4 Comments Posted by riverhousebill

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Sandy I feel the same way, ever read David mortin poem theres a memorey stays upon old ships.
I worked on Tug Boat Beaver for Captian Connie V. Esmark an old school german who owned the Tug Beaver (Cove Towing Company)
Connie I founf out later tru another fellow who visited this site said Esmark worked with his Dad out of Texas ( hite Sands dreging company.
Till this day still searching for info on Connie and the Beaver.
Connie died I think in acording to death records I came by.
If these old ships could only talk, the storys would fill the oceans.
my email is wcm112233@gmail.com
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I worked in Staten Island at old bethleham steelyard on tug boat Beaver, Capt Connie V Esmark òf Cove Towing was my captain, I was a kid in 67 when worknig for Connie.
Connie went to hospital sick and I stayed with the Beaver tug. while no
work dock company gave me job taking old ferrys apart and burning remains in old boilers from feery.
I unloaded life jackets off one and sold them to John Kennel of kens landing in point pleasant nj for 25 cents each big money then for me.
if that old Bethleham ship yard could only talk you would all be blown away what went on behind those walls.
Memorys my god!!!
my email is wcm112233@gmail.com
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I posted looking for the Tug Boat Beaver out of Staten Island ny capt Connie V Esmark Anyone out there know anything of the beaver or Connie? I worked for him when I was 16 out of Mariners Harbor old Betlehem steel yard 1967 Ha d afellow email back years ago that knew of Capt Esmark Cove Towing co. staten island. Also I was told he had a dregeing co out of Texas my new email is wcm112233@gmail.com
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They just dont build them like that anymore,
if she could come home with me Id buy her in a heart beat, love these old hulls