny's first task was to escort landing-craft from the United States to Bermuda, and later she towed for 300 miles an American freighter whose engines had broken down. While she was escorting landing-craft from Gibraltar one of them broke down, but was safely towed to Britain. To Rescue of Destroyer Escort duty in the Mediterranean followed ,and a ship which had been driven on the beach was towed in successfully. Next the Destiny was sent to the rescue of a disabled destroyer, which was brought 1500 miles to England. towing wire fouled a wreck, and the destroyer broke away and drifted towards rocks. Eventually the wire was cleared and the destroyer was picked up again when she was in sight of breakers on the rocks.
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Northern Advocate, 18 January 1944, Page 6
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168Rescue Tug’s Adventures Northern Advocate, 18 January 1944, Page 6
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