Two tugboats commissioned
Tugs "Elizabeth B" and "Beverly B", commissioned to E.N. Bisso & Son Inc
The tugboats, which measure 29 m in length and appr. 10 m in beam, are the fifth and sixth hulls of this class of tugs to enter service with Bisso, Metairie, LA. These Rolls-Royce US205MK2 Z-drive tugs are powered by twin Caterpillar 3516-C Series II main engines – driving Rolls-Royce-built Ulstien-Aquamaster 205 units – and are fitted with a Markey hawser winch forward and a Markey capstan aft.
These work boats are the latest in a line of tugs that Jensen has designed for Eastern Shipyard, which built the tugs in Panama City, Fla. Since 2001, 17 tugs of this class have entered service with a variety of operators and can be seen on the water from Galveston, Texas, to Portland, Maine.
