Second Lives 34
A year ago I posted some photos of Charles Burton in the last days before being painted anew. She still had the Vane Brothers livery although the blue V on the stack had been removed. This past weekend I caught the same boat, now called Helen, in the distance but from roughly the same angle. […]
Second Lives 33
The photo below is from May 2011, a really long time ago, I concluded after looking through the archives. I believe that is the first time Sassafras appeared in tugster, and if she were a land vehicle, I’d want to check then odometer . . . as I saw her yesterday, appearing also for the […]
Second Lives 32
Zee Bart periodically sends me photos from the North Sea and adjoining ports. A few months back he sent these, and I’ve filed them until now. These photos illustrate what can be done with old work boats. Here’s what Zee Bart writes: “The old tug here is Grada, a 1927 tug with a Stork […]
Second Lives 31
The boat had a familiarity to it, but I couldn’t figure it out. Since I couldn’t figure it out, I’m letting you see if you can. What made it unrecognizeable for me were two things: the passage of time . . . about 10 years, and some changes of color here and there. Figure it […]
Second Lives 30
The photo below shows Neptune, a survey vessel doing wind farm related work. It was first posted here in late July 2019. As of Monday morning, this vessel has been anchored in Gravesend for over 24 hours. Previously she was Neptune with that wilder paint job. EGS loosely expands to “earth sciences & surveying” and […]
Second Lives 29
Check out the sailboat. But look closer. Thanks to George Schneider: “She’s sitting abandoned at Larose LA along Bayou LaFourche. I took the shoreside photo on 8 October 2013, the cross-bayou photo 16 July 2012. When I saw her, the only name visible was OLD COURAGE in lettering on her wheelhouse window. Being undocumented since […]
Second Lives 28
Launched in 1973 as Amy Moran, she has spent 47 years by that name . . . . her 3400hp responding to that name, right up until now. New paint jobs and new locations . . . meet John Joseph. I suspect she’ll be heading out of town soon, and receiving more paint. AIS already […]
Second Lives 27
This post is front-loaded with photos, text heavy at the end . . . . Have you seen this boat before? The name is new, as is the livery. And in a previous lifetime it was . . Patapsco! Below that’s a photo of Patapsco I took on September 2, 2007!! After […]
Second Lives 26: Louis C
On April 11, 2008, I took this photo of lube tanker Manhasset. I don’t believe I’ve posted this photo before. I did post two others here. The set below shows the same vessel a bit over 11 years later, with a crane added near the bow and an extended supply shelter forward of the superstructure. […]
Thanks to Tony A 33
Tony A has a sharp eye on the sixth boro traffic, like here, Durable, cable ship that worked off Fire Island for some time this spring. I did catch Durable‘s fleet mate here a while back. Durable was working on offshore wind farm elements, but has returned to the UK at this moment. He […]
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