Island Tug & Barge Ltd

ISLAND TUG & BARGE LTD was one of the main TOWBOATING companies on the BC coast. Founded by Harold Elworthy (1901–75) in VICTORIA in 1925, it provided towing services to a variety of local industries, then expanded after WWII into deep-sea towing and salvage with the famous tug SUDBURY and, later, Sudbury II. The company also pioneered the use of self-dumping LOG BARGES. In 1960 Elworthy sold controlling interest in his company to 2 international firms. He remained president until 1970, then...

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