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Launch of the Esso Fawley (2)
Launch day mishap at Gothenburg on 4/6/1967 .... stopped only by hitting the quay opposite!
( Photos by Dennis Maccoy )
Ready to go.
Successful start.
Ineffective drags.
Oops! - One less railway wagon.
Lots of diesel fumes from the tugs and a piece of jetty on the rudder horn.
( Photos special thanks to Dennis Maccoy & 'Riversea International' )