Bludworth
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The Bludworth ATB ocean tug barge
connection system was developed by Richard and Robert Bludworth during the 1960s. The first Bludworth articulated tug barge unit was the ocean LPG barge Ponciana which was coupled with the converted ATB tug Texan in 1970. The Texan sank off Cape Hatteras
in 1979. The Ponciana is still a working ocean LPG barge coupled with the 1980 built tug Texan.
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
connection system was developed by Richard and Robert Bludworth during the 1960s. The first Bludworth articulated tug barge unit was the ocean LPG barge Ponciana which was coupled with the converted ATB tug Texan in 1970. The Texan sank off Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America...
in 1979. The Ponciana is still a working ocean LPG barge coupled with the 1980 built tug Texan.