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| Title: | From the Wheelhouse
: Tugboaters Tell Their Own Stories |
| Author: | Doreen Armitage |
| ISBN: | 1550173839 : 9781550173833 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 215x280mm |
| Pages: | 182 |
| Weight: | .724 Kg. |
| Published: | Harbour Publishing - October 2006 |
| List Price: | 19.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Maritime history: British Columbia |
Doreen Armitage interviewed 16 old-time tugboat captains, engineers and deckhands to assemble this intimate and often hair-raising account of life aboard BC tugs. Tugs are called to emergencies on the water, working with the Coast Guard and fireboats to save lives and retrieve damaged vessels. Storms, fog, riptides and whirlpools, bridges, even other boats operated by inexperienced or careless hands can put a tug and its crew in jeopardy. Beautifully illustrated with archival photos and images from the personal collections of the skippers who appear within its pages, From the Wheelhouse is both a lively, personal look at the history of towboating in BC and an engaging portrait of the famous coastal characters and vessels that have shaped this region's maritime history.
Introduction; All Fired Up for Steam; Life Aboard; Wind, Waves and Weather; Pleasure Craft, Bridges and Other Headaches; Rescues and Salvages; 'The White Light Went Out'; Biographies; Glossary; Index.
