Built in 2008, by Thoma-Sea Boat Builders of Houma, Louisiana (hull #134) as the Wye River for Vane Brothers of Baltimore, Maryland. She was the tenth Patapsco class tug built for Vane Brothers designed by Frank Basile of Entech and Associates of Houma, Louisiana. Named for the Wye River, which is a 16.3 mile long tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was named by the Lloyd family, Edward Lloyd a delegate, and Edward Lloyd Governor of Maryland. After the River Wye in Wales. It falls within Queen Anne’s County and Talbot County, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay. Powered by two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines with CNF Type 37 propeller nozzles for a rated 4,200 horsepower. The tug’s capacities are 89,910 gallons of fuel oil and 8,816 gallons of potable water. Her towing gear consists of an INTERcon double-drum towing winch driven by a dedicated John Deere diesel engine.