The Insane Amount of Power Tugboats Pack to Move Giant Ships

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[Klostream]

Nothing better than a quick tug when you're all out at sea.

[BobbyTucker]

I've read about, watched videos about ships, all the different types of huge carriers and tugboats, in my 73 years on this planet, this is the first time I've heard tugboats referred to as "Sheepdogs Of The Ocean's Harbors", I nearly spit out my coffee when I heard the lady say that. Thanks so much for sharing such great videos, I enjoyed them.

[hanginwithlois]

I grew up in a boatyard and am absolutely terrified of tugboats and their power. Container ships freak me out too! Vessels that massive are just too large for me to trust, or comprehend.

[gengen]

"no matter how small you are.. you have the ability to push and pull others for good"

[haloguylevi]

Recently just finished building two of three sister ships for Crowley that work in the San Francisco Bay. Look out for the Apollo and Athena both packing well over 6000 hp each, Athena being closer to 7000.

[eurosonly]

I love tug boats. They're so cute.

[hotchihuahua]

I marveled at Tugboats as a kid . Today they are much more impressive as to what they are capable of doing .

[mitchzurbrigg]

All sailors love watching the tugboats. A quick tug and all the seamen are out all over the deck.

[louisvillenashvillerailroa]

“The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat. And the Star tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. This... is Tugs.”

[JayHarper]

Tugboat Captain here. After 22 years it still amazes me.

[draysoncrook]

Nothing better than knowing a SMALLER SHIP HAS MORE POWER!!!

[brianpearl]

Could have used one or two of these in Baltimore Maryland to save the Key Bridge from collapsing.

[Patrick.Weightman]

It is impressive the power they pack relative to their size, but relative to other ships it's nothing.

[kentd]

Thank you for telling us a little more about these work horses/sheep dogs!

[littlehippo]

“Uncommon helper” that is used every day, in every port, around the world, on every ship😂

[jimpikoulis]

Just remember if you require a rub and tug, simply call in a tug boat they will cater to any request....

[jesusisalive]

Tug boats are awesome! A lot of horsepower in a small package!

[tonythompson]

I watched one tug pull three rotator wrecker trucks on land the three trucks could not out pull that tug if the tug captain didn't let up he would have pulled all three trucks in the water a tug is tough to beat an strong

[tcmtech]

Years ago a former boss/employer, that liked to pretend he was an actual engineer, spent a small fortune building this massive shredder machine to process tires and other things into tiny bits expecting to make a fortune with it.

He sourced a tugboat engine that was so big that it was delivered to the local town on a rail car. After getting his monstrous contraption up and running he started testing it. It would eat anything!

However, the fatal flaw was that the wannabe engineer never once calculated the fuel burn of a multi-thousand HP engine. Turned out the fuel burn alone ate more money than anything he could shred with it was ever going to be worth! 🤣

[simonhaugenkolstad]

those bigger offshore "tugboats" you are referring to, that moved troll A and support offshore rigs with all cargo, are usually referres to as anchor handlers, and supply vessles