Persephone - The Logging Tug

Anyone who lives in BC is

familiar with the forestry 

industry of our province.

One of the TV shows that made this

BC lifestyle famous was

"The Beachcombers" from the 1970's.

The steel logging tug that became a

favorite on the show is called 

"The Persephone". Built as

   the "John Henry"  in 1965 she

was chartered by CBC 

Television and renamed "Persephone".

The steel tugs of this era

were built tough to handle 

the hard life and rough

sea conditions along

the British Columbia coast. 

Considered "real" working boats

that were slow, strong and 

seaworthy, they became part

of our BC history. They are

cherished by many who worked on

and with them and their

seaworthiness saved countless

lives from the fate of a sometimes

ill tempered ocean.

The "Persephone" still graces

her birthplace of Gibsons

on the Sunshine Coast,

the perfect resting place

for this grand lady of the sea.