Transitioning from the “farm tugs” post, enjoy Governor Roosevelt, sister of Governor Cleveland, both came to the canal to 
break ice and do other tasks in 1927 as steam tugs. If you add the ages of Governor Roosevelt, Governor Cleveland, and Urger . . . you have almost three hundred years of boat work. I found Roosevelt hauled out last weekend along the Erie Canal in Lyons.
Edna (1997) was hauled out for some work recently along
the KVK.
Here’s a first sighting: Coney Island, built by
Blount in 1958. 
Here’s George (a 2009 vessel with a simple name) taken recently in Lake Charles, LA.
And (once again . . . might she be languishing?) Grouper, a year away from a century old. This is how she looked last weekend, and I’d love to hear an update on efforts to bring her back to life, lest she become HMS (heavy melt steel).
George foto comes thanks to eastriver; all others by Will Van Dorp.
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August 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Joe
Hey Will, how are ya?
Where is Grouper docked? Those lines look awful worn.
August 16, 2011 at 12:41 pm
tugster
she’s just ABOVE (west of) lock 28 A not far from Route 31, and i’m worried about the lines. calls and emails to the owner have gone unresponded to, and he’s WAY out-of-state.
August 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Harold E. Tartell
Picture # 5 shows tug GEORGE owned by Harbor Docking & Towing, Inc; Lake Charles, La. http://www.harbordocking.com/index.html. She has a sister Tractor tug TED, and both were built in 2009 by Main Iron Works, Houma, La. They are rated at 6,754 hp each. Further information on these tugs: http://professionalmariner.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=420C4D38DC9C4E3A903315CDDC65AD72&nm=Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=F0AD2E9E51584E7E9F51B7DB8C87913. Harbor Docking also owns three conventional tugs, ALLAN, CARL, & EDITH
August 16, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Anonymous
tell me that’s not steve trueman’s tug…
August 16, 2011 at 2:21 pm
tugster
steve trueman is NOT the owner and has never had any association whatsoever with it, yet . . . i’m concerned
August 16, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Harold E. Tartell
Tug CONEY ISLAND is owned by Gerard Thornton (Thornton Towing & Transportation LLC), also owner of THORNTON BROS. & EDITH THORNTON. She was formerly MISTER JORDAN owned by R.J. Casho Marine Towing Corp.
Vessel Name: CONEY ISLAND USCG Doc. No.: 276344
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL IMO Number: *
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted Call Sign: WYC3897
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: *
Ship Builder: * Year Built: 1958
Length (ft.): 56.7
Hailing Port: NEW YORK NY Hull Depth (ft.): 9
Owner: MARINE STEEL TRANSPORT LINE LLC
372 E ALLENDALE AVENUE
ALLENDALE, NJ 07401 Hull Breadth (ft.): 17.4
Gross Tonnage: 57
Net Tonnage: 38
Documentation Issuance Date: August 04, 2011 Documentation Expiration Date: August 31, 2012
Previous Vessel Names: MISTER JORDAN
MISTER JORDAN
Previous Vessel Owners: R J CASHO MARINE TOWING CORPORATION
MICHAEL MCCLUSKEY
August 16, 2011 at 10:59 pm
LisaMarie
Really Random Tugs 7, last photo posted by George Foto:
Who, own her and where is she dock in the eastriver.. She is beautiful, pretty in pink! Can any one share information about her.. I would love to know more about her and her history..
Thank You
August 17, 2011 at 4:03 am
tugster
hi lisamarie– the “pretty in pink” [actually faded red] is on the erie canal in upstate new york roughly between syracuse and rochester. she was built in 1912!! and was purchased about 4 months ago … i’m not at liberty to say who bought her except that the owner lives far away and it seems to me that the tug now in a public waterway needs someone to pay closer attention to it.