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Hybrid Hull Union<br />
Construction of <strong>Foss</strong>’ new low-emissions hybrid tug is on schedule at <strong>Foss</strong><br />
Rainier Shipyard, with completion planned for November. In the photo at right<br />
are New Construction Manager Tim Stewart, left, and Superintendent Tony Silva,<br />
with the hull in the background. The hull sections were assembled June 23 to 27,<br />
and the drives were installed on <strong>September</strong> 8. The yard planned to lift the motor<br />
generators onto the boat in late <strong>September</strong>.<br />
1<br />
3<br />
The 84,000-pound stern section of the tug, built upside down,<br />
is flipped in preparation for transport to the ship ways and<br />
union with the rest of the hull.<br />
2<br />
Rainier workers adjust the rigging on the stern section before<br />
it is lifted for its short upriver voyage.<br />
The distance is only a few hundred feet across the shipyard, but the easiest way to move the<br />
stern section is by water.<br />
12 • <strong>Foss</strong> <strong>Tow</strong> <strong>Bitts</strong> • ALWAYS READY • <strong>September</strong>, <strong>2008</strong>
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