New Orleans based Cooper Group subsidiary Crescent Towing recently took delivery of the M/V Angus R. Cooper II, a new 6,000 HP, tier 4, Z-drive tugboat constructed at Cooper Group’s Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala.
To be added to Crescent Towing’s ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah, Ga., the new Z-drive tug is powered by twin Caterpillar 3516E tier 4 engines, each producing 3,004 HP and powering Kongsberg 255 fixed pitch azimuthing drives (Z-drives).
The M/V Angus R. Cooper II...