The Laxey Towing Company Ltd is a privately owned marine salvage company incorporated in the Isle of Man. Its registered office is Clovenstones Cottage, Baldrine, with its company offices situated at 30, North Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man.
The company operates under the managerial directorship of Captain Stephen Carter, providing pilotage facilities for the Port of Douglas and has over many years operated a wide variety of services throughout the harbours of the Isle of Man. Up to 2017 it also operated summer coastal cruises on board the pleasure cruiser, MV Karina.
The Laxey Towing Company has also been involved with various salvage operations including the administration and eventual disposal of the wreck of the Scottish scallop dredger, Solway Harvester.
Its primary area of operation covers a sizeable part of the eastern segment of the Irish Sea from Douglas, Isle of Man; to Liverpool Bay, North Wales and Anglesey, the Fylde and Cumbrian coasts, the Solway Firth and southwest Scotland.
Formerly Captain Carter was the senior pilot for the Port of Douglas before his retirement in July, 2023. His final duty in post involved his piloting the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's new-build Ro-pax ferry Manxman into Douglas upon her arrival following her voyage from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea.[1]
Laxey Towing Company Headquarters. North Quay, Douglas.
The LaxeyTowingCompany Ltd is a privately owned marine salvage company incorporated in the Isle of Man. Its registered office is Clovenstones Cottage...
not least in docking the vessel which required the services of the LaxeyTowingCompany. Her time in Steam Packet service was brief and the Mona's Isle was...
vessel, which formerly operated from Douglas, Isle of Man for the LaxeyTowingCompany. She operated on a selection of cruises along the Manx coast. She...
passengers travelling on the LaxeyTowingCompany's Karina pleasure cruiser. It operated daily trips to Port Soderick, Laxey and other destinations from...
work began on scrapping the vessel, with the work undertaken by the LaxeyTowingCompany. A somewhat fraught operation followed, however work was completed...
railway (an extension from Groudle to Laxey), the company was known as the Douglas and Laxey Coast Electric Tramway Company. Construction of this next stage...
the Side-Loading Car Ferries of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and their people. Laxey, Isle of Man: Maritime Publications. ISBN 0951315595. Dearden...
from driving any vehicle for two years. On 5 April 1930, the tram depot at Laxey, Isle of Man was destroyed by fire. Manx Electric Railway trams 3, 4, 8...
gravel was taken from the Point of Ayre as well as spoil from the mines at Laxey and Foxdale. As it developed, RAF Jurby made an increasingly dramatic imposition...
(1.8 lb). To realise this award-winning design, TECOSIM (an engineering company) was responsible for the research, engineering and technical development...
OCLC 655629952. Danielson, Richard (1992). The mighty Mersey and its ferries. Laxey: Ferry Publications. ISBN 9780951315545. OCLC 59930137. Gawthrop, Hugh (1853)...
and wrecked at Douglas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laxey to Saltney, Cheshire. John Venner United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in...
loss of twelve lives. Laxey Mines Isle of Man The ship foundered off Langness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Laxey to Swansea, Glamorgan...
or before 21 March with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Laxey to Swansea, Glamorgan. Caroline United Kingdom The ship caspsized in the...
No. 20119. London. 9 March 1849. col E, p. 5. "Royal Mail Steam Packet Company / Royal Mail Lines Limited". The Ships List. Retrieved 7 October 2018....
a leaky condition. Unnamed United Kingdom The Mersey Flat capsized off Laxey, Isle of Man. Unnamed United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Langness...
23002. London. 25 May 1858. col F, p. 8. "Elder Dempster & Company / African Steam Ship Company". The Ships List. Retrieved 25 September 2019. "SS Candace...
history of Captain Killick, and the firm he founded: Killick Martin & Company. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-381-8. OCLC 1015740809. "The Severe...
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