Sarah Andrie / A-390

Sarah Andrie was built as hull #242 in 1970 by Main Iron Works, Inc., in Houma, Louisiana, and originally named Seminole Sun for Sun Oil Transportation in Pennsylvania.

The vessel was acquired by Maritans in Tampa, Florida, in 1997 and was renamed Declaration. Two years later, Hornbeck Offshore Transporation in Covington, Louisiana, and renamed again to Caribe Service.

In 2009, the vessel was removed from active service and laid up in New Orleans.

Andrie acquired the vessel in 2015, bringing it to the Great Lakes and renaming it Sarah Andrie, pairing it with the barge A-390.

Sarah Andrie is powered by two 16-cylinder EMD 16-245 E2 diesel engines with Falk reduction gears, rated for a combined 3,900 horsepower. These turn two four-bladed, fixed-pitch, high-efficiency 108″ x 76″ propellers.

Two CV71 diesel engines power two 60kW generator sets for the vessel’s electrical. Sarah Andrie carries 51,300 gallons of fuel, 2,450 gallons of lube oil, and 2,000 gallons of water.

Towing equipment includes a Markey towing winch with 2,000 feet of 2-inch towing wire, with deck-mounted capstans fore and aft. There are also two 40-ton electric Patterson facing winches on the bow.

Sarah Andrie is usually paired with the tanker barge A-390.

Article by J. Bowler (using information originally written by Isaac Pennock on TugBoatInformation.com)

A-390 was built in 1982 by St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co. in St. Louis, Missouri, for Canonie Transportation Co. in Muskegon, Michigan, and was originally named Canonie 40.

Canonie Transportation sold much of their assets to the newly formed Andrie, Inc., in 1988. A few years later, in 1992, Canonie 40 was renamed A-390.

This tanker barge features four cargo tanks with a combined capacity of 39,000 barrels, and primarily transports liquid petroleum and asphalt products.

For much of its career, A-390 was paired with the tug Barbara Andrie. In 2015, A-390 was paired with the newly acquired Sarah Andrie, allowing Barbara Andrie to be used as a reserve tug and for ice-breaking and vessel assistance in Muskegon Lake and nearby areas.

Article by J. Bowler