LL Eastport Layup 1
Here’s a quick “sign of life” post. We’re laid up in the archipelago of Eastport for preparations to get under way. But occasionally I see something and grab the camera. Like Fairhaven Princess II. I’m not sure what work she does, but I trust someone will comment. My guess is that she’s involved in some […]
Canal Tug Project H
If Lyons NY sounds familiar to you, either you have lived near there (like me, 14 years) or you may have read references to the town on this blog, partly because it’s where Grouper has spent its past decade and where it still languishes. All photos in this post were taken in Lyons NY, and […]
Retro Sixth Boro 38 A
It’s June, and I’m starting my 176th month doing tugster. Wow! how many hours might I have put into this now? June 2011 saw some interesting sailboats and boats. This post mentions only a few and covers the first half of the month. The Dyna-rigged Maltese Falcon was in town, sailing at 20 kts across […]
Something Different 53
Recently I got a request for something on single screw tugs. Ask . . and receive, from the archives. May 1, 2011 . . the 1901 Urger was on the dry dock wall in Lyons looking all spiffy. A month later, she’d be miles away and alive. On March 19, 2010, the 1907 Pegasus had […]
12 Tugboats a
Kudos to Ginger, who guessed what the anniversary alluded to yesterday was. Today begins year 12 of this blog. So in the midst of all the references to CYBER- this and that, I’ll be my default contrarian self and call the next series a CYPHER series, lots of posts beginning with the number 12. In […]
Random Ships 40
Right around this time four years ago, I saw my first dockwise vessel in the sixth boro and the loading process was lengthy. There’s a link at the end of this post, by which time you’ll understand why I bring that up. For now, imagine what’s to the right of Smit Panther and Smit Schelde, […]
Like Groundhog Day
. . . the movie. I’d thought to call this “getting closer to Rita” or DDSS. Why? Scuttlebutt had it that today was loading day, so I left home before 6, and the big orange back of Blue Marlin was still riderless. Otherwise, things were not the same but very similar to yesterday. Same people […]
Like Groundhog Day 2
Note: Doubleclick enlarges most pics. Don’t know if I should keep saying this. 5:25 this morning . . . Buono Beach in Rosebank was the appropriate place to be on a Memorial Day weekend as well as the opportune spot to watch the big event on Blue Marlin; the motley crew of photographers sat and […]
Like Groundhog Day 2.5
Note to Kees Kuyper . . . “your foto on page 18 here of New York from the bridge of Blue Marlin is fabulous! Please take more during your stay in New York.” Note to all blog readers . . . scroll through to the top of p. 18 to see Kees’ foto. What follows is […]
Like Groundhog Day 3
Given the title, what do you think happened? By 6 a.m., all six tugboats were assembled, looking almost like the start of a tugboat race. By 6:30, Maverick was in position. Good progress was happening with loading, but we struggled to find the best position for ourselves . . . relative to the sunlight. Staten […]
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