Tugboats, Tugboats, Tugboats: Hecate Prince

Tugboats, the semi's of the ocean. They pass Powell River pulling logbooms, construction barges, scows of hogfuel and chips for the local paper mill, train barges, barges loaded with
semi-trailers and chemical tankers and more. And I take their pictures as they pass.

Here you will find some of the photos I have taken of those tugboats as they pull their tows up and down Malaspina Strait and the surrounding waters. Big ones and little ones, good looking tugs and some not so.
I like them all, and if you like tugs - including tugs converted to other uses - I invite you to have a look.

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Hecate Prince

Hecate Prince - 2021-01-17

Hecate Prince - for a good few years Gemini Marine Services used her to transport fish food to the fish farms on Desolation Sound and further north. In December 2019 Gemini launched their new vessel, and the Prince became surplus to requirements. She was purchased by Thunder Bay Tugs of Powell River and they re-did her in their brown fleet colours. Above, she is on Malaspina Strait, hauling a section of boom sticks north at 3 knots.

Length: 18.26m Breadth: 6.43m Draft: 3.38m Power: 765 BHP Year Built: 1963