Finn Falgout is an ocean-going tugboat owned and operated by Falgout Brothers Marine Company. Finn Falgout was chartered by SpaceX from April 2020 to June 2022 to tow SpaceX droneships offshore in the Atlantic Ocean for operational missions and trials.
Finn Falgout towed a SpaceX droneship offshore more than 30 times, making the vessel the most experienced in the role as of May 2021.
Vital Statistics
Owner: Global Towing Services, LLC
Operator: Global Towing Services, LLC
Year Built: 1975 (Rebuilt 2014)
IMO: 7390765
Length: 43m
Width: 12.2m
Joined SpaceX Fleet: April 2020
Retired from SpaceX Fleet: June 2022
Missions
| Mission | Role |
|---|---|
| Turksat-5B | Droneship towing |
| Starlink 4-3 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink 4-1 | Towing Escort |
| Crew-3 | Towing Escort |
| Inspiration4 | Droneship towing |
| CRS-23 | Droneship towing |
| GPS III SV05 | Droneship towing |
| SXM-8 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L28 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L27 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L24 | Droneship towing |
| Crew-2 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L23 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L22 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L20 | Droneship towing |
| Transporter-1 | Droneship towing |
| Turksat-5A | Droneship towing |
| SXM-7 | Droneship towing |
| Crew-1 | Droneship towing |
| GPS III SV04 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L13 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L12 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L11 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L10 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L9 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L8 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L7 | Droneship towing |
| Starlink V1 L6 | Droneship towing |
For the outcome of each mission, click here.