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BOSTON AREA SCENES - PAGE 2
Towing the JO-532 through the Charles River locks to raise the Luna and Venus
The Luna came up after much pumping and we towed her out of the Charles at the morning rush hour in Boston.
The Luna going to port
The rudder was hard over so Ed Redfield and his Moon Cusser kept the bow pointed in the right direction. Cashman's Big Whizzer is the tailboat for the first lock, car bridge, railroad bridge and second lock.
The Venus was floated and spun around and went down with her bow in the channel.
It took a six inch pump running around the clock to keep the Luna afloat. One night the watchman went to the bar and forgot to fuel up the pump.
Georges Island - Fall 1991
H. W. Orr outbound in the anchorage with a barge - 1991
Inbound Boston - September 1992
Ed Milrick's Grace on the rocks off Rainsford Island - August 1991
LCM Speaker O'Neill in Hull Gut - December 1992
Deck barges loaded with dirt at Cashman's yard - October 1992
Pier One East Boston, May 1992
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