Tug Valerie B is docked at the George Gradel facility on the west side of Sandusky, Ohio on August 14, 2007. The 65 foot long tug was built in 1981 and is currently owned by Durocher Marine, a Division of Kokosing Construction Co. of Cheyboygan, Michigan, a huge construction firm named after the Kokosing River of Knox County, Ohio. The Valerie B carried two previous names:

Mr. Joshua, 1981 - ?
Michael Van, ? to 2003.