MV Eddie Somers

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The MV Eddie Somers is a support vessel operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.[1][2] She was ordered in July 2020 and commissioned in August 2022, replacing the MV J. Milliard Tawes. She is named after the J. Milliard Tawes's last Captain.[3]

She is designed to serve as both a buoy tender and light icebreaker.[2]

References

  1. Blount Boats delivers icebreaking buoy tender, Marine Log, 2022-07-28. Retrieved on 2022-08-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chuck Hill. “Blount Boats delivers icebreaking buoy tender” –Marine Log, Chuck Hill's blog, 2022-08-03. Retrieved on 2022-08-03.
  3. Meet the four ice breakers operating on the Chesapeake Bay, Proptalk, 2018-01-31. Retrieved on 2022-08-03. “The J.M. Tawes is a 100-foot, 1000 HP buoy tender captained by Captain Eddie Somers.”