Generally the ships line is passed down to the tug. Its is easy to say it should have been out of service but we have no idea why it was in use or what really happened. I was on a ship once where we had to cut the line with an axe because the tug was in a bad spot. Things happen. No disasters here everything was under control

Honestly not, there is far better Lake Boat video and footage ALL over KZfaq. And accident footage, all of it as good or better than this. It is still cool though.

Wish we had some footage of our rock strike in Georgian Bay this summer. It was pretty interesting as we surfed over a granite rock at a 45 degree angle... Wondering "holy f*CK are we sinking?"

We're should actually edit this video to add more context. We were docked at a yacht yard in the Calumet river in Chicago. You're seeing the Stern of a cargo ship being tugged east, out to lake Michigan (so moving from the left of the screen to the right). The line to the stern tug snapped as it approached us. So the first near disaster was to the tug, which lurched violently forward. Those heavy lines snapping after pulling however many tons of cargo ship could have easily killed someone on the deck of the tug. At that point the stern of the ship is no longer under control and is turning directly towards us. In boating terms, a large ship like that this close to you and not in control is a near miss. The captain of the ship was pretty quick and used his forward engine to gain some control but as you can see, the wash from this thrust is strong enough to churn up the bottom of the river (21ft). Not enough to swamp us but you can see some owners of smaller boats hurrying to check on their boats. The tug got them under control but the ship was still a little off course as it went under the bridge it was heading to (not on camera) and apparently caused a little damage there too.

The ship was not under control while under a bridge you dumbasses. This was very dangerous with huge potential for casualty. StinkpotC. You don't have to explain. Its obvious if you've ever worn a belt.

the bridge who went down...

@@thestinkpotchronicles1355 any of the ships ive sailed on dont rely on the tug to manouver you. Its just there to help. The ship still normally has full control. Which shows when he put it ahead with rudder hard over to correct himself. I get it though as a small on looker it would be scary but i assure you at no point was there any sort of emergency. These things happen.