Moored proudly on the waterfront of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin the tug John Purves is the pride of the Door County Maritime Museum. Lovingly restored, she now serves as a floating macro-exhibit and shrine to tug sailors everywhere. Visitors to her decks enjoy a unique docent guided tour through essentially every space on this massive tug, magically transporting them back to the early 1960s and Purves' glory days as one of the most famous wrecking tugs to sail the Great Lakes. The profit from the sale of this book supports the preservation and celebration of the maritime history and heritage of the Door Peninsula through the work of the Door County Maritime Museum. Please enjoy this remarkable story about my grandfather, his company, his friends, and the rugged ships that served them so well. - John Roen Asher CEO, Roen Salvage Co.

The Mighty Tug John Purves

E. V. Lambert

John Roen Asher & Joseph J. Morgan

‘Tugging On A Heartstring: The Sequel' is a true story in the United States Merchant Marine. Emily Lambert started working on tugs at age 13 in the 1970’s. In this sequel to her tugboat sea adventures starting at age 16, Emily survives a violent winch wheel injury far from shore, and achieves her Able Bodied Seaman's ticket. She sails deep-sea on a T-5 class tanker to decide once and for all between a life on land or on her beloved sea.

Tugging on a Heartstring: The Sequel

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Marine Techniques Publishing

<p>"Tugging On A Heartstring", followed by its popular sequel, is a true sea story in the United States Merchant Marine. Emily Lambert started crewing at age 13. She held the wheel six hours-on and six hours-off with half hour engine checks on the devoted diesel, checking piston oil pressure, reduction gear oil pressure, raw water input and output, bleeding the air compressor tank of moisture, and measuring the depth of the bilge with a broken broom stick handle. In a storm off Norfolk at age 18, Emily almost died from internal bleeding from deck machinery injuries in a 60 rotations per second spinning winch wheel. At age 19, Emily passed her USCG Able Bodied seaman exam. From dangerous sea action to delightful comedy, this is an unforgettable voyage of strength and courage for all ages.</p>

Tugging On A Heartstring

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

<p>This is the comical and gritty true sea story of a family of teenage girls in the United States Merchant Marine. Emily Lambert, author, was the youngest of six daughters. She was a licensed Able Bodied seawoman by the age of 19, after surviving near-fatal injuries from a spinning winch wheel at age 18. 'Tugging On A Heartstring' is the story of her early teen years, from ages 13 to 16, of living and working on her family's first tugboat, a 1906 converted steamer, on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s. With no sons, the Lamberts' tug 'Babe' was women-crewed. Mrs.Deborah Lambert, first mate and mother, became the first woman licensed tugboat operator in the United States. From delightful comedy to dangerous sea action, this is an unforgettable voyage for all ages. Now available on Amazon! 'Tugging On A Heartstring: The Sequel'</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Eastwind Publishing

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The Mighty Tug John Purves

Tugging on a Heartstring: The Sequel

Tugging On A Heartstring

Tugging On A Heartstring