BERING WIND Assisting MIDNIGHT SUN

Watercolor painting by artist James Williamson of the Cook Inlet Tug and Barge company tugboat BERING WIND assisting TOTE Maritime vessel MIDNIGHT... more

by James Williamson

Title

BERING WIND Assisting MIDNIGHT SUN

Artist

James Williamson

Medium

Painting - Watercolor And Gouache

Description

Watercolor painting by artist James Williamson of the Cook Inlet Tug and Barge company tugboat BERING WIND assisting TOTE Maritime vessel MIDNIGHT SUN at Anchorage, Alaska.

Artist James Williamson ASMA,
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists

On a cool day in Anchorage the powerful BERING WIND pushes through an ice-covered bay to the awaiting TOTE Maritime vessel. The city of Anchorage can be seen in the distance.

Foss transfers powerful hybrid tug to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Alaska

The following is text of a news release from Foss Maritime:
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Bering Wind, a Dolphin-class tugboat, is being transferred from the Foss fleet in Long Beach, Calif., to Cook Inlet Tug & Barge in Anchorage. The tug, formerly known as Campbell Foss, is scheduled to begin service in Anchorage this month. The vessel was renamed in October of this year and is scheduled to enter service in Alaska in approximately Nov. 15.

“The addition of the Bering Wind to our Anchorage-based fleet of tugs will improve our current level of service in the port,” said Ben Stevens, president of Cook Inlet Tug & Barge. “It will also ensure safe port operations can be conducted during the anticipated port revitalization project which will commence in spring of 2019.”

The boat was built by Foss in 2005. In 2011, it was converted to hybrid power, the first tugboat converted to become a hybrid. The tug and its sister vessel, Carolyn Dorothy, were the first two hybrid tugs in the industry.

“We are extremely proud of the role that this groundbreaking vessel has had in our fleet – it has been one of the gems of our operations,” said John Parrott, CEO of Cook Inlet Tug & Barge, whose parent company is Foss Maritime. “We are very excited to see her becoming a vital part of the Alaska maritime economy.”

Bering Wind is one of the most powerful harbor tugs in the industry. Powered by two Series II Caterpillar engines and twin Rolls Royce US 205 FP z-drives, Campbell Foss is rated at 5,080 horsepower and has more than 135 tons of pulling power. Its diesel-electric hybrid service is provided on one 125-kW Marathon generator set.

Bering Wind will be based out of Anchorage and has been repainted with the recognizable blue and white colors of Cook Inlet Tug & Barge. Oct 29, 2018, 02:40 PM

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September 22nd, 2019