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management of his new company.While the company vessels have longdelivered gasoline and oil to small terminalslocated on relatively narrow rivers like theHutchinson River and Newtown Creek, toname just two, owners Poling and Cutlerdrew the line recently about servicing anoil terminal inside of the East RockawayInlet, located not far from JFK InternationalAirport. Tidal currents running at anglesto the channel and shifting sand bars wereknown to have contributed to a history ofgroundings at East Rockaway, most withoutserious oil spill, but the risk is judged to betoo much in today’s ‘zero tolerance’ workingenvironment. The soon-to-retire KristinPoling, in fact, grounded at East Rockawaytwo or three times over the years and oncespent several days stuck there in the sand.“Our position is that we will no longerrun that inlet,” said Cutler. “East Rockawayis unforgiving and a number of vessels inthe past have not had good outcomes atthat location. So, we feel that our companyis worth more than the business of that oneparticular job.”Tankers and tank barges from a numberof companies still call at small oil terminalson the infamous Newtown Creek, however.This river which flows out of the heart ofBrooklyn and empties into the East Riverjust south of Roosevelt Island, has longattracted freighters, tankers and bargessupplying the needs of industry. Hardly aday goes by, actually, without a Poling &Cutler vessel going up the creek to delivergas or oil to one of several marine terminalslocated there.And the newest of this company’s tugs,Crystal Cutler, will likely attract the mostattention as she delivers her cargoes of fuelto New York’s ever-thirsty oil terminals. •For additional pictures, go to:professionalmariner.comCrystal CutlerOwner/Operator: Poling & Cutler, N.J.Builder: G&S Marine,Lockport, La.Naval Architect: Frank Basile,Entech & Assoc.Dimensions: 70 x 26 x 10Tonnage: 99 gross tons ITCWheelhouse height of eye: 28 feetDesign/type: Twin-screw model-bowtugEnginesu Cummins QSK-19;u 1,500 hp at 1,800rpmu John Deere aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Twin Disc 6:1 reductiongearsu Stainless 6-inch propshaftsu Rolls-Royce 66 x 584-blade propellersOtherspecificationsu JonRie InterTechsingle-drum towingwinchu Spectra push/steeringlinesu Smith Berger decksheavesu Quincy air compressorsu Ahead sanitationsystemu Viking canister liferaftu Ameron exteriorpaint systemu Perko searchlightsu Fendering: M&MBumperSPECIFICATIONSNAVIGATION Gearu Furuno radarsu Furuno electronicpackageu Furuno radios, AIS,etcu West Marine loudhaileru Cummins elect.engine controlsTank capacitiesu Diesel: 21,000 gallonsu Lube oil: 300 gallonsu Waste: 300 gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Transport clean oilproducts New Yorkareau matched with15,000-bbl bargeu Barge built by TrinityIndustries 2010u 235 x 40 x 15u Pump engines:Cumminsu Deep-well pumps:Byron Jacksonu Cargo gauging &alarms: BerganMassachusetts Maritime Academyoffers the USCG approvedAdvanced Shiphandling Training inManned-Models course.This training assessesall STCW 95 competenciesfor Management LevelDeck Officers.OUPV/100 Ton MasterOPA-90 Qualified IndividualtSTCW Basic Safety TrainingFast Rescue Boat/Tankerman PICGMDSS/Radar ObserverARPA/BRMAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 23