Tugboats (1/7)

A tugboat is a small sturdy and powerful vessel designed to push or tow other vessels and barges

Tenacious tugboat
Tenacious

You will see them in every sizable port; smart, businesslike small ships, low in the water and surging out to a large inbound ship. Tugs represent power for pushing and pulling, an engine with just enough hull for adequate buoyancy. Thick fenders for close-quarters work, pushing a big ship alongside the quay against the wind, hauling her off at the end of a towing wire.

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Ann E Clark reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1939, Slidell LA as Rowen Card
Specs:
( 106 x 26 ft ) 263 tons
Sponsor:
Ann E Clark Foundation
Dedication:
Ann E Clark
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°58.004' -74°10.721'

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1937, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:
( 68 ft ) 4 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday November 25, 1971
structural failure during storm due to improper modifications - 2 casualties
Depth:
136 ft

reef Bay Jack
derelict on the Delaware River in 2001
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat - USACE
Built:
1941, Sturgeon Bay, WI as Escort
Specs:
( 56 x 14 ft ) 34 tons
Sunk:
November 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
GPS:
39°06.450' -74°36.020'
Depth:
60 ft

Bay King reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1941, Port Arthur, TX, as YTB-175 USS Chekilli
Specs:
( 96 ft )
Sponsor:
Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Dedication:
MRMTC Member Memorial Reef
Sunk:
Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.187' -73°59.283'
Depth:
80 ft, top at 60 ft


Big Mama reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1925, Wilmington DE as Stroudsburg
Specs:
( 103 ft ) 195 GT
Sponsor:
Hay's Tug & Launch, GDF, Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival
Sunk:
Sunday June 9, 1995 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°13.961' -74°12.926'
Depth:
75 ft

Billy D reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, US Army
Built:
1945 - Orlando CA USA, as ST-842, R.J. Wales
Specs:
( 80 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:
Sunday July 27, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.320' -73°41.855'
Depth:
125 ft

Shipwreck Brian C
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1948, New Orleans LA USA, as John Cushman
Specs:
( 86 x 21 ft ) 136 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday November 13, 1979
foundered in storm - no casualties
Depth:
150 ft


Tugboats

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Diver's Bookshelf

For those days that you can't get out diving, here are all the references listed in the sections of this site gathered together. Armchair diving beats watching the idiot box.

Nowadays, it is easy to order books from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, eBay, or in some cases, direct from the publisher. "eBooks" can be delivered instantly to your computer, phone, or tablet, and have become my preferred way of reading. Old out-of-print references can be found with an online search at any of the sites above and delivered to your door. All of these sites act as online clearinghouses for used-book sellers across the country, so it is easy to get almost anything.

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