EDWARD JONES JR.

  • General
    • Vessel Name : EDWARD JONES JR. 0
    • Operator : BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1700 0
  • Location
    • City : NEW ORLEANS 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 176 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 70 257
    • Regular Breadth : 30 257
    • Overall Length : 70 257
    • Overall Breadt : 30 257
    • Load draft : 8.5 257
    • Light Draft : 6.5 257
    • Height : 49 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2011 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1236733 0

BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC.

  • Area of Operation : INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (TEXAS TO FLORIDA); LOWER AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI, OHIO, ILLINOIS, RED, TENN-TOM, CUMBERLAND RIVERS; LIMITED LAKE MICHIGAN, ATCHAFALAYA, BLACK WARRIOR AND ALABAMA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PETRO CHEMICALS, DIRTY OILS, LUBE OILS AND ASPHALT 0

WEB

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

ALTON ST. AMANT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BEAU BLESSEY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BEN STRAFUSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BENNIE DUPNIK

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BETH WILSON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BILL MCNEAL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BOB SHEA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRENDA ANN CACIOPPO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT GARY E MOSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT NILES SHOEMAKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT PAUL E LORD

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT RODNEY ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT TOM BROWN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. ALLEN BILLIOT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. BILLY J. VERDIN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. J. A. MORGAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JACK GREEN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. JONATHAN H. BROWN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. LANCE DRAGON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. ROGER D. ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. SHAWN MARTINEZ

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAROL M OTT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CATHERINE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLES E. MARTIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLES W. CLARK

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHARLIE MELANCON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLARK TODD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLAUDIA HAROLD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CLELAND POWELL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DANE F. MORGAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

DAVID F. STONE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DAVID VITTER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DOUG BARKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DREAMA KLAIBER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ERIC BUNCE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ERIN C. GRENON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GEORGE ALLEN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GERTUDE V. CREEL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HUGH S MONSTED

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HULL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JACK HASKELL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JAMES L. OBERSTAR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JANE ANN BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JERRY "DOG" MCLAIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JERRY W. TICHENOR

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOE RAY BEAUBOUEF

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN BOOZMAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN DEMPSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOSEPH F. MORRISON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JUDY S. FRIED

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KATHY SWANGO

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KEN WEWA STRICKLAND

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LANEY BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LAURA ANN BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LEISA GAIL STRAFUSS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LINDSEY GRAHAM

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

LUKE BRYAN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARTHA OLIVER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARY BURKE LILES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MARY T. COLLINS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MEG KENNEDY MOORE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MELVIN R. TODD

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MICHAEL A DUHON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

NEAL J SEAGO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

PAT VOSS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RANDY J. ADAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RANDY MARTIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RICHARD TOLAR

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RICK PUMPHREY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROBERT J SHEA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

ROGER F. WICKER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

RUSTY HILL

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SCOTT R. WILSON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SQUEAK CARPENTER

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

STACY SHELBY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

STEVE SCALISE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

THOMAS E ROLLINS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TIM SCOTT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TOM COTTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

VINCENT W SAPP

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WALTER E BLESSEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WALTER E. BLESSEY, JR.

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

WAYNE T. MOSLEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

HFL

  • Type : 74 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Oil Tanker Explodes off Libya, No Injuries Reported

Oil Tanker Explodes off Libya, No Injuries Reported

An oil tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil suffered an explosion off Libya on June 27 but no injuries or pollution were reported, a spokesperson for the operator TMS Tankers said on Monday.The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Vilamoura had left Libya's Zuetina port and was en route to Gibraltar when there was an explosion in the engine room, the operator said.

OPINION: Hold the Bricks, Start the Discussion on the Future of Domestic Shipbuilding

OPINION: Hold the Bricks, Start the Discussion on the Future of Domestic Shipbuilding

With your first steps as a cadet onto the Maritime Academy campus, your first union dues payment or first line thrown ashore from the tug, you are lectured on the importance of the “Jones Act”. A constant reminder throughout a US Seafarer’s career of commitment, loyalty and support for the legislation.

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

[The following are exerpts and paraphrasing from testimony given by Matthew O. Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), to Congress on the morning of February 26, 2025.]While maritime strength and shipbuilding historically have been a cornerstone of global power, shifting times and geopolitical pressures impact readiness and output.

First US-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Starts Sea Trials

First US-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Starts Sea Trials

The United States' first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Charybdis, has started sea trials ahead of delivery to Dominion Energy planned for later in 2025.The Seatrium AmFELS shipyard in Bronsville, Texas, has been in charge of the construction of the WTIV vessel, the first of its kind to be build in the United States.

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

Manson Construction has long been a pillar of the U.S. maritime industry, rooted in a tradition of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated vessels. The company was founded in 1905 by Peter Manson, when he dug up a jar of gold coins [because he didn’t trust the banks] and purchased a winch, a winch that was then put on a barge and that became Manson's first pile driver.

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At Least Seven Dead in US Dock Collapse

At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia.U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching on Saturday night for missing people.The accident, which also caused multiple injuries, happened during a celebration of Sapelo Island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants

Families of Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Tragedy Sue Dali Owner, Operator

Families of Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Tragedy Sue Dali Owner, Operator

The families of the six workers who died in the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore filed lawsuits on Friday against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck the bridge.The lawsuits filed in Maryland federal court by the families of Carlos Daniel Hernandez Estrella, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Miguel Angel Luna, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera

US Justice Dept Will Inspect Containership Dali, Signaling Potential Lawsuit

US Justice Dept Will Inspect Containership Dali, Signaling Potential Lawsuit

The U.S. government signaled in a court filing on Wednesday for the first time that it may file a claim against the owner of the ship that caused the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.U.S. Justice Department attorney Laine Goodhue submitted a letter, opens new tab notifying U.S.

US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults

More than a dozen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy students who say they were victims of sexual assault filed complaints on Thursday seeking $130 million in damages, accusing the school of allowing sexual violence to go unchecked.The former students filed administrative claims with the U.S.

Houthis Claim First Attack on Shipping in Two Weeks

Houthis Claim First Attack on Shipping in Two Weeks

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday that it targeted a Liberia-flagged container vessel in the Gulf of Aden, claiming its first attack on shipping lanes since Israel carried out a retaliatory airstrike in Hodeidah port on July 20.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement that the MV Groton was attacked by ballistic missiles.

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member, officials said.Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said, after the ship capsized off the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province.

Fishing Vessel Sinks Off Falkland Islands; Nine Dead, Four Missing

Fishing Vessel Sinks Off Falkland Islands; Nine Dead, Four Missing

Nine people were confirmed dead and four were still missing after a British-Norwegian fishing vessel sank off the coast of the Falkland Islands on Monday, the boat's owner said on Wednesday.A total of 27 crew members had been aboard the Argos Georgia, a Saint Helena-flagged vessel, of whom 14 have so far been found alive, Stig Ervik, CEO at Norway's Ervik Havfiske Holding, told Reuters.