More Fishing Tugs 3
Harvey Hadland–a Brooklynite– and Bob Mackreath–a Long Islander–created the definitive site on fish tugs here . . . and Bob currently carries on Harvey’s legacy. Next time I get up to Lake Superior, I must visit Bayfield and linger in the Apostle Islands, as the trip recorded here came with too many time constraints. One part […]
Winter Solstice 2021
Winter solstice is one date I pay attention to, and yesterday demanded an undivided portion of it. I was out on the sixth and primordial boro at sunrise, although when it rose, a gauzy film of stratus filtered the light. I tinkered with the image a bit to enhance the cosmic eeriness. Along the Brooklyn […]
Out of the Bayou 8
This post covers a day and a half of travel, shown in pink and green. You’ll understand why by the end of this post. We departed Chandeleur Islands and headed for Mississippi’s Gulf Islands, part of a National Seashore. In the distance off Pascagoula, we saw Crowley tug Achievement and her barge. No Worries […]
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 […]
Names 47
Is the Commander around here too? How about the Mistress, although that name might cause some complications or misgivings. Other names I’ve recently noticed on AIS approaching the sixth boro include Artemis Angler (great name for a research vessel, although I associate Artemis more with hunting than fishing) and King Baton Rouge. King Red Stick […]
Small Craft 32
The juxtaposition of small craft with the larger vessels in the sixth boro can be dramatic, like when the small fishing boat barely rises above the boot stripe on the ship. Here’s another, where the small craft is about 1.5 teu or less. The guy on this Sea-Doo would be minced if his Sea-Doo engine […]
Labor Days Past
Yesterday, Labor Day, I took no photos, except one of a wood sign carving project in progress. It turns out . . . Labor Day 2020 I took no photos either; these were sent to me though by Josh Watts, and embarrassingly, I’ve not posted them until now. Sometimes I get into a groove and […]
New Ontario Tug and Barge
Ontario here means the province and the lake. In the NE corner of the lake lies Picton and Picton Terminals, homeport of a tug called Sheri Lynn S. Well, Sheri Lynn S just got a big sister, and one place to start the story is in UAE, Sharjah a few months back . . . […]
CMA CGM Mexico
About two months ago, CMA CGM Brazil called in the sixth boro. She’s one of four 15000 teu vessels, the largest ULCVs to date to call here. Recently, the next one visited, CMA CGM Mexico. Technically, her capacity is 15,128 teus. I’ve stated this before: a vessel this size makes the boro’s largest assist tugs […]
Random Tugs 300
The year 2007 spawned this series here. Since you’ve stayed with this blog, I’m celebrating a milestone . . . the 300th post in this series. Thanks for continued visits to tugster. To honor this event, I solicited photos from you, particularly photos that’d never previously appeared on this blog. I threw some of my […]
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