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01 Nov 2010

A Day in the Life of a Towboater: Part III

The Thomas E. Erickson, owned and operated by Marquette Transportation, chartered by AEP River Operations. Photo by Raina Clark

Last August Raina Clark began the story of her eight day trip on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers on the towboats Theresa Wood and Thomas E. Erickson, both chartered by AEP River Operations and owned and by Marquette Transportation. She described the working lives of the crew, how the relationship between the boats and the lock facilities has changed since 9/11, a river boat captain who built his crew into a tightly knit team and the uniqueness of the Upper Mississippi. In this third and final installment…

11 Oct 2010

A Day in the Life of a Towboater: Part II

Captain Rusty Joyner of the Theresa Wood

In early July, Raina Clark, Managing Editor for MarineNews, spent eight days on the Upper Mississippi and the Illinois Rivers on towboats — the Theresa Wood and the Thomas E. Erickson. Both vessels are chartered by AEP River Operations and owned and operated by Marquette Transportation. Raina traveled first aboard the Theresa Wood on the Mississippi River from Winfield, Mo. to Guttenberg Wis. Then she crossed the state of Illinois to catch the Thomas E. Erickson southbound on the Illinois River from Pekin, Ill. back to the confluence of the Mississippi River.

04 Oct 2010

A Day in the Life of a Towboater

The Crew of the Theresa Wood: Pilot Tim Richards, Captain Rusty Joyner, Cook Scott Bohn, Chief Engineer Michael Shaffer, Senior Mate Todd Richardson, Senior Deckhand Don Collins, Lead Man Brad Gale, Deckhand William Suitor, Mate Ben Rodden

In early July, Raina Clark, Managing Editor for MarineNews, spent eight days on the Upper Mississippi and the Illinois Rivers on towboats — the Theresa Wood and the Thomas E. Erickson. Both vessels are chartered by AEP River Operations and owned and operated by Marquette Transportation. Raina traveled first aboard the Theresa Wood on the Mississippi River from Winfield, Mo. to Guttenberg Wis. Then she crossed the state of Illinois to catch the Thomas E. Erickson southbound on the Illinois River from Pekin, Ill. back to the confluence of the Mississippi River.