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NEPTUNE
Pictured as: the Henri (Tucker-Roy) Photo by: Paul Kinnaly

Built in 1951, by Jakobson Shipyard Incorporated of Oyster Bay, New York (hull #338) as the Neptune for the R.J. Casho Marine Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware.

In 1994, the tug was acquired by the BayGulf Trading Corporation of Norfolk, Virginia. Where tug tug retained her name.

In 2004, the BayGulf Trading Corporation was acquired by K-Sea Transportation Partnership Incorporated of East Brunswick, New Jersey. Where she was renamed as the Bali Sea.

In 2005, she was acquired by Island Barge Incorporated of Hudson, Massachusetts. Where she was renamed as the Charleston.

In 2010, the tug was acquired by Tucker Roy Marine Towing and Salvage Incorporated of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Where she was renamed as the Henri.

In 2014, she went out of documentation. The tug was last reported as "laid up" at Tucker Roy Marine Towing and Salvage's yard in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

She was a single screw tug, rated at 1,090 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: NEPTUNE
  • USCG Doc. No.: 0285298
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDC7924
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 338
  • Ship Builder: JAKOBSON SHIPYARD, INC
  • Year Built: 1951
  • Length: 67.2
  • Hull Depth: 10.3
  • Hull Breadth: 19.4
  • Gross Tonnage: 33
  • Net Tonnage: 83
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    NEPTUNE, BALI SEA, CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, HENRI
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    R J CASHO MARINE TOWING CORP., MBJ CORPORATION, K-SEA OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, ISLAND BARGE INC, ISLAND BARGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC,TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC, TUCKER-ROY MARINE TOWING & SALVAGE INC