Starting this past spring, a new tugboat could be seen assisting crude oil tankers making their way into San Francisco Bay. She's the 6,800-hp ASD tractor Delta Billie, newest addition to the fleet of Baydelta Maritime at Pier 15, San Francisco.rnAnother new Baydelta tug, virtually identical, is expected to arrive on the scene before the end of the year.rn"We've been waiting for this tug to arrive for a long time," said Fred Henning, general manager for Baydelta. The newest tug is actually the third recently built for this 16-year-old company, but the first two were placed on long-term charter with Crowley Maritime before they were com-rnpleted by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Whidbey Island, Wash.
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