On Board The tugboat SWAN

[@billonthehill777]

You, my friends, are looking at a legend...not only the tug, but the man.

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Well i can say he was one of a kind and Loved his Diesel Hotcakes ( result of smoking engine ) We are re-tooling this and other footage of Talbot and his Tug >release date Summer 2024

[@dwl066]

My Dad was friends with Captain Talbot. I visited him and wife a couple of times at their home in Matsqui Village. Also joined my Dad for a trip up into Pitt Lake to help the Captain retrieve a scow at a closed logging camp. Turned out to be an overnight trip which was fine by me. 1980's or early 1990's

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Thanks for sharing that with us, sadly the SWAN is wrecked on a beach up the Sunshine coast

[@matt-tait]

that’s really cool. Alf and Helen were close friends with my dad, i grew up knowing him as grandpa Talbot. spent a lot of time at their place in Matsqui growing up, spent a bit of time on the Swan. this video really made my day!

[@YYCRCFabricationz]

A wicked ride on an obviously well respected tug...oh & ya'll can cook me pancakes anytime you want, haha. Great video as always!

[@dwl066]

Another time Captain had to beach the Swan on the Matsqui side below the Mission RR bridge. He'd hit an underwater log and she was taking on water..He told the deckhand to tie a line to a tree higher up on the beach to keep the bow up as the stern was settling..This was relayed to me from my Father but i don't know how the Swan got off the beach

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Thanks for sharing these stories, is your Father still around ?

[@dwl066]

@@LANDSEAAIRCANADA He passed a few years ago. During WW2 he served as a deck hand on a tug making the run between Vancouver and Port Angeles. I believe he was in his late teens and had to have a passport. Also it was armed with a 3 pdr gun on the bow to deter the enemy. I'm afraid I've forgotten the tug's name. Did you know some of the ferries were armed according to my Aunt, a former CWAC?

[@miapdx503]

She's a classic. 🌹⚓

[@TheLarrytwo]

Great old tug the Swan. Looks like you were into Salmon inlet to Clowhom river for those shake blocks. very nice. Thanks

[@ha1jo2]

ALF, quite the man and the last of his kind, thanx buddy.

[@hughtufnail302]

That old rope could use some chafing gear on it. Bleed the injectors and your back in business!

[@servicarrider]

What is the most rewarding part of this type of work? Thank you.

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

We can say being on the ocean with all the fresh air and the nature of it all... Thank You !

[@VancouverIsland1]

Nice video You can make your old videos full screen ,I wish I did that with my old videos,I now have the Sony program to do full screen with old videos keep them coming

[@niceprguy2]

Another excellent video... Is that really why they call it the poop deck?

[@TheLarrytwo]

Salmon inlet is a arm of Sechelt inlet.

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

''just ran out of fuel...'' oh ffs lol

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

LOL