Off To The Races! 20th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race Part 1: Before the Parade

9/2/2012, 9:30 AM, Pier 84, North River - the tugs are gathering for the 20th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race and Contest

Thunder III, the race committee boat

Lincoln Sea and Pegasus 

Weddell Sea and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Growler

W.O. Decker, first reappearance after the re-opening of the South Street Seaport Museum

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Growler, Maurania III, and Lincoln Sea

Meaghan Ann, Quantico Creek, Buchanan 1

Growler, Lincoln Sea, Pegasus (yay!) and Weddell Sea -- all headed south to take their places in the Post Parade!