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"up in the Brian A. McAllister wheel- house, standing next to the wooden and brass levers that control the tug and the shiny brass compass that tells where it's going." So that's how far they'd come by 2005 with brass and wood — no Vikings had flanking rudders. But most of the tugs along Tugboat Alley steer with some sort of joystick. Future readers of the record must assume that the notebook computer in the Brian's wheelhouse had its naviga- tional screen folded down so the reporter didn't see it, the AIS switched-off, the

GPS switched-off, the radar switched-off, the radios switched-off, leaving only the time-honored shiny brass compass to report that the boat was still dockside.

August was a busy month. It was when the Port Authority made another announcement of expansion, with a ten percent growth in Asian cargo in the first six months of the year. Overall imports through the port up 11.7 percent, and total exports up 6.5 percent. This was on top of the growth described in the previous

November record,

With so much that's new, on the rise, in expansion, fit and able, so very economi- cal, and so earnestly important in and around Tugboat Alley, our grandchildrens' grandchildren may wonder why the record of August 21 left so much out? But of course, records are kept by records- keepers, who may see different things.

Who may ask to see different things, or most of all, who may wish to. 24 • MarineNews • January, 2006

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As the Turecamo Boys demonstrates, the quarters can get close along Tugboat Alley, especially where the dredging's going on. The tugs are packed in tight proximity. (Photo: Don Sutherland.)

The Sorenson Miller isn't really a tugboat, but

Tompkinsvill isn't really part of Tugboat Alley. But she represents more growth in the area -- here

Cunard's press boat so that everyone could get the same shot of the QM2's maiden arrival. (Pho- tograph: Don Sutherland)

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