Story
This tug, anchor-handling was built in 1981 by Blount Marine in Warren, RI.
Historical Notes
George Schneider (Aug 2026) writes: This vessel was built with mortgage guarantees by the U. S. Department of Transportation. Oilfield work hit an economic shutdown that peaked about1985, and this vessel was forfeited and auctioned. Under U. S. law, a "rebuilt" vessel whose rebuild cost significantly exceeds its value can either be considered a rebuild or new construction. In this case, since the existing vessel had received a fishing license, it appears she was cut down to merely a coupon of the original vessel and a new Ulstein processor was built around that coupon in Norway, thus retaining her U. S. fishing rights. Note the extreme difference in dimensions.
Owners & Masters
In 1981-1985 she was owned by National Fleet Corp (State Boat Co), Wilmington DE USA.
In 1987 she was owned by the U. S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington DC US.
In 1989-1992 she was owned by Sunmar Alaska Inc, Seattle WA USA.
In 1993-2008 she was owned by Alaska Ocean Seafoods Inc, Seattle WA USA.
In 2016-2026 she was owned by Glacier Fish Co. LLC, Seattle WA USA.
Rebuilds
In 1990 she was "rebuilt" into a fish trawler/processor with the dimensions 344.0' x 60.0' x 27.0', 4555 GRT. (See Anecdotes below)
Repower
By 2016 showed 6250 HP
References
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1989)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States Annual digital data files, 1992-2026
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 03/10/2024)
