- Date
- 2002-07-28
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On July 28, 2002, the 120-foot tug Barbara Andrie entered Paradise Bay under tow after a mechanical breakdown. The Beaver Beacon described the vessel’s size, power, ownership, and presence at the end of the ferry dock.
Evidence limits
The report does not identify the failed machinery, tow duration, repair work, or the vessel’s next port.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2002, “The Mother of all Tugs.”Reports the 120-foot, 3,400-horsepower Barbara Andrie entering Paradise Bay under escort by a smaller tug after a mechanical breakdown and identifies its owner as the Andrie Marine Transportation and Construction Company of Muskegon. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the tug report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The disabled tug Barbara Andrie enters Paradise Bay under tow, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-barbara-andrie-tug-breakdown-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2002, “The Mother of all Tugs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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