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W. Red Harris #558932 Length 140 feet - Breadth 42 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1974 by Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:55 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Don Grot - Thanks, Don! Upbound On The UMR At Alton, IL, 2/2018 (1 of 19)
GM 16-645E7BA diesels, 6200 hp. Falk reduction gears, 4.345:1. Kort nozzles. Originally Enis M, operated by Thomas Marine Co., Butler, PA. Sold to Apex Towing Co., St. Louis, MO, renamed Kathy N 3/1977. Sold to Midwest Marine Management Co., St. Louis, MO, renamed Midwest Pioneer 7/1995. Burned 10/20/1997 below Greenville, MS. Sold to Mid-South Towing Co., Metropolis, IL 3/1998. Rebuilt by Kody Marine, Inc., Harvey, LA 2001. Sold to Northstar Navigation, Inc., Paducah, KY, renamed Teresa Beesecker 4/2001. Sold to Ozark Transportation Co., Paducah, KY, renamed Capt. Russell Simpson 1/2004. Operated by Western Rivers Boat Management, Inc., Ash Flat, AR. Sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Inc., Paducah, KY 2/2007, renamed David L. Griggs 7/2007, renamed W. Red Harris 1/2018.
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