Auxiliary equipment includes EMI engine and fire/smoke alarm systems, complete electronics package including Simrad autopilot/heading sensor, Foruno radar, GPS, fathometer and AIS, Heli-Sep Oily/Water separator, Owens Kleen Tank sewage treatment plant and 750 GPM fire monitor.

Other features include sound proof insulation throughout the crew quarters and engine room and stainless steel h-bitts, quarter bitts and bow staple. For crew comfort, the galley and all bunk rooms are equipped with flat screen TV’s and DVD players.

Tankage includes capacity for 43,000 gallons of diesel, 1,800 gallons of lube and hydraulic oil, 11,000 gallons of potable water and 1,900 gallons of dirty/waste oil.

The ‘Alma S.’ is an almost exact carbon copy of our 1999-built ‘Cecilia B. Slatten’ which was the first reverse z-drive ship-assist tug built for use on the Mississippi River. The ‘Alma S.’ received only a few minor modifications from the design of the ‘Cecilia B. Slatten’, primarily in the areas of increased crew comfort and improved operational capabilities.

The ‘Alma S.’ joins our fleet of 12 tugs on the River and will be positioned in the St. James/Convent area to service the large tankers and bulk carriers which call in that area. The addition of the “Alma S.’ allows our company to lay claim to being the only Mississippi River ship-assist company to have multiple z-drive tugs in addition to being the only Mississippi River ship-assist company to have a fleet comprised solely of multiple-screw vessels as follows: 2 twin z-drives, 2 triple-screw and 9 twin-screw tugs.

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