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Big Sam #559350 Length 70 feet - Breadth 24 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1974 by F. B. Walker & Sons, Pascagoula, MS. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Capt. Billy Smith - Thanks, Billy! With A Barge On The Hip In NOLA, 12/2013 (1 of 5)
Cummins KTA38-MO diesels, repowered 2000, 1700 hp. Twin Disc red. 7:1. Originally Delta Miss, owned by George Engine Co., Harvey, LA. Sold month after completion to Zito Towing, Inc., Jefferson, LA, renamed Big Sam. Operated by Huey P. Long Bridge Fleet, Inc., Jefferson, LA, renamed Point Coupee 1987. Renamed Big Sam 11/1999 by Pointe Coupee, Inc., (Zito Companies), Jefferson, LA. Operated by S & D Towing Co., Metairie, LA.
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