UK, London, Docklands, Isle of Dogs, early 1974. Lightermen or 'Weekend Millionaires' working on the River Thames. BaCo barge top right of photo. The tugboat in the foreground is 'Hurricane' built 1938) with the smaller 'Showery' built 1952) both of Mercantile Lighterage Ltd (River Thames Lighterage) arriving at the BaCo barge.

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