14 days at SEA working on a TUGBOAT! {Vlog style}

In this video I bring you along at work. 14 days working and living on an ocean going tugboat. We make a trip 1800 nautical miles round trip from Jacksonville, FL to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

And tell them Tug Trash sent you!

[jorgemontefusco]

Ballsy bunch of guys. Especially the captain. A whole lot of wear and tear going on with that tug. Just ballsy guys.

[johnmonachelli]

This is what youtube was intended for! Excellent work

[Farhip]

Funny. Every time I see a team of guys running one of these tug boats, it looks like an entire NFL defensive front line decided to become a tug boat crew, lol. Great video my friend. 👍🏻😎👍🏻

[theboz]

My Stepdad was a Captain for Foss Tugs. He would leave for two weeks every month. He mainly stayed around the Puget Sound area.

[REDdirtMafia]

Recently ive made a career change from a union carpenter to working on a tugboat watching this really helped me prepare mentally and have a little vision on what to expect

[cptbimes]

My dad tugboated the Gulf for 35 years. This brings back memories. 👍🏻

[pateallan]

I’m very impressed with the organization and cleanliness of the whole boat. Everything in its place.

[kwmiked]

For as small as tug looks from a outside view, they have quite a bit of room inside. I was surprised how much fuel they hold

[VisitorEarth]

I'm retired and also disabled now, so 'adventures' such as this are the closest I will ever get to experiencing something like this!
THANIK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

[alexrubio]

Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. I'm a retired navy veteran and seeing gitmo was pretty cool. The last time I was there was in 1993 onboard the USS CONOLLY (DD 979). We were going thru refresher training at the time. You did a great job of portraying life at sea. If you aren't doing a bunch training, you're pretty much standing watch or painting/preserving the boat. Keep up the great work!!!

[paulne]

When I saw the cable installation, I thought I have experience with locomotive cranes, changing the cables, using a manual cutter and sledge. Then came the fueling. I use to fuel locomotives. Then the wheel house. When you said computers, I am lost. Was use to parallel ruler and dividers. The galley was great. Am glad you took the creamer I didn’t like. The oranges brought back memories of not having any place to wash up before I ate. Orange peels do that job very well. Then your cabin. Nice you don’t have to share. But that alarm would never work for me. I need reveille. Next, your shift. That got me really jealous. I’ve had to work, 8, 10, 14, 16 and 18 hour shifts on the different jobs I had. Then the engine room. Those 2 EMD motors. I use to work with a twin stack (1200HP) locomotive. Which was nice, but prefer the Fairbanks Morse. At one of the docks I worked, when we tied up the tug, I told the crewman it sounded like a locomotive. He said FAIRBANKS MORSE!. Their sound is music, kinda like a Pete! So after watching your video, I realized I should have taken your career path! Instead I took truck driving, dock work, rail yard and junkyard crane operator! I’ve worked in hurricanes and blizzards and heat waves! Now am too old!!!
You should show your video in high schools!

[andrewwordsworth]

Fantastic video. I would love a trip like that, just to see and feel what it's like. Great bunch of guys too. I used to build navy destroyers in Australia and naturally found this interesting. Thank you so much.

[dormantsuperhero]

When your job is the adventure most people can only dream of!
Thank you for the ride along.

[rickwells]

Worked on Tugs 30+years now I'm laid up on the hill I miss it so much like watching your videos brings back
So many memories brother thanks 👍⚓

[shawnwalsh]

Excellent video! I've worked on truck and heavy equipment Diesels for 40+ years and you have a lot more going on there.

[crv]

Can't believe how big that barge was. This video reminded me of my days on a Navy ocean going minesweeper! It was basically a huge tug boat!

[robsmith]

I'm an old USN one hitch (1973-76) sailor who asked for a yard tug, fleet tug, and a destroyer, in that order, upon graduating from Navy HT 'A" Damage Control and Welding schools. I got my third choice, a tin can. Probably for the best, as my nickname quickly became "Bucket Bob." My off-and-on chronic sea sickness was bad enough on a tin can; a fleet tug similar to your tug would have probably killed me in moderate and heavy seas. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to many more posts. Bravo Zulu on this video!

[robertyerkes]

That was just great loved your tour of the boat. Was on a Destroyer myself 1954-1957.
Thank You Robert Yerkes Lakeland Fl

[RedDawn]

This was a great video. So cool to see what you do, and how yall do it. Make this a recurring thing from time to time, along with the outdoor stuff.

[juliaforsyth]

My brother-in-law worked on the tugs in Wellington, New Zealand and family was allowed every so often to come on for a haul out. Something I will remember forever. The harbour at midnight on a glass ocean under a full moon. Surprised me how big the ships were as they loomed over us! Always mad on the sea since I was a kid. Either on it, in it or under it!