Tug List

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Granny Hutch

 

#3 Road Pier 2023-06-17


#3 Road Pier 2023-06-17


On the Fraser River at the Quay 2022-05-10

At #3 Road Pier

Built:  1992                    Length:  48 feet

Owners:                                                                                                 Previous Names:

1992-1995  Kelly Marine Towing Co. Ltd., Port Coquitlam                    Patricia K.

1998 -         Tidal Towing Ltd., Port Coquitlam                                       Granny Hutch

Westco Pioneer

 

Campbell River  2021-06-25

Built:  1962                             Length:  60.4 feet long

Owners:                                                                                       Previous Names:

1962-1971  Deeks-Mcbride Ltd., Vancouver                               1962  Jacques Cartier

1972-1984  Lafarge Concrete Ltd., Vancouver                            2013 Westco Pioneer

1985-1986  Canfarge Ltd., Vancouver

1987-1988  Canada Cement Lafarge Ltd., Vancouver

1989-2004  Lafarge Canada Inc., Vancouver

2009-2012  Lafarge Canada Inc., Coquitlam

2013-          West Coast Tug & Barge Ltd., Campbell River

Seatow

 

Fraser River at the Quay  2021-09-13


2021-09-13


CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562)

 

Coming into Esquimalt Harbour  2013-03-25


This is a painting of my above photo done by Christina Morrison, a young very talented artist living here in Victoria


Off Esquimalt Lagoon  2021-06-19

Firebrand was built by Vancouver Shipyards and commissioned into the RCN in 1978. She is based at CFB Esquimalt and is 75 feet 9 inches long. She is scheduled to be taken out of commission later this year in 2022.



Comox Crown


Crofton 2021-04-13

 

 Crofton  2021-04-13


Leaving Crofton  2021-04-13

Built: 1974                          Length: 69 feet

Owners:                                                                                                          Previous Names:

1974-1985  Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd., Vancouver                                 1974 Comox Crown

1986-1997  Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd., Nassau Bahamas                   1986  Pacific Lightning  

1999           Norsk Pacific Steamship (Canada) Co. Ltd. Vancouver               1989 Comox Crown

2002-2011  Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver

2011-2012  Seaspan Marine Corporation, North Vancouver

2013-         Seaspan ULC, North Vancouver

(Navy) CFAV Glendale (YTB 641)

 

coming out of Esquimalt Harbour

Glendale was built in 1975 for the Canadian Forces. She is 92.5 feet long

Saltair Producer

 Busy servicing the Chemainus Sawmill

2021-06-11


2021=06-11


Rapid Bear

 

Nanaimo 2021-05-31

Built: 1976                  Length: 25.1 feet

Previous Owners:                                                               Previous Names:

1976-77       Kootenay Tugboat Ltd., Nelson                       1976 Kootenay No. 1

1977-87       H. Hellekson Towing Co, Nelson                     1989  Sea Imp 1

1988-2014   Catherwood Towing Ltd., Mission                    2015 Rapid Bear

2016-2022   Rapid Towing Co., Ltd., Nanaimo


Pacific Chief

 

#3 Road Pier in Richmond 2018-10-13


Ironhorse

 

Fraser River at the Quay 2021-03-31 

Built:  1998          Length: 21 feet

Previous Owners:

1998-2016  Quality Towing Ltd., Richmond

2017 -         Quality Towing ltd., Delta

Gowlland Chief


Fraser River at the Quay 2023-05-31


assisting with a log boom on the Fraser River at the Quay - 2020-09-13

Built:  1968          Length:  38 feet

Owned By                                                                                                    Previous Names

1968-1971  Squamish Tug Boat Co., Ltd., Garibaldi Highlands                  1968   Squamish Chief        

1975           False Creek Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver                                  1999c Gowlland Chief

1976-1980  Sunset Coast Marine Ltd., Powell River

1982-1997  Westview Towing Ltd., Tahsis

1999-2003  Gowlland Towing., Campbell River

2009-          Quadrant Investments Ltd., Coquitlam

Pacific Force

 

On the Fraser River at the Quay 2021-03-31


Working on the Quay 2021-03-31






Built: 1980          Length:  47 feet

Owned by:

1980-1994 Pacific Towing Services Ltd.

1995-2020 by 460465 B.C. Ltd., North Vancouver

Seaspan Cavalier

 

#3 Road Pier 2018-10-12

Built: 1975          Length: 78 feet

Owned by

1975-2004    Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver

2011-2012    Seaspan Marine Corporation, North Vancouver

2013-2022    Seaspan ULC, North Vancouver


North Arm Victor

 

Ogden Point 2021-07-21


Coming into Ogden Point 2021-07-21

Built: 1973          Length: 58 feet


Westview Chinook

  

2023-03-19 Ogden Point

2022-07-07 Ogden Point

 
2019-02-21 Vancouver


Jose Narvaez

 


#3 Road Pier 2018-10-11


(Navy) CFAV Lawrenceville (YTL 590)

 



Seaspan Royal

 

2021-07-19 Ladysmith


Seaspan King

 

Ladysmith 2021-04-29


Dumping a barge of logs in Ladysmith 2021-04-29


Seaspan Protector

 

#3 Road Pier in Richmond 2022-05-16

#3 Road Pier 2018-10-11


Seaspan Falcon



Ogden Point 2021-06-13


Ogden Point 2021-06-14


Ocean Monarch

 

Ogden Point 2021-03-15


Exporter

Out for a test run after some maintenance at Jones Marine in Chemainus

2021-06-11

Built: 1966     Length: 29 feet

Previous owners:

1966-1991 Noble Towing Ltd., Vancouver

1995-2004 Riverside Towing Ltd., Richmond

2011-2016 Rapid Towing Co. Ltd., Nanaimo

2017 -  Jones Marine Group Ltd., Chemainus

Harmac Cedar

 

Cowichan Bay 2022-01-18


Raider

 

Heading into Esquimalt Harbour 2016-09-29


Bill L Ledcor


2023-01-15 picking up the scrap metal barge



Heading into Esquimalt Harbour 2022-01-19


Ogden Point 2022-04-13


Sea Horse

 

Salt Spring Island 2019-09-23


Captain Cook

 

#3 Road Pier in Richmond 2021-09-19


#3 Road Pier 2016-06-08


(Navy) CFAV Parksville (YTL 591)


Coming into Esquimalt Harbour


River Champ

 

Fraser River 2021-03-31


2021-03-31


Hard at work 2021-03-31