Lunchtime Talks Series | Peter Manthorpe, TasPorts Tug Master
About this Event
Peter Manthorpe is a Tug Master with TasPorts in the Port of Hobart, with a maritime career spanning more than four decades. Since going to sea in 1979, he has worked across international shipping, offshore oil and gas, square-rigged sail training, historic replicas and re-enactments, and marine research. A skilled Z-Tech tug operator, he also sailed as Mate aboard Bounty during the 1988 First Fleet re-enactment and took his first skipper role aboard One and All. When he's not working the harbour, he sails his much-loved Huon pine cray boat, Chaparral.
In this Lunchtime Talk, Peter will reflect on a career that has taken him from big ships to tall ships to tugboats. He will tell you all about the Hobart tugs, how they work and what they do to mitigate risks in the port. He will relate their current role with some of the historical outcomes of the 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster.
This talk will be of interest to maritime enthusiasts, history lovers, and anyone curious about what a working life on the water actually looks like across 40+ years of change in the industry.
The session will conclude with time for questions.
Tuesday 7 July, 12pm. Free to attend. Bookings essential.
Our Lunchtime Talks series is supported by Arts Tasmania.
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