Dutch barge towed to Queenborough by Sheerness lifeboat
On Saturday 12 September, the Sheerness all-weather lifeboat went to the aid of this 20 metre Dutch barge “Friso” that had broken down and was anchored south of the Kentish Flats wind farm. The barge, with six persons on board, was towed to Queenborough Harbour..
Do you know anything about this barge Friso? I remember a Ferro barge that arrived in Cairns, QLD, some 30 years ago that looked very similar!
If it’s the same boat, she was once a magnificent cruising boat.
According to a couple of YouTube videos (search “Friso tjalk”) she was built in 1907 so probably not ferro. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_z9TCY1f4k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-zlatWUfiQ