Downeast Marine Towing, LLC

10/20/2026

After attending a Harbor Committee meeting followed by a Port Authority meeting I took advantage of an opportunity to bellyache tongue-in-cheek a tale of woe. Complaining that visiting cruise ships were gifted port flags, while hear we are the only tug company proudly based out of Eastport had nothing of the sort. Eastport Port Authority Director Chris Gardner gifted us (probably to silence my caterwauling) the ports “unofficial/official” Port Authority pirate flag that we will now fly proudly at all special events as part of our full dress ship. Thank you Chris!

10/18/2026

Stonington to Isle Au Haut. The Josh and our crane “Manny” have been straight out for the last Month between Stonington and Isle Au Haut ferrying trucks, supplies, and equipment for the building of a private residence and a community center on Isle Au Haut. Agrigate, concrete, house panels, lumber, support equipment, etc… About a week’s worth of work to go in a season rapidly coming to a close with autumn weather dictating its end.

10/18/2026

As we break into the Marine Construction world we have experienced something more in the realm of treehouse building than Marine Construction. Two sets of steps down to the water on neighboring properties.

09/29/2026

08/19/2026

We are pleased that we have finished our first marine construction project. A 240 foot pier using both driven pilings and granite cribbing to accommodate mud bottom versus ledge. After this, I’d say, we are officially in the Marine construction business and are taking reservations for residential piers, floats, ramps, and pile driving. A huge thank you to Tibbits Marine Contractors who we subcontracted under for this job. It was a great learning experience and we look forward to our next project.

08/08/2026

We’ve finally loaded our “new to us” crane and are ready to see what she can do!

08/05/2026

The Crew of the Josh keep chipping away at our pier build. Chief Engineer and Heavy Equipment operator extraordinaire Daren is steady at it. For this job everything has to be timed by the tides, as the tide goes out an excavator is dropped off on a ledge and it builds until the tide comes back in and makes it necessary to load it back on the barge.

08/05/2026

This is a follow up to yesterday’s post regarding the M/V “The Bucket List 2” that we were able to float and ground out on Pettegrow Beach yesterday. Machiasport Harbormaster David Cale gave us an update on the vessels fate.

The vessel was too heavy and too brittle to haul in one piece. It was necessary to use an excavator to tear the vessel apart and load it piecemeal into dump trucks for disposal. The weight preventing lifting was quickly apparent as the vessels gas tank was still full of gasoline (It was safely removed without a spill) and 2’ of mud filled the bilges from its long stay on the bottom.

08/04/2026

We never intended to become a salvage company but as we completed our third salvage for the year today I think we’ve become one by default. The M/V “The Bucket List 2” sank in Bucks Harbor in Machiasport last October and today was lifted and beached. The vessel has been a hazard to Navigation having sank in shallow water in the inner harbor mooring field, fortunately this is one less hazard to worry about for those making a living out of this harbor.

08/03/2026

Timing it by the tides! The Josh is currently engaged in our first marine construction job laying down granite blocks at high tide so that at low tide an excavator can build up cribbing for a pier.