Under the blazing summer afternoon sun, Dan Friend watched a tugboat built for service in World War II pull into DeLand Sunday on the St. Johns River. It was an image the retired high school ...

"I've never tried to raise $300,000 in 90 days, but then again, I've never tried to bring back a World War II tugboat built in DeLand," said Dan Friend, president of the DeLand Historic Trust ...

It's a fitting phrase for Friend who, against all odds, managed to get a World War II tugboat from Sweden back to the United States. "This is the first, and almost certainly the last one ...

When Dan Friend decided he wanted to bring a 140-ton World War II tugboat from Sweden back to DeLand where it was built, he knew the odds weren't on his side. It would take time and patience from ...

Read full article: World War II-era tugboat one step closer to coming home thanks to one man’s effort DeLand Historic Trust raising money to bring S.T. 479 Tiger to area from Jacksonville ‘The ...

WESH 2’S CLAIRE METZ REPORTS FRIEND IS CLOSING IN ON HIS DREAM TO BRING A WORLD WAR II TUGBOAT MADE IN DELAND BACK TO DELAND. >> THIS IS THE ONLY U.S. ARMY ST TUGBOAT TO EVER COME BACK TO AMERICA.

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The tugboat LT-5, which supported the D-Day landings during World War II and that later helped build the St. Lawrence Seaway ...

Read full article: World War II-era tugboat one step closer to coming home thanks to one man’s effort DeLand Historic Trust raising money to bring S.T. 479 Tiger to area from Jacksonville ...

A World War II tugboat is ready for removal. The barge has been docked for decades in Ormond-by-the-Sea. It's an environmental hazard. A World War II tugboat is ready for removal. The barge has ...

"I've never tried to raise $300,000 in 90 days, but then again, I've never tried to bring back a World War II tugboat built in DeLand," said Dan Friend, president of the DeLand Historic Trust ...