MFV Danmark – M8. Built in 1979, out of steel, the Danmark is 9.7m long. Still fished by the owner, this vessel also plays an important role in the daily life of Penzance Harbour, being used as a tug boat for harbour movements, assisting larger vessels constrained by size and manoeuverability in the ‘wet dock’, as well as helping both visiting and local shipping into the Penzance Dry Dock, for repairs and maintenance work. If the opportunity arises to watch this vessel at its tow duties, it is worth taking a few minutes to watch, and admire the skill and subtlety of the skipper in undertaking what can, in a busy harbour, be extremely difficult tasks.