LINDSEY FOSS Barge Assist

by James Williamson

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LINDSEY FOSS Barge Assist

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James Williamson

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Painting - Watercolor

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Tugboat LINDSEY FOSS assisting log barge on Bellingham Bay 1988.
Watercolor painting by artist James Willaimson.

Artist James Williamson, ASMA
Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists

Tractor Tug Log Barge Assist Bellingham Bay 1988
The painting illustrates Bellingham based Lindsey FOSS assisting the dumping of 10,000 logs from a barge anchored in Bellingham Bay. The logs were cut and towed from Canada to the Georgia Pacific Pulp Mill located on the Bellingham waterfront.

Lindsey FOSS was sent to assist the barge by spraying water from its two powerful water cannons located near the stern. The log barge arrived in July or August and the logs had dried out. The barge can dump the logs at no more than a forty-five-degree angle. After hours of spraying water, the logs came free in one huge splash. Citizens had gathered along the shore to watch the spectacle.

Tugboat LINDSEY FOSS
LINDSEY FOSS is a towboat/tugboat with the call sign WCC9031. Hull number 1353; hull material steel; Built in 1993 at Lockport, Louisiana at Halter Marine, Inc.; Length 137.5 ft.; Hull Depth 18.5 ft.; Hull Breadth 46 ft.; Hailing port Seattle, Washington; Owner FOSS Maritime, Seattle, Washington; Gross tonnage 459; Net Tonnage 312; Horsepower 8000.

Lindsey FOSS is an Enhanced Tractor Tug featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. The enhanced tractor tugs (Lindsey and Garth FOSS) are the largest in the world, and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.

Chaperoning oil tankers through choppy water is no easy task. However two new tugboats have the speed, agility and stopping power to wrestle those sea monsters into submission.
The Garth FOSS and Lindsay FOSS are the biggest tugboats ever fitted with so-called Voith-Schneider cycloidal-propulsion units. Glosten Associates and FOSS Maritime designed the vessels, built by Halter Marine in Lockport, Louisiana.
The eggbeater propulsion arrangement also found on New York's Staten Island ferries consists of two sets of vertical blades. A central control rod, tilted by a servo motor, manipulates the angles at which the spinning blades attack the water. The result: unprecedented 360 steering ability. Meanwhile, two General Motors (locomotive) diesels develop 4000 hp each, good for 15 knots.
Either of the FOSS tugs can corral a drifting tanker twice as quickly as a conventional open-wheeled tug with equal power.
Always Ready
Lindsey FOSS is assisting a log-dump on Bellingham Bay. The event occurred during the mid 1990s. Always Ready FOSS Maritime dispatched Lindsey FOSS because the huge barge loaded with 10,000 logs became jammed. The dump occurred in the summer months and the logs had begun to dry. The log barge is designed to tilt at a 45-degree angle, thereby allowing the logs to fall into the water. The heavy, massive load of dry logs did not move at the 45-degree angle and Lindsey was called to spray the barge from behind using its powerful water cannons. The water lubricated the logs allowing them to fall into Bellingham Bay. The spraying lasted for hours and finally with a loud roar and a gigantic splash, thousands of huge logs rolled from the barge. Spectators had gathered along the road and at Boulevard Park, adjacent to the spectacular event, and a loud cheer was heard as the barge finally let go of its cargo. After the logs fell into the water tugs began to round up the enormous log spill and bring them to the Georgia Pacific Mill.

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