Avantage

Type: Single Screw Tugboat
Year Built: 1969
Builder: J. Boel En Zonen, Temse, Belgium
Horsepower: 2,501 bhp
Length: 116&#8242; 10&#8243;
Breadth: 32&#8242; 09&#8243;
Depth: 16&#8242; 03&#8243;

Photo by Martin Palardy

This large tug was built in 1969 by J. Boel En Zonen in Temse, Belgium as Sea Lion. In 1997 she was acquired by Three Rivers Boatmen of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec and renamed Avantage. In 2002 she was acquired by Ocean Group of Quebec, QC, where she retained her name.

After a lengthy career of towing and ship-docking, the Avantage was retired from service in 2018, and remained laid up until 2022 when the tug was sold to BK Marine Inc. of Georgetown, Guyana and renamed Kane G.