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The ship was sold to Alexander Hume in 1988 but was laid up at Whitby until towed to Toronto by the tug Soulanges in November 1988. It was sold to Sorel Tugs Ltd., and renamed Omni Sorel in 1992 but never used by them. It was resold to McAllister Towing in 1994, towed to Montreal and then joined Three Rivers Boatman for service on the St. Lawrence around Sorel, Montreal and Quebec City. It became part of Groupe Ocean in 2002 and then was resold to Alexander Gardiner, also in 2002, for use under North Channel Diving & Marine as Joyce B. Gardiner. It was upbound in the Seaway for Sault Ste. Marie on June 12, 2002. The tug was purchased by Purvis Marine Ltd. and renamed W. J. Isaac Purvis in 2009. Adapted with permission from “The Ships of the Purvis Marine Fleet” by Buck Longhurst, Skip Gillham. |
| Tug Particulars | |
| Length | 72′ 00″ (21.95m) |
| Beam | 19′ 00″ (5.79m) |
| Depth | 12′ 00″ (3.66m) |
| Engine Power | 680 bhp diesel |
| Previous Names | |
| Angus M. | 1962 – 1992 |
| Omni Sorel | 1992 – 1976 |
| Joyce B. Gardiner | 1976 – 2009 |
| W. J. Isaac Purvis | 2009 – Today |