Looking SSW from Falls Cities Riverboats.
<p>"Thruster" in tow of "Matt S".
Louisville, Kentucky, in distance
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Twin screw towboat "Matt S" (doc. # 907034, 52x22, Cummins KTA855-M diesels, 700 hp) was built in 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/active/marinebuildersutica.htm">Marine Builders</a>, Utica, Indiana and originally operated by Marine Transportation, Utica.
In 1992, the boat was sold to St. Jude and New Madrid Marine Service, Portageville, Missouri, and renamed "Capt. Jeff".
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Twin screw towboat "Thruster" (doc. # 641622, 55x22, Cummins 855NT diesels, repowered 1983, 760 hp) was built in 1976 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mvbarge.com/">Mt. Vernon Barge Service</a>, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and originally owned by the builder.
Sold 1982 to Marine Builders, Inc., Clarksville, Indiana.
Rebuilt 1983 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.marinebuilders.net/">Marine Builders, Inc.</a>, Clarksville, Indiana.
Sold 1990 to Marietta Industrial Enterprises, Inc., Marietta, Ohio, renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/William_H_Elliott-0641622.php?mnu=1">"William H. Elliott"</a>.
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Ohio River mile 603.
Jeffersonville, Indiana.
April 1988.
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file # 88d011.
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
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