Horizon delivers 20th towboat to Florida Marine

摘要

Horizon Shipbuilding Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered the 120'×35'×11'6" retractable pilothouse towboat Victoria Pasentine to Man- deville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters in April. Horizon has delivered 20 boats to FMT over the past nine years. Designed by John Gilbert Associates, the Victoria Pasentine has an ABS load line certificate to operate in the waters between Chicago and Burns Harbor, Ind., for fair weather voyages. Two Caterpillar 3512 engines, each rated at 2,011 hp at 1,600 rpm, power the steel towboat.