Photo from Nate Lopez. Name that tug? Here are some previous photos by Nate.
Technically Ellsea is a freight ship. The location for the next set of photos is the Acushnet River between New Bedford (background) and Fairhaven, where I spent the past week mostly incommunicado. That’s the Palmers Island Light. New Bedford, former whaling port and more and now the US top fish port?
I don’t know the name of this vessel . . . might it be R. Marcel Roy?
Here’s a profile shot. Beyond her you see a portion of Tucker Roy’s tug named by subtraction as Co.
And here, as seen from the Route 6 Bridge, it’s those two along with another mystery tug, which might be Pleon?
Here, with interesting stern fendering, it’s Sea Fuels Marine’s Emma Nicole.
Here’s a close up of the unusual fendering, and
a clue to previous ownership.
Now, in keeping with the colors of the unconfirmed Pleon above, let’s move way down east to Belfast, where I’ve also touched base recently. It’s Capt. Mackintire.
And rounding out this set, here’s the identification of Nate’s photo above, it’s Buckley McAllister fueling in New Bedford.
I’m happy to be home . . . in time for the tugboat race tomorrow. Don’t be late because the race runs at 10 . . . with a parade before that. Be there by 9. I’ll be there.
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September 5, 2015 at 2:40 pm
jdawgswords
nice…and i love the tomatoes idea…freakin’ cool
September 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Ryan Silva
The mystery tug is HENRI, it was previously called Charleston, and before that Bali Sea, she’s had a few other names, its a army ST design built at jackobson, as far as I know she wasnt an army boat, just the design.
Blue boat is Pleon, and the small red and white tug is Janice, which hasnt moved in a year
September 5, 2015 at 4:16 pm
Ryan Silva
Also the Emma Nicole was the old O’Hara fuel tug chartered to RTC and it was named Innovator, I have a few photos of it in Renauer colors.
September 5, 2015 at 4:22 pm
tugster
Ryan– Thanks for the info. I had a great week along the Acushnet.
September 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm
glen
I believe the blue mystery tug is a former marine railroad tug. Possibly one of the B&O RR tugs that worked in NY harbor. I worked on them for about three years in the mid 60’s
September 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm
William Lafferty
The Henri was built for the Army as ST-1934X (an odd designation) by Jakobson in 1951, and became the Charleston for Ellco Boat Service Inc. of Houston in 1961. It’s been all over the place since then, running for, among others Platt Construction of Galveston, Eastern Marine Equipment at Norfolk, MBJ of Norfolk, K-Sea, Casho, and, until Tucker Roy, Island Barge, Inc., at New Bedford. The R. Marcel Roy was scrapped about three years ago, I think.
September 8, 2015 at 5:47 am
tugster
William– Again, thanks.