CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With the smashing of a champagne bottle against its bow, a lingering baritone blast from its horn and a chorus of cheers from a festive crowd, the Motor Vessel Pennsylvania became the MV O. Nelson Jones in a ceremony Friday in its homeport of Port Amherst, southeast of Charleston.
The newly christened 164-foot towboat was named to honor Jones, the president of the 30-boat Amherst Madison fleet, who died last July at age 52 after a long battle with cancer.