On February 9, Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine delivered the LORETTA B. MORAN to Moran Towing of Lake Charles, LLC. The 98’, 6600HP, Z-Drive Tug is the sister to the CATHERINE C. MORAN, which was delivered on November 10, 2009. Both tugs will provide tug services for Sempra LNG’s new Cameron LNG terminal, located near Hackberry, Louisiana.
February 8, 2010
Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine is pleased to unveil its new 80’ x 33’-9” Z-Drive Tug design. The vessel is designed for ship handling and harbor work. It admeasures less than 150 gross tons and has a Load Line length of less than 79’ allowing it to operate without a Load Line assignment. The tug is designed to exceed ABS standards and customers can choose to specify ABS class.
Click on the following links to see video footage of the LOIS ANN L. MORAN launch. Videos are taken from two different perspectives - one inside and the other other outside the building. The launch took place on July 23, 2009 and was the first from Washburn & Doughty's new building.
Click on the following link to watch a photo documentary of the amazing progress made by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. since a fire destroyed its main construction building on July 11, 2008. The video ends with the launch of the CATHERINE C. MORAN on August 12, 2009.