2014-10-14 Dunlap Tug Rosario, M/V Kennewick & Tug Garth Foss (2048x1360)
Guemes Channel. on the way to Dakota Creeks Rolls Royce Syncrolift Shiplift & Dry Dock
From the request for bids Washington State Department of Transportation:
Repairs to the Kwa-di Tabil class ferry M.V. Kennewick: zinc renewal; impressed current anodes replacement; stern tube seals elements renewal; stern tube cooling system, fire pump and sea chest piping modifications; spot preparation and painting above and below the waterline, the curtain plate and the vehicle deck areas; controllable pitch propeller hub inspection; hull gauging; curtain plate access door installation; transducer installation; and other related maintenance work. The vessel is 273'8" x 64'0" and carries 64 vehicles and 750 passengers. All of the work must be performed during the period of October 15 – November 14, 2014.
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system. The agency maintains the largest fleet of ferries in the United States at 22 vessels, carrying 24.2 million passengers in 2016. As of 2016, it was the largest ferry operator in the United States, and the fourth-largest ferry system in the world. Wikipedia
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
2014-10-14 Dunlap Tug Rosario, M/V Kennewick & Tug Garth Foss (2048x1360)
Guemes Channel. on the way to Dakota Creeks Rolls Royce Syncrolift Shiplift & Dry Dock
From the request for bids Washington State Department of Transportation:
Repairs to the Kwa-di Tabil class ferry M.V. Kennewick: zinc renewal; impressed current anodes replacement; stern tube seals elements renewal; stern tube cooling system, fire pump and sea chest piping modifications; spot preparation and painting above and below the waterline, the curtain plate and the vehicle deck areas; controllable pitch propeller hub inspection; hull gauging; curtain plate access door installation; transducer installation; and other related maintenance work. The vessel is 273'8" x 64'0" and carries 64 vehicles and 750 passengers. All of the work must be performed during the period of October 15 – November 14, 2014.
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system. The agency maintains the largest fleet of ferries in the United States at 22 vessels, carrying 24.2 million passengers in 2016. As of 2016, it was the largest ferry operator in the United States, and the fourth-largest ferry system in the world. Wikipedia
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.