Random . . . all fotos taken in the past week, and . . . let’s start with a tugboat that’s NOT mostly painted white, the 1958 Thornton Bros. This foto, courtesy of William Hyman, also shows the color of foliage on the New Jersey bluff across from upper midtown.
2000 Brooklyn, which also has had a long list of previous names.
1979 Margaret Moran
2002 Gramma Lee T Moran
1974 BF Jersey
1966 Gulf Dawn
1979 Patrick J Hunt
And some fotos of vessels operating by night. .. 1983 Escort
1969 Robert E McAllister
1976 Atlantic Salvor. Notice the tallest building in the distance . . . that’s WTC1. Eleven months ago, I took these fotos of Salvor steaming int the sixth boro with segments of the antenna that are now assembled and in place atop the tower.
And once again, the green 1958 tug that started out this post.
Thanks to William for the first foto; all others by Will Van Dorp.
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October 24, 2013 at 5:43 am
Chris Williams
Great shots Will. Does anyone know how many of the former canalers are left? (And do any of their hydraulic pilot houses still function?)
October 24, 2013 at 7:54 am
tugpower
Canallers still left with functional retractable pilothouses are: FRANCES (ex-FRANCES TURECAMO) & MARGOT NYS Marine Highway Transportation. Tug CHANCELLOR Empire State Maritime Alliance. Tugs CHEYENNE, EMPIRE, HERBERT P. BRAKE Donjon Marine Corp. Tug JAMES TURECAMO Moran Towing Corp. Tug THORNTON BROS. Thornton Towing. Tug TENACIOUS (ex- TATARRAX, MOBIL 8) Ryba Marine Construction Great Lakes. Those are all that I can think of presently in operation.
October 24, 2013 at 8:53 am
David
The hydraulic pilothouse of Thornton Brothers is non-operable and is stuck in the raised position.
October 24, 2013 at 7:27 pm
tugpower
The rest that are posted above minus the THORNTON BROS. are the ones that are left. There were many more now in TUGBOAT HEAVEN That I could mention.