I've never seen anything like this!!! A Marathon Oil Barge on the Ohio River!

On the way back from Blennerhasset Island we get passed on the river by a Marathon Oil Barge. I've never seen a barge like this before!
#wanderingthruWV
#ohioriverhistory
#marathonoil
#ParkersburgWV
#barges

[@DrakeMoore-t8m]

my step dad was on this boat for 16 years. he’s a tanker man now for the company. i’m gonna be trying and getting on the boat next month. can’t wait

[@supreme.deevlogs1949]

any luck & how was the whole interview & test process?

[@rayparsons5029]

Literally grew up around a bulk plant from before I could walk. Use to help load trucks. Even help unload barges. In grade school and Jr High. There are two bulk plants left on the Kanawaha. That get their gas from Catlitsburg. There was at one time. One at St Albans Charleston and Hugheston on Kanawha. One on Elk River in Charleston. Only ones now are at Hugheston and Charleston. Both still get from barge.

[@walterfarley9230]

Paducah ky and a lot of places gets their fuel by barge . Been happening for 100 years . Knoxville tn got fuel by barge till they built pipe line in 69 .

[@carlpayne7817]

spent 20 years pushing barges on the rivers its nothing out the ordinary YOU were just not there :)

[@bellct4980]

Salty…litle salt fish you are😊

[@carlpayne7817]

@@bellct4980 wrong ... a working man.

[@bellct4980]

@@carlpayne7817 a working fish

[@carlpayne7817]

@@bellct4980 nope, a working man.

[@bellct4980]

@@carlpayne7817 a working male fish

[@walterfarley9230]

Mrathon ships a lot of petroleum products on the ohio . Refineries in West Virginia. Up the Cumberland and tn too.

[@davidschick6951]

I’d love to have seen more footage of the tow.

[@carlpayne7817]

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[@wvesb]

Fish is in the ball of the ooo poo

[@Skifoot381]

I use to pump these barges off when in high school. They were M/V Ashland back then 1974.

[@wvesb]

Do you yr your like too hundo grass old

[@gorgoopiy4706]

What's supposed to be different about these barges?

[@jodysledd8279]

not much time spent on the ohio river if that is the first marathon tow you have seen

[@vikkichafouleas1265]

Right under our noses guys

[@dougneuman3274]

You been living under a rock all your life?

[@wvesb]

Stop being rude . He lives under ground and it’s very 🤫 secret. Her knows more than uiu guddy

[@crusader777]

People are sure ignorant

[@monmixer]

I see barges hauling oil and gas uo and down the Ohio River all of the time. No strange thing here. You just don't get to the river much.

[@insulatoru8817]

Marathon terminal right up river from there south of Marietta where they haul petro to for tanker trucks to load from n haul to speedway n such

[@wvesb]

Mr hays loves hiking go to potato nob I feel down the noubtiab

[@wilsonmccarty7203]

There's marathon refinery in Ashland ky

[@wvesb]

Now that’s what I call oil it boil..or flamingo 💀👽

[@bellct4980]

Dedflitanly man

[@hasbulla989]

Marathon is always on the ohio

[@deannaspencer8988]

All Stores 900,000 Please Lower the price of all Brands of Military Equipment and Local for All Brands of Barge Products and Production Cost Now 900,000 That's Too Much $$ 900,000 Now The Whole World 900,000 Now 🙏 🤲 🕍 🕌 ⛪ 🛕

[@bellct4980]

Don’t worry we will ☺️😊😇 (I will)