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原文传递 Riverview Tug Service Adds Two Vessels To Fleet

题名：	Riverview Tug Service Adds Two Vessels To Fleet
正文语种：	eng
作者：	H. NELSON SPENCER
摘要：	Riverview Tug Service, based in Bel-levue, Iowa, at Mile 557 on the Upper Mississippi River, purchased the mv. Francis J. Blank from Blank River Services in Elizabeth, Pa. last year. The lock-assist vessel finished the 2020 season working at Lock and Dam 6, said owner Jeremy Putnam, and is currently undergoing extensive rehab at LD Marine LLC, a shipyard in Amelia, La. It is a 65-foot, 1,200 hp. towboat built in 1966. "We saw the vessel for sale in The Waterways Journal" said Putnam, "and had our 18-year-old son, Alex, contact Blank River Service to negotiate the purchase of the vessel." Putnam said the Blank family loved the fact that the vessel was going to a family-run business like their own. "The office manager from Blank called and congratulated me on how mature and well-organized our son was," Putnam said. "She was surprised when some young kid showed up at their facility and wanted to look at a boat for sale." Alex's biggest challenge was finding appliances and beds during COVID-19, said his father, and stocking the vessel for the two-week trip back to Lock 6. "Stores were limiting purchases of bread to one loaf and toilet paper to one package," he said.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	9