Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Okiko [C.176648] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1946. 35' x 10' x 4'3; 10 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 40 hp. Owned by Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Okiko [C.176648] registered at Owen Sound. Built at Owen Sound in 1946. 35'; 10 g.t. Canadian List of Shipping 1997: Owned by Northland Fisheries Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Transport Canada List 2004: Registry closed December 27, 2002.
Hull 608. Bought by Matthew Carlson and Rob Farrow March 25th, 2018 from Doug Canfield of Kenora. ON 176648. See also the special section Logging on Lake Abitibi.
Tim Olaveson Sr. commented (Feb. 13, 2019): "I am almost positive this is the Okiko, the man in this picture is Roland Imbeau, the picture is probably taken on the Mistango River, probably taken at what we called the Green Shack used by Imbeau and Marcel Nadeau when they were making up booms for the T. Gibbens.
12 small (320x240) photos of OKIKO in Kenora, from Dan Mckay from June 2011.
Large photos taken pre-sale by Brad Canfield, March 2018.
Small photos taken by Matthew Carlson, March 25, 2018.
Large photos taken post-sale by Rob Farrow and Matthew Carlson, March 25, 2018.
More large photos taken post-sale by Rob Farrow and Matthew Carlson, March 25, 2018.
19 Apr 2018...Rob Farrow writes: "Matthew Carlson and I went to Kenora, Ontario to look at an old Russel Brothers 1946 built Warping Logging Tugboat...we ended up buying it, now we just have to get it back to Thunder Bay! LOL! Gonna be a really cool restoration project! Built in Owen Sound, Ontario and used in the Lake of the Woods area...her name is Okiko. 37' long x 10' wide.
Okiko on shore, near Kenora, Lake of the Woods, Aug. 13, 2018. Photos by Matthew Carlson.
Preparing to move Okiko, near Kenora, ON, Aug. 23, 2018. Photo courtesy Matthew Carlson.
Matthew Carlson comments: "In case anyone is wondering what a 37'6" warping tug with the 4 cylinder Cummins Diesel engine weighs, the crane guy said his scale read 23,890 pounds."
Okiko arrives in Thunder Bay, Aug. 24, 2018. New owners Matthew Carlson (L) and Rob Farrow (R).
Okiko en route to Thunder Bay, Aug. 24, 2018. Photos courtesy Matthew Carlson.
Okiko arrives in Thunder Bay, Aug. 24, 2018. New owners Matthew Carlson (L) and Rob Farrow (R).
Okiko, Thunder Bay, Aug. 26, 2018. Photos by Rob Farrow.
Okiko arrives at Rob Farrow's house in Thunder Bay, Aug. 24, 2018. Photos by Matthew Carlson.
Okiko, Thunder Bay, Aug. 26, 2018. Photos by Rob Farrow.
Starting to clean Okiko, Thunder Bay, Aug. 26, 2018. Photos courtesy Matthew Carlson.
Working on Okiko, Thunder Bay, March 8, 2019. Photos courtesy Matthew Carlson.
Matthew Carlson removed the heavy cable winder assembly and stand.
Okiko. Rob Farrow photos, March 7, 2020.
26 Apr 2020.
Work Begins 74 year old Russel Tug Boat Okiko. Video (and work) by Rob Farrow.
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