Looking E (upstream) from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark_Memorial_Bridge" class="extiw" title="w:George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge">Clark Bridge</a>.
<p>Towboat "Bayou Boeuf" (doc. # 264736) downbound with tank barges.
Port of Louisville Terminal and Martin Marietta sand yard, at right.
</p><p>Twin screw towboat "Bayou Boeuf" (doc. # 264736, length 132 feet, breadth 30 feet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALCO_251" class="extiw" title="w:ALCO 251">Alco 16V251B</a> diesels, 4600 hp. [repowered in 2006 with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/power-systems/marine-power-systems/commercial-propulsion-engines/18408926.html">Cat 3516</a> diesels, 4000 hp.])  was built in 1953 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/nashvilleboats.htm">Nashville Bridge Co.</a>, Nashville, Tennessee.
Owned by Chotin Transportation, New Orleans, it was originally named <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.towboatgallery.com/Debbie_Graham-0264736.php?pic=22&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=">"Jos. Chotin"</a>.
In 1968, the boat was sold to Oil Transport Co., New Orleans, and renamed "Bayou Boeuf".
In 1994, the boat was sold to Tug Cynthia, Inc., and renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.towboatgallery.com/Debbie_Graham-0264736.php?pic=20&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=">"Cynthia"</a>.
As of early 2013, the boat was owned by Pasentine Family Enterprises, Mandeville, Louisiana, and operated by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.floridamarine.com/">Florida Marine Transporters</a>, Inc., Mandeville.
In 2015, the boat was sold to Whitetail Vessel Co. LLC, Paducah, Kentucky, and operated by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jamesmarine.com/locations/tvt/">Tennessee Valley Towing</a>, Paducah.
In 2017, the boat was renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.towboatgallery.com/Debbie_Graham-0264736.php?pic=1&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=">"Debbie Graham"</a>.
Still operating in 2018.
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The two tank barges at the head of the tow are somewhat unusual in that the 8 cylindrical tanks on each barge are visible above the deck.
On the starboard bow is the heater for the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.volcanic-heater.com/downloads/volcanic-marine-bro-200311.pdf">thermal oil</a> which circulates through coils within the tanks. This keeps liquid cargo like asphalt or crude oil thin enough to be pumped out at the destination.
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 604.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>.
August 1987.
File # 87h107.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
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edited with Picture Window 4
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
CC BY-SA 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/7275220742/">87h107: Bayou Boeuf with tank barges at Clark Bridge</a>