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Seen On the River - M/V Safety Runner
Posted on Apr 30th, 2022
Photo John Swanson 4/28/2022
The M/V Safety Runner towing vessel was seen recently heading upriver pushing a barge to the Phillips 66 terminal located a mile and a half below Black’s Ferry Bridge on FM 522. The vessel was built in 2010 by Marine Builders, Inc., Utica, IN. She runs on Cat 3508 diesels with 1550 hp. Length is 70 feet - breadth 28 feet and twin screws.
Photo Henry Mullen, Towboat Gallery, 4/2010
On April 2010, the newly-built M/V Safety Runner gets her props wet in the Ohio River for the first time. At that time, the owner was J. Russell Flowers, Inc., Greenville, MS who leased it to American Electric Power (AEP) River Operations, Chesterfield, MO. In 2021, the J. Flowers company was sold to Metairie, LA.- based Maritime Partners, a vessel leasing company.
Note: Read the NTSB story of the 2013 Mobile River barge fire and how M/V Safety Runner became involved in the event
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