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An important division
within the New York Central system
was the Marine Department at New York.
In 1921, for example, it employed 1,500 men
and boasted 308 pieces of “floating stock”
(as opposed to rolling stock)
to handle the enormous traffic
to, from, and within the Metropolitan region.
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(All articles by Thomas Flagg) […]
El vapor «Remolcador»
durante su demostración de capacidades
con la goleta-polacra «María»
(lámina de Roberto Hernández – El Ilustrador de Barcos)
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El día 6 de mayo de 1849
llegaba por fin al puerto de la ciudad Condal
la goleta-polacra «María» de 145 toneladas
al mando del capitán Francisco Illas,
procedía de Cuba […]
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The roots and the background behind the establishment of this enterprise
goes back to the mid 1920’s when the founder Alexander G. Tsavliris
arrived in Piraeus as a refugee from Asia Minor.
As a young boy one of his first jobs was working on a small harbour tug,
which triggered a life time ambition to be actively involved in salvage and towage.
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US Army Tug LT-803 «MG Anthony Wayne»
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One more photo
from yesterday’s
nose-to-nose
push competition.
Thanks Jeff Anzevino
for sharing the […]
