I use to work at an industrial shop where the train track ran right at the back of the parking lot. When it snowed trucks would think it was the road and get stuck on the tracks. Thankfully the train would round the corner at a snail's pace so i use to watch the train pull trucks off the tracks all the time. Was cool to watch. Even better was the time the train conductor knocked on the back door and asked "is that your car"? I forgot to set my handbrake and the car rolled down to the tracks and halfway in the ditch. Again, train pulled me out lol

I bet the driver couldn't wait to get to the bar and tell everyone about his adventure Best tow truck in town

helping others out is what this life is about

The best part about this is 2 Commercial driver/pilot willing to help each other and mutual professional respect

This was right next to where I live (In Belguim) and I was on my way back from school with my moped just as the boat was sailing away. Now I know the full story!

This is first time to see a truck towed by a ship. Awesome.

Truck driver: Im stuck, I need towing assistance please Salvage company: Hmm...we have only the Tugmaster 3000 from the riverdepot available. Is that okay for you? Truck driver: I'll take it...

Awwww...boats and trucks getting along: Maybe there's still hope, after all!

Dude on the bike was like that rope is stretching a bit too much...let me back up a bit

thought that rope was gonna snap, stretching so bad That was awesome

Just think about the tension on the tow rope!! Cyclist made a good decision to move far back (or was told to).

Blasting the harbour wall with water is a mad inefficient way to pull a truck out of the mud but I'm here for this new venture into recovery ships

imagine a little more force and the truck in the water :D

awsome! I bet the truck driver was afraid to get pulled right into the water once he broke free - haha

I guess we can all say: NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING .

Amazed by the fierce power of the ship..👍

I would've never thought I'd be this excited about ships. This channel is awesome!

ok that's not something you see every day :)

That cyclist is situation wise, and has perfect sense of self-security. Pretty rare sight.

It's called being in the right spot at the right time, folks! If the barge captain hadn't have been there, the guy in the truck would have been stuck for a long, long time!

Вот работяги выручают друг друга. И не важно каким способом. Не паникуют. Всегда пройдут на помощь. Работяги во всех странах такие! Привет из России!

thank you truck driver, for digging in the front wheels even deeper..

ship force is incredible. great clip!

Ship captian is hero

good job crew...respect

Starke Cooperation💪👍💪

Jerome watched carefully as the working men in stuck truck from the mud, before meandering his way to the liquor store for a handy 32ouncer in a convenient brown bag to keep breakfast cold.

That was freaking awesome!!!

The wheels on that bus went round and round... he was really stuck.

I was expecting one of those "hilarious fails at work" incidents and the truck to be pulled right into the canal.

Ship power!! Yeaaah!

The black guy was like fuck this shit lol

That was friggin AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was great, I bet that made his day : D

haha@the lad on the bike. As soon as the rope started stretching, he starts calculating how much shit he'll be in if it snaps and backs off accordingly. Smart lad.

That was tense lol, great footage!

Good Work,Never See This Bevore

Very Clever truck men and good captain"!

Great job

That was awesome!

Smart man on the bike stoping, then backing up. Most people in the city would just go crawl under the rope.

Молодци, так и нужно на суше и воде помогать друг другу!!!!!

Thanks ship brother..

Unexpected. Beautiful surprise.

The guy in the truck really did get saved. He has no clue. If your stuck the worst thing you can do is spin your tires and dig yourself in. He did it for damn near 50 seconds straight.

Its amazing how much thrust thrust/force (?) can be produced on water. I suppose this is why tugg boats can tow massive ships.

1:56 at that moment he knew, if something happens, he is the first to die so he backs up xD

That rope seemed to stretch a lot before it broke the truck free. I was waiting for it to snap or for the rebound and the truck gets launched out of its hole and right across the canal!

The driver on the truck should have known better than to engage his wheels as he was digging his own grave. the pull required would have been less had he left the truck free so that the wheels will not sink offering an initial vertical climb rather than rolling the wheels forward! At 0:02 his front wheels were all above the surface and then he engaged his gearbox thinking that he is helping when in fact that rotational circumference was in fact dredging the underside of the tyre and pushing it back till at 1:12 his front wheel lower half was embedded in the soil and he was lucky that the tension in that rope did not pull out the front of his truck. Congratulations to the Captain of that ship as he applied force with little velocity so that he would not gather momentum.... as other wise the consequences would be imaginable........... clever man indeed, Well done.

First time i see this... good skills ..

*Hey, Ron. Hey, Billy.*

Amazing !!

Good evening from SE Louisiana 21 Mar 21.

Guy on the bike was smart enough to back away. If that line snapped and caught him, it would have launched him over that bridge.

Человек а подумать ни как ??? Видно сразу иностранец!!!

satisfaction level --> 101%

LOVE the sound of that ship's engine under load :"-)

So, it always baffles me when 488 people give a thumbs down to a video that is exactly what the title says it is.

that's one hell of a Recovery service.

AWESOME!!

Tug boat didn't even feel that 4wd truck, glad he didn't go swimming.

Muy original el remolque del camion...muy bueno.

Good job guys

Klasse! Das, denke ich, braucht auch ganz schön fahrerisches Können. Etwas zu viel Schub vom Schiff und der LKW liegt im Wasser. Zu spät das Seil gelöst undd as kann auch passieren, wenn der schwere Kahn noch Schwung hat.

What we learn: Trucks should have switchable differential locks installed

Das nennt sich Kameradschaft meine angelsächsischen Freunde.

excellent work. Amazing captain. Wonder if it is written somewhere in the work guidelines that you are not supposed to use your ship as a tow truck

This seems like something that would only happen in a fluid dynamics textbook.

give this boat all a beers crew,pilot

the real hero is the rope, is strong

Good work

So cool!

Not something you see everyday but pretty cool..

How is that front wheel spining on truck ???? Truck is rwd??????

You see a truck stuck and is rescued by a tow truck, no one bats an eye. You see a truck stuck and is rescued by a AWD SUV or Car, it's a bit embarrassing but a shock and awe moment from the SUV/Car driver. You see a truck stuck and is rescued by a ship that has 95% no affiliation with land activity, now that's truly ashameful moment. 😂😂 But yeah, you don't see that everyday.

Propellers are the best pulling mechanism

The Stolt Variante is a tankership and only using the bow thrust, but used with great care and precision, nice job well done.

I guess it's true you learn something new everyday. I've lived on the water all my life and I have never seen this. I still can't believe that big truck was for wheel drive. It's really easy to get those type of trucks stuck. They have no tread to dig out of snow or mud. Their tires are made more for highways.

Молодцы!!!

Pretty cool vid.

good control from the barge

Very Cool

nice work

He was well stuck!

Well that was awesome..

Wow. I took more effort than i thought it would from the ships thrusters

nice job!

Now we need a truck pulling out a stuck boat.

So thats why theres so many canals in Netherlands

Ship: come on! Buddy you can do this , take my hand, yehh u can do this... Truck : m trying..hhhuuhhhh m trying..

Seems to me like using a ship or a boat to pull out a stuck truck is a fine line between "too small" in which case it won't have enough thrust to pull it out, and "too big" in which case after pulling it out, the boat won't be able to stop in time, and will pull the truck into the water. Obviously, this boat was right in the goldilocks zone. Big enough that its engine had enough power to get the truck out, but small enough to stop before dragging it into the sea.

No no no no .... guys ... not 700 hp, the tow truck had 7000 hp!

Guter Kapitän

I hope the truck driver didn't get his rear wheels stuck in the holes made by his front wheels when he tried to drive away.

I'd originally thought the same as others about pushing with the Hiab but it would actually be pointless. The truck actually needed the sort of insane horsepower the tug could provide. The trucks actually bellied in, so no normal tow truck could've removed him

Вот это я понимаю креатив! Грузовик тянуть кораблём!!!

Truck should have sanded the front wheels for traction. Cannot get a ship everyday to tow you out.

The guy in the ship left a note hanging on his door saying, gone truckin' :)

Wooow excellent I like that

Great job by ship captain