HOWARD BLANK

  • General
    • Vessel Name : HOWARD BLANK 0
    • Operator : FLORIDA MARINE TRANSPORTERS, LLC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 2600 0
  • Location
    • City : NEW ORLEANS 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 175 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 85.8 257
    • Regular Breadth : 32 257
    • Overall Length : 85.8 257
    • Overall Breadt : 32 257
    • Load draft : 10 257
    • Light Draft : 10 257
    • Height : 41.6 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2009 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1221426 0

FLORIDA MARINE TRANSPORTERS, LLC.

  • Area of Operation : GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND MISSISSIPPI, BLACK WARRIOR, TOMBIGBEE, APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, FLINT, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND, ARKANSAS, OHIO, ILLINOIS AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS 0
  • Principal Commodity : TOWING AND PETROLEUM 0

ALEX PIEHET

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BELLE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BILL TULLIER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BILLY BURKETT

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BREES

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRENT ICE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

BRIAN O DANIELS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT PHILLIP BOX

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT TRACY L CHERAMIE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. ANDY LAKE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. KIRBY DUPUIS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. TIMMY CALLAIS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. TROY J HOTARD

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CAPT. W. D. NUNLEY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHRIS PIKE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHRISTINA BELCHER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CINDY HULL

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

COREY QUEBODEAUX

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

CYNTHIA

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DAVID MCNEMAR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : F 0

DENNIS J. PASENTINE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

DON CARLTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GRACE NICOLE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JAMES DALE ROBIN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JANICE ROBERTS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JANICE TYSON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JASON BELCHER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JEFF BRUMFIELD

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JERRY JONES

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JILL P HARVEY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN GRIMSLEY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN P. PASENTINE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN ROBERTS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JOHN WILLIAMS

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

JUDITH ELLEN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

JUSTIN D SBISA

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KEITH GELVIN

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

KIMBERLY HIDALGO

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

KRISTY DUTSCH

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

LIL "D"

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

LOUIS DEVELLE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MIA KELLEY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS KELLY

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS LAUREN ELIZABETH

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

MS AUDREY DEAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

MS. NICOLE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

R. D. QUEBODEAUX

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RHONDA LAMULLE

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RON HULL

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RONNIE ROGERS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

RUSTY ZELLER

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAMUEL J

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SAWYER WILLIAM

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SCOTT CAMP

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

STEPHANIE KENNELLY

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

STEVEN M. BRYAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

SYDNEE TAYLOR

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

TIM BURNS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

TONY LIPPMAN

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

TRINA SMITH

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WALTER L. GIBBS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WES SELLARS

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

WOODY RICHERSON

  • Type : 36 0
  • Construction : A 0

SL

  • Type : 43 0
  • Construction : A 0

FMT

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

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