36′ 8″ Bow Steering Unit
This is an unmanned vessel which is controlled from the mother vessel by remote steering. The unit faces up to the front of a tow utilizing two 20-ton hand wheel facewire winches. She is currently operating in the Gulf ICW.
This is an unmanned vessel which is controlled from the mother vessel by remote steering. The unit faces up to the front of a tow utilizing two 20-ton hand wheel facewire winches. She is currently operating in the Gulf ICW.
The crane seen on the foredeck of this vessel is a 8000# capacity hydraulic AutoCrane. Constructed in 1993, she is currently used to re-supply and refuel towboats working the lower Mississippi.
This vessel has a full galley and a deckhouse bunkroom. Also: pressure hot/cold water and sewage system. A JD 4039 gen-set provides 110vac. She is currently operating south of New Orleans.