As you know, today is the first full day of spring, and this morning roar man looked like this.
My neighborhood looked like this, and
a local shipyard looked like this, with snow obscuring the name entirely or
partly.
But lest you think I’m glum . . . my day blossomed as soon as I saw
this . . . juices–at least orange juice–flowing, infusing by the ton into the port. And this . . .
new life–at least a vessel new to me in the sixth boro. Welcome Josephine K. Miller.
And you guy below and friends, you gotta go.
All photos by Will Van Dorp. Snow obscured tug is of course Little Toot, only recently employed in North river icebreaking.
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March 22, 2015 at 1:36 am
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JOSEPHINE K. MILLER ex- ELLA CLAIRE (Cheramie Holdings LLC)
Vessel Name: JOSEPHINE K MILLER USCG Doc. No.: 1221799
Vessel Service: OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL IMO Number: 9568835
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted Call Sign: WDF9573
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: 146
Ship Builder: MARINER LLC Year Built: 2009
Length (ft.): 163.7
Hailing Port: NEW YORK NY Hull Depth (ft.): 12
Owner: MILLER’S TUG & BARGE INC
PIER 7 1/2
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 Hull Breadth (ft.): 36
Gross Tonnage: 91
Net Tonnage: 62
Documentation Issuance Date: September 19, 2014 Documentation Expiration Date: October 31, 2015
Previous Vessel Names: ELLA CLAIRE
ELLA CLAIRE
Previous Vessel Owners: CHERAMIE HOLDINGS LLC
CHERAMIE HOLDINGS LLC
BERTO L. MILLER ex- JUSTIN CALLAIS (Abdon Callais Offshore LLC)
Vessel Name: BERTO L MILLER USCG Doc. No.: 1085966
Vessel Service: OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL IMO Number: 8964850
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted Call Sign: WDG6273
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: 259
Ship Builder: MASTER BOAT BUILDERS, INC Year Built: 1999
Length (ft.): 152.7
Hailing Port: NEW YORK NY Hull Depth (ft.): 12
Owner: MILLER’S TUG & BARGE INC
PIER 7 1/2
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 Hull Breadth (ft.): 44
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 67
Documentation Issuance Date: October 23, 2014 Documentation Expiration Date: November 30, 2015
Previous Vessel Names: JUSTIN CALLAIS
JUSTIN CALLAIS
Previous Vessel Owners: ABDON CALLAIS OFFSHORE LLC
ABDON CALLAIS OFFSHORE LLC
RANA MILLER ex- SEA HORSE I (Seacor Offshore LLC)
Vessel Name: RANA MILLER USCG Doc. No.: 1052663
Vessel Service: OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL IMO Number: 9184079
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry Call Sign: WDE7064
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: 308
Ship Builder: BOLLINGER SHPYD INC Year Built: 1997
Length (ft.): 130.9
Hailing Port: NEW YORK NY Hull Depth (ft.): 11.5
Owner: MILLER’S TUG & BARGE INC
PIER 7 1/2
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 Hull Breadth (ft.): 36
Gross Tonnage: 90
Net Tonnage: 50
Documentation Issuance Date: March 26, 2014 Documentation Expiration Date: April 30, 2015
Previous Vessel Names: SEA HORSE I
Previous Vessel Owners: MILLER’S TUG & BARGE INC
SEACOR OFFSHORE LLC
PLAISANCE MARINE INC