The Tug Ohio

Like I said in the last post, the Barker was getting a helping hand.

I think it was mostly because of how windy it was today.  I think the wind gusts were getting up to forty miles per hour.

This is a fairly new tug.  In fact, I think she might be the lead tug of the class.

She was built in 2019 and is stationed in Detroit.

The Patricia Hoey

Next up was another surprise.

the Patricia Hoey was heading up to the Belle River Anchorage.

I think she was refueling a ship but I'm not sure which one.
 

The Tug Welland

This one was kind of a bonus.

The tug Welland was helping a ship that will appear on this blog in a couple of posts.

She is kind of a nice looking tug.

She was heading down to meet the ship she was assisting.

She was kicking up quite a wake.

Her profile.

She is passing.

And she passed.
 

The Molly M I Passes By

 This next vessel was kind of a surprise.

The Molly M I was pulling a barge down the river.

Tugboats are colored a different color than freighters on Marine Traffic.  They are a light blue instead of green.  Since I generally don't got looking for them, I don't generally realize when they are passing.

The Sharon M I was coming down from Burns Harbor.  I'm not sure what she was carrying.  

She was heading to Hamilton, so it is likely she was carrying iron fines.  I think her trip is a little longer.

She's a pretty nice looking boat.

One more shot.

Tug New York and Barge Double Skin 509A

 As I was flying my drone and looking for the first ship of the day, I saw that this one was loading on the river.

I decided to get some pictures.  It is the tugboat New York and it was pushing the barge Double Skin 509A.  I believe they were loading some kind of gas as they were at the Marathon terminal.

The New York was built by St. Johns Shipbuilding of Palatka, Florida for the Vane Brothers Company of Baltimore.

The tug is powered by two Caterpillar diesel engines with a total rating of 4,200 horsepower.

The barge is also owned by the Vane Brothers.  It can carry 55,000 barrels of oil.  It is designed for carrying heavy oils.

Something You Don't See Everyday

 As I was getting ready to leave after catching the Sykes, I checked Marine Traffic to make sure there wasn't nothing else close.  I looked and I saw a pair of tugboats.  They were in a position that made me think it was a scrap tow.  I didn't hear about any scrap tows, but I was curious.

The lead tug is the Meredith Ashton.  She is owned by Andrie out of Muskegon.

The barge is known as the Progress and was built by Fincantieri Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

I had no idea was this was, so I decided to look it up online.

Turns out that it is a Liquid Nitrogen Gas bunker barge and is heading to Savannah, Georgia, I believe.

Or she is registered there.  She will be largest Jones Act compliant barge of this type.

She will carry 12,000 cubic meters of gas.

She will be used to fuel LNG capable ships all along the east coast.

She will be owned by Shell Oil and chartered to Crowley Marine.

She is 415 feet long.

This tug has her destination listed as Port Colborne.  I think that means she will be transferring the barge to another tug.

At any rate, the sky looked pretty cool.

I'll have to say this barge looks pretty cool too.

Does not look like it is articulated though.

She is being pushed by the Wyatt C which is owned by McKeil Marine.

It's a pretty nice looking tug.

And I got my drone out.

The Meredith Ashton.

Another shot of her.

The barge.  I should have went a little higher.

the pusher tug.

She is a nice looking tug too.

The pair pass by.

And one more shot.

A Pair of Tugs

 This post is going to be a little out of order as I wanted to post these before posting the next ship.

The next ship found me on the Rouge River after catching her at Riverside, while I was waiting, I took a picture of each of the tugs docked there.  This one is the Wisconsin.

And this one is the Pennsylvania.   Both of these tugs are used to help ships on the Rouge River.  They will also help ships in the area.

The Tug Pennsylvania Again

 While I was waiting for the Lee Tregurtha, I was able to get a picture of this tug.

It is out of order though.  Oh well.  Enjoy.

The Patricia Hoey Passes By

Next up is a tug and her fuel barge.

This was fueling up one of the next ships that will be posted on.

That particular ship was in the Belle Isle anchorage.  I'm not sure why they fuel them there instead of either fuel dock but there it is.

I think the ship in question was waiting for a pilot anyway, so maybe the Captain figured they might as well get fuel while waiting.

But it was cool to see a tug.

And she continues down the river.  I think she calls somewhere on the Rouge her home.