Tugboat Information

ATLANTIC SALVOR

Built in 1976, by Halter Marine Incorporated of New Orleans, Louisiana (hull #496) as the Mister Darby for the Jackson Marine Corporation of Houston, Texas.

Jackson Marine was owned by the Halliburton Corporation. They owned a total of ninety boats mostly offshore tugs, a few supply boats and some chemical transport and some well stimulation boats. Jackson Marine would later merge with Zapata Marine, and Gulf Fleet. When the three merged the company became the largest shipping company in the world with a total of four hundred fifteen boats. Tidewater at that time had about two hundred seventy five boats.

In the fall of 1986, Seahorse was merged into Zapata Gulf Marine adding an additional ninety vessels to the fleet. Seahorse was founded by the Arthur Levey family as Arthur Levey Boat Company after WWII. Later it was purchased by Petrolane Natural Gas and renamed Seahorse Marine. In 1985, Petrolane was bought out by Texas Eastern a larger natural gas company. Then in the fall of 1986, Texas Eastern traded the company to Zapata for an exchange of stock. It happened overnight with no warning whatsoever.

On January 15th of 1992 Zapata Gulf merged with Tidewater.

In 1998, the tug was acquired by DonJon Marine Company of Hillside, New Jersey where she was renamed as the Atlantic Salvor.

She is an ABS A-1 Towing Service + AMS, International Load Line certified tug.

Powered by two ALCO 16-251 F main engines with Lufkin RSQ 4222 reduction gears at a ratio of 5:6:1. Turning two 135(in) by 135(in) stainless steel fixed pitch open four bladed propellers for a rated 6,480 horsepower. She is also fitted with a 300 horsepower bow thruster.

Her electrical service is provided by two 150 kw generators driven by two GM 8v-71 engines generating 440 volts. The tug's capacities are 242,320 gallons of fuel oil, 3,640 gallons of lube oil, 15,150 gallons of potable water, and 39,510 gallons of drill water.

The tug's towing gear consists of a INTERcon DD 250 side by side double drum towing winch outfitted with 4,000(ft) of 2 1/4(in) towing wire on each drum. The winch features a line pull of 350,000 lbs. She is also outfitted with a set of remote control hydraulic towing pins, a stern chock with a 9(ft) diameter with 12 (ft) "Live" section with a hydraulic drive capstan. With an additional 1 1/4 (in) single wildcat and single cathead, mounted on the bow.
(Captain Eric Takakjian)

Vessel Name: ATLANTIC SALVOR
USCG Doc. No.: 578810
Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
IMO Number: 7719624
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
Call Sign: WCX9569
Hull Material: STEEL
Hull Number: 496
Ship Builder: HALTER MARINE SERVICES, INC.
Year Built: 1976
Length: 135.7
Hailing Port: NEW YORK, NY.