Thanks to the many folks contributed to this post.
First, Russell Skeris sent this along of a James Turecamo in Turecamo livery. Given all the flags, might this have been taken by an unknown photographer quite near her launch in 1969?
Next, hats off to Rand Miller who caught this photo of a brilliant red and gold Delta Fox, lighting up this grey day on the East River. Hats off especially because Rand had to hastily throw on some clothes and take these photos while holding an umbrella and cell camera. Some of those words are his, and I am grateful, as I hope are you.
New Bedford bound perhaps?
And gracias to my gallivanting sister who is still along the Colombian coast, watching remolcadores like Sirocco racing out to
escort in a freighter.
And appreciation to Allan and Sally Seymour, who recently made a trip up a watershed that’s long been on my list of “gotta do’s.” Joseph A and P & L fleet mates gather here among the colorful buildings the mysterious Miami River, where
this vessel in TowboatUS colors perhaps stands watch in a manatee area.
Judging by the coloration of the buildings in the background, this unmade vessel with classic tugboat lines lies in the same area. Anyone know the name? the history?
Many thanks to Russell, Rand, Maraki, and Allan & Sally for these photos.
tugster: a waterblog 
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March 16, 2015 at 8:10 am
Brian
I’m not positive, but I think Towboat Sonny may be the one in Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood that used to be a NASA vessel used to recover the space shuttle’s solid-fuel boosters.
March 16, 2015 at 8:19 am
jollytar
She has the same stack as GOWANUS BAY, looks like a bigger version. ARMY LT perhaps?
March 16, 2015 at 11:06 am
walt
The Ravenswood Plant’s stacks: that gap between the 4th stack and the water vapor cloud is captured quite nicely!
March 16, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Fairlane
Definitely one of the 50 tugs built by Avondale and Higgins in the early 50’s as US Army 107′ LT’s. One possibility is ALEXANDER, last shown registered with a hailing port of Ft. Lauderdale, however that was way back in 1998.