Comments on: May 2012 Boro6 News

By: HT

HT — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:43:02 +0000

Your Welcome Tugster

By: tugster

tugster — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:42:01 +0000

thanks, harry.

By: HT

HT — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:49:36 +0000

Double hull rule comes into effect in 2015.

By: tugpower

tugpower — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:25:30 +0000

Info On Tug MARK MORAN http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=2175

By: eastriver

eastriver — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:37:30 +0000

Tough to tell from this angle, but she looks similar to the Capt. Jimmy T Moran, based in NOLA. Jimmy T is slightly shorter than the 92 ft class such as Lee T. and Laura K.. The NOLA gang like her a lot.

By: Joe Herbert

Joe Herbert — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:35:05 +0000

I note that “Mark” appears to be a much cleaner, more fair design than others, not the speed by her displaced quarter wake and the lack of disturbed water, almost as clean as a sailing vessel.
Speculation: Did K’Seas problems and sale rise from that event on the Delaware two years back? Last week there was a 17 Million dollar wrongfull death judgement for the run down duck boat and there will be more to follow for other injuries. NTSB found against them .

By: Bryan Hammond

Bryan Hammond — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47:48 +0000

Is the tug Ellen the operating indirect on MOL Earnest’s stern? She must be a z-drive, I dont know of many conventional tugs that an safely do that.

Also, I reviewed your photos of Pegasus and I love seeing an old tug still hauling an appropriate barge around with her. I work on modern tugs and such but my heart is till in the old boat and the skill therein. The closest I’ve gotten to the handling skills of old is long wire towing up in Alaska.

Thanks again for the great reports from the sixth borough.

By: tugpower

tugpower — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:07:30 +0000

Tug IRON EAGLE Was Recently Sold To A Company Called Conti Enterprise, Inc., Of South Plainfield, N.J. She Was Formerly Owned By Eastern Barge Services, Inc., & White Near Coastal Towing Corp. Which Is An Affiliate.

Vessel Name: IRON EAGLE USCG Doc. No.: 297627
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL IMO Number: *
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted Call Sign: WDC3905
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: *
Ship Builder: ST CHARLES STEEL WORKS Year Built: 1965

Length (ft.): 51.9
Hailing Port: SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ Hull Depth (ft.): 8
Owner: CONTI ENTERPRISE INC
200 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07080 Hull Breadth (ft.): 20
Gross Tonnage: 91
Net Tonnage: 61
Documentation Issuance Date: November 23, 2011 Documentation Expiration Date: November 30, 2012
Previous Vessel Names: MR. JACY
Previous Vessel Owners: EASTERN BARGE SERVICES INC
EASTERN BARGE SERVICES INC
WHITE NEAR COASTAL TOWING CORP
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC

By: tugpower

tugpower — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:01:04 +0000

MARK MORAN Is Moran’s Newest Tractor. No Official Assignment Has Been Made For Her, But As Allen Baker Had Mentioned Above, She Is Rumored To Be Assigned To The Baltimore Fleet. Makes Good Sense However, SInce The Mortrac Tug DRUM POINT Was Transferred Recently Up To The Portsmouth, New Hampshire Fleet. Two More Unnamed Tractors Are Being Built By Washburn & Doughty To Follow MARK. http://www.morantug.com/site/#/tug_fleet_list

By: tugpower

tugpower — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:53:17 +0000

There Is A Deadline For Single Skin Tankers & Tank Barges. After The Grounding Of The EXXON VALDEZ In 1989, The OPA 90 Regulation Was Put Into Effect, That All Newly Constructed Tank Barges & Tankers Must Be Double Hulled. There Was A Grandfather Clause Put Into Effect Allowing Companies To Upgrade Their Fleets To Double Hulls, & Since There Would Be A Large Demand For New Construction, Allowance Was Made For Companies To Make The Upgrades. Time Is Running Out, However, & The Single Skins Must Go For The Companies To Be In Compliance With OPA 90.