Bay Harbour: January 13, 2021
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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
BAY HARBOUR<br />
PAGE 3<br />
Full steam ahead for tug boat excursions<br />
• By Samantha Mythen<br />
TRIPS ON THE historic tug<br />
boat Lyttelton are expected to<br />
be very popular when they start<br />
again in two weeks.<br />
The public excursions will take<br />
place every Sunday from <strong>January</strong><br />
24, weather permitting, until<br />
Easter weekend.<br />
The tug was booked out over<br />
Christmas, hosting chartered<br />
end-of-year work parties.<br />
But this month will see the<br />
first public sailings since March<br />
last year after<br />
Covid-19 kept<br />
the boat in its<br />
berth.<br />
With most<br />
Kiwis having<br />
to stay in<br />
New Zealand<br />
Roger Ellery<br />
this summer,<br />
it is hoped<br />
people will take an interest in tug<br />
Lyttelton.<br />
“We had sell-out sailings last<br />
year pre-Covid, so we are hoping<br />
for another great response this<br />
year. People are interested in<br />
the tug’s unique heritage,” said<br />
Roger Ellery, of the Tug Lyttelton<br />
Preservation Society.<br />
The tug will depart at 2.30pm<br />
from the No 2 wharf, cruising<br />
around the harbour and out to<br />
Lyttelton Heads. It will return to<br />
dock at 4pm.<br />
HISTORY: Tug Lyttelton leaves the port on a trip into the harbour. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
During the trips, a historian<br />
provides a running commentary<br />
on the tug and its history.<br />
“Inside Lyttelton, the wheel<br />
house provides a fun experience.<br />
You can witness how the captain<br />
runs the show and co-ordinates<br />
with the engine room below<br />
deck,” said Ellery.<br />
“When the captain decides to<br />
change the propellers’ settings,<br />
they have to signal down to the<br />
engine room via a telegraph<br />
system.<br />
“The engineers acknowledge<br />
this and then start working to<br />
ensure the captain gets what he<br />
wants.”<br />
Another highlight will<br />
be a visit to the engine room,<br />
where passengers will be able to<br />
see the stokers’ shovelling coal<br />
into the boilers, ensuring enough<br />
steam is produced for the tug to<br />
run.<br />
Maintained and managed by<br />
the Tug Lyttelton Preservation<br />
Society, the steam-powered vessel<br />
is more than 100-years-old<br />
after being established in 1907.<br />
A large amount of preparation<br />
goes in to getting Lyttelton sea<br />
ready.<br />
“Each year, Lyttelton undergoes<br />
an annual survey where she<br />
is looked at in dry dock. The hull<br />
is cleaned.<br />
“The propellers get taken off<br />
and checked for any cracks or<br />
damage. A lot of maintenance is<br />
carried out on the boilers,” said<br />
Ellery.<br />
Previously, tickets were on<br />
sale at the wharf, but due to new<br />
Covid-19 protective measures,<br />
online bookings will now be<br />
essential.<br />
•For ticket prices, visit<br />
www.tuglyttelton.co.nz. They<br />
will be available later this<br />
week<br />
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