Ever seen a nameboard up there? Guess the vessel, the newest in the sixth boro. I caught it sauntering through last Sunday. For the evolution of this vessel at Senesco, check out Rod Smith’s updates here. Doubleclick enlarges fotos.
She’s brand spanking new, having floated less than two months all tallied.
So far as I know, she’s never pushed a barge, maybe never locked herself into the notch of one. Her 4720 hp has not yet been put to a payload.
She’s never done a crew change yet.
I believe that all of the North River and Hudson are terra incognita to her.
She’s never pushed a loaded barge through the Narrows. 
Oh the future possibilities are endless. Welcome to the sixth boro.
Here, as seen from several miles off, Reinauer Twins negotiates the Cut into Erie Basin likely for the first time.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
Unrelated: From virgin tugboat . . . lets segue over to Virginia V steamboat and Seattle’s farmboat floating markets . . . we have not yet made this happen in the sixth boro. Might the Salish Sea have some unidentified secrets that make farm market boats feasible there but not here, yet.
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October 6, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Harold E. Tartell
When It Gets Into The Notch Of Its First Barge, It Won’t Be A Virgin Anymore.
October 6, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Les Sonnenmark
In the old days they’d use an older, experienced barge to teach the young tug a thing or two…
October 6, 2011 at 9:24 pm
tugster
sounds like the oneida community and “complex marriage” a la john humphrey noyes
October 7, 2011 at 2:18 pm
HT
Sorry to say it tugster, The old man (Franklyn R) would say it too That is a ugly Tug. At least they positioned the wheel house further back than the typical ATB. Indeed times are changing! Thanks for the pics of this and your sabbatical upstate.
October 8, 2011 at 11:16 am
Capt. Mike
Looks like the neck(?) below the wheelhouse of that new Tug is big enough to house an elevator. Don’t want the Captain tiring himself out walking up two flights of stairs do we?:) Seriously, I wonder what is in that space?
October 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Les Sonnenmark
An emergency generator set and switchboard, a stairtower, pipe and cable chases, support structure, etc. Some good interior photos during construction here: http://www.narragansettbayshipping.com/viewAlbumShips.cfm?album=1&ship=Reinauer%20Twins&month=2,2011&day=19
October 18, 2011 at 9:46 pm
bowsprite
no more new carpet––uh, new panel— smell…