Pacific Tugboat Service was contracted to tow the SS Petersburg From San Francisco to Portland, Or for its drydocking and maintenance.
After the contract was finalized, we immediately sent a team of riggers to San Francisco to rig the ship with all necessary tow gear including 4 Shots of 2 ½ in ABS Chain for the bridle, 1000 feet of 2” emergency tow wire, navigation lights, and an engine room bilge alarm system. Rigging was completed in 2 days.
Once notified by the customer that they were ready, we sent the 4300 HP tug Pacific Freedom to San Francisco.
After a short weather delay, the tow to Portland was uneventful and took just over 5 days, including the 105 mile, 22 hour river transit.