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Huey J Cheramie News

08 Nov 2004

Tug & Barge Puncture Cruise Ship Hull

Coast Guard marine safety inspectors from Sector Key West, are investigating a collision between a cruise ship and a tug and barge this morning in the vicinity of the Hilton pier in Key West, Fla. Cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas was moored at Pier-B when the tug Huey L. Cheramie collided with the ship at approximately 8 a.m., leaving an 8-foot puncture along the side of the cruise ship's hull above the water-line. No injuries have been reported at this time.

14 Jan 2000

Cheramie Takes Delivery of Triple Screw Tug

Rodriguez Boat Builders Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered a model bow tug at the conclusion of a busy year. M/V Connor A. Gisclair, measuring 72 x 24 x 9 ft. was designed by Rodriguez and joint owners, Rusty Gisclair and Huey J. Cheramie, to replace tug Emily Cheramie, which they lost in the spring of 1998 on a reef off the coast of Belize. Actually owned by a sister company named Inshore Marine. Inc., the tug carries the Huey L. Cheramie, Inc. stack logo. The new boat continues the owners' preference for triple screw tugs. Four of the company's current fleet of eight vessels are triple screw. With accommodation for six people, the boat carries up to 24,000 gallons of fuel, 5,500 gallons of fresh water and 200 gallons each of lube, hydraulic, clutch and waste oil.

26 Jan 2000

Cheramie Takes Delivery of Triple Screw Tug

Rodriguez Boat Builders Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered a model bow tug at the conclusion of a busy year. M/V Connor A. Gisclair, measuring 72 x 24 x 9 ft. was designed by Rodriguez and joint owners, Rusty Gisclair and Huey J. Cheramie, to replace tug Emily Cheramie, which they lost in the spring of 1998 on a reef off the coast of Belize. Actually owned by a sister company named Inshore Marine. Inc., the tug carries the Huey L. Cheramie, Inc. stack logo. The new boat continues the owners' preference for triple screw tugs. Four of the company's current fleet of eight vessels are triple screw. With accommodation for six people, the boat carries up to 24,000 gallons of fuel, 5,500 gallons of fresh water and 200 gallons each of lube, hydraulic, clutch and waste oil.