Tug Pegasus

Tug Pegasus – holds 49 passengers and each sail lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes.

Schedule for departures:
Saturday – 12:15PM and 2:00PM
Sunday – 12:15PM, 2:15PM and 4:00PM

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Tug Pegasus, launched as the S.O. Co. No. 16 in 1907, served Standard Oil Company in New York Harbor, docking ships, towing barges and working as an auxiliary fire boat. Operated by Standard Oil through both the World Wars, the S.O. Co. No. 16 served in the troop embarkation activity in New York Harbor. She became Esso Tug No. 1 in 1946 when Standard Oil Company split up their holdings in New York and New Jersey. She was later sold to McAllister Towing and Transportation, where she was “dieselized” in 1953 and became the John E. McAllister. Hepburn Marine Towing bought her in 1987 and ran her as the Pegasus for the last 10 years of her 90-year service in the towing industry.

The Tug Pegasus Preservation Project was created in 2000. Its mission is the restoration and preservation of the100-year-old tugboat, Pegasus, and its use as a living museum that teaches the rich history and present-day vitality of New York Harbor. Our programs serve people of all ages with a special emphasis on under-served youth.

Retired from commercial life in 1997, tug Pegasus was donated to the non-profit Tug Pegasus Preservation Project. Under that organization’s stewardship the tug has undergone a massive, multi-year restoration. In 2008, public programming was initiated and continues today at Riverdale’s RiverFest, 2011, June 11th and 12th.

The Tug Pegasus Preservation Project is a NYS chartered organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.