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falling into disuse and she has remained at Maldon since 1994. In 2001 her hull was replated in anticipation of a future full restoration. The Steam Tug Brent Trust was established in 2010 to raise funds to maintain and restore her and the vessel was transferred into the trust's ownership in 2011.
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served with the PLA's dredging department, helping to maintain navigation on the Thames. During the late 1940s she removed war-related debris and war-time sea mines from the river. She was also used occasionally to tow cargo lighters and barges between London's dockyards. In 1953, as one of the
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