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GULF TIDE
Pictured as: the Turecamo Boys (Moran Towing) Photo by: Simon Brown

Built in 1972, by Main Iron Works Incorporated of Houma, Louisiana (hull #266) as the Miss Mildred for the Fonteneau and Smith Boat Company of Morgan City, Louisiana.

In 1978, the Fonteneau and Smith Boat Company was acquired by Newpark Marine Services of The Woodlands, Texas. Where the tug was renamed as the Newpark Sunshine.

In 1983, she was acquired by the Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation of Houston, Texas. Where the tug was renamed as the Gulf Tide.

In 1985, the Zapata Marine Service, Gulf Fleet Marine Incorporated, and Jackson Marine Services merged to form Zapata Gulf Marine Service Incorporated of Houston, Texas. Where the tug retained her name.

In 1988, Zapata Gulf Marine Incorporated renamed the tug as the the Atlantic Tide.

In 1989, the tug was acquired by the Turecamo Coastal and Harbor Towing Corporation of New York, New York. Where she was renamed as the Turecamo Boys.

In 1998, the Turecamo Coastal and Harbor Towing Corporation of New York, New York was acquired by the Moran Towing Corporation of New Canaan, Connecticut. Where the tug retained her name.

In 2016, she was acquired by the Gimrock Marine Construction Company of Hialeah, Florida. Where the tug was renamed as the Hannah Marie.

In 2018, the tug was acquired by RQ Construction Incorporated of Carlsbad, California. Where she was renamed as the Addy Lou.

She is a twin screw tug, rated at 3,200 horsepower.
(Captain Eric Takakjian, Bruce Fizell, Captain Ted Bishop, Kyle Stubbs)


  • Vessel Name: GULF TIDE
  • USCG Doc. No.: 0542550
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • IMO Number: 07230630
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDC6809
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 266
  • Ship Builder: MAIN IRON WORKS, INC.
  • Year Built: 1972
  • Length: 99
  • Hailing Port: MIAMI, FL.
  • Hull Depth: 9.7
  • Hull Breadth: 30
  • Gross Tonnage: 193
  • Net Tonnage: 131
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    Miss Mildred, Newpark Sunshine, Gulf Tide, ATLANTIC TIDE, TURECAMO BOYS, HANNAH MARIE
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    Fonteneau and Smith Boat Co., Newpark Marine Services, Gulf fleet Marine Corp., Zapata Gulf Marine Service, Turecamo Coastal and Harbor Towing Corp., MORAN TOWING CORPORATION, MORAN TOWING CORPORATION, Gimrock Marine Construction Co.,