Looking ESE from observation deck atop old 18th St. Bridge pier.
<p>"Paul G. Blazer" upbound in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_and_Portland_Canal" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville and Portland Canal">Portland Canal</a>, approaching <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Street_Bridge_(Ohio_River)" class="extiw" title="w:Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River)">L&amp;I Bridge</a>.
</p><p>Twin screw towboat <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Paul_G_Blazer.php">"Paul G. Blazer"</a> (doc. # 918951, length 150 feet, breadth 45 feet, Cat 3606 diesels, 4200 hp) built 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/quality.htm">Quality Shipyards</a>, Houma, Louisiana.
Originally owned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland_Inc" class="extiw" title="w:Ashland Inc">Ashland Oil</a>.
In 1998, transferred to Marathon Ashland Petroleum (later known as Marathon Petroleum Co.), Ashland, Kentucky.
Still operating in 2017.
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 605.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>.
27-Mar-1999.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/6728396975/">99c081: Paul G. Blazer in Portland Canal on Ohio River at Louisville</a>