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Warm Breezes at Block Island

Things got a tad warm out here on Monday morning. Here I am pulling the pin on another extinguisher. The first one put out the mainsail cover and some of the decks….it was a 20 minute battle, but we eventually got it out.

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August 31, 2007 Read the full article →

Longest and Shortest commute to work

When I owned Vessel Assist Del Rey, I kept my live-aboard trawler (Water Torture) right across the dock from my primary towboat Reliant. I used to joke that I had the shortest commute to work of anyone living in Los Angeles – eight feet from home to work. Now, I live in South Carolina, and [...]

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May 18, 2007 Read the full article →

IF you can’t beat ‘em, let ‘em beg for your return

Here’s a great little story that sums up recent events out in California’s Catalina Island. Robert Sherrill actually has the City of Avalon helping to pay the costs of re-building his marine repair barge to comply with their own requirements. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-barge4apr04,1,7408011,full.story?coll=la-headlines-california Whats this got to do with marine towing & salvage? Robert Sherrill, and his [...]

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April 4, 2007 Read the full article →

Shameless Self Promotion

Just to remind the towers in the world that I am now a member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS), and I am fully qualified to conduct a survey on your towboats for insurance purposes. If you are on the east coast, I could probably work out a really good deal for you.

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February 26, 2007 Read the full article →

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