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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tug Wire |
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We first met the U.S. Coat Guard Cutter Tug Wire at Port of Albany. The Wire is a 65 foot tug, built in 1963 by Barbour Boat Works. Tug Wire is an active duty Coast Guard boat and carries a crew of 6.
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Tug Wire is designated by the Coast Guard as WYTL-65612 Small Harbor Tug. She is powered by a single Caterpillar 3412DIT, a turbo-charged V-12 rated at 500 HP.
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Tug Wire is used for patrol duty on the Hudson River and Port of NY and NJ. She was built as an icebreaker and her 6 foot draft allows her to be used in shallow harbor areas. Today she is on display at the Waterford Tugboat Roundup where she is an annual visitor.
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Tug Wire turns and heads back to her home port at Kingston NY on Esopus Creek.
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