Spring Giddiness 4
They say the devil is in the details, but so are the delights. I often take photos without knowing what delightful details I will uncover. Like the photo below . . . what caught my attention was that it was the first ketch I’d seen in the boro in 2022. When I looked closer, I […]
Random Tugs 350
Here’s a sampling of boats working I saw in the sixth boro the past week; the variety of boats, though, is greater than these would suggest. Frances . . . was launched on Long Island in 1957. Scroll through here and see photos of Frances I took in 2010 when she still had the Turecamo […]
From the Line Locker 38
I like reader-submitted photos, especially when they show something I’ve not seen before, like this black low-profile unit, which may or may not have the name Elizabeth II, in front of this Kirby inland barge. Photo was taken somewhere west of Atchafalaya Bay by eastriver. See the unit at the bow of that barge? Prime […]
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 […]
Grain de Sail 2
First you might want to watch these three videos of this vessel traveling from France to the US. They merit subtitles like setting out, riding the storm, and fooling around. All the talk is in French, but you don’t need to understand to catch the spirit. OK, here’s a fourth clip with more great […]
Spring Morning Hour 4
FB won’t display a preview photo because I made them full size. Oh well. Picking up from yesterday, Kimberly released her line on the lower recessed bitt of MSC Bilbao and spun around to head back home. Jonathan C goes to retrieve the docking pilot. Victoria Highway comes in . . . . Life saving […]
Grain de Sail
I look forward to seeing this wine transporter up close in a few days. Meanwhile, hat tip to Bjoern Kils of NY Media Boat for getting this one. Cargo . . includes 18,000 bottles of French wine, many varieties. Many thanks, Bjoern. See his blog here. See Grain de Sail website in English here.
Mulberry
Mulberry might have all kinds of associations for you, but given the color and lines of this tugboat, it refers not to the fruit or the children’s song. Mulberry was the code name for the artificial harbors created and transported to French beaches lacking harbor infrastructure to enable the landings at Normandy 70+ years […]
Random Tugs 314
. . .and barges, of course. Someone or something has to pay the bills. This unique bow is the leading edge of RTC 135, 460′ x 72.5′ here building up a lot of water, getting moved along by Nicole Leigh Reinauer. They both date from 1999. Crystal Cutler, always a joy to see, moves a […]
Retro 2013 Waterford Tugboat Roundup
An omen of the future . . . in 2013, Urger was laid up, sans her problematic prop shaft. Here she’s nez-a-nez with Day Peckinpaugh. Gowanus Bay was looking good. NYS Marine Highway was well represented, as always. And following two of the four NYS Marine Highway boats there was Cornell, Frances and Margot‘s senior […]
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