New Orleans-based TradeWinds Towing will christen its refurbished 126-foot anchor-handling tug Isabelle at this year’s International WorkBoat Show in the Crescent City on Nov. 30.
The tug was originally built in 1978 at Main Iron Works in Houma, La., and delivered to McAllister Towing in New York. The tug operated in the Persian Gulf for many years until it was purchased by TradeWinds’ Capt. Dominique Smith.
“I bought the tug and brought it back here and stacked it. Then sent it back to Main Iron Works for the drydock work,” said Smith. “When that was done, I took it to Amelia (La.)” where the boat was outfitted at TradeWinds' facility in Amelia.
Main propulsion comes from twin EMD 16-645-E7 diesel engines, producing a total of 5,750 hp. The EMDs connect to wheels in Kort nozzles through two Falk marine gear boxes. “I didn’t replace the engines. I just overhauled the mains,” said Smith.
The Isabelle will be ABS classed Maltese Cross A1 Towing and Maltese Cross AMS.
Austal keel-laying for first-build T-ATS 11
Austal USA recently marked the official start of construction on the future 263-foot USNS Billy Frank Jr. with a keel laying ceremony at the shipyards Mobile, Ala., manufacturing facility.
It will be the Navy’s 11th towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS 11), and the first one built at Austal USA. (Austal USA 11/14/23) Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr. (T-ATS 11) | Austal: Corporate
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