Looking E from I-64 near 11th St. (near upper end of Portland Canal).
<p>Crane transferring coal from damaged barge "DM 1262" to barge "ACBL 1904".
Towboats "Michelle McBride" (left) and "M/V Cole" (right) assisting.
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Coal barges in tow of "Northern" (doc. # 512466) broke loose after striking riverbank following a wind gust.
Two barges sank, others drifted away.
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Intermodal containers at Kentucky Container Service in foreground.
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Twin screw towboat "Michelle McBride" (77x23, Cat 3408 diesels, repowered 1983, 820 hp) was built in 1925 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/nashvilleboats.htm">Nashville [Tennessee</a> Bridge Co.], later rebuilt in 1961 and again in 1974.
Originally named "Kosmortar", the boat was owned by Kosmos Towing Co., Louisville, Kentucky.
[See a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cs/id/3139/rec/3">starboard bow view</a> and a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cs/id/3135/rec/2">starboard quarter view</a> of "Kosmortar" in 1928, or see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/search/collection/cs/searchterm/towboat/field/all/mode/any/conn/and/cosuppress/">all towboat photos in the Caufield and Shook Collection</a>.]
In 1967, the boat was sold to McBride Towing Co., Harrods Creek, Kentucky.
In 1974, the boat was sold to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://seaport.findthedata.com/l/7492/Five-M-Transportation-Corp">Five M Transportation Corp.</a>, Louisville, and in 1975 renamed "Michelle McBride".
The boat was apparently still operating as late as 1994, but was off the record by early 1998.
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The twin-screw towboat "Cole" (doc. # 635318)  was built in 1981 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/missmarine.htm">Mississippi Marine Towboat Corp.</a>, Greenville, Mississippi.
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Quoting from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boatbuildingnews.com/Workboat/sheila-delivered-mississippi-towboat-4818">www.boatbuildingnews.com</a> :
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"Mississippi Marine delivered the M/V Cole, the first of three for the same owner, within 90 days after receipt of contract. It is a 56-foot by 20-foot by 7-foot, 6-inch workboat designed for fleeting service.
</p><p>"The M/V Cole is powered by two GM Detroit Diesel 16V-71 main engines [producing a total of 1000 hp] coupled to a pair of Twin Disc MG-518 (4.5:1) reduction gears. [May have later been repowered with Cat diesels, accd. to 2005 Inland River Record.] The gears turn two 5V2-inch-diameter shafts. The Coolidge propellers are 50-inch by 46-inch, four-blade, stainless steel, especially designed with extra heavy edge thickness and increased blade area ratio. The main engine cooling is provided by Fernstrum grid coolers and engine controls are provided by Morse MD-24 cable controls.
</p><p>"The vessel is equipped with two steering rudders and four flanking rudders. The mechanical over hydraulic system is main engine driven. While the vessel is equipped with a pair of 12-kw, model #A2D 12000 Dieselec, aircooled generator sets, a separate 12-volt system also is provided permitting the M/V Cole to operate without the generators. Navigation lights, searchlights, and other necessary lighting is dual 12 v dc and 120 v ac. The two power winches are Skipper Hydraulic, 25 ton, powered by the main engine driven hydraulic pumps and reservoir package which also allows for operation of the vessel without the use of the generator sets.
</p><p>"The M/V Cole's raised pilothouse provides a 25-foot eye level and 360-degree visibility. A catwalk and stairs provide good access to both empty barges as well as the vessel's main deck."
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The boat was originally owned by H/C Leasing, Greenville, and operated by River Equipment and Supply Co., Greenville until Dec. 1988, then by American Boat Co., Cahokia, Illinois. In 1995, the boat was sold to Jeffrey Sand Co., Little Rock, Illinois. I don't know the boat's current status, but the Coast Guard Vessel Documentation database shows a documentation issuance date of June 30, 2004..
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This boat did harbor work in the Louisville area..
The boat's name board reads "M/V Cole", so I used that name. M/V stands for "motor vessel" (as opposed to "steamer"), but since all towboats nowadays are diesel-powered (and thus are motor vessels), the "M/V" is not necessary.
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Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Kentucky.
April 1988.
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file # 88d052.
35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i.
Siverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
unsharp mask (radius 1,threshold 3, 100%).
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JPEG quality 95.
<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/29463012162/">88d052: Removing coal from damaged barge at upper end of Portland Canal</a>