The SS United States, a staple in South Philadelphia's Navy Yard, will begin its final journey this weekend to become part of ...

However, bilge maintenance isn't the only reason they spray water. Tug boats are not just the tow trucks of the sea; they are also the firefighters when needed. Some tug boats are built specially ...

The latest boat from the Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co. is rated at 1,200 miles per gallon per ton of cargo. Ten years ago, say company officials, tugs were rated at 514 mpgpt. The tugs are used to ...

U.S. Coast Guard has requested additional details about moving the vessel, and no new departure date has been set.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Plans to move the SS United States out of Philadelphia hit another snag. Okaloosa County's Tourist Development Department in Florida, which is the ship's new owner, said the ...

The oil tanker, which flies the flag of Panama, drifted for several hours in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ruegen, unable to maneuver - German emergency services secured the ship in the afternoon.

11 (UPI) --German maritime authorities said Saturday they are towing a disabled oil tanker in the Baltic Sea thought to be ... media it is employing three tug boats to the tow the stricken tanker ...

An unusually large flotilla of merchant vessels has backed up near Yemen’s Ras Isa port in the Red Sea ... Several tugs were heavily damaged as a result of attacks by the Israel Defense Forces in late ...

After multiple setbacks, the SS United States is expected to leave its longtime Philadelphia home on Saturday, conditions ...