The likely choice is the Bradshaw McKee, which Port City already owns, was idle for 2013, already has a Bludworth connection system and used to push the Conquest when owned by Hannah Marine.
It is interesting to note however that Marcon International is listing a 1967 4300 hp McAllister towing tug for sale, with a raised pilot house. It is likely the Colleen McAllister or possibly the Katie G. McAllister, which are both sisters to the Prentiss Brown. All three of those tugs, as well as the Rebecca Lynn and Karen Andrie were built for Gulfcoast Transit/TECO which was a pioneering tug-barge operator hauling coal from a terminal on the Mississippi River to Tampa Bay Electric Company (TECO) starting in the late 60's. Pioneering in that they built some of the largest ocean going bulk cargo barges seen to that time in the U.S. They later went on to pioneer with ATB's.
St. Mary's Challenger
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Bob
Re: St. Mary's Challenger
Isn't the Prentiss Brown current mated with the Conquest. Article says it will be pushing the Challenger. If so, what will be pushing the Conquest next year.
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Al
St. Mary's Challenger
Chicago Tribune has a good story with pix about the conversion of St. Mary's Challenger: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 4658.story