Genius Design: How the Tugboat Was Invented

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In 1818 there was a technological breakthrough, it was the first time in history that a sailing vessel was towed by a boat. The invention of the tugboat was not nearly as straightforward as you would think - it played out over the course of nearly a full century as ideas were experimented and toyed with. In the end the tug boat changed the shipping world forever. Today we'll discover how tugboats were invented and why they are essential for docking, undocking, and preventing maritime accidents, keeping the shipping world moving.
00:00 Intro
01:21 The Idea
02:35 Docking
03:39 Steamboats
05:14 Richard Trevithick
6:18 Joseph Price
7:52 Tug
9:38 Jobs
10:41 Designs
11:58 Outro
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@Randomstuffs261 7 күн бұрын

The Tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat

@nursestoyland 7 күн бұрын

Admiral kuznetzov

@Randomstuffs261 7 күн бұрын

@@nursestoyland Yes, this was definitely referencing Admiral Kuznetzov

@Daniel_Huffman 7 күн бұрын

And the Star Tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. This…is _TUGS._

@Randomstuffs261 7 күн бұрын

@@Daniel_Huffman So glad TUGS is still alive

@nursestoyland 7 күн бұрын

@@Daniel_Huffman the real Tugs

@naciremasti 7 күн бұрын

Tugboats are completely underrated. Most important ship on the water.

@user-zt5xz5fz4q 7 күн бұрын

It is not true. You think it.❤. Don't worry. Tugs matter always.

@OceanlinerDesigns 7 күн бұрын

You are right on the money!

@francus7227 Күн бұрын

@@OceanlinerDesigns 2nd place is the pilot boat.... Captains can't navigate unfamiliar rivers safely.

@TheUnluckyTug_official 7 күн бұрын

Been wondering when you'd finally cover tugs on this channel, haha. Awesome video, and love the Eppleton Hall mention at the end!

@Ringo-hw6pw 7 күн бұрын

I never thought the actual unlucky tug would comment and get 1 like, horrible... Also how did you make a 1 hour vide-

@Randomstuffs261 7 күн бұрын

Great to see you here Tug! Love your videos, especially your TUGS analysis. I've probably seen it like 5 times at this point, love it!

@LBSC70 7 күн бұрын

I have a feeling this might make tugs pick of the week

@MagiTailWelkin 7 күн бұрын

Top Hat: Ooh, I say, hello!

@legoforceuser5087 7 күн бұрын

always love it when i see a youtuber i watch also watches other channels i enjoy

@geoffreyporter7567 7 күн бұрын

Whenever I see a video like this, I feel like I can viscerally feel Mike’s relief at being able to talk about something that isn’t Titanic.

@nuggetschicken1781 Күн бұрын

literally prefer these over titanic videos too😂

@SeanBZA 7 күн бұрын

Tugboats are basically massive engines with enough hull around them to store the fuel and make them float. Then you get deep sea tugs, which are the same, just they have enough fuel on board to get from one and of the ocean to the other, towing a ship many times bigger than itself. Crews are rough, and all are able to pretty much any task on board as well, simply because there is no room for more than the bare minimum of crew to sleep and live on it.

@user-et2xc2ww6q 7 күн бұрын

The poor tug boats have been somewhat ignored over the years . Well done Mike for giving them the attention they deserve . Awesome.

@vibratingstring 7 күн бұрын

I'm not so sure I agree with you. I design them. In the US, we use tugs & barges instead of ships. They are ever-present, albeit an AT/B tug isn't a harbour tug.

@christopherlahr2218 7 күн бұрын

@@vibratingstringI think he meant ignored documentarily as opposed to practical use

@theoccupier1652 7 күн бұрын

I served in the Royal Navytwice on the Aircraft Carrier (HMS Ark Royal RO9), we had two beautiful paddle wheels tugs built in 1957 ... RMAS Forceful A86 & RMAS Faithful A?? built especially to pull & push Aircraft Carriers around ... the were lovely ... old Faithfull guided us in & out many time ... used to love watching them working away :) @Oceanliner Designs ... You say one of the last paddle wheel tugs was built in 1914 ... Faithfull & Forcefull were built in 1957

@clockworkdimetrodon1001 7 күн бұрын

At some point, I’d like to see you mention different drive systems, like the Voith Schneider Propeller system, which looks nothing like the propeller systems most are used to, and are frequently seen on tugs and ferries.

@fastinradfordable 7 күн бұрын

Yes YES!!!

@f40carz93 7 күн бұрын

Look! It’s our friend Mike Brady, from Oceanliner designs! ❤ your vids

@sergeantpeppers8858 7 күн бұрын

Now we have 2 friends; Mike Brady and Tom Shane ("Your friend in the diamond business").

@mimigamerz 7 күн бұрын

Another banger from our friend, Mike Brady

@omicronoverlord3533 7 күн бұрын

Man it's really mind blowing. Just think of all the tug jobs sailors have done over the past 200 years.

@zamnodorszk7898 3 күн бұрын

When you're entering a new port for the first time, a good tug really sets you up for a the rest of the endeavour.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 7 күн бұрын

The shot of that Moran tugboat reminded me of something my mother, a New York City girl, told me a while back. The Moran company tugs were and still are famous in New York but as Mom put it "You couldn't get a job on them!" Her brothers tried after returning from WW2 and were rebuffed. They weren't the only ones either, the jobs paid VERY well and were highly sought after. Actually, you COULD get a job on them but it was one of those "You have to know someone!" situations. A fine video on the ubiquitous and some what underappreciated tugboat Mike! Thanks for posting!

@Dakiraun 7 күн бұрын

Neat - Tugs were the boat that got me _into_ boats when I was a little kid. Neat that they go back well into the 18th century - didn't realize that. Also cool that the first purpose built one created the very name of the type of boat.

@vibratingstring 7 күн бұрын

I had a wooden toy tug with barge, white with blue trim, the tug could be stacked inside the barge for storage. They were connected by a cotton three strand lanyard identical to the one on my English made sailing knife some years later. I LOVED that toy. I can still smell the paint (probably lead, haha).

@melpomene3793 Күн бұрын

As a kid in Canada I LOVED Theodore Tugboat - like a nautical equivalent to Thomas the Tank Engine. I think it was set in Halifax maybe?

@Dakiraun Күн бұрын

@@melpomene3793 Not sure - I was nearly an adult by the time that show started airing, so never saw it. There _is_ , however, a life-sized replica tug of Theodore currently moored for repairs in St. Catherines, ON. :)

@twinkholland8392 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for your awesome work, our friend, Mike Brady!

@KnapfordMaster98 7 күн бұрын

The 1910s steam tugs have such a handsome outline. The quintessential steamboat imo.

@nickjohnson410 7 күн бұрын

I want a boat that looks like a massive dinghy, with the agility of a ballerina, the power of a freight train, and the work ethic of a mule. Thus the -Pushboat- Tugboat was born!

@cyberfutur5000 7 күн бұрын

Great idea, let's also give all of them amazing capital war ship names, except the one that becomes the name sake for the whole concept and the one that makes it across the Atlantic to be preserved, obviously.

@usaturnuranus 7 күн бұрын

And naturally the gentleman's name would be "Hulls". Growing up, our family dentists were a father and son team who's last names meant they were both "Dr. Pullen". Seriously. It's like the universe decided their fates in advance.

@twinkholland8392 7 күн бұрын

Are your Dr. Pullens in HSV AL?

@Daniel_Huffman 7 күн бұрын

I thought the most common surname for a dentist was Paine/Payne?

@anananandsdsdsds3486 7 күн бұрын

It's called 'Nominative Determinism' - it's how you get a fire chief called Les McBurney, for example.

@usaturnuranus 7 күн бұрын

@@twinkholland8392 you got it!

@usaturnuranus 7 күн бұрын

@@twinkholland8392 that's it!

@luislealsantos 7 күн бұрын

Nothing like a video of Ocean liner desings to brighten the day. Thanks for your hard work.

@puterboy2 7 күн бұрын

Yup.😊

@spencerfesing4145 13 сағат бұрын

Honestly the Eppleton Hall deserves her own video.

@repaircollc 7 күн бұрын

That's so interesting! I love tugboats but never new their story. You have a wonderful way of narrative abilities. I enjoy all your videos. Please keep up the excellent work. ✌️

@Art-is1dg 6 күн бұрын

The ability of three workboats to tow, and then position a MODU next to an existing production platform, so that the drilling package can then be cantilevered out over the slots, or existing wells is amazing.

@WLDB Күн бұрын

My grandfather worked on one. Got to go with him twice and those are stand out memories from my childhood and really of any I had with him. It was fun. For whatever reason I just never thought about where they came from. This was fun and cool. Thanks.

@francus7227 Күн бұрын

I fish in a shipping river on a 12 foot boat with a 10 hp. Those tugs send the biggest wakes. The wake can come from a distance further than earshot. They're very sneaky waves. You've gotta pay attention when you're in a small vessel with swift currents, ocean tankers, tugs, and speed boats..... especially after dark which is my favorite time to fish. And NEVER forget "The Law of Mass Tonnage"..... The biggest vessel WINS ! Nice clip. I tapped the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.

@mikegyro 7 күн бұрын

Battleship New Jersey needs those tugs for one more trip.

@T.Media1199 7 күн бұрын

I had no idea the tugboat's invention spanned nearly a century! This video brilliantly captures the gradual development and ultimate impact of this essential vessel. Truly inspiring to learn how it revolutionized maritime operations.

@joeb5316 6 күн бұрын

On the day this video posted, a handful of tugs brought U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) back to her home in Camden, NJ, USA. They did an excellent job because the Black Dragon looked absolutely majestic.

@MkurugenziMwenyekiti 6 күн бұрын

This video sparked up a very very old memory, from the late 80s when I was a kid, watching the British TV series Tugs. I haven't thought of that show in more than 35 years. The constant mention of the word tugs just somehow triggered a childhood favourite. I am so happy to have found the series on KZfaq

@Uncle_Roadkill 7 күн бұрын

Eyyyy, it's our friend Tugboat, from Ocean Liner Tugging!

@vibratingstring 7 күн бұрын

It's Tuggy Mc Tugface!

@Uncle_Roadkill 7 күн бұрын

@@vibratingstring Tuggy didn't choose tug life, he invented it

@randelbrooks 7 күн бұрын

Hello Mike I believe there are a pair of side paddle wheel tug boats in service in the Chicago area on the Great Lakes. I saw pictures of them displayed on the Natchez steamboat New Orleans a few years ago. Cool

@coolmasterztv3088 2 күн бұрын

This is so fascinating! How can such a small boat tow and pull a huge boat. You explained clearly good job!

@earllutz2663 3 күн бұрын

Thank you for the informative video on Tugboats. I knew a man who was a tugboat Captain.

@Babbelbob1 Күн бұрын

I love how the development of the steam boat has so many parallels with electric cars

@littlemiss_76 2 күн бұрын

As a kid I loved Tubboats, I had a Fisher Price tugboat, I called it Scuffy after the Little Golden Book.

@danemb3300 Күн бұрын

As a ex seaman who lives on the Tyne and has worked on numerous boats and was around when the Eppleton Hall was being rescued, just think that without Joseph Price towing that first sailing ship out to sea how much world Commerce increased world trade because of that one small action.

@Tina06019 7 күн бұрын

My BIL’s father was a tugboat captain who worked in NY harbour. He was an impressive man, and taught my BIL a lot.

@vivalarevolucion9 7 күн бұрын

I almost ended up as tug captain. I love them 😀

@mrblond750 6 күн бұрын

I love the humble Tug Boat. I have a 36” Dumas RC Shelly Foss I take out frequently.

@Doctor_HB 7 күн бұрын

There are not only the Schottel-Propellers (the swivel propeller) there is the Voith-Schneider Propeller too.

@zamnodorszk7898 3 күн бұрын

Sailing ships used to have other means of getting out of harbour other than rowing. Kedging was also effective: You essentially put the ship's anchor on a cutter and rowed away from the ship, dropped it, then used the capstan to pull the ship out. Given this technique involves hauling a large anchor, then running the capstan, I'm not sure which is more work though, to be honest.

@Naval-Gazing 7 күн бұрын

A powerful engine with flotation and steering accessories.

@kennelson3848 7 күн бұрын

Old Tyne steamboat..what fun!

@Darth_Barnaby 2 күн бұрын

I remember reading in a book, that before ships had steam engines, to leave port they would drop the anchor into the biggest rowboat, which then rowed out a ways, before dropping the anchor. The ship would then slowly winch in the anchor, thereby moving the ship, and then repeat until you had left port. But the book was about an old warship, regarding the somewhat narrow channel through Copenhagen, so i dont know how common it was outside that

@thesteelrodent1796 6 күн бұрын

around here, in Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia (and probably other places as well), the tugboats double as ice breakers. So when it's cold enough for the sea to freeze, they'll putter around the harbour to break up the ice to keep the lanes and the harbour itself safe and passable.

@Twofrogsonecup 7 күн бұрын

Can we get another hour long video, I'm sure it takes a while but I really love the long vids

@didikohen455 Күн бұрын

The issue for sailing ships getting in and out of port is usually the wind direction, there's about 45 degrees from the wind that a modern sailing vessel can't use (I'm assuming that back then it was around 60), in the open ocean sailing vessels zigzag to solve that, but in port, a zigzag is usually not an option.

@karlvs2616 7 күн бұрын

Anyone else notice the 2 unlucky bodies hanging from the aft sail top cross-beam at 8:21 ? Another great video from our good friend Mike Brady - thank you sir!

@drode5985 7 күн бұрын

Men found guilty of attempted mutiny of the USS Somers. I noticed that too and had to pause the video till I figured it out lol.

@IntrepidMilo 5 күн бұрын

I spent a summer working on a tug boat. It was absolutely amazing.

@brookswade5774 7 күн бұрын

Things I didn’t know that I didn’t know. But always a pleasure to learn from my friend, Mike Brady. Another exceptional video, well produced. I still say you should wear a bow tie. 😊

@brucelawson642 4 күн бұрын

My father in law was a tugboat captain in Houston, Texas. He was a tough ole bird.😊

@ilovsleeping 3 күн бұрын

your channel is perfect for my autistic brain. thank you. ❤ i have been parroting information i’ve learned from your videos to anyone who will listen. “did you know that the roman-style bathhouses are one of the best preserved areas on the sunken RMS titanic?”

@fredricgreenblott4169 7 күн бұрын

Only our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs could make an entire video about tugboats and make it just as captivating as the rest of his videos!

@mssixty3426 7 күн бұрын

😢I've been looking forward to your coverage of this! Thank you! Love the graphics in the first 3 minutes 😄

@danielintheantipodes6741 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for the video! Fabulous information and I always enjoy your visuals, especially the archive footage!

@RabbitInAHumanWoild 7 күн бұрын

Great video full of information that was new to me. And, Titanic was nowhere to be seen!

@bartsiegwart2996 Күн бұрын

I was on the USS Bryce Canyon AD-36 destroyer tender about 500 ft long and very tall. As we came in Kauai Hawaii 2 tugs tried to bring us to the pier. The wind came up and the Bryce canyon had a large "SAIL AREA" as it's called and the tugs were not strong enough. We crashed into the pier broadside and took out a half dozen pile ons the size of telephone poles.

@gnothisauton2116 6 күн бұрын

I just want to commend you on the classy nature of your channel. Your stylish dress, warm personality, and friendly salutation are a real bonus to your content. Thank you for setting a high bar, my friend.

@Maddd17 4 күн бұрын

I love this slight diversion from your “usual” topics! More random naval history 😁

@runwayjet755 6 күн бұрын

One pull of a TUG, the giant step for the civilization and economy.

@davidcoudriet8439 7 күн бұрын

Enjoyed this one immensely!

@mgalegacy1266 3 күн бұрын

I love working on my tugs

@glennperch 3 күн бұрын

Could you do another video showing how the science for these boats works. For instance; how do the tug boats manage to get ships movng in the first place and when they are attached to the ship; how strong does the rope (or whatever) be and why doesn't it break or damage the tug boat?

@Ship.nerd.433 7 күн бұрын

Such a great video always had an interest for these little boats and how they worked, especially because of growing up watching Tugs. Which top hat was easily the best character!

@wildtrak6735 7 күн бұрын

I love that video! You should make more videos about the hidden heroes of the maritime world😄

@thestudentofficial5483 Күн бұрын

Tugboats are awesome

@xFrostByte77 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for the Tugboat info! Honestly, I was captivated the entire way through! As was said, they're underrated.

@anthonyjackson280 6 күн бұрын

Hello from Canada. Our author/historian/novelist Farley Mowat wrote 2 books - 'Grey Seas Under' and 'In the Serpent's Coil' about the operations of 2 tugs of a very specialized type - deep sea salvage tugs. They belonged to the Foundation Maritme, a salvage company in Nova Scotia. 'Grey Seas Under' covers the operation of Foundation Franklin, a steam powered ship in during the Interbellum and 'I The Serpent's Coil' is about Franklin Josephine, a diesel salvage from the same company post WW2. Excellent reads about the challenges of salvage operations in the north Atlantic. Highly recommend.

@josephnai7585 7 күн бұрын

Hey Mike Brady, I love the channel and been watching for quite some time. Always been fascinated by the titanic but you’ve shown me so many other incredible ships to learn about. Had 1 question for you. Wanted to know what your thoughts are on the USS Enterprise being scrapped? I would love to see you make a video on the incredible life of the enterprise!

@ZAV1944 7 күн бұрын

The New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads(among others) had their own fleets of tugboats for transporting rolling stock across waterways, they had tall pilot houses so the bridge crew could see over the tops of the railcars loaded on special barges known as car floats.

@vibratingstring 7 күн бұрын

Yes! They moved "car floats." Those tugs were still doing duty in the 1990s. MY German colleague at Kvaerner PSY was dumbfounded when he saw them out there. Then there was the time a bridgedeck tanker (the former Philadelphia Sun I think, 1962, then a Tosca(sp?) tanker, steamed by. "That's older than the museumshiffe back home!" I have a cool handbuilt model of a PRR tug, made in the 1930s by a patternmaker at Baldwin locomotive works.

@frankbjr1250 7 күн бұрын

My favorite channel. Thank you 🙏

@DavidMCheney 7 күн бұрын

Very informative and well presented video. Thank you

@Stanty16 6 күн бұрын

Looking at the side profile of that 1803 tug, I love how the paddle wheel is sat up high in the hull and doesn't protrude below the keel. I'm sure in terms of power delivery it won't be as efficient, but something about it remaining an unbroken line bow to stern is very cool to me. And no doubt would be great for shallow waters

@ponyote 7 күн бұрын

It's our friend Mike Brady, with another lovely and informative video. Yay!

@PeterEmery 6 күн бұрын

The late Farley Mowat wrote a story (The Grey Seas Under) of a 1918 ex-Admiralty tug HMS Frisky, renamed Foundation Franklin when purchased in Germany in 1930 by Foundation Maritime in Montreal. 613 tons, with a coal-fired boiler system feeding a 1200 hp triple expansion engine. This tug was used between 1930 and 1948 and based in Halifax, NS. She was designed to move capital ships, vessels of 15,000 tons were easily towed.

@motorv8N 7 күн бұрын

Wonderful history lesson - thank you, Mike!

@selkiemaine 7 күн бұрын

FYI - at 29-34 seconds in - that's a NYC fireboat - either the James Duane or the Thomas Willett.

@stewartmarshall4112 6 күн бұрын

Actually, 1818 was not nearly the first time a ship was towed by a self-powered tug. The Royal Navy in the late 1600's (yes, the Seventeenth Century!) had several tugs called horse boats that were used around the royal dockyards for towing. These were paddlewheel tugs powered by draft horses on treadmills. This type of vessel was more common in later centuries when used as ferries, but these navy horse boats were purely tugs, for moving the warships around in the anchorages and in the dockyards. It is also recorded they made trips all the way down the Thames Estuary to the naval anchorage at the Nore, towing masts and spars and delivering other supplies. The vessels are listed in the navy lists for the late 1600's, and were in service for decades.

@stevedrane2364 12 сағат бұрын

Fascinating. . Thank you .

@LDDavis911 7 күн бұрын

Fascinating. Well done.

@davidbarnsley8486 3 күн бұрын

What a great story cheers Mike

@codyhorner7901 2 күн бұрын

I absolutely loved this video! So interesting! ❤ Well done!

@andrewreynolds912 6 күн бұрын

Awww, i wish you could have talked more about how they got so powerful that they would be great, but still, this video is amazing!

@IronMaiden756 6 күн бұрын

Tugboats are so cute and such awesome workhorses.

@christopherlahr2218 7 күн бұрын

Excellent short vid. Would love to see a more indepth history of their design evolution.

@benderbendingrodriguez420 6 күн бұрын

Every ship and seaman knows the value of a good tug

@kwd3109 6 күн бұрын

Why was there no mention of Robert Fulton's successful steamboat Clarmont which transported people up the Hudson River in 1807? Yes, Clarmont was not a tugboat but it proved the practicality of the steam engine's power and ability to move a vessel and make headway against an opposing current.

@cuddlepaws4423 11 сағат бұрын

Very interesting, and also a common term for pulling, is 'to give it a tug', or the most well known is of course 'a tug of war.' where you get two opposing teams holding the same rope and trying to pull the other across a line on their side. Always fascinated by these small powerful boats and how they manage to move a bloody great ship either by pulling or pushing.

@stevebosun7410 3 күн бұрын

Thanks Mike.

@saybya 7 күн бұрын

Love this kind of content. The titanic stuff is nice and all but this is the kind of thing that’s really captivating to me.

@RWBHere 5 күн бұрын

There is a paddle steamer on display in Grimsby, England. It is part of a display highlighting the maritime heritage of that part of the Humber. As a child I travelled on it and the other paddle steamers which were operated by British Rail on the route between Barton on Humber on the South side of the Humber and Kingston upon Hull on the North side. They were all named after British castles. The Humber Bridge made the historic route obsolete in the 1980's.

@markup6394 6 күн бұрын

There is a very famous painting by J.M.W. Turner from 1839, The Fighting Temeraire, where a small tuck boat pulls a ghostly sailing ship. I had almost expected you to show it here :D

@tonyowen116 7 күн бұрын

Really interesting video on the history of the Tug Boat. Cheers Mike.

@OceanlinerDesigns 7 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@MrFrancisp1980 7 күн бұрын

Technically the paddle wheels never really went away. They've been switched to the vertical axis with variable paddles and are called Voith-Schneider.

@michaelgordon8763 7 күн бұрын

there's a very cute Canadian children's show called Theodore Tugboat starring talking tugboats and the only human in the series plays the "Harbourmaster." Ringo Starr once guest starred in this role...of course there are visiting talking ships in the harbour. It was made by 40 Canadians in Halifax...of course being a major east coast harbour...psst my Dad was in the Canadian Navy so I have spent many times at the water's edge observing busy tugboats....let's recall it was a tugboat that saved the Titanic from colliding with the SS New York in the Southhampton Harbour...hmm if it hadn't we might not be talking as much about the Titanic today...thanks Mike...very very well done...as always new information for your fans...cheers Mike

@TheHylianBatman 4 күн бұрын

They're so lovely, I really enjoy tugboats! Tenders, as well. And ship's boats. Really, just smaller ships that come off of or interact with bigger ships!

@bobkitchin8346 7 күн бұрын

Probably the most famous tug boat is the Hoga. It was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, where it fought fires and rescued sailors. Later it worked as a fire boat on San Francisco Bay for many years. It's now a museum ship in Little Rock, Arkansas. If memory servers me correctly, it's the last Pearl Harbor ship still afloat.

@TheLuckyJ11 6 күн бұрын

The Tugboat, for it size , its the most powerfull craft atfloat .And the Star Tugs, are the power behind the dock and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port ...this is TUGS

@LeighFae 6 күн бұрын

This was hella interesting I would have watched an hour long version of this gladly

@__-fm5qv 5 күн бұрын

Ngl, its a small thing but I like that he re-named it the "Perseverance", it really speaks to the boats life and new purpose I think.

@keith800 4 күн бұрын

Other underrated vessels are the heavy lift vessels ,be interesting a video on them.

@klauswiehl348 7 күн бұрын

What a wonderful video this was. Do a follow up please. I would happily watch a series about tugs from around the world. Here in South Africa we have a rich tugboat history, from the old harbour steam tugs of a bygone era, to the more recent famous deep sea salvage sisters Wolraad Woltemade and John Ross, for a while the world's fastest and most powerful, who not only protected our coastline, but traversed the globe's oceans on adventurous rescue missions.