Comments on: Capacity

By: tugster

tugster — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:23:59 +0000

thanks, bob. and my mistake referring to patrick as scotty was the result of fatigue and inattention.

By: Bob Whalen

Bob Whalen — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:36:41 +0000

Patrick was named for Sean Carlin’s son when he and Pete (Scotty) were entering into a partnership.

By: Phil P

Phil P — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:48:19 +0000

The Scotty and Patrick Sky are owned by American Transport and Petroleum. They represent a few of the last single hull inland tankers in the country. They are scheduled to be phased out in a few years, victims of OPA 90. The Patrick Sky has a full time crew and moves fuel into creeks and small terminals around the area. The Scotty spends most of it’s time refueling Water Taxis (which also keep our streets clear) in Erie Basin. Throughout the winter The Scotty uses ad hoc crews to pick and deliver oil to small terminals and ships in the harbor. I believe that this fleet (also add the Capn Log) and the Kristin Poling are the last single hull tankers in the operating in the area. When they are gone there will likely be no more, as it will be cost prohibitive to convert them to double hull. Ships like this are no longer being built because it’s too expensive to crew them. Tugs and barges are now performing the work they were designed to do. Tugs and barges keep truck off the road, but they just don’t have the same character as these girls.

By: tugster

tugster — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:02:17 +0000

bobby– thanks.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:31:19 +0000

The Scotty Sky and Patrick Sky were named after Scotty’s boys Patrick and Sky Gellatly. They also used to have the tanker Patricia N. Gellatly. She was a WW2 Navy oiler, sister ship to the Jet Trader and John B. Caddell… The Patrick and Scotty Sky were both built at Blount in Bristol Rhode Island.

By: Mage Bailey

Mage Bailey — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:53:43 +0000

Those post WWII stirrings by GM away from rails of any sort, also effected river traffic. It’s all politics.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:57:19 +0000

Yikes that boat is low in the water. A decent sized wave from the side could be surfed without catching your fin on the deck!