Photo from Nate Lopez.  Name that tug?  Here are some previous photos by Nate.

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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?

 

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I don’t know the name of this vessel . . . might it be R. Marcel Roy?

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Here’s a profile shot.  Beyond her you see a portion of Tucker Roy’s tug named by subtraction as Co.

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And here, as seen from the Route 6 Bridge, it’s those two along with another mystery tug, which might be Pleon?

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Here, with interesting stern fendering, it’s Sea Fuels Marine’s Emma Nicole.

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Here’s a close up of the unusual fendering, and

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a clue to previous ownership.

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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.

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And rounding out this set, here’s the identification of Nate’s photo above, it’s Buckley McAllister fueling in New Bedford.

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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.