1st vessel built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast for 20 years

On 17 April, 2023, tug VENTURE sailed up the River Thames towing a Cory barge that had been built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. This barge was the first vessel that had been built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast for 20 years.

VENTURE was sailing from Belfast to Woolwich. Another tug, THAMES VIXEN, had attached to the back of the barge in order to assist up the River Thames.

This video shows the Cory barge passing the Tilbury and Gravesend area.

Other vessels seen in the video are WILHELMINE (RoRo cargo ship), THAMES KESTREL (operating the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry) and GUIDE (pilot vessel).

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