USS Quapaw (Tug Tiger) Salvage Operations
Oil Spill Technical Advisory
Committee Meeting
January 17, 2012
Captain Roy M. Mathur
Tug Tiger Salvage Operations (3MB PDF file)
Oil Spill Technical Advisory
Committee Meeting
January 17, 2012
Captain Roy M. Mathur
Tug Tiger Salvage Operations (3MB PDF file)
Some pictures from the Anchor Dedication at Quapaw Museum, Quapaw Oklahoma. 7 November 2013. Click images for larger views.
Dear Webmaster, … From what I have been able to determine, the tug that sank at Richmond, Calif., today (12-12-11) that is called “Tiger” is the Quapaw. It began sinking this morning, after springing a leak, and apparently now is under water. U.S. Coast Guard and a cleanup company are working to contain the oil…
The Quapaw Anchor has made it to Quapaw OK. I am attaching a picture of them placing it at the Quapaw Tribe Museum. Hope you enjoy it. Freda
I received the following e-mail regarding “Operation Frequent Wind” and “The Lucky Few”: Dear USS Navy veterans, As your ship was involved in “Operation Frequent Wind” in 1975, I wanted to let you know of an event taking place on April 21, 2012, at the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California. It’s called “Vietnamese Americans, The…
To the former crew of the USS Quapaw, I am a United States Coast Guard Chief currently tasked to remove all of the oil and hazardous materials from the USS Quapaw after she sank 11DEC11 at the old shipyard in the Port of Richmond, California. I have attached a few photos of the vessel as…
I received this e-mail: Yes the tug that sank at Richmond, Calif. She is now back up. Still looks proud. She is now owned by the City of Richmond, Richmond Harbor as the old owners from Turkey walked away. The Harbor-master Michael Williams said both Quapaw and Moctobi are going to be scrapped. He…