In fact, on Wednesday, while en route from Barrow-on-Furness in Cumbria to Dordrecht in Holland, a jack-up barge being towed by the tug Dutch Pioneer came up against heavy weather and took shelter a few miles off the Island’s shores.
Yesterday, the vessel and barge continued on their journey, which is expected to take at least another three days.
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