The wooden tugboat W.O. Decker was built in Long Island City, Queens in 1930 for the Newtown Creek Towing Company, a firm specializing in berthing ships and barges in the creek that separates Brooklyn and Queens. Originally called the Russell I for the towing company’s owners, she was renamed the W.O. Decker in 1946 after being sold to the Decker family's Staten Island tugboat firm. One of the last steam-powered tugs built in this harbor, she was later refitted with a diesel engine.    In 1986, the W.O. Decker was donated to the museum, where she is used in a variety of ways, from daily waterfront maintenance to private charters. For charter information call (212) 748.8786 or email: reservations@southstseaport.org. The deck of a working tugboat, the W. O. Decker, is the perfect venue for intimate celebrations of up to twelve people. Pack a picnic lunch or dinner for an excursion you'll never forget. Explore the hidden corners of New York Harbor’s working waterfront on our four- and six-hour tug travels excursions aboard the Decker.  

Starting June 17, 2010/Pier 16

 

Tugboat Decker Mini-Cruise

Thursday, Friday & Sunday: 2 pm-3:30 pm, 4 pm-5:30 pm & 6:30 pm -8 pm

Saturday 4-5:30 pm & 6:30 pm-8 pm

Call for reservations: 212-748-8786

Price: $40

 

Tugboat Decker Lunch Tour

Saturdays 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Yearning for a closer look at the hidden backwaters of New York Harbor? Come aboard the historic tug W. O. Decker as she probes the waterways that the big boats never see. Your four-hour voyage will reveal tugs, container ships, industrial archeological sites, wildlife and much more. Box lunch provided.

Call for reservations: 212-748-8786

Price: $125

 

Decker Charters

Tugboat Decker Charter (2-Hour; Catering Costs Not Included)

Call for reservations: 212-748-8786

Price: $ 1,000.00

 

Tugboat Decker Sunset Charter (6:30PM-8PM; Catering Costs Not Included)

Call for reservations: 212-748-8786

Price: $ 1,450.00

The Coast Guard counts each person aboard as a ticketed passenger, included in the total capacity, no matter what their age.
If your scheduled mini-cruise is cancelled due to inclement weather you will be able to reschedule a mini-cruise for another date. Refunds are only given if your scheduled mini-cruise is cancelled due to mechanical issues with the vessel.