Crosby Lightning #646296 Length 72 feet - Breadth 26 feet - Twin screw tug Built 1982 by Offshore Shipbuilding Inc., Palatka, FL (hull #6) (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 12:15 on Thursday, July 18, 2019 Copyright Photo by Tom Waller - Thanks, Tom! As Emerald Coast On The GIWW At Amelia, LA, 6/2013
GM 16V-149 NA diesels, 3600 hp. Twin Disc MG 540 reduction gears, 7:1. Electrical service by two 40kW generator sets. Originally Emerald Coast, owned by North Bank Towing Co., Cut Off, LA. Acquired by Odyssea Vessels Inc., Berwick, LA 2008. Acquired by Crosby Marine Transportation Co., Golden Meadow, LA, renamed Crosby Lightning 2014. IMO Number: 8644565 Call Sign: WCY556 (Above information provided by TugboatInformation.com)
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