otnmbrd wrote:


I'd call her a Salvage Tug..... I see tow gear..... whatever, BG

I may be wrong Otn, I saw the trip preventers on the headache rails and
a headache rail/tow line bar near the stern, but see no tow winch on
deck and no stern rollers or gates or gear. Maybe you have a better
monitor, I could not see tow gear thru the mist and spray.

Many American supply and standby boats are classed as towing vessels
by doing the same thing, put a tow doubler plate at the pivot point,
and deck structures to support towing, but never put a winch on deck.

Can you guess why this was done OTN? Anyone?

Better
them than me!!...... and I agree.... work in those conditions for long
periods and it becomes old.


If you look at the shot from behind, you can see were the water gets
deeper and all the white caps dis-appear, a 1/2 mile or soo father
offshore.....still looks like a wedge yourself in somewhere kinda trip.


Joe
otn