OAKLAND, Calif.—The Fishing Creek’s 3,000 units of horsepower is generated by twin Caterpillar 3512 main engines, enabling it to effectively push, pull, and maneuver barges and cargo ships weighing tens of thousands of tons.
The tugboat, a 94-foot floating powerhouse built in 2017, is docked securely in Alameda port harbor; it’s part of Vane Brothers’ nationwide fleet of 50 tugboats and 80 barges.
“It’s the same thing with every ship that comes in from any port in the country—they require tugboats,” says Max Rosenberg, the company’s California port engineer.
“Tugboats help them to dock. Without the tugboats, it would definitely increase the risk of collisions, all sorts of accidents—groundings,” Rosenberg told The Epoch Times….