Thomas J. Brown passes a Penguin on the way to the yard, westbound on the KVK.
Thomas J. (Gladding-Hearn 1962) is a classic. At this link is an account of a day in the life of Thomas J crew, as told by John Soltes. Penguin is less than three years old, made in China.
Morro Bay in springtime contrasts sharply with her image three months back, icebreaking on the upper Hudson.
Anyone know the year 140′ Morro Bay was launched?
Odin may not be a classic, but she is certainly unique, a bit of exotic
technology in the harbor. The 1982 tug is one of my favorites.
Zodiac PLUS Irish Sea (ex-Clipper, 1969).
The zodiac seemed to be doing drills off Morro Bay.
Scott C dates from 2007.
Here Scott C crosses Cape Cod, a staple of shortseashipping in the sixth boro. In the link on shortsea… previous sentence, you are treated to bowsprite’s delightful eutopic visions for humanizing the sixth boro, unlike the dytopic view Alexis Rockman projects as a cautionary tale.
Closing shot: a mystery tug, place and fotografer to be disclosed soon.
All fotos (almost) here by Will Van Dorp, in the past week.
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April 18, 2010 at 7:35 am
bowsprite
“All fotos here by WvD…”
“…fotografer to be disclosed soon.”
Tugster punning, Tugster teasing,
Little games at which no one should be sneezing.
(oh well. it’s sunday. brain is off.)
April 18, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Jim
USCGC Morro Bay WTGB 106 is the 6th of 9 of the 140 foot Bay Class tugs and was commissioned in March 1981. The firs one was commissioned in 1979 and the last in 1988.
April 19, 2010 at 5:34 am
Soundbounder
My info shows that she was “delivered” in January 1981.
http://soundbounder.blogspot.com/2010/01/uscgc-morro-bay.html
April 19, 2010 at 5:40 am
Soundbounder
There is this also:
http://www.wellandcanal.ca/shiparc/uscg/morrobay/bay.htm
April 19, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Daniel Meeter
On that last foto I think I can discern a Friesch flagje hanging limply.
April 20, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Fairlane
nice to see the Morro Bay venturing around a bit, she’s quite the common sight up here in New London.