Vessels

This 111.5 foot by 34 foot twin screw towboat was purchased by Parker Towing Company, Inc. in June, 2008 and re-named in honor of Randy Baygents, a long time Parker Towing Company, Inc. employee and Port Engineer. Built in 1975 by Scully Brothers Boat Builders, Stephensville, LA., it is powered by two 16 cylinder Caterpillar Model 3516 diesel engines, delivering 3,200 horse power through 4.571 to 1 Reintjes reduction gears. The vessel was originally named the Hope M, by Systems Fuels, Inc. It is presently in service on the Warrior-Tombigbee, Tenn-Tom, Tennessee, Ohio, Upper and Lower Mississippi, Intracoastal East Waterways and Mobile Bay.

Photo by: Fred Miller II