Nicely done! Spun it right around like a drift driver!! And in 30 knots of breeze!! Thanks, Tim, really enjoyed this one.

For land lovers from the middle of the country, what you're doing is quite awe inspiring. It makes one realize the intelligence of ancient ship captains, like Captain Cook, who explored the unknown oceans/shores of the world.

A few years back (1989), a banana ship, The Centaurus, caught fire in the Port of Wilmington. It burned for several days and was ultimately a total loss. The smoke blanked I-495, which is the bridge over the Christina River you can see on your way in. Burning bananas do not smell good. Ultimately the ship was towed to Girard Pt, Philly for storage and then scrapping.

Expertly done, Capt. Tim! You guys take care!

As a person who knows nothing about a tug boat. As I watched this, you surely know what you are doing. God bless . Be safe..🙏❤️🌹

Master Class. Well done!

My dad always used the expression “red right returning”. Every time I see a red buoy I always think of him.

Unreal. Such a great touch.

As usual, well done Tim and Luke. Slick move

I am reminded of the dancing hippos in "Fantasia." It's easy to forget that you're dealing with thousands of tons of steel and product.

Thank you Tim! Another great video,

Hi Captain Tim! Hi Luke! CUOTO

Great job spinning that barge around!!!

That was awesome!

Great maneuver video. Really liked Luke's video coverage. Thanks.

wow. you guys make it look so easy. First time watching this channel... gonna binge...

Nice..... thanks...!!!!!

Truly enjoy your running narration of some complex maneuvering.

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

Best Vid yet Tim, great camera work by Luke!

enjoyed the content nicely done well done Tim and Luke

Watching your wake while you were still all ahead, around 2:00, I could have ridden your wake in my kayak for a good ways! As always, it's a pleasure to watch a master of his craft at work. Thanks Cap'n.

Wow. That was like ballet. Or some kinda dance.

Nice finesse!

Tim, is a cool guy!

Audio sounds really good on this, Tim!

Capm. Tim looks like you know what you're doing 😅 Great Lakes one design sailor here. 👌

I am not a boat guy at all but love watching these vids and the amount of though a seemingly simple task requires!!

Good morning Tim happy Tuesday. I’ve been following recently Xcel marine. The videos are called. Hold my boat between your videos and their videos. It’s amazing to work that you guys do. Thanks again all the great effort and work that you do.

Great explaining and driving. Be safe,God bless all

Fabulous job. I greatly enjoyed that one. Thanks.

Loved this video! Thanks lot!

Hi Tim, I've driven a lot of cranes but that set back on the first container crane design has me worried.

Great job. Thanks.

Enjoy watching you do your job so very well.😉👏👏

Call me crazy, I find this stuff, fascinating!! Thanks Cap!

Seagulls gotta eat too. They might have a nest full of babies nearby. The waterfront would not be half as charming as it is without Seagulls. !

Wow!! Very informative and entertaining!!

20 years ago I would have been incredulous that I would enjoy watching the life of a tug captain. But as a sailor, boater, pilot, I love watching you handle the tug/barge/crew/traffic. Your videos bring joy and wonder to my life.

Thanks for another very interesting video. Nice job Captain.

Absolutely spot on Tim!

Another good one Captain, and Luke the camera man, you guys make a great team, thanks.

thanks tim and crew, nice park job!!!

Tim ... very nice job ... wise use of the 32knot wind "assist tug"!🙂🙂🙂 Stay safe ... CUOTO / CUOT2

another great job tim i love watching you make that job look simple thanks for shareing

A month ago? Clearly had this one in the can 😂 CUOTO

Tim, much obliged.

Chiquita -n- Dole on one side & Cherry Hill Landfill on the other..... Hmmm, depending on which way the wind blows out there you could smell either fresh or rotten fruit?? I hear you speak about letting power off so you can add power if you get into a situation where you need to turn. Jet Skiers(and others) ought to think about this & you know all about it but seeing a jet ski blasting full speed if all good fun but if they need to turn & no more power is available they've got nothing to push so that they can turn. Alright Captain, you got my mind thinking physics or something above my pay-grade. ty Sir & be safe.

A great video...Thanks.CUOTO.

That was a pretty slick pirouette/backup maneuver putting you right about on the money alongside the ATV. Hats off! Well done! BTW, what is an ATV?

Tim, your comment about seagulls prompted me to mention that seagulls are relatively common here in northern Colorado as are pelicans. I once counted over 80 pelicans on one small reservoir here.

Well, that was neat! Thanks! 85 degrees and sunny down here in Tampa-St Pete today. Summer's coming!

Enjoyed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Aren’t Seagulls on the bay called Baygulls? Which are delicious with cream cheese and lox, apparently…😂 Cool video… keep up the good work! #CUOTO and the Chief on Two!

The airplane folks have aerobatics. So is this move called aquabatics? You gotta have a cool name for it.😊

Great barge handling.

Smooth docking maneuver. I guess the Chiquita ship had a load of bananas. I've watched the orange juice ships on AIS operating in Florida waters.

Thanks Luke!

Great job Tim you done good mate ,lots of years of experience I guess cheers mate stay safe ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸

I live in wilmington. Can see dmb from my house as well as the gantry cranes at the port. I travel up and down and across all those bridges from the canal to jersey. Every time I'm near the water I'm looking for Tim. Ha. Great channel many thanks.

Tim B, precision work as usual. Great job, my brother. Now start resting up because we have real work to do soon…lol.

Tim, You are a Master! I look forward to your videos. Your Years of Experience and local knowledge shows through every Time. Thank you for allowing us to ride along and learn.

Man, if you are ever back down in NC and need any welding done, I have got you covered dude. I also do custom stainless work and can hook you up for stuff on your sailboat. Much love to you and the crew Tim. Be careful out there buddy. (Every time I would end a conversation with my mom, she’d say that and it was always my good luck jinx and I pass it to you guys as well 😉🤙🤙)

Nice camera work, Luke.

Sweet, all that in a 30 knot wind. I couldn't do that in a bath tub with my model boats. LOL

Very (very, very) sleek maneuver!! If going aster is not as efficient, wouldn't be easier to execute your rotation passed the unit and approach (land) going forward? (muy expert navigational talking here!).

Look at all the Crows!

Great job Captain, another good video a little patience and a lot of knowledge 😅

Hey I know where you are, the Landfill gave it away and 495 in the background lol

I load there at that big white building on the left @6 mins into the video. That’s Citrosuco.

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Hi Captain Tim. Once you land the barge, do you stay with it while it unloads, or do you leave it to do other work?

Another great video, I like how you tell us what you are doing with the controls, why and for what purpose, really informative, I almost feel like I could come on you boat and say, ''Hey, Tim, move over, i'll do this one!'' But on a serious note would it be possible that you would ever transit the Panama Canal and go and do some work up the west coast?

Tim, I live on the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan to be exact. It’s really interesting seeing the bulk freighters every so often. Have you ever worked on the Great Lakes? Are there more challenges working the east coast ports?

Here you go Captain, now you can buy two rounds. Very interesting video. Take care and CUOTO. ED

Very impressive and fancy conning. Enjoyed the camera work and seeing exactly what you were seeing. Was that a turning basin beyond the ship? Enjoyed noticing the markings alongside the ship. Plimsoul Mark etc... Couldn't make them out, but was there a significance to the flags on the bow?

I bet the wind really plays on those container ships

👍✅doesn't get any better than that Tim! Well you could have done that manuover in the 🏝's, that would have been better 😂

Looks like you have done that before, well done Capt

Your Buoy system sounds a bit confusing? Wasn't that the purpose all those years ago? 😂 All the best, CUOTO

Another smooth job Tim. Yes, I watch Sal all the time . Question ..while your tank barge is pumping off or loading and you will be alongside say for 4 hours do you shut down the main engines of your tug? I'm thinking probably yes?

I can see that NASCAR drivers would Not make good Tug Captains! Haha

i hope luke can get his own boat soon.

Capt Tim, Now you're just showing off! Hi Luke CUOTO

I had a little aid I would place on the window sill in front of the helm. One side said ‘red to the right’ with an arrow pointing right. The other side said ‘red to the left’ with an arrow pointing left. 👍 I would change it depending on what I was doing. It wasn’t there just to help whoever was on the wheel but to remind ME what the heck I was doing. 😳😱😂 (See my helmsman saying “was that 10 degrees towards the rocks or away?”)

Thanks again could you please explain the buoys which side you should be ?

Tim: 1. ?? What about the White Wheel-like things that are above the wheelhouse sealing are they some kind of valves, opener, and closer, or what device do they operate on the tugs they seem to all have them. In the future, would you ever buy a tugboat as your permanent home to live in with your family? Sincerely! R.S.V.

Just curious what the barge is hauling? Fuel maybe?

channel looks wider on the screen not polishing the weels is a good thing well done Tim...Gnt

What if there were much less space between the box boat and the ATB? Same turn?

Tim do yea miss nyc

Tim time to start a tug school. Your skills should not be lost on the younger generation.

Tim, do you have a wheel or a tiller? Some tugs actually have 2 tillers.

Do you prefer open wheel or kort nozzle?

Another great science lesson. Thanks for doing them. What's the difference between a ship and an atv? You referred to it as an atv not a ship

Do you use DSC to call and talk to other vessels ?

Dumb question & respectful of your experience counting for everything: Was turning around _behind_ the ATV an option? Probably nothing to you but that spin looked tight, and on camera it looked like you had a lot of room between the rear of the unit and bridge beyond. Maybe thats the rookie move. :-)

Are you a fuel barge? What do you deliver to the ships?

Tim did you ever think you would wind up driving a tug and pushing bardges around