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The photo below may seem an unlikely choice on tugster, especially as lead photo. I post it here because this is where Urger in 1901 was designed, built, and launched at 300 Pine, on a finger of the Grand River and not far from Dornbos Island. I mention that because Urger was initially called Henry J. Dornbos.
Another odd photo lies below, until you recall some posts almost two years ago . . . Mariners to Muskegon. Here behind the chainlink, Colleen and Katie G await matched barges.
Trieste used to be called Vegsund.
I was fooled here: although the stern looked bald, I thought it was a laker
but wondered why the bridge windows were covered.
I was making no sense of the lines near the stern, until I remembered that this “laker” was a barge. No stack existed because the power plant was removed and turned into a notch. Her matched tug is Invincible; see them paired in this post (and scroll).
Sarah-B is a 1953 Roamer built tug, that went from USACE to a museum and back into service.
Is this a one-off?
And finally, I took a tour of this 1904 car ferry, now called Milwaukee Clipper, named like the PanAm flying boats.
For the first decades of her existence, the Clipper was SS Juniata.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who needed to get back on the boat and continue the loop.
Remember the December 2016 saga involving
Colleen McAllister and Katie G. McAllister? Note the blackout painting where the stack rings once were? Thanks to Krystal Kauffman, here’s
an update from Muskegon.
The photo below comes from Jake Van Reenen as they were departing Frink Park in Clayton near the 1000 Islands. It’s a moody photo. Ontario–ex-Jeffrey K McAllister— and Erie–ex-Missy McAllister— traveled from the East Coast, with a stop in Halifax, and
were in Cleveland earlier this year. If that is Erie, along Ontario‘s starboard side, she’s already received some paint. South Carolina, maybe scrapped by now, is a product of Manitowoc 1925.
Maine, a product of Cleveland, dates from 1921.
Towmaster is a 1952 product of Bushey, currently shown here in New London.
Ira S. Bushey also produced Thameship, a 1940 vessel, two hulls later than Chancellor.
Thanks to Krystal Kauffman for use of the first three photos, hats off to Jake Van Reenen, and the others by Will Van Dorp.
If you “do” FB, Krystal has a FB page called My Michigan By Krystal.
Back on December 4, two formerly McAllister tugboats departed the home base in Mariners Harbor (typically referred to as “Mariners”) for Muskegon Michigan. Word is that they have now safely arrived.
A few days after they departed NYC, Nelson Brace caught this photo of the two traversing the Cape Cod Canal.
On December 19, Michel Gosselin caught these photos of the two unbound from Lock 2 of the Welland Canal, many cold blustery, and icy days later.
Many thanks to Nelson and Michel for use of these photos. Hats off to the crew . . . better yet, given that ice, keep your hats on.
Below is the screenshot of the tow arriving in Muskegon late Christmas Eve.
It would be nice to see some of the photos crew might have taken as they crossed the stormy Gulf of Saint Lawrence and fought their way across Lake Ontario with strong winds out of the NW. And I’m looking forward to seeing them in Port City Tug colors.
That is a long way from the Staten Island base these boats have long used . . . and how many engine rooms are hot here?
So Katie G and Colleen McAllister danced their way east to get north and way west past the dancing (or leaning) towers of the East River this morning.
Notice you can still see the original Libby Black name in the raised metal of Katie G McAllister, soon to be named something else?
Here’s a previous post I did featuring Katie G. remaking a tow at the Battery.
Click here and here for posts featuring Colleen at work. Here’s one at the dock in Mariners.
I’m guessing this voyage will take about three weeks?
Godspeed, and beat the ice!
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Click here for another way to move a tug with a cold engine. And here–scroll to the 4th photo–to see another way it can be done. And another. And I’ll add another post here with alongside towing.
Here was the first post in this series.
Jed took these in the Chesapeake a few years back. I believe that’s TSH dredge Liberty Island on the far side of freight barge Columbia Elizabeth.
photo date 21 JAN 2011
photo date 21 JAN 2011
Prime mover here is Katie G. McAllister, which appeared here almost two years ago.
photo date 21 JAN 2011
Donal G. McAllister is another one of the converted USN YTBs that McAllister operates.
photo date 10 SEPT 2011
Donal G. last appeared here on tugster. In the distance, I’m guessing that’s Kaleen.
photo date 10 SEPT 2011
photo date 10 SEPT 2011
Jed . . . many thanks.
Bergen Point, a 1958 Blount product, coming through the Narrows last weekend. Click here for many interesting vessels from Blount that have appeared on this blog.
And a first timer on this blog . . . John Parrish.
Penn No. 4 all painted white . . . click here and scroll through to see her in PennMaritime gray.
Bluefin . . still in PennMaritime gray . . . or is that primer?
Maryland . . . with reflections.
If my search window serves me right, then this is the first appearance of Katie G. McAllister on this blog.
This is definitely the first appearance of Pelican State here. The photo of this Great Lakes Dredge & Dock boat is here thanks to Mike and Michele Mcmorrow.
And thanks to Mage, here’s Esti and
Cerro Jefe.
A previous view here of Emily Ann had her as Solomon Sea.
Brian Nicholas at work in Great Kills. Click here (scroll through) to see her as both Banda Sea and Brian Nicholas.
And finally . . . it’s the mystery tug Elbe when it was Maryland Pilot boat Maryland. At its stern is its predecessor, Baltimore. I haven’t found out much about Baltimore. Any help? About Maryland, Capt. Brian Hope–who shared this photo, said this, “In 1985 and MARYLAND was donated to Greenpeace. She was a great boat, but too expensive to operate. She had a crew of 18, plus a chief steward. The crew worked two weeks on and two weeks off, so that, counting the steward, we had a total of 37 crew. When we went ashore that was reduced to about 21 and our fuel, repair and food costs dropped dramatically as well. I am very glad to see that she has been preserved (in Maassluis). She’s a great boat!” Thanks to a generous reader, here’s an article about her sea trials.
When next I post, I hope to share photos Elbe in her restored glory.
Sorry to miss NYC’s fleet week again.
Enter Katie G McAllister towing a barge from the East River. What follows puzzled me–I admit–the first time I saw it, but it happens all the time.
The tow slows gradually to a halt.
The tug bears off,
The towline goes slack. I’m not quite sure how the uncoupling occurs, but
it does, and the tug sidles alongside the barge,
shifting the barge onto the hip, so to speak, and
once all lines are secure, the tow proceeds into tighter waters, in this case, westbound on the KVK.
When I say it happens all the time, I mean it happens frequently right in front of a certain cliff, I know. Almost makes me think it happens there for demonstration purposes. Some day a denizen of the cliffs may hold up placards with numbers, like 5 for form, 4.5 for expeditiousness, 5 for safety precautions, 4 for protocol, etc. , rating the execution of different aspects of the dance involved in remaking the tow.
Photos, WVD.
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