Urger Update
Urger got some love yesterday, and tugster was there to document it. Wait . . . is that Urger? No . . . that’s tug Seneca and there is the Capt. Wunder getting some visitation in and telling stories about the days he was her captain, but “there’s more,” he said. The older step-sister is here […]
Retro Sixth Boro 51 B
Ten years and two days ago, I heard Urger had arrived in town and had rafted up to Pegasus, so I had to come down in the late afternoon and shoot this, setting sun just post-Mahattanhenge notwithstanding. While there, I was asked to take close-up photos two days later of Urger at the Statue. “Sure,” […]
Edna A and the Nameless Tugboat
When this tow came off Oneida Lake headed west, I wondered how many folks would interpret this incorrectly, that this was a tow and not a push. Ditto . . . heading into lock E-23. Of course, regular readers of this blog know precisely what is going on. After a long hiatus at the […]
Canal Steamers Project 3
This is a Carlotta in 1921. I’m curious about the large structure on the after deck. Is that cargo being carried? Here’s a Carlotta 13 months later, looking the same except that large stern structure is missing. The 1913 MVUS shows a steam tug Carlotta 56′ x 13′ x 5′ built in Boston in 1879, […]
Government Tugs Barge Canal 2
It appears this tug and derrick barge are working over by the power house at the Vischer Ferry 2000′ twice-bent Dam opposite lock E-7. This is the dam where Margot and Watermaster have broken up ice jams the past few winters. Here’s a closer up and an even closer up, confirming that it’s Canal tug Amsterdam […]
From the Line Locker 32
I just happened to look at the August 2014 section of the archive, and this was the engine room at that time of the living, breathing tugboat Urger. The top photo shows the Atlas-Imperial fore-to-aft along the portside, and below, it’s the opposite . . . starboard side aft-to-fore. Below is that same view as […]
Road Fotos 2021 C
My goal was familiarization, not veni vidi vici, or exploration of the 2300+ miles of river crossing parts of seven states, beginning in SW Montana. Barge traffic is possible there now because of the work of the USACE. More on that in a later post. Here was my top-priority destination: the current northernmost aka upriver […]
Government Tugs Barge Canal 3
Here’s a history-packed and very detailed photo. In the foreground you see James K. Averill and Amsterdam. In the next row back, that’s Urger behind Averill and a boat I can’t identify [name board just to the right of Averill’s stack shows a name that ends in –le No 1 ] behind Amsterdam. Also, in […]
Lyons to Palmyra
Happy 120 years old, Urger! I urge you to read the note at the bottom of this post. And . . . .Oops! I read the timer wrong. Bidding for Grouper, in Lyons NY, ends about six hours from now. Lyons is a county seat, but it’s possible to take a photo of lock E-27, […]
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 […]
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