Comments: Served aboard the m/v W. V. Keeley, in 1951, with Capt. Danna Young, upon the Kanawha River. I had been clerking for Moore's Hardware, Guyandotte, WV, when Danna sold me on the idea of shipping out with him. Don't recall any details. Didn't stay long. Need a good 8x10 photo, for my history album. Thanks.
Comments: Served aboard the m/v W. V. Keeley, in 1951, with Capt. Danna Young, upon the Kanawha River. I had been clerking for Moore's Hardware, Guyandotte, WV, when Danna sold me on the idea of shipping out with him. Don't recall any details. Didn't stay long. Need a good 8x10 photo, for my history album. Thanks.
Comments: Engineered warren w Hines in the 80s made it's first trip south. It becomes my home. Cap. Charles lucas, chief charles whitlow, an James tarter. I miss that BOAT.
Comments: I worked on the Sierra Dawn in the late 70s, great boat ! How can I get a photo of it? Thanks
Added: November 1, 2020
Submitted by Name: Larry From: Pleasure Ridge Park KY E-mail: n4mrm.1@juno.com
Comments: Saw you on the Ohio today at West Point. If a amateur radio operator is onboard give us a call sometime when you are cruising by on 147.375 plus 600 with a ctcs 151.4 always listening the repeater is about 1/4 mile from the greenwood boat ramp. Fair Winds and Following Sea. Larry
Comments: Thanks for the memories. I worked for West Memphis Towing Co. on the Defender and the Lady Mignon. Seems like the dates were from 1968 - 1971. Markham & Brown was the primary company that West Memphis towing was a subsidiary. Man it was a long time ago. The dates could be off by a year.
Comments: This boat was named the Alton Simms after my father in 1975.
Added: September 4, 2020
Submitted by Name: Jamie White From: DeRidder, La. 70634 E-mail: jkwhite_99@yahoo.com
Comments: I have some items that belong to my grandfather, J.B. Chauvin, a steam and diesel towboat captain from the 1930's thru the 1950's that I would like to donate to a towboat museum. Would you recommend someplace that would be interested in a balsa wood model christened in his name as well as his river charts , photos, and related news articles about him? I located his namesake in your photo gallery today and decided that it's time for these items to be shared with the pulic....Sincerely, Jamie White
Comments: I spied the Cimmaron this morning, 24 August 2020 tied on the shore on the Cumberland river at Clarksville, TN. I imagine the dark and thick fog required berthing overnight.
Name: Capt. Gene Lister
From: Huntington, WV
E-mail: capt28@juno.com
Served aboard the m/v W. V. Keeley, in 1951, with Capt. Danna Young, upon the Kanawha River. I had been clerking for Moore's Hardware, Guyandotte, WV, when Danna sold me on the idea of shipping out with him. Don't recall any details. Didn't stay long. Need a good 8x10 photo, for my history album. Thanks.