Nothing better than a quick tug when you're all out at sea.

I've read about, watched videos about ships, all the different types of huge carriers and tugboats, in my 73 years on this planet, this is the first time I've heard tugboats referred to as "Sheepdogs Of The Ocean's Harbors", I nearly spit out my coffee when I heard the lady say that. Thanks so much for sharing such great videos, I enjoyed them.

I grew up in a boatyard and am absolutely terrified of tugboats and their power. Container ships freak me out too! Vessels that massive are just too large for me to trust, or comprehend.

I love tug boats. They're so cute.

"no matter how small you are.. you have the ability to push and pull others for good"

Recently just finished building two of three sister ships for Crowley that work in the San Francisco Bay. Look out for the Apollo and Athena both packing well over 6000 hp each, Athena being closer to 7000.

I marveled at Tugboats as a kid . Today they are much more impressive as to what they are capable of doing .

Could have used one or two of these in Baltimore Maryland to save the Key Bridge from collapsing.

Tugboats are underappreciated.

All sailors love watching the tugboats. A quick tug and all the seamen are out all over the deck.

“The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat. And the Star tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. This... is Tugs.”

Nothing better than knowing a SMALLER SHIP HAS MORE POWER!!!

Tugboat Captain here. After 22 years it still amazes me.

those bigger offshore "tugboats" you are referring to, that moved troll A and support offshore rigs with all cargo, are usually referres to as anchor handlers, and supply vessles

Just remember Gentlemen!!!!!! if you require a rub and tug, simply call in a tug boat they will cater to any request....

When you buy a brand new tugboat, does it come with new tires on the sides.? Asking for a friend.

I watched one tug pull three rotator wrecker trucks on land the three trucks could not out pull that tug if the tug captain didn't let up he would have pulled all three trucks in the water a tug is tough to beat an strong

It is impressive the power they pack relative to their size, but relative to other ships it's nothing.

The tug boat, for it's size is the most powerful craft afloat.

I was in the navy stationed aboard a salvage ship that could be used as a tug. We actually did tug a disabled vessel that belonged to the South Vietnamese navy once. It was during a storm and we were banned from the fantail during the time we were towing it. We were towing the vessel with a large metal cable that was swinging to and fro like a big windshield wiper and we were told that it would cut us in half if we got near it.

vast fleets of ships, tugs, barges, scows ... and hundreds of gallons of tea, coffee, milk and sugar.

A good Tug always helps release some seamen

When an object is floating in the water it is easily moved with little force. I can move my 4000lb boat with very little effort from my leg off a dock. Thats how the tug boats can move such a large vessle

tugboats are BADASS

This is so awesome.

Tugboats are so CUTE!

Tug boats are awesome! A lot of horsepower in a small package!

If you think you about it tug boats are the worker ants of the sea world

“Uncommon helper” that is used every day, in every port, around the world, on every ship😂

I love tugboats. The fact that they built that structure and moved it out into the ocean is like our present day Stone Henge. Insane.

Really good video! Well explained and with good details, like the drone throwing lines for towing. Interesting for a young engineering student 👍

Love it when I get help with tugging

Tugs RULE!!

Durrrrr the tug pull the boat and push the boat HOW DO THEY DO IT ? Rope you say WOWW FREAKING MIND BLOWING

Thank you for telling us a little more about these work horses/sheep dogs!

The writers of this video have terrible technical knowledge.

We’ll. I love tugboats now

Half of the boats show were not tugs at all, many were anchor handlers that are used to raise large anchors from the sea bed that secure oil rigs. They then tow the rigs from one oil or gas field to another.

They always look so cute in cartoons...but they are beasts!

Even an RC tugboat is so powerful. There's videos showing people playing with RC tugboat at the lake. They're sitting on small boat while their RC towing it. So fun.

They'r so cute ,😮

Very well done, thanks!

❤ Tugg boats !

Years ago a former boss/employer, that liked to pretend he was an actual engineer, spent a small fortune building this massive shredder machine to process tires and other things into tiny bits expecting to make a fortune with it. He sourced a tugboat engine that was so big that it was delivered to the local town on a rail car. After getting his monstrous contraption up and running he started testing it. It would eat anything! However, the fatal flaw was that the wannabe engineer never once calculated the fuel burn of a multi-thousand HP engine. Turned out the fuel burn alone ate more money than anything he could shred with it was ever going to be worth! 🤣

I just wanna be your tugboat captain.

Theodore has grown!

I remember once having a Tug, next thing it was full of Sea men.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles will Always remind of John Candy.

Great video, my son loved it

Gross Tonnage is not a measure of weight, is a measure of a ship’s overall internal volume and is determined by dividing by 100 the contents, in cubic feet, of the vessel’s enclosed spaces.

Love ❤️ tugboats Chunky fat strong Tugboat "Twain" gets the job done. perfect example of safety first perfect example of wisdom with 'slow and steady' 🍰😎

Merci. Mon ancien job sur les supply vessel. Good souvenirs

Who is the intended audience...! A 10yo ?? ... I'm amazed how little most people know.

No, lets just say we did the best we could, turn around and go back home. I mean what do they expect, tugboat or no tugboat?

Great video. Truly awesome machines. Definitely a sense of pride for the captains.

Because tugboats are miniature tanks

electric tugs gimme a break

Wonderful!!

Wonderful. Small is big. Great presentation once again

Tugs are so cool. Looks like anything on board a tug would be a fun job, fulfilling to manage something so large.

everyone loves a good tuggy.

Tugs are awesome

I am a tug master in djen djen port Algeria thank you for video

Hey bro, your engine has a boat on it

Very nicely explained in a simple superb way which is understandable for every person in the end it is a fabulous video

The little GIANT

I work in tugboat and it's amazing 👏 ❤🙏

Harbor tug’s is used for docking and undocking ships and whatever else is needed. 🤘🏼👊🏻

Its not even so much the power its how the hull is shaped. The hull is designed to "dig" in and pull

People call me the human tug boat but I'm unsure if thats a good or bad nick name.

Tugs are awesome and this video is wholesome !

Okay....a tugboat is cool 😀

basically the tractors of the marine world.

The long range tugs is the only way Russia can take out their air craft carrier

Who made those towing lines????…. They are more amazing than the boats….

I will buy a tug

Nice video

very interesting and informative. thanks for sharing.

I love tugs

Large Vessels such as Mega Container Ships have 2 or more Bow or Stern Thrusters, that require 1 Tugboat assistance in berthing and unberthing from the whaft sides of the port.

This woman kinda sounds like she’s about to cry

big thing comes in small packages never underestimate small things because they can have huge impact when it's needed the most

The question is, will the engine fit in a Miata?

@5:20 the general manager clearly doesnt have a clue wtf is going on but has been asked to produce a sentence for the video.

They better keep these boats away from Mustang drivers.

A lil quick tug hurt nobody

"so ARE the size of the..." ARE goes with more than 1 of something. SIZE is singular, SO, it should be, '"so IS the size of the..."

Holy shit the volume level on this video is insane.

how great these videos are! keep going plz with short ones, the shorter the better

Absolute 'muscle' boats, so cool!

You guys know that a very strong and heavy human being can tug an ocean liner? It's even in the Guinness book of world records.

most dangerous thing about thugboats is the kabel themself. If the kabel snaps it can cut anything or anyone in half.

Thank you. Interesting and well presented.

They dragged that tower 120 miles lol wowsa

I'll put the tugboat engine in my miata

Wauw i see some drone footage i made on the island curacao! 😎

'The insane amount of power'... entire vid makes 15seconds of reference to power, tow capacity, engines, design. Fluff piece.

I don’t like ads

Maybe the electric tugs are charged by solar, wind, or nuclear???

1:04 gross tonage ist a a volumentric unit equivalent to 100foot squeare or 2.83 cubic meters. The gross tonage is the total amount of cubic space a ship has. The wight of a ship its called displacement and its measured in Metric Tons 1000kilograms. Do not mix this things please.