Bowditch
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The Bowditch is a tugboat that operates from Clayton, New York.[1] She is owned by Abaco Marine Towing.[2][3]
In March 2011 she helped salvage grounded barges carrying soybeans.[2] In March 2012 she salvaged the tugboat Patrice McAllister, which had a fire breakout in her engine room off Kingston, Ontario.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tugboat Fire on Lake Ontario – Incident Classed as 'Major Marine Casualty'". Marine Link. 2012-03-29. http://www.marinelink.com/news/incident-casualty-ontario343456.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-04. "The 105-foot U.S.-flagged vessel was transiting on Lake Ontario from Toledo, Ohio, to Staten Island, New York when the fire broke out in the engine room. Another commercial towboat towed the Patrice McAllister to Clayton, N.Y. The tugboat was formerly known as the Cleveland, it served for the Laken Shipping Company of Cleveland Ohio. It also served as the James Palindino for Inland Bulk Transfer" mirror
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Snyder (2011-03-02). "Lightering required to free soybean barges that ran aground in St. Lawrence Seaway". Professional Mariner. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.professionalmariner.com%2FMarch-2011%2FLightering-required-to-free-soybean-barges-that-ran-aground-in-St-Lawrence-Seaway%2F&date=2012-08-23. "Abaco Marine Towing LLC and Patch Seaway International also joined the salvage operation after consulting with the vessel owners, Coast Guard and Seaway authorities said. RJ Marine mobilized a full salvage crew which included Abaco's tug Bowditch and two landing craft: the 135-foot Thor's Hammer and 74-foot Maple Grove."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michael Folsom (2012-04-13). "Disaster, Leaks and to the Dogs…". Thousand Islands Life. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thousandislandslife.com%2FBackIssues%2FArchive%2Ftabid%2F393%2FarticleType%2FArticleView%2FarticleId%2F888%2FDisaster-Leaks-and-to-the-Dogshellip.aspx&date=2012-08-23. "Clayton’s Abaco Marine Towing would be called to assist around 4 a.m. Bowditch, the former Army tugboat now owned by Abaco’s Dewitt Withington, made the roughly 7 hour ride from Clayton out into the open water of Lake Ontario. When the tug arrived, the crew found the Patrice McAllister adrift, abandoned and still smoldering. Almost ten hours had passed since the emergency call was made."
