Nothing better than a quick tug when you're all out at sea.
@paddington16702 жыл бұрын
love the offshore tugs
@rojiii694202 жыл бұрын
I have heard of the overabundance of *seamen* at sea
@coachbobby23722 жыл бұрын
Got to be careful as sometimes the smaller vessel will brush up against the bigger unit first before the pulling starts. Generally referred to as a "rub and tug".
@uhitskyle2 жыл бұрын
How would you know? You've got a flower as your profile picture...
@carlitog88082 жыл бұрын
My uncle always tugs my c
@BobbyTucker2 жыл бұрын
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.
@futurecat2 жыл бұрын
Do tugboat pilots ever race each other with no payload to slow them down?
@geirsakariassen47282 жыл бұрын
i am aold grumpi gay from Norway, i get it lol
@imzak3563 Жыл бұрын
@@geirsakariassen4728 ☺
@hanginwithlois2 жыл бұрын
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.
@vebastiansettel11732 жыл бұрын
Oh you must have a terrifying day if you come to my job. I'm currently working as an engineer in a Shipbuilding company and currently building a tanker ship with length of more than 200m. It's huge.
@futurecat2 жыл бұрын
Have you checked out those crane collapse videos? Containers scattering everywhere.
@minguyen-rl7sn2 жыл бұрын
Find a comfortable hole under a rock somewhere. crawl in it where its safe and comfortable.
@godnezha18702 жыл бұрын
@@vebastiansettel1173 I'm working as a seaferer on bulk carrier. It's dangerous but it's challenging. I always be careful. I will soon get promoted to become an officer.
@lorenzgrice87342 жыл бұрын
Pretty fun actually
@eurosonly Жыл бұрын
I love tug boats. They're so cute.
@gengen56072 жыл бұрын
"no matter how small you are.. you have the ability to push and pull others for good"
@samkom332 жыл бұрын
😀 51 Years ago when i was 10 i used my 4 hp johnson and 16 feet boat to keep a 78 feet fishing boat that had gottten their nets in the propellar out of the rocks at shore 2 hours until larger boats came and took over. It was just a breeze blowing towards shore, but i guess that + the nets still dragging under the boat stopd my 4 hp from manage to tow the 78 feeet boat to safe harbour. hehe But i still got many thanks + around 200 dollar which was a fortune for me in 1971.
@haloguylevi2 жыл бұрын
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.
@chiliphil642 жыл бұрын
You are lucky you have the Jones act. As Australia does not have this protections.
@ingmarvanolffen2 жыл бұрын
@@chiliphil64 whats that act?
@MrHabitat0092 жыл бұрын
@@ingmarvanolffen it’s merchant marines
@huuhauhuynh89072 жыл бұрын
V u
@peeonu25 Жыл бұрын
Those little tugs are damn cute. They are slated for Seattle... Not SF... maybe theyll swap around? I've done some work on the Bo for Foss.
@hotchihuahua15462 жыл бұрын
I marveled at Tugboats as a kid . Today they are much more impressive as to what they are capable of doing .
@brianpearl75045 ай бұрын
Could have used one or two of these in Baltimore Maryland to save the Key Bridge from collapsing.
@platinumfalconm38915 ай бұрын
Came here for this. BTW, how long before they will say the belief that a thing called tugboats ever existed is a mental illness?
@electronicallyscannedarray Жыл бұрын
Tugboats are underappreciated.
@patbrennan9708 Жыл бұрын
They sure are, spent my teens on my Dads tug, CRAZY CRAZY POWER , I remember the whole boat violently shaking under full tow
@mitchzurbrigg24032 жыл бұрын
All sailors love watching the tugboats. A quick tug and all the seamen are out all over the deck.
@louisvillenashvillerailroa52692 жыл бұрын
“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.”
@draysoncrook48982 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than knowing a SMALLER SHIP HAS MORE POWER!!!
@JayHarper2 жыл бұрын
Tugboat Captain here. After 22 years it still amazes me.
@simonhaugenkolstad85612 жыл бұрын
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
@larrymanning59252 жыл бұрын
Well actually supply boats do not have a winch on the back for towing. I know this because I worked on tugs in the gulf of mexico pulling drilling rigs to their next location.
@simonhaugenkolstad85612 жыл бұрын
@@larrymanning5925 yes that is correct. Achor handlers would be more correct. And supply vessles is in its own category
@larrymanning59252 жыл бұрын
@@simonhaugenkolstad8561 There are a couple other things that make a supply boat different also that I didn't get into like tug boats have big propellers compared to their size and supply boats are faster still than tugs even with smaller props.
@simonhaugenkolstad85612 жыл бұрын
@@larrymanning5925 yeah i know. My point is, even anchorhandlers are a bot wrong to call tugs. They took alot of different vessles under the same category
@jimpikoulis67262 жыл бұрын
Just remember Gentlemen!!!!!! if you require a rub and tug, simply call in a tug boat they will cater to any request....
@silverXnoise2 жыл бұрын
My rope wasn’t long enough. ☹️
@RehabProjectSRCB2 жыл бұрын
I'd still prefer a cute guy over a diesel engine. But I bet that is one quick job when that engine is revved up.
@davemeads8592 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot I went down the docks and asked the biggest wharfie/dockworker I could find and asked about a rub and tug🥺 Doctors say If everything goes well I might be able to leave the hospital next week
@BobbyTucker2 жыл бұрын
@@davemeads859 , ROTFLMMFAO!!!
@mickmccrory85342 жыл бұрын
When you buy a brand new tugboat, does it come with new tires on the sides.? Asking for a friend.
@ajdutari2 жыл бұрын
The builder fits the tug with any equipment the owners orders. Tugs are made to order. There are many types and designs of fenders. Tires are just one of them.
@PhilJonesIII2 жыл бұрын
And do they use cross-ply or radial and, do they use Winter tyres in colder climates? Also asking for a friend. :)
@americanrebel4132 жыл бұрын
@@PhilJonesIII LOL!
@DWilliams-ce8nb2 жыл бұрын
@@PhilJonesIII This entire tread is tiresome.
@glennso47Ай бұрын
Maypop Tires. May pop, may not. 😅
@tonythompson99052 жыл бұрын
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
@Patrick.Weightman2 жыл бұрын
It is impressive the power they pack relative to their size, but relative to other ships it's nothing.
@edwardtye41192 жыл бұрын
Also, relative to other boats, like sailing yachts, it's huge - they normally have around 30-40hp engines for manoeuvring and slow cruising in no wind. And compared to cars. Drag racing cars produce around 4-5,000hp, still nowhere near tugs.
@Patrick.Weightman2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardtye4119 Top fuel averages 10,000hp, 8,000hp is considered the low end. Think the highest I've seen personally was a touch over 11. I work in maritime diesel and the two ABC engines I just serviced the other day will be going into a tug, and only produce 2000hp each. In comparison the Wartsila 40s and 50s we service for cruise ships produce 1000-1300hp per cylinder, in a V18 configuration. Also with two engines on board. Overall it's like pointing at the average minivan today and talking about how crazy powerful it is, then using an ATV or Moped for comparison.
@edwardtye41192 жыл бұрын
@@Patrick.Weightman I was referring to promod drag cars, as I momentarily forgot about top fuel dragsters. I agree with the minivan vs moped analogy, though. Although, I've never heard of a V18 in a car, or at all, before. Also, 1,000hp per cylinder is 18,000 horsepower, which is still rather impressive.
@brunoautelitano28922 жыл бұрын
@@edwardtye4119 he said the V18 was for a cruise ship.
@mediocre-motorcycle-modifi68182 жыл бұрын
The tug boat, for it's size is the most powerful craft afloat.
@jacehackworth64132 жыл бұрын
And the Starr Tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City port.
@glennso47Ай бұрын
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.
@mrwest55525 ай бұрын
vast fleets of ships, tugs, barges, scows ... and hundreds of gallons of tea, coffee, milk and sugar.
@longjohnston13632 жыл бұрын
A good Tug always helps release some seamen
@ultimatejay Жыл бұрын
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
@mjethier2 жыл бұрын
tugboats are BADASS
@ceciliawalters870810 ай бұрын
This is so awesome.
@gkoogz98772 жыл бұрын
Tugboats are so CUTE!
@jesusisalive32272 жыл бұрын
Tug boats are awesome! A lot of horsepower in a small package!
@st0rmtempesta982 жыл бұрын
If you think you about it tug boats are the worker ants of the sea world
@littlehippo50042 жыл бұрын
“Uncommon helper” that is used every day, in every port, around the world, on every ship😂
@lorenzgrice87342 жыл бұрын
Not every ship needs a tug actually but lol they are used everyday in every port around the world
@littlehippo50042 жыл бұрын
@@lorenzgrice8734 every container ship uses tugs to dock in all major ports
@lorenzgrice87342 жыл бұрын
@@littlehippo5004 better said broseph.
@gigidope4 ай бұрын
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.
@flixouille64082 жыл бұрын
Really good video! Well explained and with good details, like the drone throwing lines for towing. Interesting for a young engineering student 👍
@mynameisforrest2 жыл бұрын
Love it when I get help with tugging
@stevesmith6236 Жыл бұрын
Tugs RULE!!
@burtsimmons96912 жыл бұрын
Durrrrr the tug pull the boat and push the boat HOW DO THEY DO IT ? Rope you say WOWW FREAKING MIND BLOWING
@kentd47622 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling us a little more about these work horses/sheep dogs!
@dustman962 жыл бұрын
The writers of this video have terrible technical knowledge.
@sussertheoriginal2 жыл бұрын
Agree. Power to weight ratio, in this case is the power of the engine to the weight of the tug. Writer doesn't seem to understand this. It's like a Children's video.
@simbayoung4757 Жыл бұрын
We’ll. I love tugboats now
@WhiskeyGulf712 жыл бұрын
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.
@justayoutuber19062 жыл бұрын
They always look so cute in cartoons...but they are beasts!
@apraew20 Жыл бұрын
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.
@J.R.Heydenrych3 ай бұрын
They'r so cute ,😮
@TomD19992 жыл бұрын
Very well done, thanks!
@J.R.Heydenrych3 ай бұрын
❤ Tugg boats !
@tcmtech75152 жыл бұрын
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! 🤣
@charliemcmillan45612 жыл бұрын
lol he didn't account for fuel consumption before buying one of the largest and most robust engines you could possibly obtain to shred things? Tragic lil lapse of judgment there
@tcmtech75152 жыл бұрын
@@charliemcmillan4561 It's been about 20 years now and it's become a fun little local folklore story of sorts. 😁 To be fair, I worked with him for about 3 weeks before realizing that lapses in judgment were sort of his baseline on most things which proved the difference between being a wannabe engineer and an actual engineer. 😋
@tcmtech75152 жыл бұрын
@GatorDrummer And an endless amount of failures come from there too that never get the recognition they deserve. His was just large enough to gain local public level attention and achieve that status officially.
@pumpkinbread71822 жыл бұрын
I just wanna be your tugboat captain.
@Charlie-dx6bv2 жыл бұрын
Theodore has grown!
@ljhm6816 Жыл бұрын
I remember once having a Tug, next thing it was full of Sea men.
@radiohead2206 Жыл бұрын
Planes, Trains and Automobiles will Always remind of John Candy.
@DTsoumpas11 ай бұрын
Great video, my son loved it
@sergiugrigorescu Жыл бұрын
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.
@MichelleT-so4we5 ай бұрын
Love ❤️ tugboats Chunky fat strong Tugboat "Twain" gets the job done. perfect example of safety first perfect example of wisdom with 'slow and steady' 🍰😎
@laika38482 жыл бұрын
Merci. Mon ancien job sur les supply vessel. Good souvenirs
@timothywalsh10012 жыл бұрын
Who is the intended audience...! A 10yo ?? ... I'm amazed how little most people know.
@dannygroom33272 жыл бұрын
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?
@Driver03782 жыл бұрын
Great video. Truly awesome machines. Definitely a sense of pride for the captains.
@NickoSupra2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the workers that put them togather.
@Driver03782 жыл бұрын
@@NickoSupra Agreed!
@uzicart49412 жыл бұрын
Because tugboats are miniature tanks
@tonygriffiths786411 ай бұрын
electric tugs gimme a break
@Shipspotting_Vietnam Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!!
@786itube2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Small is big. Great presentation once again
@paddington16702 жыл бұрын
Tugs are so cool. Looks like anything on board a tug would be a fun job, fulfilling to manage something so large.
@matthuckleberry52382 жыл бұрын
everyone loves a good tuggy.
@kensbackshop63992 жыл бұрын
Tugs are awesome
@normanl57182 жыл бұрын
P🇬🇮
@ahmedmeziti582 Жыл бұрын
I am a tug master in djen djen port Algeria thank you for video
@KillingMachineMechanic2 жыл бұрын
Hey bro, your engine has a boat on it
@irfanqadir38402 жыл бұрын
Very nicely explained in a simple superb way which is understandable for every person in the end it is a fabulous video
@j_ub40482 жыл бұрын
The little GIANT
@DavisBacusOfficial2 жыл бұрын
I work in tugboat and it's amazing 👏 ❤🙏
@DRAKED4112 жыл бұрын
Harbor tug’s is used for docking and undocking ships and whatever else is needed. 🤘🏼👊🏻
@skyking6989 Жыл бұрын
Its not even so much the power its how the hull is shaped. The hull is designed to "dig" in and pull
@stealthassasin1day291 Жыл бұрын
People call me the human tug boat but I'm unsure if thats a good or bad nick name.
@L0dG2 жыл бұрын
Tugs are awesome and this video is wholesome !
@DereSzz2 жыл бұрын
Okay....a tugboat is cool 😀
@timkis642 жыл бұрын
basically the tractors of the marine world.
@chrisstaples7032 жыл бұрын
The long range tugs is the only way Russia can take out their air craft carrier
@TurtleAir Жыл бұрын
Who made those towing lines????…. They are more amazing than the boats….
@aryadevtripathi46602 жыл бұрын
I will buy a tug
@mikesantimore69712 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@John-eq8cu2 жыл бұрын
very interesting and informative. thanks for sharing.
@flamcity Жыл бұрын
I love tugs
@Wongwanchungwongjumbo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sailortristan2 жыл бұрын
Not always. The harbour pilot will decide on the tug package based on the ships particulars and environmental conditions. Bow thrusters are almost never as powerful as a ship docking tug, and do not offer the same degree of control. Most new ships are not built with thrusters because they know the ports they call have adequate tugs available or mandatory tugs through the pilots. In this case, ship owners may choose to not install thrusters and save the cost.
@Wongwanchungwongjumbo2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed and unberthing berthing of the Vessel to be moored to the whaftside, the pilot will laision with the 1 or 2 Tugboats Captains to maneuver the ship 🚢.
@pamav74142 жыл бұрын
This woman kinda sounds like she’s about to cry
@dedsec68952 жыл бұрын
big thing comes in small packages never underestimate small things because they can have huge impact when it's needed the most
@Inanabananana2 жыл бұрын
The question is, will the engine fit in a Miata?
@TJG2392 жыл бұрын
@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.
@reign225 Жыл бұрын
They better keep these boats away from Mustang drivers.
@Invertmini12122 жыл бұрын
A lil quick tug hurt nobody
@johnl53162 жыл бұрын
"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..."
@The-Dom2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit the volume level on this video is insane.
@mansour3967 Жыл бұрын
how great these videos are! keep going plz with short ones, the shorter the better
@garlicbreathandfarts Жыл бұрын
Absolute 'muscle' boats, so cool!
@Kahsimiah Жыл бұрын
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.
@LiveEnjoyment2 жыл бұрын
most dangerous thing about thugboats is the kabel themself. If the kabel snaps it can cut anything or anyone in half.
@vnrkain11692 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Interesting and well presented.
@chrisfalx32512 жыл бұрын
They dragged that tower 120 miles lol wowsa
@robisb64022 жыл бұрын
I'll put the tugboat engine in my miata
@dronesinspirecuracao77672 жыл бұрын
Wauw i see some drone footage i made on the island curacao! 😎
@ImIllITeRaTeAnD2 жыл бұрын
'The insane amount of power'... entire vid makes 15seconds of reference to power, tow capacity, engines, design. Fluff piece.
@michaelmoustachecont8 ай бұрын
I don’t like ads
@jimnunes6286 Жыл бұрын
Maybe the electric tugs are charged by solar, wind, or nuclear???
@tomaslujan27422 жыл бұрын
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.
@iainbunce2 жыл бұрын
I picked up on the same comment in the video, however you have also slightly confused GT with the long obsolete GRT. Your point still stands and GT is a function of the moulded volume, not a weight.