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Col. Sattinger presided over Thursday s ceremony, christening the new Quad Cities crane barge. The barge that this one is replacing, the crane it’s replacing was commissioned in 1986, so we had it for over 35 years, Col. Sattinger said.
Park rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided tours of the new crane barge after the ceremony.
One of those park rangers leading the way was Mike McKean. The good news is this crane likes weight, McKean said. It has the potential to lift 1,000,000 pounds or 500 tons. Now generally it’s not going to need to lift that much and the farther out the crane stretches it has a lighter capacity to lift up.
May 7, 2021 By David Murray
The Rock Island Engineer District christened the mv. Quincy at the Clat Adams Bicentennial Park in Quincy, Ill., April 30. Several hundred members of the public attended the ceremony, according to Allen Marshall, Rock Island District public affairs officer. Tours of the boat were offered the previous day and also following the ceremony. The mayor of Quincy, Mike Troup, spoke at the event, along with Col. Steve Sattinger, commander of the Rock Island District.
The new vessel is dedicated to the city of Quincy and joins the Mississippi River Structures Maintenance fleet located at the Mississippi River Project Office in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. It serves as the primary towing vessel for the fleet’s new Quad Cities heavy-lift crane barge. It will be responsible for helping to maintain 314 miles of the Mississippi river.