Holding Position On Mississippi River

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marktwained

Жыл бұрын

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@Mach11976 Жыл бұрын

Miss my time on the river. Best part of my life in the 80s. Thanks Capt.

@williambillwaynerobertson930 Жыл бұрын

It's like a slow freight train on water, ya just don't stop on a dime. Stay Safe Capt.🤙🇺🇸

@catt7475 Жыл бұрын

Hello Captain Kyle. What you consider rambling is educational and interesting to me. In my opinion you can never ramble to much. Explaining what you do and why you do it most likely helps Captions with less experience then you. Thank you for taking the time to make, edit and post your videos. We do understand your day job is top priority. Please don't edit out your struggles it would be very interesting to see how you remedy the situation with your skill and knowledge. Another Awesome video Captain Kyle 💙 we really appreciate you taking time to show us your profession 🤎🤎💙🙂👍👍

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Catt

@dannyspiker1549 Жыл бұрын

I work in Quincy Illinois every few months. Love taking lunch on the river bank and watching you guys. Appears to be a pretty busy area on the river. Awesome video Captain!

@MICHAELVOSS-oi8xe Жыл бұрын

Good morning a good friend of mine works the back watch on the Viking Queen as a pilot. He's been at it a long time.

@poowg2657 Жыл бұрын

I vacation in Trempealeau Wi. and love watching you guys lock through. Love the on board perspective, thanks! (BTW, when I learned to run steam locomotives back in the 70s an old hogger taught me " the larger the machine the lighter the touch it takes to operate it")

@CatarineausArmory Жыл бұрын

Thanks Captain.

@jacobharris2542 Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Memphis... always looked for you guys down on the river... props to what you folks do! I've always wanted to run some in the river!

@Myamericanlife61 Жыл бұрын

I am definitely enjoying the hell out of your channel Captain awesome job sir

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MrBayoubig Жыл бұрын

In 70s and 80s I would go stay on barge with my dad he was a dragline operator for Atlas construction it was in Vidalia La but closed my brother ran dragline then trackhoe till he retired at Pine Bluff sand and gravel

@beckyumphrey2626 Жыл бұрын

Great video Captain. Your channel.is growing steady.

@vickietaylor3535 Жыл бұрын

Captain Kyle I enjoy watching your videos. I'm glad I found your Channel. Stay safe

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@tomthomas6066 Жыл бұрын

I live on the upper Mississippi at nauvoo Illinois I often sit on my front porch and watch river traffic going up and down and wonder if you’re piloting the barge I’ve been watching your videos for sometime I love them good job.

@garygatto3410 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing this Mississippi is getting so much water back in it not from around here so this is all fun for me

@kingtut8381 Жыл бұрын

GRA 8 , ONE AS ALWAYS. THANX 4 UR PERSONAL INSIGHT. WE ALL APPRECIATE UR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

@MySORRELL Жыл бұрын

THANKS!

@braddetring5919 Жыл бұрын

Nice video cap…this has been a great trip to ride along with you on! What’s the name of the vessel you’re on right now?

@brandonreeves5979 Жыл бұрын

Very cool sir! Your channel is awesome. 😎👍🏻🎥💯

@jimj1889 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Dubuque and also lived in Bellevue for a while loved watching the barges go through the locks.

@davidkeeling4074 Жыл бұрын

Explain some of the terminology to people that are watching because they don't understand the one whistle or two whistle valve or Stern forward or aft

@damionbeanstormchasing9892 Жыл бұрын

I worked for artco about 25 years ago. Primary boat was cooperative venture. Also rode the cooperative mariner, and new dawn

@scottallred3941 Жыл бұрын

I rode ambassador and crimson glory 30 yrs ago

@Terk131 Жыл бұрын

I found this channel by accident and I love it. Stay safe Capt' .

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

It was no accident. 😉👍🏻

@Terk131 Жыл бұрын

@@marktwained Well either way I dig it. My great grandfather was a captain all around the world. I have mad respect for that profession and great lakes captions.

@kens.3729 Жыл бұрын

I guess there is such a thing as Double, Triple and Quadruple Parking on the Water. People with your Office don’t complain much about their surroundings. 😬👍

@garygatto3410 Жыл бұрын

Still waiting for that offer on my bucket list to ride up and down the mess with you if lodging is a problem I’ll just sleep on one of the barges

@TheReelHolifield Жыл бұрын

Good work Capt! 👌🏼

@deans178 Жыл бұрын

Our Great Lakes Freighters have bow thrusters. Is there any bow thruster on the front of your barge or does the tug do all the twisting left & right? How many crew?

@jukebox_heroperson3994 Жыл бұрын

There's no propulsion on any of the barges that I know of. It's all the tow boat.

@deans178 Жыл бұрын

@@jukebox_heroperson3994 Thanks!

@jaysmoke1984 Жыл бұрын

That's a family tradition type of job.

@jamiewilhelmy9990 Жыл бұрын

Saw a tow get crossed up at Louis and Clark Park. Needed help.

@jmarsh3347 Жыл бұрын

Why are they called tow boats and not push boats?

@freedom35pedrick 6 ай бұрын

Capt. how do you turn the barges-

@roynichols4745 Жыл бұрын

I do have a question. All pilots seem to run for a company, are they any pilots that free Lance?, or do they even alow for that to happen?

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

I work for a company now, kinda, but tripped around for years. Most are regular employees, but there are trip guys.

@craigpalmer9196 Жыл бұрын

i enjoy them never mind the order

@mrsbigbug Жыл бұрын

What does "on the one" mean? I've heard it used several times by you and in other towboat videos. Just curious.

@larrythomas1065 Жыл бұрын

it refers to horn signals. one t port and 2 to starboard. if you arent on a radio you blow the horn to signal intention. you blow 1 to signal that you are passing with your port to the other vessel

@buddysibley3886 Жыл бұрын

On the one or one Whistle means there Connally pass on the port side on the 2 or 2 whistle is starboard side

@mrsbigbug Жыл бұрын

@@larrythomas1065 Thanks much for the explanation.

@buddysibley3886 Жыл бұрын

@everettthompson8301 I'm not sure don't really know the Sibley side

@keithswindell2812 Жыл бұрын

It all goes back to Paul Revere when he was in the old north church in Boston 1 if by land 2 if by sea so in towboats terms 1 is Port side 2 is starboard and in lock and dam terms if a dam has 2 chambers 1 chamber would be closest to the bank of the river and the 2 chamber would be farther out in the river

@halmiller6834 Жыл бұрын

Can you show the tug taking a barge out & moving it around? Enjoy your videos!

@bradbuck7139 Жыл бұрын

i would love for you to film you doing barge changing sometime even if you put the camera on a still

@dennishalbert3041 Жыл бұрын

Ya certainly make it look easy , what and adventure it must be.

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it’s not the normal type deal. 👍🏻👍🏻

@donmiller9441 Жыл бұрын

How far north on the Mississippi do you travel?

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

I have run all way to St. Paul. We will probably turn at St. Louis.. this time of year, and this vessel usually don’t run past St. Louis.

@donmiller9441 Жыл бұрын

@marktwained Thanks for taking time to answer! I grew up on the Mississippi river at Keokuk Iowa and own a river view cabin in Lagrange MO. Was asking wondering if we would see you pass through our bend in the river.

@jukebox_heroperson3994 Жыл бұрын

@@marktwained When you go to St. Louis harbor, tell Pete Logan said hey

@jacobharville6138 Жыл бұрын

Capt. Kyle how long you been a capt

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

1999 got my first issue license

@arneservatius1982 Жыл бұрын

An articl Anar tic😅 Your good! You can grasped the power of the river on your total hall,Square footage. As You drive🤔!As a pilot you need to out maneuver the currents🤓 they call it the “Mighty Mississippi “ for a reason.

@Straighttrash Жыл бұрын

Viking queen is a big ole unit aint she lol.

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

She’s a beautiful river beast. 👍🏻

@watson4204 Жыл бұрын

What’s happening from Michigan, I always luv the water the perfect place to be for me , much respect to ya

@The101stEagle Жыл бұрын

A live everyday for a short 3-5 or 5-10 minutes would also log date and time.

@writechrisonline Жыл бұрын

I wish you had time to fly a drone to take video with so we could see the set up as a whole Love your channel

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

I have some drone footage posted from a few years ago, on my channel. I don’t have it catalogued very well, but I have over 1,000 videos. I traded my DJI Mavic Pro to a cheif engineer for a Brietling watch. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@writechrisonline Жыл бұрын

@@marktwained LoL Ok cool thanks for the response

@garydorsey6769 Жыл бұрын

Do you know Bobbie Thompson?

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Name sounds familiar (though common name), but can’t really place it.

@patricklorio7657 Жыл бұрын

Why are you waiting?

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Dropping barges

@garygatto3410 Жыл бұрын

Obviously I’m just kidding

@thepubliceye Жыл бұрын

Why do some boats push and others pull barges

@marktwained Жыл бұрын

Boats designed for different situations, I guess.

@roostercogburn809 Жыл бұрын

I was fortunate to ride a tug boat and a large supply/grocery boat up/down the Amazon River in Peru. My dad was working with Bechtel, Inc. I rode each boat for about 1 week on each trip, pushing large barges of pipe. Bud Davis was the captain, my dad liked him and Bud offered to my dad to take me along, which he agreed. What a great experience. The last night on the tug boat, I had too many Pilsner cervezas playing cards with the crew. Woke up the next morning, walked out of the captain's cabin, puked all over the deck below, the crew laughed and washed the deck, that happened twice. I radioed my dad on the shortwave, he had a twin otter on floats land on the Amazon, pick me up to return me to the OU9, as jungle work camp on the banks of the Amazon. With the Bell 206, 205 and 214, the twin otter and tug boat trips, you couldn't pay for a trip like that... I'd love a captain's job on a tug. Great vid... Thanks