Life Inside Powerful Tugboats Moving Gigantic Ships in Middle of the Sea

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[michelleharrell]

Now I know their secret. Torque. Fascinating.

[GEOsustainable]

This most certainly was NOT about life inside a tugboat. They barely showed the inside.

[markr]

"The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat" - Captain Star, Tugs.

[andyl]

Never thought the tugs would move them in the middle of the land 🤪🤪

[troygreen]

Great info never thought about tow-backs before

[nasigorengpecelesteh]

Mantap sekali... butuh pengalaman, skill, kerjasama dan fokus yang tinggi

[judefernandez]

My two favourite tugs are the Svitzer Darwin and Svitzer Palmerston in Darwin .Australia .

[rp]

Thank you for talking about TUG boats 😊
You said tourists industry. At beginning of video. The amazing thing in the cruise ship industry now A days is the power system that the mega cruise ship use. The bow thrusting system and full rotation pods that new cruise ships have. They don't require a TUG assist when docking or leaving ports. They can do full rotation close to docks so both sides of cruise ship passage get full view of citys, or ice flow movement.

[Revolver]

My nephew made his first trip as a member of a tugboat crew and was in New York Harbor on 09/11/2001.

[mk-jlzd]

Been a tug master for 11 years and trained many back in 1985 Ex. Senior Pilot.

[judecastaneda]

Please have a documentary of Japanese Tugs too. Those are my favorite. Thanks!

[Marinengine]

I'm Indonesia
I'm SailorMan

[terasakisingapore]

We have designed and delivered the electrical panels and automation systems for Sir Edouard about 7 years ago 😁

[preuomo]

"there is a lounge where crews can unwind, when not actively working on deck"
shows a guy watching his own boat on TV. UNWIND 👹💀

[jamesleicher]

when i hear tugs, I think of John Ross from Cape Town

[johnbender]

i havent seen you in awhile, i resubscribed because youtube is strange sometimes

[laurapitre]

What no mention of the Panama Canal tugs??

[mikesmith-qwqh]

2 GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY, MY GRANDFATHER AND MY DAD WERE TUGBOAT SKIPPERS IN NY HARBOR AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC I CANT WORK IN THE BUSINESS BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED AND CANT GET A LICENSE TO WORK ON BOATS

[nwmi]

the pushback operator has more a relaxed gangster lean than an american dad bod on the recliner during monday night football !

[judefernandez]

Why is there a tug at the stern with the line looking slack in a lot of YouTube videos