EAW404063 ENGLAND (1981). A container ship being pulled into port by three tug boats into Tilbury Dock, Tilbury, 1981
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| Title | [EAW404063] A container ship being pulled into port by three tug boats into Tilbury Dock, Tilbury, 1981 |
| Reference | EAW404063 |
| Date | 26-March-1981 |
| Link | |
| Place name | TILBURY |
| Parish | NON CIVIL PARISH |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 562598, 175747 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.34063988727593, 51.456828525938 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ626757 |
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