Modern American Recycling Services Towing Vessel MARS WAR MACHINE

Built 1975 at Equitable Equipment in Madisonville, Louisiana.
Powered by two EMD 20-645-E5 diesel engines she is a twin screw tug rated 7,200 horsepower.
Measuring Length : 141.90 feet by Beam : 40.00 feet she has a Depth of : 22.00 feet.
Spotted towing the Heavy Lift Construction Support Vessel D B THOR.
Built 1997 and under Panamanian registry managed by SHORE Offshore Services.
Particulars Length Overall : 370.70 feet by Beam : 137.80 feet Her Depth at the Main Deck : 26.25 feet and her Operating Draft is 12.14 feet.
She has an AmClyde Derrick Crane with a Hook Height of 252.50 feet and a Full Revolving Lift Capacity 1,760 Short Tons @ 98.30 feet.
She also has Crawler Deck Crane with a Capacity of 88 Short Tons and a Radius of 65.60 feet as well as a Manitowoc Utility Crane with a Capacity of 100 Short Tons on a Boom Length of 130 feet.
Her Mooring Equipment consists of 8 Single Drum; 80 Ton brake holding winches with 5,000 feet of 2 inch diameter wire and 8 16,000 pound Anchors.
Escorting and assisting her out of Galveston Harbor and through Bolivar Roads is the Bay Houston Towing Company's Z-Tech® 24-60 TRACTOR harbor tug H DOUGLAS M.
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