Helen’s Last Waltz Redux
If it seems I’m doing a lot of redux, etc. these days, my explanation is that 2012 was a great time for my being out there taking photos. It was entirely by chance that I walked past this scene on July 17, 2012 before 0900. I can’t even remember why I was there. Now it […]
Splash!
That’s what I’m doing, preferably feeling the water but inside the ship today. Below, W. O. Decker handles the whitewater created by boats in a recent race with at least 10 times Decker‘s horsepower. As seen from the Bayonne Bridge walkway, Quenames displaces a fair amount of water, surrounding itself with froth. Fireboat water in […]
Random Mississippi River Towboats* 6
I caught sight of Theresa L. Wood in the fading light as she was about to transit the Fort Madison Bridge. More on that double-decker bridge here. Note the wake pattern. See the lights both on the towboat and the motor vehicles waiting on the bridge. I’m told one person operates this bridge at a […]
TugBoat Roundup 2022
Another TBR is in the books. Where else can you see very upclose and personal some much-loved boats. I can and might do a post on each of these boats, but for now, just a survey. Shoofly . . . complete name is Shoofly Pie. If you want actual detail, click here and scroll; you’ll […]
Retro Sixth Boro NYC Tugboat Races 6
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve not been to the Great North River Tugboat Race since 2014, but in normal times, September 5 would see the next race. But we’ve dispensed with the “normal times” concept for the time being. In selecting the batch for this post, I wanted splash, froth, bubbles, and the effervescence […]
Old Hulls, Old and New Names
Not quite half a year ago, I used a variation on this title, but photos I took yesterday necessitate a modification as you see above. Imagine my surprise when I saw this nameplate on the most famous–and only–wooden hulled tugboat in the sixth boro. I’d noticed before on AIS that there was USCG vessel in […]
Tugboat Roundup 2007-2010
I first went to the Roundup in 2007. Here are some photos. National as for sale that year. W. O. Decker is an almost-regular attendee. Cheyenne, also a regular, was red then. Since it’s currently working out of Wisconsin, I doubt she’ll ever be back. Here are some photos from 2007: fleetmates Margot and Benjamin […]
Retro 2010 Waterford Tugboat Roundup
Back in 2010, I did four posts about the weekend, which you can see here. What I did for today’s post was look through the archives and just pick the photos that for a variety of reasons jumped out at me. A perk is each of the four posts has some video I made. One […]
Random Mississippi Tugs* 2
I’m still in the SE Iowa area along the Mississippi. See the “welcome to Illinois” sign just ahead of those BNSF engines? Guess the numbers on Ronald E. Wagenblast heading upriver here through the Route 61 bridge? She’s got curves. She’s pushing 5 rows 3 wide, which translates to 1000′ long x 105′ wide, too. […]
Canal Tug Project C
I believe Albert Gayer took these photos at lock E-14. This unit was transiting westbound and has just entered, as the lower gates are still open. Note the long “reins” running from the spotlight all the way back to the wheelhouse. I’ll be corrected if wrong, but I suspect these allowed someone in the […]
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