Drone captures dramatic sinking of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa, formerly the Navy fleet tug Zuni, at the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef. The reef is located 26 nautical miles southeast of Cape May. (Video by Andre Malok and Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
NAFTS Chaplain, Bob Campbell, is a man of many hats. In addition to being our Chaplain, he’s the Chairman of the Board of Directors at NAFTS too. Bob’s a history buff and much of his focus in that field concerns salvage vessels and their role throughout the years.
NAFTS really needs your help. Like almost everything in life our costs are going up. Many of you are behind in your annual dues. The vast portion of your dues goes to publishing and mailing the TOWLINE
Once again we lose a great friend. Joe Giangrosso A USS Molala ATF 106 sailor, was a member of the NAFTS Board of Directors.
What I want to do is to make sure that all you tuggers out there do something for the men and women who have taken our place in the armed forces
The short story is that we are on our Reunion Cruise. We shove off on 24 October for fun in the sun as we cruise to the Mexican Riviera. I sure hope you didn’t miss the boat. The NAFTS Reunion in 2011 will be on the island of Oahu in glorious Hawaii.
Were going to Hawaii shipmates! Sunday, October 23 is the official kickoff date with an early-bird tour of punch bowl cemetery.
This is it. NAFTS is off to Hawaii for 2011 and we’d like to see YOU there! It’s been a long and harsh winter and fun in the sun is just what the doctor ordered to chase away those winter blues. Hawaii has it all.
Busy times at NAFTS. We had our successful 20th Reunion in Las Vegas with over 200 members, spouses, and guests attending.
January 2005 Towline Magazine -We’ve had a great year at NAFTS. The 2004 reunion at San Antonio was super. A big pat on the backs for our hosts, Dick & Marcia Alley, and Roy & Cynthia Romo. The tours, entertainment and raffle prizes were some of the best ever
