ALASKA MARINER

  • General
    • Vessel Name : ALASKA MARINER 0
    • Operator : WESTERN TOWBOAT COMPANY 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 431 0
    • Vessel Type : 36 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 3600 0
  • Location
    • City : SEATTLE 0
    • STATE : WA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 66 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 108.8 257
    • Regular Breadth : 32 257
    • Overall Length : 118 257
    • Overall Breadt : 32 257
    • Load draft : 17 257
    • Light Draft : 15 257
    • Height : 59 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1985 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 681479 0

WESTERN TOWBOAT COMPANY

  • Area of Operation : PUGET SOUND, COLUMBIA RIVER, ALASKA AND OREGON, FLORIDA AND CUBA, MEXICO & CALIFORNIA 0
  • Principal Commodity : GENERAL TOWING AND FREIGHT 0

ALASKA TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

ARTIC TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

FLYER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

GULF TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

HORNET

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

OCEAN MARINER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

OCEAN NAVIGATOR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

OCEAN RANGER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

OCEAN TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

PACIFIC

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

PACIFIC TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

TRIUMPH

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WASP

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WEST POINT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN MARINER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN NAVIGATOR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN RANGER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN TITAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTRAC

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTRAC II

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BALLARD

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN CARRIER

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN PROVIDER

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN SERVICE

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WESTERN VENTURE

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

WTB #1

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Alaska

Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Alaska

The crew of a ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.The 22 crew members were safely evacuated from the ship after they failed to put out the fire, Zodiac said as it focuses on salvaging the vessel.

MOL Looks to Seize Opportunities as Trade Routes Shift Due to Tariffs

MOL Looks to Seize Opportunities as Trade Routes Shift Due to Tariffs

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Japan's second-largest shipping company, aims to capitalize on opportunities that emerge from a shift in trade routes driven by new U.S. tariffs, CEO Takeshi Hashimoto said.The highest U.S. tariffs in more than a hundred years came into force on Wednesday, roiling global markets.

Lack of Oversight Impacts U.S. Fishing Industry

Lack of Oversight Impacts U.S. Fishing Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries, raising the risk of a delayed start to the fishing season for some East Coast cod and haddock fleets and leading to overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna, according to Reuters interviews with industry groups and federal government employees.

All 23 Crew from Stena Immaculate Safe with No Reported Injuries, Crowley Says

All 23 Crew from Stena Immaculate Safe with No Reported Injuries, Crowley Says

Crowley, the manager of oil tanker Stena Immaculate that was struck on its port side by the container ship Solong, causing a blaze, has reported that all 23 members of the ship’s crew are safe and without reported injuries, as it launches spill containment response efforts.On March 10, 2025, while stationary and anchored off the North Sea coast near Hull in the United Kingdom

Trump Hopes to Ship Alaskan Gas to Asia

Trump Hopes to Ship Alaskan Gas to Asia

When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to U.S. allies in Asia.Trump and his energy tsar Doug Burgum framed the venture as a way for Japan to replace Middle East energy shipments and address its trade imbalance with the U.S.

2050: There’s 9,164 Days to Go

2050: There’s 9,164 Days to Go

This week at MarineLink…A group of people met at the University of Alaska Fairbanks at the end of October to brainstorm a possible new economy for Alaska and a clean energy source for the world: geologic hydrogen.It’s not that new a concept. Villagers in Bourakébougou, Mali, found a source of geologic hydrogen while unplugging an old water well in 2011.

ACBL Christens ‘Most Powerful’ Towboat Ever to Sail on Mississippi River

ACBL Christens ‘Most Powerful’ Towboat Ever to Sail on Mississippi River

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and C&C Marine and Repair have christened the M/V ACBL Mariner, said to be the most powerful and capable towboat ever built for operations on the Mississippi River.The christening ceremony took place in New Orleans in the presence of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry.The ACBL Mariner boasts 11,000 horsepower, and can push up to 64 barges up the river at one time.

Russia-China Military Ops in Arctic Flash 'Concerning Signals'

Russia-China Military Ops in Arctic Flash 'Concerning Signals'

The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent military collaboration in the region sends "concerning signals", the U.S. Arctic ambassador said.Russia and China have stepped up military cooperation in the Arctic while deepening overall ties in recent years that include China supplying Moscow with dual-use goods despite

NSMV Patriot State Delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy

NSMV Patriot State Delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) officially took custody of its new training ship Patriot State during a handover ceremony on October 11.The vessel is the second of five being built by Philly Shipyard under the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program, designed to provide a purpose-built

North Pole of Inaccessibility Reached by Cruise Ship

North Pole of Inaccessibility Reached by Cruise Ship

Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot became the first cruise ship to reach the North Pole of Inaccessibility on September 12.The North Pole of Inaccessibility is the point on the Arctic Ocean that is furthest from land. First described in 1909 by the Russian polar explorer Alexander Koltchak

Fire Breaks Out On NY Waterway Ferry, Passengers Evacuated

Fire Breaks Out On NY Waterway Ferry, Passengers Evacuated

An engine room fire led to the evacuation of dozens of passengers from a NY Waterway ferry during the busy rush hour commute on Tuesday evening.The 65-foot vessel Father Mychal Judge was transiting along the Hudson River en route from Manhattan to New Jersey when the blaze broke out on board.

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

Pilot Was Asleep at the Helm When Towboat Hit Louisiana Pier

The pilot of a towboat that struck an industrial cargo pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday.The pilot of the Marquette Transportation owned and operated towing vessel John 3:16 was experiencing the effects of fatigue during his watch on September 12, 2023, while navigating the Lower Mississippi River.