Captain Ian Tew becomes Chief officer on the salvage tug Salvaliant and learns his salvage towing from Dutch Captain. He goes on to command the first of Selco's super tugs the Salvanguard salving Globa Mariner off Eritrean coast during that war. He finally takes over one of the world's super tugs, and salves an oil rig loaded barge off Fowey.
This story starts with an account at the age of 17 of the 'Dara' tragedy. It then covers the 10 years Captain Ian Tew spent with the Selco Salvage in Singapore and ranges from the UK coast to the South China Sea, from the Persian Gulf to the Southern Ocean, performing salvage in both storm force winds and tropical calm.
