Tugboat Captain Chris Baker | New York on the Clock

Chris Baker pilots tugboats for Staten Island-based McAllister Towing, one of New York City's two towing companies. Our film crew joined Captain Baker as vessels from the United States and Canadian Navies called to port for Fleet Week 2009. Captain Baker's tug, the Rosemary Ellis, escorts ships and helped dock the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, an 844-ft Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, and the U.S.S. Roosevelt, a 500-ft Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

[BobSmith.]

There is something about the captains seat on a tug boat I love. The view all around and controls at your fingertips, the horsepower, it's like a fighter cockpit on water

[davidevans]

greetings
from Cardiff,
south wales, uk..
thankyou for sharing this 🙂

[TroutOffTheGrid]

I watch these guys work every day from my office in Hoboken. As a licensed six-pack captain I watch in envy.

[BrotherDamon]

I was stationed on a US Navy Tug YTB-820, Guantanamo Bay, 92-93. leading seaman the last 8 months or so.
Very busy back then.
Awesome job, I loved it. Thought of a career as a civilian, but then I met the Mrs. Nice video Captain.

[LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

wow, chris really sums it up, we need men like him up here on the canadian west coast, fantastic video!

[KrillSystems]

Nice video featuring the life of a pilot tugboat capt (and beautiful NYC as backdrop).

[DeltaStar]

Great video, thanks for this! Greetings from Sweden

[davidheitman]

love it! you got hooked! boom! it's like a drug! i wanna come hang out on vacation! man it's a good thing! so rare now! you rocked it!

[LifetheWildRide]

Great video, We live in Maine just 30 min. south of Portland. Love doing the Mail boat run out on Casco bay.

[pratwurschtgulasch]

i wish there was more footage of the boat and out to the ocean. You could still have the guy talk in the background. Most of the footage focuses on his face but I'm here to see the tugboat.

[SouthPortlandKK]

this is such a great video! beautiful!

[danross]

I operate tugs on the Illinois river..nice video..thanks for posting

[brianmcnally]

👋 good 4 a sea lesson. Thak you Chris. Land of the free-🌈 we live in a brave land; have the greatest weekend for us @ the laguna hills mcnally house. N.Y.💚

[cidcampeador]

BRAVO . I love it the tug boat .

[VTSPQR]

I wish I was doing what you do. I love your video, and more power to you. It is nice to see people, that found their love in life, and live it every of makes me jealous.

[Tuglife]

I got my Merchant Mariner Credential and TWIC Card so now I'm ready to start working on Tugs! I'm going to try Moran Towing Corporation in Savannah, Georgia or Jacksonville, Florida with my alternative being McAllister Towing in Jacksonville, Florida and Crescent Towing in Savannah, Georgia. Awesome video!

[tart_lover]

Awesome like the railways its a lifestyle, nice video

[maleta]

I drove a tug for the first time today, and it’s definitely different than traditional helm driving.

[snobird]

That was, , , , GREAT !!! Thanks.
Sno

[rs]

New York tugboats are the most beautiful tugs in the world!