Ship’s Sponsor Julia MacDonald christens the Kāpena Bob Purdy at an event held at Conrad Amelia
Conrad Shipyard lately christened the oceangoing pull Kāpena Bob Purdy for Young Brothers Ltd., of Honolulu, Hawaii, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company.
The event was held at Conrad’s Amelia shipyard in Amelia, La., on May 4.
Gary Lipely, Conrad Director of Sales as well as Marketing, working as master of events, presented Joseph Boivin of Young Brothers, Will Roberts of Foss Maritime, as well as Julia MacDonald, Ship’sSponsor
Father Clyde Mahler of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Morgan City performed the baptism.
Kāpena indicates Captain in Hawaiian, as well as the Kāpena Bob Purdy is the 4th in a collection of Conrad- constructed pulls, all called for fabulous Captains in Young Brothers’ 100-year background of procedure.
Conrad Senior Vice President, Dan Conrad, talked about the vessel: “This beautiful tug is a testament to the hard work of what we believe to be among the industry’s finest shipbuilding teams. She is validation of our founding principles of Safety, Quality, Craftsmanship, Integrity and Service; and, she is a perfect example of our founder and my grandfather’s advice to ‘only build vessels worthy of bearing the Conrad name’,” he stated.
The Kāpena Bob Purdy is set up for sea tests by month’s end as well as will certainly be supplied to Young Brothers quickly after that.
