Sunshine State safely moored at Alameda, CA 

Project Summary

During the relocation of a dredge's anchor barge, the assist tug Sunshine State capsized and sunk at the entrance to the Oakland Estuary, early April 2005. The following day it was lifted up, re-floated, and towed to the Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, CA. Argonautics Marine Engineering was called in by the P&I Club for an independent survey of the tug, immediately after release of the tug by the Coast Guard.      

Scope of Work

The project scope included:

• Survey tug boat for potential cause for sinking;

• Assess residual value of tug "as-is-where-is";

• Provide a comprehensive survey report.