'Sea Cypress' - Triple screw, shallow draft

The US tug 'Sea Cypress' is a triple-screw tug built for Garber Bros Inc of Morgan City

In Europe, triple-screw propulsion systems are rare in tugs, other than large inland waterways pusher tugs. In the USA a triple-screw configuration is also to be found in more conventional tugs used extensively in shallow waters.

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