CLEVELAND, OHIO – The 105-foot-long tug Golden Anchor (IMO # 81160250) arrived at on Cleveland April 9. A social media post indicated the 1981-built tug, most recently based in Louisiana, will eventually enter service for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, NY, District.
Tug Golden Anchor headed for Cleveland. [Alan Wooler]
She was built by Theriot Modec Enterprises of Golden Meadow, LA, as Jack B. Rebstock for the Rebstock Towing Co. of Golden Meadow, LA. In 1989, the tug was acquired by E.N. Bisso and Son Inc. of New Orleans, where she was renamed the A.T. Higgins. In 2012, Bisso renamed the tug the Peggy H. In 2021, the tug was acquired by Bateau Louisiane Inc., where it was renamed Marcella G. Gondran for operation by Gulf Coast Tugs Inc. of LaRose, LA. In 2022, she was returned the Bateau Louisiane and was operated by Trinity Tugs LLC. of Galliano, LA.
AIS shows her currently moored near the U.S. Coast Guard base in Cleveland.
