Thanks Stefan for sharing memories of Captain Manssen, he seems to be quite a character! I was on the Isle of Wight ferry and luckily RITA was passing in perfect weather.

Hi jeffess, thanks for posting!
What a nice surprise to see the tug operating and in good shape! We have often worked with the "Ems Tug" in Emden with the "Kapitän Engler" and I immediately have its oddball former Captain Manssen in mind, as he looks out of the wheelhouse and shouts something to his people on deck. Nice memories :-)
All the best,
Stefan

Thanks AL, no wonder I could not find details as I was looking for the name RITA.