On June 26th, I ran the Edith Thornton for the Target Fireworks Show in the East River. We worked with the Cheyenne, each taking three 140' x 30' barges strung out in a row. We brought all six barges over to the East River together and then split the tow down the middle and took up station about a thousand feet apart. Each set of barges had the identical fireworks display and they were shot off at the same time. The entire show lasted 15 minutes.

The Edith is a 115 ft single screw, 2,100 hp tug

Bob Henry's Shelby Rose was our assist out of and in to Mariner's Harbor on Staten Island.

Made up to our string of barges at Staten Island

Backing the barges out with the Cheyenne

Gerard Thorton and family

. Shelby Rose working up and spinning us towards the Kills

St Andrews

Gerard

Heading for the Bayonne Bridge with our 535 ft of tow

Heading through the Kills

Cheyenne with her house down

Heading down the Back Channel

Inbound on Buttermilk Channel