that same fascination is mine as well, so much so i pursued it and have operated heavy equipment for 7 years now. i love it. cold starting caterpillar engines in Alberta :)

@@laundrieshanging9077 caterpillar and Cummins, best marine engines

Watch vids on the t56 and t26 torpedo boats. 3x 2,000 HP Diesel engines, and loudest spooling turbos you’ve ever heard.

I am glad someone else noticed that. Maybe I not as crazy as I thought.

They are exactly what drew my attention to this video.

Just watching again and just notices there are 3 smaller ones below the main ones too.

Stimpy&Ren This tug is a Voith Schneider Water Tractor, so has two propulsion units under the hull, probably roughly in line with the wheelhouse, which have cycloidal blades which can all turn independently, thus giving the tug the ability to stop, go astern or go left or right instantly, as the tug skipper requires - these are controlled via a wheel. Azipods are usually fitted to cruise ships, these are self-contained propulsion units with a controllable pitch propellor within a nozzle / duct, which aids drive the ship in the direction required. The tug equivalent is an Azimuthing Drive, which can be fitted in a similar position to the Voith drive or be placed at the stern of the tug, in place of conventional shafts / prop / rudder or Kort Nozzle. Both systems for tug propulsion have their place, a lot depends on what the tug will be doing (harbour towage, escort, indirect and direct towing), where it will be working (depth or draught available in sea and river channels and berths) together with the designers view on how effective each system is for their tug design. Sorry for my long explanation, but it is a big subject!

JIGA BACHI I sleep while playing this

I agree. I nap with things like this playing.

I agree very relaxing the sound of the water and the sound of the Diesel engine i fall asleep myself watching these videos

hypnotic diesel throb

Everyone but the Tugboat Captain......

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Yea it was a cool design and it whont rain in to them easily either.

Haha i'm afraid that is impossible due to safety regulations ;-)

Oh I know. Just your lob looks really interesting since you are outside allot and around ships.

+Coolkeys2009 Look up a Voith Schneider propeller. That's what a lot of tugs use.

She is Number 31, Antwerp Port Tug.

nanba25 The exhausts (and superstructure) are shaped so that when the tug is working tight under a ships bow, her superstructure and exhausts are clear of the ships hull. These Antwerp tugs are quite old, so if you want to see how this clearance is achieved on a more modern tug, check out some Damen tug designs (products.damen.com/en/clusters/harbour-tugs).

+Ridgesmaster1 Yes, there is a 'Let Go' button that will release the brakes

Which guys do you mean? The ones on the tug, or on the containervessel?

Sorry I should have been more specific. The guys on the tug

+Angus Hudson We are only with a crew of 3 on board. The captain is controlling the tug, the 'mate' is doing daily maintenance in the living area of the tug, or relieves the captain (when the mate is training for captain for example). The engineer is watching the engine status, and when something goes wrong he needs to take quick action to solve the problem.

Ah ok thankyou.

ShippingHarbors perfect little team. Must be great working in such a small team in nice weather. I bet it can get a bit scary in harsh rough conditions though.

+Rafael Castro Good idea ! I'm planning on buying a 2nd gopro camera to film the controls of the tug together with the view on the outside. Then synchronize the videos so you can see the controls and outside view at the same time. I allready have such a video, but the controls were filmed with a DSLR camera which is very difficult to install in the wheelhouse :D

that seems awesome

On the tug itself?

@@xeels2708 Yea the 2 large ones, then theres another set of 2 smaller ones inboard

Zandvliet locks in Antwerp

0:13 Port of Antwerp 3:33 latitude 51.343773 longitude 4.290093

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Lowered Lifestyle de schepen zijn gemaakt om op perfecte vaar diepte te liggen wanneer vol geladen, waarschijnlijk is deze boot niet vol, en ligt daarom zo hoog op het water, ik hoop bij deze je vraag beantwoord te hebben :)

Tug 31

+Shipping/Harbors Yeah but ... How many hp does she have ? Is it a 7200 hp tug ? A 5500 hp tug ? An other tug ? :)

This is 5500hp :)

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