TAGISH ex YTB-290 ex Sea King ex Iver Foss

USCG Doc. No.: 278834
Vessel Service: RECREATIONAL
IMO Number: 6413168
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted
Call Sign: WL4785
Hull Material: STEEL
Ship Builder: Everett Marine Ways
Year Built: 1944
Length: 102
Hailing Port: JUNEAU, AK.
Hull Depth: 13.8
Hull Breadth: 27
Gross Tonnage: 224
Net Tonnage: 152
Previous Vessel Names:
YTB-290 "Canocan", Sea King, Iver Foss, Tagish
Previous Vessel Owners:
United States Navy, Pacific Tow Boat Co., Foss Tug and Launch Co.

Built in 1943, by Everett Marine Ways Incorporated of Everett, Washington as the YTB-290 (Canocan) for the United States Navy.
She was originally built as fireboat replacement for the Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
In 1959, the tug was acquired by the Pacific Tow Boat Company of Everett, Washington. Where she was renamed as the Sea King.
In 1969, the Pacific Tow Boat Company, and the Foss Launch and Tug Company of Tacoma, Washington were acquired as subsidiaries of the Dillingham Corporation of Honolulu, Hawaii. Operations of the two companies were united under the Foss Maritime name.
In 1976, the Foss Maritime Company renamed the tug as the Iver Foss.
In 1978, the tug was acquired by and individual named Don Etheridge of Juneau, Alaska. Where she was renamed the Tagish.
In December 2022, the tug sunk in Gastineau Channel, near Juneau, Alaska.
In 2023, the tug was removed, and was scrapped.

Information:
https://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=1358
https://mustreadalaska.com/historic-tug-from-wwii-pearl-harbor-days-sinks-in-juneau-harbor-but-you-can-help-raise-it/

LOCATION: 58°17'26.2"N 134°23'39.2"W

SALUDOS!!!

The date given for the time layer is 17/6/2005. If it is the same ship, that could explain the rusty funnel and being a bit low in the water.

@ rarcand: Does it mean that this vessel has been tied up in this same spot for at least 13 years?

It does look like a tug which is in the process of some refitting. It still has a fire fighting equipment. If it is the one near or in the cruise ships terminal, according to Google Earth, it was there in 2005.