Compass Point #597281 Length 56 feet - Width 22 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1978 by Balehi Marine, Inc., Lacombe, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:49 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark! At Dock On The River Circa 1/2000
GM 12V-71 diesels, 800 hp. Originally Mary Bourg, owned by RLB Boat Co., Inc., Harvey, LA. Sold to Compass Marine Services, Inc., New Orleans, LA, renamed Compass Point 2/1988. Sold to Elmwood Fleet, Inc., Harvey, LA 10/1993; operated by Memco Barge Line, Inc., Chesterfield, MO. Sold to Kanawha River Terminals LLC, Ceredo, WV 2000.
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