Absolutely fascinating! Thank you from a 77 year old woman who still maintains and sails a 50 year old ketch (built by my late husband and me) and is in lifelong love with all things nautical. I wish I could handle my 32 footer as superbly as you handle those barges. After a lifetime around boats, including earning a living on them, I never stop learning and your channel is a university of ship handling!

A tug captain has a surgeons touch..beatiful

63 yr. old woman here, love your channel, always educational and entertaining to see a true professional who loves his job at work.

@9:08 - Everything about that approach, maneuvering and line throw was with authority. Nice.

It’s funny. I was an aboard cruise 🚢 ship and watched you from top balcony down on your exercise experience ! ❤❤❤ 🎉

Im a girl. I watch your channel! Ships, trains, planes, trucking, heavy haul, i enjoy it all.

I'm one of the women who find your channel fascinating! I'm always grateful for whatever videos that you film for us. Keep up the good work!

Back on the hudson. You do get around ❤ this was so interesting to watch.

Thanks Tim enjoyed the video and you explaining to us non tug boat viewers what the objective is and the steps involved.

One way to explain "in clutch" to folks who don't know boats, it's the equivalent of putting your car in drive and letting off the brake but not touching the gas, just rolling along slowly.

That's was quite brilliant Captain. Must have been quite something to see Captain Sully landing an Airbus on that river. Thanks for the video Sir, really enjoyed it.

Lol I was on the ship , thought that was you in the wheel house. Great job getting it in current was strong. Last week when the ship came in they managed to scrape the starboard side along the pier.

Awesome video. My wife and I cruise a lot and I'm one of the dudes that lives watching the tugs do their thing.

Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Nice job Captain.

Admire the working relationship with the assist tug. Like a well choreographed dance. 👍🇺🇸

I must admit. I always watch the tugs when I go on a cruise. I think they are great.

Fantastic Capt. It always amazes me that cruise ships never seem to tell you well in advance where the fuelling port is, in this case three doors very close together though. The superb colours definitely match your super paella. 😂 CUOTO

Aww gee let's radiate them 🤣 Hey there Tim. You are fun, very informative in a detailed and entertaining way. Love your personality and channel. The music and production is great too. We learn from your work being that I bet most of us here have never done your type of job and will never even step foot onto a barge in our lifetime. Teamwork is vital when working with so many variables as you do. Oh I'm a woman who always love anything technical, trucking, trains, ships, mechanical, hydraulics, cranes, working with tools, etc. I want to check out the museum with all the space stuff there now. Sounds like fun. Safe travels.

Nice job backing the tug up. Awesome.

You really are a master craftsman at what you do. It is so enjoyable to listen to you as you calculate the precise maneuvers. This was a very enjoyable video to watch. Keep up the great work! Oh, and about the folks wanting the other angles. I hear you, you need to take care of the barge first! One idea might be to check into some fixed cameras so all you need to do is set it and forget it before you journey out and take the sd cards out when you are back at the dock. Pay a young kid a few bucks to sync it all up... That way you stay focused on the barge but we get more angles :) Take care Tim.

That's crazy because I just recently had family members aboard that ship a couple weeks ago. I was supposed to go but unfortunately wasn't able. Love the videos and never knew you was into aviation because that makes two of us. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing the videos with us all.

That deck hand nailed that Panama! We went out on the Liberty out of NOLA this last May but no excitement like this!

Thanks Cap’n👍🏻

Thanks for sharing, Tim! :-) Funny: early in the video you say you'll switch off the radar, so as not to radiate anybody on the cruise ship. Than seemed quite considerate to me. However, late in the video its shadow on the life boat shows the radar still turning. - Well, turning and emitting aren't technically connected, but I'd expected them to be on the same switch and switch position. ;-)

Been on the Intrepid before and in that slip with the Disney Fantasy in 2012. Good memories of the aera, especially since I'm from CT. Thank you for the ride, Captain.

The amazing thing is that the how small the USS Intrepid looks compared to the cruise ship. Back when she was built they were considered to be one of the largest ships ever built! Great video!

Love your channel Tim. Thank you as always!

The explanations were nice. Appreciated. I've heard you talk about putting the engine in "clutch" in a few videos. I always imagined you stomping on a huge clutch pedal (like in a manual transmission car, but 10x bigger because a tugs engine is so much bigger...).

Thanks Captain for showing us your work and explanations. I'll probably never be working on a tug, cause I'm about your age but all technicalities are welcome, they help us understand what you are doing. Thanks again.

You always make it look so easy Captain. Thank you!

Have been on the intrepid a few times and your right the shuttle is awesome. Great upload

Capt'n TimB ... I am amused that now I know your channels "original hidden agenda" ... who would have thought that LOL Another educational, interesting and entertaining video Tim ... we enjoy your sense of humor as much as we respect your command skills. Stay safe. CUOTO

Oh hum drum. A pleasure watching nice and nimble ship handling. No pucker factor today. And great explanations.

That is a good looking assist tug. Loved listening in.

@26:38 Spoken like a true trucker!!😂 Y'all tugmen are the "truckers of the rivers". That's hilarious.

First time here. Impressed by your skill level of negotiating your ⛴️ boat 👏👏👏

The cool thing is that Intrepid is 3 or 4 museums in one. You have the ship, the WW2 and Vietnam history, the aircraft collection and the Shuttle with space stuff. And then there’s the sub and Concorde as cherries on the cake

I have been in and out of Chelsea Piers many times on the Costal Cruise Ship. That tide really rips through there. Timing the tide is everything with all that petroleum you are carrying around! Nice job.

Another 63yo woman here. i’ve been watching your channel on and off for about three years now. I definitely understand what it’s like to have a successful channel and try to launch a new one. My popular channel is about my helicopter flying, but the channel I’m working on now is about cruising in my Ranger Tug. I got my six pack captains license last October and just finished the Great Loop (mostly) solo earlier this week. Those channels created by the young and beautiful are nothing compared to what knowledgeable older folks like us can create drawing upon years and years of experience. Keep up the good work here and there. I’m not a sailor but I’ll check out that other channel.

Definitely a subscriber Captain after watching some of your videos I'm a retired 44-year Long Haul trucker so I love content so much stuff that you never see or get a chance to see and I love your history on all the world war stuff I'm a junkie on everything that's War history related love it

I’ve probably got more years on refueling details during my Naval career than most people have years married lol. Pretty cool to see from this point of view, thanks for sharing!

It’s funny the cruise ship calls for you early but wait till the last minute to poke there heads out, back in my Navy days we where on station at least a hour before T&B arrived for our 10,000 bbl loads. I hated it cause we only got it at 650 gpm, made for a long 10 to 12 hr day, dam we had liberty girls waiting for us in the PI. 🎉🎉😂😂😂

Hey Cap… this one reminds me of the years back when I used to also operate tugs and bunker vessels for our national oil company in the Gulf of Paria Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹. The only difference is we mostly hip towed our barge.. capacity around 4000 + bl of fuel oil, diesel and the capability to blend what ever the customer wants. Her name is Marabella , she was brought here by Texaco to work in their marine opps @ Pointe-A- Pierre back in the day… her original name was Golden Condor

As a sideline, you could offer hull scrubbing services on those lifeboats. I see that on all the "newer" cruise ships where the lifeboats overhang quite a bit. Difficult to see the ships side at the waterline when coming alongside. Great skills throwing the line to the bitts in the side. We call em dutch bollards, or sunken bitts.

Here is what I think you should do: Exactly what you are already doing, it’s great! I like the cameras you already have, don’t need more.

I get nervous watching you back in there!

I took a cruise out of the Manhattan terminal and I watched the refueling process and was fascinated to see how long the whole process takes. Thanks for all you guys do to ensure we have a good trip!

this is amazing the skill and teamwork that goes into this its a thing of art good job captain

TimBatSea!!! I am going on that exact ship this month next July. This lady will be on her balcony saying hello if you're around. Great video!

Very slick the way you backed the barge into that narrow space. And yes I would believe the money you’re putting into the Pequita. I used to own a Newport 30 MkII sailboat out in San Francisco. You have to love ‘em.

Nice touch there Captain.

Love your style Tim!

This is amazing to see - I've taken so many cruises and have never thought to search on KZfaq for how this sort of thing works. Thanks so much for showing us this!

I imagine how it was when steam launches were running here and there and steam tugs were king 😊

I've always wanted to be a tug boat captain. At this point in my life I realize it ain't going to happen. So, I'll captain vicariously thru you Tim.

Well done Capt nice slow and steady always works. Thanks for great video

Pretty slick boat handling!

I had a friends Father that worked for NY Central in the late ‘60’s who took us out on a tug from NY down to Port Newark. His boat was steam powered.

Love your channel. Glad I found it. I am so fascinated with what y’all do.

Smooth as silk Tim. Thanks

Fantastic job as always Cap'n . How close was your superstructure to the ships lifeboats?

I consider myself Lucky to watch you do your Job... And very well.. I am 45+ years at sea and still learn from you...

Thanks for the videos Capt Tim!

For not having done this for a while, you’re definitely doing a great job. I would say that was a pretty successful hook up. Well done to all involved support.👍👍🇨🇦

So nicely done once again Tim!! Thanks for taking us along.

Nice to see you on the north river again. 👍

Great video captain!!! You make it look easy. I’m from Ontario Canada and I would love to come there and ride with you one day. You keep doing your thawing brother. Keep up the excellent work my friend!

The funny thing here is that whether you pick fuel in the gulf, from Port Reading or what we get here in East Tennessee, it mostly comes from the same refineries.

Thank You. Good Seamanship there Sir. All My Respect from an old Sailor.

Hey Tim, I'm a Great Lakes sailor. Lake Michigan and Superior. When we visited the Pensacola Air museum we met the CEO and when we told him where we were from he excitedly walked us over the the only bird in the barn with combat history. The plane had been salvaged from lake Michigan and completely restored. All the navy pilots did their carrier training on lake Michigan. (WW2) They converted two "lakers " into flat tops. Over two hundred aircraft, retired from combat, went into the lake during training. Very interesting story. No ride to fight here on the lakes, just wind and river current. Thanks!!

I like these types of videos Tim. You greased her in pretty good.

I have seen it in person in New York. It was debarkation day still on the ship and I looked out on my balcony and the bunker ship was there ready to refuel.

In the vein of *_Anchorman,_* if you are new here, the assist tug is named ‘Steve & Dan’ (or maybe Don) after the first 2 ‘dudes’ to ever subscribe to Tim’s channel. They live in San Diego now which means ‘a whale’s…’ (Dann Tugs & the Dann family has a long & rich maritime history, I’m sure Mr. Stephen was a good guy, after all he did get a tug named after him …Sorry Tim, but the ‘dude’ comment caught me off LOL guard & cost me a uniform shirt this morning 🧑‍✈️)

Nicely done and nicely presented. Many thanks!

Hi Captain Tim! Got any Paella left over? Do they still have an SR-71 on the Intrepid? Seeing the cruise ship next to the Intrepid really shows just how obscenely large the cruise ship really is. In the shadow on the side of the ship I see somebody's radar spinning. That's not yours, is it?

So much for the sparkling entertainment on a cruise liner... Let's watch a fuel bunkering instead.. Later, we can watch some paint or varnish dry on the top deck! I can never understand the mentality of people who go cruising, as I much prefer to have a base on land to go exploring from.. Travelling on the local bus is my preferred mode of transport - a few years ago, even having a kid goat on my lap! That was Corfu, highly recommended place to visit. Stayed the nights in Benitses but went to play dominoes and checkers in Palaiokastritsa. They make you speak English there, because they all want to speak it. Highly commend the local wine.

I used to do bunkering as a tanker man. Cruise ships were always my least favorite. Trying to make sure you don’t hit a pane of glass or lifeboat with the crane, we would cover our fenders with white tarps so we wouldn’t leave any marks. Etc. straight terminal move work now.

Tell them you're picking up all the bodies out of the water.... OR NOT! But after seeing your new channel I see you leaving the power boat realm for a sailboat. That's got to have some deeper meaning(s)? Ahh, but I can wait -n- watch for all of that. Remain safe & GB ALL

When people ask what you're doing just tell'em I'M FREAKIN WORKIN OVER HERE!😂😂😂

Happen across your channel. Retired harbor tug Captain enjoyed your video makes me miss my old job.

Great manovering 🎉 all ship shape and Bristol Fashion 😮

Thanks for posting that is a great Job to see

I was just watching some of the travel vloggers on the Venezia and now this shows up in my feed. KZfaq sure finds some interesting things.

Wasn't aware you were a sailor as well as a tug boat capt! I'll have to check out the other channel! Sailed for decades on L. Michigan in my younger days. . .

Just went to the intrepid a couple months ago. Of course it poured rain and we had already checked out of our hotel and were on our way to Newark to fly home. Had wet shoes all the way home. But the museum was awesome.

You make it look easy!

And I worry about piloting my 6.5x15 metre houseboat on protected waters here in South Australia. Man that's a lot of metal!

You do this for a living so it’s not a big deal to you but to a man in southwestern Pennsylvania who is 4 hours from the Chesapeake Bay, this is fascinating to watch. It would be awesome to spend a day on tug

Thx for another! Born in Manhatten; glad we moved to PA years ago.

Navy Vet. 88-95. Desert Storm. You got a new fan!!!!

Thx for the vid. Capt. Tim.

People are just never satisfied what they think is that you have a production company with you you know. 🙏❤️🥰

I am on a cruise ship now...but no Capt Tim on the horizon.😢

Wow, just found the channel pretty cool. I’ve never seen this done before. Definitely subscribed.

Awesome video. I use the “wheel away” from dock technique all of the time. Great for high profile boats in windy situations. Your videos are fantastic.

The whole getting into position video was truly fascinating, but I also would’ve loved to see at least a little bit of the fueling operation, hooking up hoses, whatever. I have always wondered and I thought I was gonna get to see it this time but no joy.

Well you got another dude subscribed, thanks for posting!

great video new subscriber..Im a US Navy vet served on USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75 aircraft carrier four yrs. i was in deck dept so we had to do a lot of refueling at sea along side a USNS ship plus onloaded groceries that way known at UNREP and also VERTREP done by helo

Absolutely amazing putting the barge in there.

Just came across this very interesting video! Thanks for sharing, it was definitely fun and informative! Respect for you and all others that make things happen behind the scenes and allows folks like us to have a good vacation!