Sudbury
http://localhistory.vpl.ca/link/cni33906
- Author
- Henry, Tom
- Date
- 1998
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia
- Material Type
- book excerpt
- Abstract
- "On November 1, 1955, Harold B. Elworthy, the burly, straight-ahead president of Island Tug and Barge, took an urgent cable message at this Victoria office. It was from a marine underwriter in New York. The firm had just heard that one of its client's freighters, the Makedonia, was adrift in the …
- Author
- Henry, Tom
- Role
- Author
- Date
- 1998
- Corporation
- Makedonia (Ship)
- Sudbury (Tug)
- Island Tug and Barge Ltd.
- Topic
- Tugboats
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia
- Material Type
- book excerpt
- Physical Description
- illustrations
- portraits
- Source Title
- Westcoasters : Boats That Built British Columbia
- Pages
- 141-152
- Abstract
- "On November 1, 1955, Harold B. Elworthy, the burly, straight-ahead president of Island Tug and Barge, took an urgent cable message at this Victoria office. It was from a marine underwriter in New York. The firm had just heard that one of its client's freighters, the Makedonia, was adrift in the North Pacific. The Soviets wouldn't help and the Japanese didn't have a big enough tug. Did ITB want the job?"