Various Ships - Very first issue of Moran's "Tow Line" from Dec. 1947 American Export in his history of American

in his history of American fruit ships "Going Bananas"

or the theatre with lipstick pink walls

Approximately 10 hours later during an incoming tide she slipped off the rock and sank with an unknown quantity of fuel oil in her tanks

and Cunard held onto them for only a decade

Various Ships - Very first issue of Moran's "Tow Line" from Dec. 1947 American Export in his history of AmericanMoran Towing The very first issue of Moran's "Tow Line" house journal dated December 1947. Tow Line is still in publication today after seventy eight years. This twelve page issue features a message from Moran president Rear Admiral Edmond Moran, a photo feature on docking a 83,000 liner (unnamed but it is clearly the NORMANDIE), and several features on towboat activities. The Tow Line editor noted that " it will be its purpose to tell the story of