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The Morocco Tug Boat

The Morocco Tug Boat

THE MOROCCO TUGBOAT
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The Morocco leaving the YRBM 20 after delivering equipment.
This photo was taken on the Bassac River at Chou Doc near the Cambodian Border.


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The YTB 785 Tugboat PHOTO 2
The YTB 785 Winnemucca is a large Tug boat with a single 12 foot diameter propeller
and a 1000 hp diesel engine.
It was used to tug YRBMs and other utility barges.

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
EMAIL: MV1949[ at ]aol.com

Letter from USS Mark AKL 12
The YTB 785 assisted the USS Mark AKL 12 when she lost rudder control
going down the Long Tau River in November 1970.
It was strange that the tug boat was only a hundred yards away when the rudder jamed.
Letter courtesy of Matty Veneziano .




The YTB 785 Tugboat
PHOTO 3
The YTB 785 in a floating Dry Dock at Subic Bay in the Philippines
Many ship repairs were done there.

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
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The YTB 785 Tugboat
PHOTO 4
The YTB 785 in a floating Dry Dock at Subic Bay in the Philippines
It may now be berthed in Benicia, California

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
EMAIL: MV1949[ at ]aol.com




Green Tug Boats PHOTO 5
Two Tug Boats painted green docked at the Apl 26 near Dong Tam
It is a picture of the APL26 with YTB-784 Kalispell on the outboard side
and the YTB-785 Winnemucca on the inboard side.
The Kalispell was eventually sent to Diego Garcia and may still be in commission.
This photo was taken in mid 67 outside of Dong Tam.

Photo Courtesy of Doug Lindsey
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The Mondero Tugboat
PHOTO 6
View of Mondero Tug Boat tied to an unknown APL at Nha Be.

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
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The Morocco Tugboat
PHOTO 7
Another View of Morocco Tug Boat leaving the YRBM20
The location is the Bassac River in Chou Doc




YRBM 21 Last Chance Saloon and Mondero Tug Boat
PHOTO 8
View of Mondero Tug Boat removing the Last Chance Saloon from the YRBM 21

Photo Courtesy of JC Marsden
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The YFR 889
PHOTO 9
The YFR 889

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
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The YW 126
PHOTO 10
The YW 126 at Na Bha

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
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The YW 126
PHOTO 11
The crew of YTB 785 in Vung Tau
The guy on the left is from the YFR 889 (no name)
Next to him is the chief of the boat BMC Falardeau, Matty, Martin Grooms AKA (SNIPE), and BM1 Callahan,

Photo Courtesy of Matty Veneziano
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Matty Veneziano and RIVITS
PHOTO 12
Rivets the dog and Matty Veneziano on the YTB 785
The dog is was saved from the chow line in Chu Chi,
He liked to drink screwdrivers, so they never counted on him to get us back to the boat.

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