Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics 8, 1912. In the first pull, the Swedish team steadily pulled the British squad across the center mark. After a five-minute break, the second pull was started. In this one, neither team gained the victory through pulling the other across the line, but after a prolonged stalemate a couple of the London men succumbed to exhaustion and sat on the ground, disqualifying them and giving the Swedes the victory. Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics The tug of war contest at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a single match, as only two teams entered the competition. Sweden
Atlantic Spruce (tug) Atlantic Spruce (tug) Atlantic Spruce is a fire fighting tug with a Robert Allan Design tug made from steel, equipped with fire fighting (FIFI-1) The original Atlantic Spruce was the first tug of her kind built in Georgetown PEI. Since her launch, there have been many tugs built with the same design and "Atlantic Spruce" continues the Irving-owned Atlantic Towing tradition of naming their tugs after trees; "Atlantic Fir", "Atlantic Hemlock", "Atlantic Cedar", "Atlantic Oak", and "Atlantic Willow". "Atlantic Spruce" was first built in January 1995 at the East Isle shipyard in Georgetown, PEI, by J.D. Irving Limited. She was