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LOTUS V.
Pictured as: the Lindsay C. (Curtin Maritime) Photo Courtesy of: Curtin Maritime

Built in 1976, by McDermott Shipyard Incorporated of Morgan City, Louisiana (hull #219) as the Stalwart for Crowley Marine Services Incorporated of San Francisco, California.

In 2018, the tug was "laid up" at Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.

In 2021, she was acquired by Marine Service International Incorporated of Seattle, Washington. Where she was renamed as Stalwart II.

In 2021, Marine Service International Incorporated renamed the tug as the Lotus V.

In 2023, the tug was acquired by the Curtin Maritime Corporation of Long Beach, California. Where she was renamed as the Lindsay C.

Powered by two, twenty cylinder, EMD 20-645-EG diesel engines. With Falk reduction gears, at a ratio of 4.345:1. Turning two, five bladed, stainless steel, fixed pitch propellers. She is a twin screw tug, rated at 7,200 horsepower.

Her electrical service is provided by two, 90kW, Caterpillar D 3304 generator sets. The tug's capacities are 155,000 gallons of fuel, 3,300 gallons of lube oil, and 15,000 gallons of potable water.

The towing equipment consists of a double drum, Markey TDSDW 36C, towing winch. Outfitted with 3,000(ft) of 2.75(in) towing wire on each drum.


  • Vessel Name: LOTUS V.
  • USCG Doc. No.: 575052
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • IMO Number: 7507382
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WBN6512
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 219
  • Ship Builder: MCDERMOTT SHIPYARD
  • Year Built: 1976
  • Length: 128.6
  • Hailing Port: LONG BEACH, CA.
  • Hull Depth: 19.2
  • Hull Breadth: 36.5
  • Gross Tonnage: 199
  • Net Tonnage: 135
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    STALWART, STALWART II, LOTUS V.
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES INC, MARINE SERVICE INTL INC