Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Brompton Bear [C.198033] registered at Montreal. Built at Owen Sound in 1956. 25�; 4 g.t. RBF Notes: Hull 1104 Owned by LTL Contracting, Thunder Bay, ON 2004.
Matthew Carlson notes (April 28, 2017): The Brompton Bear has been a busy little tug the last few years doing jobs at remote lakes and job sites. my boss was hired to operate it and these are a few pictures he was able to get for me. (The unusual rudder was later replaced by a more conventional design).
Matthew Carlson notes (June 4, 2017): Brompton Bear at LTL contracting a yard along the highway.
Matthew Carlson video: From summer 2019. Brompton Bear.
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