Bubba Gates #656017 Length 70 feet - Breadth 28 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1983 by Louis G. Ortis Boat Co., Krotz Springs, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Tom Waller - Thanks, Tom! On The Houston Ship Channel, 4/2011
GM 16V-149 diesels, 1800 hp. Twin Disc red. Originally Capt. Dean, owned by Dean Towing, Inc., Bay St. Louis, MS. Firm name changed 1986 to E&S Towing, Inc., Bay St. Louis, MS. Sold 1998 to Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA. Sold 1/2009 to Bolivar Barge Cleaning Service LLC, Santa Fe, TX, renamed Bubba Gates.
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