Sudbury

SUDBURY was a 60-m salvage tug famous for its mid-ocean rescues. It began life as a naval corvette, built in Ontario in 1941. After WWII ended, it was converted to a TOWBOAT and Harold Elworthy, owner of ISLAND TUG & BARGE, bought it in 1954. The Sudbury and its crew specialized in deep-sea salvage and completed many dramatic operations, but made their reputation Nov–Dec 1955 when they pulled off the daring N Pacific rescue of the Greek freighter Makedonia. The Sudbury towed the disabled...

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