The Tug Cornell was hired to blear a path through the ice for Davis Sea and her barge full of 25,000 gallons of home heating oil bound for the Kosco Terminal on Rondout Creek in Port Ewen. Davis Creek has d a long slog through the ice arriving here at 6:55AM.
Cornell breaks ice at the mouth of the creek.
Davis Sea in Cornell's wake of broken ice
Davis Sea in the creek. Kingston's Rondout II lighthouse in the background.
Tugs Gowanus bay (l) and Elise Ann Connors (r) berthed creekside.
Cornell makes her way up teh creek with Davis Sea following
Tug Petersburg
Tugs Hackensack (l) and Petersburg (r)
Cornell leaves a trail of open water through the ice
Cornell makes water of ice at the oil terminal dock.
Captain Matt was a master at using his prop wash to break large sheets of ice
The sun has risen on the Davis Sea at 7:42AM
Davis Sea approaches the Kosco dock
Captain Matt
Davis Sea's wheelhouse
Davis Sea's upper wheelhouse
Davis Sea disengages from her barge before the oil is offloaded
Davis Sea follows Cornell to our bearth down the creek
Davis Sea
Stack detail and K-Sea logo
