Photo by: Birk Thomas
NA'HOKU
Built in 1981, by Halter Marine of Lockport, Louisiana (hull #979) as the Chris Candies for Otto Candies, LLC. of Des Allemands, Louisiana.
The tug was later acquired by Sirius Maritime / Hawaiian InterIsland Towing of Seattle Washington where she was renamed the Na'Hoku.
In 2007, Hawaiian Inter Island Towing was acquired by K-Sea Transportation Partnership of East Brunswick, New Jersey where the tug retained her name.
In 2011, K-Sea Transportation was acquired by the Kirby Corporation of Channelview, Texas, where the tug retained her name.
She is a twin screw tug rated at 3,000 horsepower.
- Vessel Name: NA'HOKU
- USCG Doc. No.: 636961
- Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
- IMO Number: 8973904
- Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
- Call Sign: WDD9270
- Hull Material: STEEL
- Hull Number: 979
- Ship Builder: HALTER MARINE INC
- Year Built: 1981
- Length: 95.3
- Hailing Port: HONOLULU, HI.
- Hull Depth: 13.5
- Hull Breadth: 34
- Gross Tonnage: 98
- Net Tonnage: 66
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Owner:
K-SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC
ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD
17TH FL
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816 -
Previous Vessel Names:
Chris Candies -
Previous Vessel Owners:
OTTO CANDIES LLC, HAWAIIAN INTERISLAND TOWING INC, K-SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC
