Vessel Profile

Watts-T-Use

Watts-T-Use
Photo: Mike Rydqvist McCammon

Story

This tug was built in 1953 by Higgins Industries Inc. in New Orleans, LA.

Historical Notes

In 2018 this vessel was anchored in Nanaimo Harbour.

Owners & Masters

Dirk Septer reports that "She was owned by a Sea Scout Troop in New Jersey as the Tradewinds.

They are probably the ones who officially documented her (ON 976978).

She was sold and renamed Trine, then became Watts-T-Use in 1998 for Leon Watts, St Petersburg, Florida." In 2009-2020 she was owned by Allister Bruce, BC Canada.

References

Canada List of Shipping

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