Kai Hansen Tugboat Stories April 22, 2021
April 15 I got to sit town with Kai again while he relayed a story by one of his deckhands, but first some background information on how the tug Athena … Read More
Category: Other Tug or Work Ship
Fireboat Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr November 9, 2020
Baltimore Shipspotting had the opportunity to visit the site where the former fireboat is undergoing restoration work to be attached to the Fire Museum of Maryland thanks for W Frank … Read More
80th Birthday of Police Boat Charles D Gaither
Today (July 23) is the 80th anniversary of the launch of the all steel police boat Charles D. Gaither! Built by Spedden Shipbuilding‘s Canton Yard she served as Baltimore City’s … Read More
Dependable Comes to Baltimore July 15, 2020
This 139x21m (456x69ft) cable laying ship was built in 2002 by Keppel Shipyard in Singapore according to BalticShipping.com. It is owned by a Maryland company called Transoceanic Cable Ship Company based here in … Read More
Tugboat Portland August 7, 2019
(This post is part of a (mostly) non-ship series about a trip to the West I took during July and August of 2019) This 219x42ft (67×12.8m) sternwheeler tugboat was built … Read More
McAllister Sisters & Columbia Freedom depart Baltimore September 9, 2019
The 108.7×33.1ft (33x10m) tugboat McAllister Sisters was built in 1977 by Main Ironworks in Houma, Louisiana for McAllister Brothers Towing Company (now McAllister Towing & Transportation). Check out this page … Read More
Visit to Golden Age Charters July 20, 2019 Part II
Click here for Part I If you’re riding the M/V Veteran during Osprey season there’s another reason to have binoculars – there is a large number of these magnificent raptors … Read More
Visit to Golden Age Charters July 20, 2019 Part I
Click here for Part II Located in the small historic town of Urbanna, Virginia, known for its annual Oyster Festival, and home to the famous 1755 Mitchell Map of the … Read More
Palanca Rio Comes to Baltimore July 7, 2019
According to BalticShipping.com this asphalt tanker is 133x23m (436x75ft). She was built in 2016 in Rijeka, Croatia by 3. MAJ, a subsidiary of ULJANIK for Sweden based Wisby Tankers. A … Read More
Baltimore Harbor Shipspotting June 23, 2019 Part 4
NavigationPage 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Further along the barges DBL 101 and Penn No. 120 were sitting waiting for work. The small tall ship Summer Wind owned by American Sailing … Read More