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Raising of Pilothouse on Tug, Victory

On Feb. 26, 2008, the pilothouse of the tug was removed. On Feb. 27, an 8-foot extension was added to the bottom of the pilothouse. On Feb. 28, the newly extended pilothouse was re-installed on the tug.

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The crane is hooked-up and ready to lift the pilothouse	Close-up of the pilothouse	A closer look shows where the cutting has been done
A closer look at the partially done cutting	Sparks from a cutters torch fly as more cutting is done	The cutting is nearly complete
Wider view as the final cutting continues	The final cut before the pilothouse is lifted	The cut-off pilothouse is lifted from the tug
The lift continues over the next 7 photos

	The Victory minus its pilothouse	The pilothouse nears the ground with tug in background
Feb. 27 - New piece has been added to the pilothouse	Close-up of the piece added to raise the pilothouse	Feb. 28 - The newly raised pilothouse has been re-attached
Bow view of the "new" Victory	Close-up of the pilothouse with the new extension	A view of the tug from across the Menominee River
Close-up of the newly raised pilothouse