This shows how working with good people and having a good boss makes life much easier.

As a retired military, I love watching occupational videos where great teamwork is evident. Great crew, great skipper = superb job and job satisfaction.

Reggie is a good man having the coffee ready for you.

I helped build that barge along with some of the best ship fitters, pipe fitters, welders, and painters (DS-305) in 2013 - 2014 in Orange Texas. It was designed by Bristol Harbor Group in Rhode Island. That is a 35,000 barrel (1,470,000 Gallon) Bunker Barge. It is built using 2,654,000 lbs of steel. Not only does the tug crew live on board, the barge crew lives on their vessel as well. It has living quarters in the deck house on the starboard side of the stern. Thanks Captain Tim. The boat is obviously designed by Entech, and was likely built in Florida by a company called St. Johns Shipyard.

I don't know how I ended up here but I'm glad I did. This was entertaining.

I’m a Captain down in south Louisiana. It amazes me how we all live the same way on these tugs. Now I want to share what we do on KZfaq. We move ships. Great video!! Stay safe

"I see the muscle shirts came in, are the muscles coming in tomorrow?" Oh man, I laughed so much harder than I first imagined watching a video like this.

This was very interesting to watch and you did an excellent job of documenting your day and your job. This is one of those things that most people don't ever think about. The services you perform are an important part of keeping the our world running smooth. People and goods need to stay on the move -- All those containers on those ships are bound for distribution across the world. And folks like you help to make it all happen. Thank you for what you do, and giving the rest of us a look at how you do it all!

Had no idea a Tug boat crew lived onboard. I just assumed that because they are always staying in the littoral waters close to their port, they would just go home at the end of the day.

As a pilot, I had no idea ground and air traffic control had so much in common with river and harbor control. Cool video!

Im a sucker for these "Day in the life of" videos, also love learning about boats/vessels. so this was an awesome watch! Thanks for taking us along !

Enjoyed your video Capt Tim. I served for 3.5 years on the US Army FS 313 moored at Pier 23 Tacoma, WA from Nov 1971 to Apr 1975. I was a 61B20, which a Senior Seaman. I was part of the helmsman rotation. The FS was 176 ft, twin GM V6 diesels making 500 hp each and she cruised at 13 knots. Before I mustered out of the WA Army National Guard I requested a letter documenting my time of service on the FS. I took that letter to the USCG in Seattle and obtained Z card as they were called back in the day. Never used my credentials for employment. 45 years later after receiving my Ordinary Seaman's credit I spent four months and more than $500 successfully renewing my OS credentials. I was going to get a deck hands job on a Hells Canyon tour boat but the regs had been changed removing the USCG certified crew. So only the skipper was required to be certified. Then I applied for a job on board the Alaska Marine Highway System out of Ketecikan. I was invited to be considered for a Steward's position on one of their boats but declined because it is a very remote area. I felt a bit homesick watching your video. It brought back many good memories. Many Thanks.

This was the last thing I expected to have in my recommended, but I'm so glad I did, your a good orator muh dude

My neighbor is a NY Harbor docking pilot. I’m a pilot of a different kind. We compare jobs often and it’s interesting to talk about the similarities and differences. Thanks for making the video. A bunch of the stuff he’s said makes more sense once you see it in action.

I’ve taken a recent interest in tugboats. My biggest revelation is how critical they are to everyone’s lives, whether you realize it or not. For instance, without tugboats, tankers & cargo ships can’t deliver their goods, which drive the entire economy.

So happy to find you. I love tugboats. I used to have an apartment with a great view of the Delaware River. I'd sit there at night and read their "Christmas Trees". Someone had given me a pack of flip cards from a Coast Guard course with all the light configurations. I will be checking out all your videos! So many things I can learn now! 😊

The interior of the boat is really nice. The crew mess and lounge looks sick and so does the wheelhouse. I wasn't expecting that

This was so cool. I love watching this video. I'll be sure to watch out for your Tug next time have a great day Captain to you and your crew.

Changed my whole perspective on tugs. Didn’t know the crew lived aboard and went around the clock, very interesting.

This is fantastic. The shipping industry is it's own complex ecosystem with many dift players, tugboats, fuel suppliers, container ships, coast guard, etc.. thank you for sharing!

I think "If you've seen one, you've seen them all" is an incorrect assumption. This is interesting! And I could watch a lot longer and in depth. Thanks for the vid!

People like you keep this world working. I can't thank you enough!

I've often thought that it would be a great job working on a tugboat shifting all manner of vessels around day and night in all sorts of weather. A real team effort , good judgement and a level head would keep everything safe and sound.Thanks for posting that,I really enjoyed it.

I spent 2 months living in an Apt. on the East River in Brooklyn. All day I watched the river and the barges and Tugboats going up and down, working all day! Thank you for the insight on what's actually happening, that river and the traffic on it were the highlight of my short time there, never got old!

Recommended coming in strong! Love the crew banter, some good feels going on in that tug. Wanted to work aboard ships all my life and this has just urged me to get on it. Thanks for the videos, subbed!

Tim, that tug is immaculate and as nicely preserved as any Navy ship I served on. I know it's relatively new, but you guys keep it in great condition. The other observation I had was ... what a difference in how you go about your business during the day versus at night. It's a whole different ballgame in those congested waters! Nicely done!

Very,very interesting! Spent 20 years as an Engineer Officer, was good to see how the support team works. Thanks for showing us. Sincerely, Rod Ps have liked and subscribed.

Thank you for this video, Tim. I really enjoyed watching. I myself work as a skip in the Oslofjord, Norwayin a company that provides tugs and barge services. I especially loves those early mornings before the town wakes up as you showed in your video. You can see the town shakes off the sleep in the wakening. Good to see sailors at work in other corners of the world. Regards!

Hey I really loved this. I'm originally from the Philly area and saw these tugboats and the fuel barges for years. They are beautiful tugs and I always wondered what went on in there. I always loved that they are named after the tributaries of the Chesapeake; I have sailed many of those rivers on the family sailboat when I was a kid. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Aside from seeing the boat and the people who operate it, it brings joy to this person who misses the East Coast and its rivers. What I wouldn't give to be sitting in a dinghy in the C&D Canal right now.

Great video... These are the kind I like...!! The “see one you’ve seen them all” DONT apply here. For me I like seeing any/all pushes, tows, hookups... 😎👍✅

Very cool stuff! I’m stuck in Colorado mountains, so any boat life is very strange to me. Thank you for working hard and smart! This job obviously requires a lot of brains

I’m happy I discovered your channel, I can live vicariously through you being a tugboat captain lol. Thanks for making these videos for us to enjoy!

I've been considering becoming a mariner like my father was, and I'm glad this video exists to show what it'd potentially be like working on one

"Shipshape and Bristol Fashion" .. haven't heard that in a longtime .. not since I was on the USS BRISTOL (DD-857) in 1967, Brooklyn Naval Yard. Another great video, Capt. Tim .. thanks.

I fished alot in Honolulu harbor as a kid and was always fascinated about the operation of one of those. Fast forward i got to work on one of the diesel engines on the same ones i used to watch. Now im involved in the transport industry as a transport refrigeration tech. Good job Capt. Its guys like us that truly keep our country moving. God Bless

Hey Tim. Love your videos, just came across your channel. Could you possibly look at doing a series of this content? Maybe a tour of all the equipment and every day challenges you and your crew encounter?? Thanks

Tim, I'm a recent subscriber and is very interested in the tugboat industry. My father was a commercial fisherman on Lake Michigan back in the day. Even tho my life journey didn't go to the way of the maritime world, I still have a fantasy lol. Would love to see more of your day to day operations, and how you go about maneuvering your tug into difficult spots. No worries here of boring the viewer! Keep up the good work Cap!

I can't thank you enough. You have no idea how much I needed this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Hi Tim, I'm studying to be a tugboat captain stcw 95. And you really learn a lot from your videos. Keep it up. Greetings from Uruguay, South America!!

This is a cool video. I found this because I live on an aircraft carrier and wanted to know just how tugs work. Thanks for this video🙂

Love your video! I work with shipbrokering inNorway, mostly chemical & cpp cargoes world-wide, very interesting to get this perspective of the job needed to get the cargoes moved! :) Subscribed.

I stumbled across your channel and was certainly glad I did. I love boats and you made the tugboat captains proud!!! Would like to see more of the same, your style of filming is addictive.

Great video. I always enjoy seeing how you and your crew do things. Thanks Tim.

I feel like there's very few people like you in New York that actually want to get things done. Always some delay because someone isn't doing their job. Good to see somebody is still on time and working hard!

I sailed as a deckhand on the Fells Point when I was a student at Fort Schuyler. Awesome boat awesome crew great company 👍🏼. I sail deep sea right now on tankers as 3M but man I do miss those tug boat days, very fun.

Great fun (at least for me!) I so enjoy the new perspective I'm slowly gaining with these videos! This really helps solidify some thought processes I've mentally been through over the past several years... This is something I shoulda, coulda, woulda done if my stars had been in a different alignment over the years. LOL Thanks so much Captain!

Brilliant - would never had a clue about your style of life if you had not brought this terrific show to us, thank you. Of course, having a chipmunk with you must keep you sane!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for uploading this! I am currently enrolled at a maritime academy and I’ve been looking at what I would like to specialize in. I know I can’t be too picky with what I want when I’m fresh out of school but there’s just so much to look at, including tugs of course :) So this gave me a lot to think about. So thanks again, and great video!

Great video Capt Tim. Loved it. Hope to see more. Meanwhile, I’ll share your KZfaq link to help get the word out to all interested.

Your video inspired me to continue my project of building a miniature tugboat 12 feet long and 7 feet in the beam. Powered by a 23 up diesel engine on a 9 inch low speed prop. I am 77 years old and haven't felt this motivated in a long time. Now if the body can last I miss but succed. Thanks again!

I have never been so entertained in my life. I was upset that it ended. Great video Skipper!

I always loved them tugs, every since I was a little Guy. ( Fascinating !! )..

"Hey Danny, I see the muscle shirts came in.... What are the muscles coming tomorrow?" 😂😂😂😂 That was excellent!!!!

Wow, I’m glad I found this! I always had a interest in NY Harbor shipping, I even track some of Vanes boats. It’s amazing that some of these local tugs go around the horn of Florida to pick up oil in Texas, then haul it all the way back to NY. Good stuff!

Just wow! Had no idea they lived on the boat, that tug is huge! Just fascinated by this job! Thanks so much for showing us what it’s like.

Great video - Greetings from the north west coast of Scotland - just found your channel - really enjoyable :)

Love how the throb of the mains becomes a dirt bike in the sped-up scenes.

Wow, learned a lot from this video. Great to see what it’s like bringing around those barges. Thanks Capt!

Thanks for a peak at the day in your life and the perspective you have literally. I sail in SF Bay and often see two boats like yours at anchor or at work. so now I know what your view of us is, that is what you can see. I clicked on your video because my grandfather spent WWII on an ocean going tug out of New York. Not so bad for him, he could go home to Buffalo when he got time off. I'll be watching more of your videos.

I've always been fascinated by the maritime industry. Being from Michigan, I've occasionally seen some decent freighters moving on along the Detroit River, and the Great Lakes. Also got to see a freighter navigate through the locks of Sault Ste. Marie. I probably could work in that industry, but I'll just stick with my little boat instead.

This ole Navy sailor enjoyed your day in a life on a tug. Thanks

Grew up near ports and ships and went fishing a lot with my Dad as a youngster. In recent years I've sat down there with my wife having lunch and would watch the tugs and barges and wonder what it would be like to be inside them and see their perspective. So this was really cool! Thanks for sharing and keep safe!

My Dad was a Deck Hand on the Barbara Moran in the 1970s to 1980s then went to dispatch in the WTC South Tower. Retired when Moran moved ops to CT. Brings back memories. Liked your video. Thanks.

Great video. I've always wondered what life on a tug was like. You certainly have a nice vessel and a great crew. Thanks for sharing. Just subscribed.

You should give us a full tour of the boat! I'd love to see all the interesting design principles that go into a boat like this. I'm sure the engines are impressive - you could probably spend an entire video talking about those alone.

Awesome video, learning about ship life through other people's lives and eyes ! Thanks Tim !😊

You guys are the truckers of the water. From a trucker from Wisconsin that loves tugs this is a great video cap. Keep it up and stay safe.

Looks like you and your crew have a nice work environment. Keep up the good work:)

Great vid! Very interesting. You've gained a sub from Sweden!

I went from watching CXS trains and then watching this fine tug & crew. What an enjoyable after work adventure!

Thanks for sharing Captain! I worked tugs in the Alaska freight trade between Western Alaska and Seattle for a couple years. It was tough work but I loved it. I really didn't like to "No schedule" aspect and moved on to ships with a schedule. I'm glad to get a peek into inner working of the harbor. Enjoyed your video. Thanks

dude this is so awesome I would love to do what you are doing bro it looks to be such a fun job!!!!! Much Love hope you grow more on youtube. Keep up the good work and i subbed and liked

Funny voice made me laugh. Im actually working on getting my twic and stcw to work as a deckhand i hope i get the job. Nice vid

Great video Captain! Thanks for all you and your crew do to keep commerce moving!

Great vid, my Dad was a seaman all his life, I know the sacrifices you have to make etc. Nice one man. Keep safe and give us more!

This is so cool! Also that omelet looked amazing.

re: Day in the life Tugboat - once you've seen one, you've seen em' all

How I got to watch this at 2am is different and you know what kinda got interested in what you do and how it works I’m glad that was entertaining

Really enjoyed this! I used to be a deckhand in the British merchant navy and often on Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers replenishing naval vessels so its always nice to see part of the merchant marine world from your perspective! Thanks for taking the time to record and post these videos!

Thanks so much for sharing. I live in Wilmington, DE & I often go down to Fox Point Park along the Del. River just to watch the ships & tugs passing by. I've been doing it my whole life & always wondered what goes on behind the scenes. You answered so many of my questions. Thanks again. Liked & Subbed.

Just watched for the first time. I love watching what goes on .is there ever an average day? btw I immediately subscribed. Your awesome cap !

14:15 nothing like an ould cholesterol boost in the morning eh lads? I usually have something like that the morning after a feed of beer out with the boys - have to say it's been a while.... Loving the content...keep it coming

Really enjoyed the overview of the day for a tug Captain. Wishing you and your crew a happy and safe new year!

The atmosphere seems so much more relaxed than the dredge boats I worked on, crewed mostly by knuckleheads and jerks. It made for a long two weeks.

Awesome and interesting video! I'm just curious about what the benefits are of a bunkering barge + tug instead of just having a bunkering ship that doesn't need a tug. Loved the video, would be great with more tugboat videos! Cheers from Sweden!

oh, and damn that omelet looked good :)

Popped up in my recommended, but am I glad it did. Definitely deserves a sub.

OMG, thank you for this video. When I left the US Navy in 1969 as a Quartermaster, one of my two related civilian jobs was qualifying as a tug boat captain. After watching your video, I made the right choice going into the credit field.

12:42 it funny watching those trucks bring containers to the ship, they look like ants at that speed

ah yes, my old friend the you tube recommendations algorithm strikes again.

Amazing video Tim was nice to see the Bayonne Bridge again its been 30 years .. Love watching these

Thank You very much, it was very interesting to see what you do. I was deckhand for a while on a tugboat in Southeastern Alaska 50 years ago towing log rafts and for the past 30 years have operated a commercial fishing vessel every summer in Southeastern Alaska. Couldn't be more different, I made a 60 mile run last summer and only passed 2 or 3 vessels in the distance.

He said a few pushups and did 50 million like nothing hahaha

13:50 ahhhhh a fellow letterkenny fan. Hard yes.

I have been waiting for someone to do a series like this with a unit tow or something like you would see in the ICWW. Just to say it’s a hard life, sleep deprived, mental draining, being away from loved ones, new deck crew, rough weather and equipment failures at times (but I suspect better now than use to be). A lot of times it’s a thankless job and you need to have a great crew that you can depend on from top to bottom. Yes money is good but still lacking a bit. Great job here and hope more people do this as well. Love to see “GoPros” on barges but I seriously doubt that would ever happen ( at least not on red flags ). Thanks!

Great video, really interesting. I was a merchant navy deckhand then became an engineer on Navy submarines. I miss this life and it’s lovely to watch others doing it so well. Please, More videos! 😊🙏

Is this the same video you already posted?

Imagine forgetting to turn the steering on!!

Very interesting video and what a lovely tug boat I never knew how compact a tug boat was below deck and how lovely and clean she is and you and your crew seem to be a great team together please keep making your Videos keep safe

Enjoyed this and I'm glad a spotted it. When I was a kid, that's low single digits, my parents were fans of a show on TV called Tugboat Annie. There for a while I wanted to be a tugboat crewman. That didn't happen but your segment brought back some of that excitement.