SALVAGE MONARCH & COASTAL TITAN

Salvage Monarch/Coastal Titan (2:30)
by Michel Gosselin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvoDr1kvalk

Didn't get to see this unique vessel, which transited the Seaway a couple of times in 2021.

SALVAGE MONARCH is a heavy lift vessel-turned barge, pushed by tugboat COASTAL TITAN.

The pair were downbound September 13, with an upbound trip on September 18, 2021.




Only knew about this dynamic duo because they were on the schedule for a boat-watching day spent by the river... The vessels didn't reach my area until nightfall.

Not only do they have awesome names, but it's a one of a kind type of "ship" that you certainly don't see everyday.

Luckily, this short video popped up on YouTube.

Salvage Monarch/Coastal Titan
by Michel Gosselin

The tug/barge combination, COASTAL TITAN being the large crane ship, pushed by the tugboat SALVAGE MONARCH.

Hard to fully appreciate the size of the cranes on a computer screen, but they still look massive.

Each crane  has "216 TONS" painted on the side.





Neat little article with more info: https://tugster.wordpress.com/tag/coastal-titan/