Anyone in the PNW know if Matson’s LURLINE has departed Seattle for the breaker’s yard yet?
Thanks in advance.
I am pretty sure that I saw something on Facebook saying that she was on her why to be cut up.
Article sources: westseattleblog with a few comments at the bottom of each article.
Who has the tow? Foss?
This was the largest commercial dead ship to ever transit the canal. Congrats TradeWinds Towing.
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I recall reading that here or maybe on another site.
Funny thing is, for as big a tow as she is, I do not see any assist or tail boats.
Maybe they’re obscured on that port side because of the angle of the photo, but I cannot imagine the canal authority or pilots permitting that ship to be towed through without an escort.
I’m sure they had assist tugs in the locks but maybe there isn’t a need in the canal itself.
Maybe things have changed, but the last couple of dead ship tows I was on transiting through had tugs strapped up all the way.
Not a big deal, just something I noticed. As I wrote above, they might be obscured because of the angle and altitude of the photographer.
Edit: Also, just wanted to mention how it is kind of depressing for me to see such a fine ship like Lurline make her last voyage at the end of a tow cable.
The assist tug is obscured due to the angle of that photo, but it is there.