A fuel barge has started operating in south San Diego bay, doing on-call refueling. The south bay has no fuel docks as that is where boats go to die, most being slip-huggers. The barge carries 10,000 gallons of diesel and gasoline, charges more than the fuel docks charge, and does not have to pay a percentage of sales to the port authority as do the private fuel dock operators. Of course controversy abounds as both enviro you-know-whats, and the port tax grabbers are having conniptions.The Coast Guard and Fish and Game have inspected the barge and declared it safe, and that the barge is properly insured and equipped. Our yacht club does not allow dockside refueling but I guess some do. Is this a first or is this barge thing common in other parts of the country? Ralph Salerno M/V ANCORA Ralph Salerno M/V ANCORA

> A fuel barge has started operating in south San Diego bay, doing on-call > refueling. . The barge carries 10,000 gallons of diesel and > gasoline, Our yacht club does not allow dockside refueling Is this a first or is this barge thing common in other parts of > the country? Ralph For commercial operators this is very common in the oilfield here on the Gulf of Mexico, and the Gulf ICW. CCC M/V CC RIDER CHARLES C. and PAT CULOTTA, Jr. Patterson, La. http://www.geocities.com/charlesculotta/

New Bedford, MA is a large commerical fishing port. A fuel barge is used to service the trawlers. I have never inquired about service of pleasure boats. Bob Davis ralph wrote: >A fuel barge has started operating in south San Diego bay, doing on-call >refueling. The south bay has no fuel docks as that is where boats go to die, >most being slip-huggers. The barge carries 10,000 gallons of diesel and >gasoline, charges more than the fuel docks charge, and does not have to pay a >percentage of sales to the port authority as do the private fuel dock >operators. Of course controversy abounds as both enviro you-know-whats, and >the port tax grabbers are having conniptions.The Coast Guard and Fish and Game >have inspected the barge and declared it safe, and that the barge is properly >insured and equipped. Our yacht club does not allow dockside refueling but I >guess some do. Is this a first or is this barge thing common in other parts of >the country? >Ralph Salerno >M/V ANCORA > > >Ralph Salerno >M/V ANCORA >_______________________________________________ >http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-list > >To Unsubscribe send email to trawler-world-list-request@lists.samurai.com >Include the word "Unsubscribe" (and nothing else) in the subject or body of the message. > > > >