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Tug, Victory Moves Into the Notch of the James L. Kuber

On April 10, 2008, the tug, Victory departed its dock to take its place in the notch of its barge, James L. Kuber. The pair planned to depart the same day, but some problems arose that kept them in port.

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Victory at dock on April 4	Gang plank is removed from the Victoryon April 10	Bow line of the Victory is cast off
Tug begins to move away from its dock	Tug turning around	Tug headed down-river to its barge, James l. Kuber
Tug passes fleetmate, Lewis J. Kuber	Turning into the dock behind the barge	Tug heads in behind the James L. Kuber
Coming directly in towards the dock	Still coming in	Beginning to make the turn into the notch of the barge
Still turning	Turning some more	Tug is in the notch
Stern view of the tug and barge	Stern view of the tug in the notch	Close-up of the bow of the tug in the notch
Another stern view with the tug seated in the notch	Workers prepare to remove the gang plank from the barge	A shoreside crane removes the gang plank
Not a lot of maneuvering room near the stern of the tug!	And not a lot of room at the bow either!	The hatch crane retains the James L. Kuber's old name
Stern view ready to go, but problems kept them in port