Tennessee Valley Towing  - Telephone: 270-554-0154/ Fax:  270-554-0183                         Website - http://www.tennesseevalleytowing.com

4520 Clarks River Road         Office Hours: Mon-Fri                 0730-1630 CST                         Dispatch: Lonny Fugate - Home 270/898-7803; Cell 270/217-1574

Paducah, KY 42003                                      Sat/Sun/Holidays 0730-1030 CST                                         Rachael Mayes - Home 270/744-9735; Cell 270/559-0914

 

FRIDAY – July 3, 2009        

MARSEC Level #1                                       

 

W.W. Dyer             UP 349 TN (9L/1E) turn Guntersville FOB: 49,153/1,392  LOB: 790/30

0540-0755                  Wilson Lock – n/b

1045-1245                  Wheeler Lock – n/b

1115-1145                  Crew Change

1600-1610                  Dec NU – drop 1 mt w/tug

1715-1735                  M/V Mary Ethel p/u mechanic to boat

1735-2020                  Dec Port – drop 3 lds & rearrange tow w/tug

0430-*                         Guntersville Lock – n/b

 

Emma Kate            UP 160 TN (12L/2E) turn Guntersville FOB: 46,845/2,855   LOB:  327/25

0510-0815                 KY Lock - n/b

1100-1130                 Mile 42 TN – crew change

1920-2000                 New Johnsonville – drop 1 ld, p/u 1 mt w/tug

0120-0200                 Perryville – p/u 1 ld and shif 1 mt w/tug

 

Jerry McNeil          UP 966 OH (11L/0E) turn Chattanooga  FOB:  49,300/1,600  LOB:  432/0

0945-1110                 Cairo/ACL – drop 3 lds move 1 w/tug

1200-1300                 Cairo/CWF – drop 7 lds w/tug – p/u rigging stand by for barges

2000-0145                 Cairo – p/u 11 lds w/tug  (tug off 0030)

0245-0350                 Cairo/ACL – NBI 9611B drafting 9’10” – did not pick up

 

William Hank (T.S. Kunsman) DN 410 TN (2L/5E)  FOB:  40,572/1,514  LOB:  687/1

0600-0705                   Bridgeport - drop 4 loads  w/tug

0840-0920                   Nickajack Lock – n/b

1520-1800                   Chattanooga – drop 3 lds, 2 mts & p/u 2 lds, 1 mt w/tug

2330-0010                   Nickajack Lock – s/b

0130-0430                  Bridgeport – p/u 4 mts NO TUG

 

Jack Walker (Yazoo City) DN 298 TN (0L/1E) FOB: 77,866/1,786   LOB: 295/10

0715-0750                   Dec Port – drop 1 ld & shift 1 ld w/tug

1515-1545-1815         Guntersville Lock – n/b

2000-2140                  Guntersville – drop & strip 11 lds w/tug

2140-2220                  Guntersville – p/u 1 ld, 1 mt w/tug

2340-0010                  Guntersville Lock – s/b

0505-0525                   Dec Port – drop 1 ld w/tug

 

Bearcat                  DN 646 TN

 

Addi Belle (Audrey Fouts)          James Shipyard/Paducah – Available for work

 

Harley Hall                                       James Shipyard/Paducah – Available for work

 

Lonny Fugate                                Walker Boatyard/Paducah – Available for work

            

Ψ   TVT fuel escalation @ 16 %

Ψ   Lock #52 – Potential for operation Friday, 7/3/09; maximum load draft @ Cairo short-term starting now is 9’6” all four corners; all loads encountered over 9’6” accepted on a case-by-case basis!!!!

Ψ    Lock Closure:  Wilson main chamber – 7/14/09 through 8/11/09!!!!!

 

NOTICE:  TVT office will be closed Friday 7/3/09 in observance of July 4th

HOLIDAY DISPATCHER:  Gail O’Connell – cell # 270-559-4049