Reminds me of my Navy days USS New York City SSN 696 we sailed up past Ambrose lite to the GW bridge and turned around could not dock in NYC because we were Nuclear powered. A Tug came bye tied up for 20 minutes maybe less and we transferred sone crew off. Long time ago.
As a retired military, I love watching occupational videos where great teamwork is evident. Great crew, great skipper = superb job and job satisfaction.
I’m a Captain down in south Louisiana. It amazes me how we all live the same way on these tugs. Now I want to share what we do on RU-vid. We move ships. Great video!! Stay safe
Thank you Cap! You guys just eat way better than we do. (The music is better in the down in the bayou and the women are prettier). Stay safe my brother and I'll see you on one whistle.
Had no idea a Tug boat crew lived onboard. I just assumed that because they are always staying in the littoral waters close to their port, they would just go home at the end of the day.
Thank You for Watching. Yes, most of us live onboard (usually for 2 weeks) although there are some companies that operate "day boats" and they just come in to work for each job.
I live in Boston and see the tugs guiding ships in and out of the harbor. Would the people on board really need to spend 2 weeks away from their families when they literally work right in the heart of the city?
@@logdon17 In my country there is a harbour with so much traffic that they litteraly needed to come every minute back but I was invited to come to a different harbour with less traffic onto a tug boat and they came for each job
There are some companies that run "Day Boats". The guys are home until the phone rings. But the vast majority of us have to stay on the boat for the entire hitch. I believe all if not most of the boats we use for assist work in Boston are all crewded up 24 hours a day. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
"I see the muscle shirts came in, are the muscles coming in tomorrow?" Oh man, I laughed so much harder than I first imagined watching a video like this.
@@TimBatSea Just finished up watching a second video of yours. You and your crew are so cool; anyone could only wish to have such a great working atmosphere. Repeated jokes or not I'm showing your channel to my parents. We love working channels are yours is top notch. Thanks for the great content.
I’ve taken a recent interest in tugboats. My biggest revelation is how critical they are to everyone’s lives, whether you realize it or not. For instance, without tugboats, tankers & cargo ships can’t deliver their goods, which drive the entire economy.
I helped build that barge along with some of the best ship fitters, pipe fitters, welders, and painters (DS-305) in 2013 - 2014 in Orange Texas. It was designed by Bristol Harbor Group in Rhode Island. That is a 35,000 barrel (1,470,000 Gallon) Bunker Barge. It is built using 2,654,000 lbs of steel. Not only does the tug crew live on board, the barge crew lives on their vessel as well. It has living quarters in the deck house on the starboard side of the stern. Thanks Captain Tim. The boat is obviously designed by Entech, and was likely built in Florida by a company called St. Johns Shipyard.
Thank you for watching Greg and please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. I even have a video of the barge quarters on another older barge. This boat, and all of our 3000s were built in the Chesapeake ship yard. Our older (better) 4200s were built in the bayou in Louisiana. The newer 4200s are in at St John's shipyard in FLA. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Thanks Captain Tim. We built 7 of those barges, and 3 "Patapsco Barges" for your company. Also three ATB Tugs from a different designer. (Subscribed)
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel.. please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday..(I believe pilots and aviation people are some of the channels biggest supporters). CUOTO
My neighbor is a NY Harbor docking pilot. I’m a pilot of a different kind. We compare jobs often and it’s interesting to talk about the similarities and differences. Thanks for making the video. A bunch of the stuff he’s said makes more sense once you see it in action.
Awesome. Thank you for watching. Stay tuned. I hope to be shooting a behind the scenes video of USCG Sector NY VTS (similar to your ATC). Hope you like it.
Enjoyed your video Capt Tim. I served for 3.5 years on the US Army FS 313 moored at Pier 23 Tacoma, WA from Nov 1971 to Apr 1975. I was a 61B20, which a Senior Seaman. I was part of the helmsman rotation. The FS was 176 ft, twin GM V6 diesels making 500 hp each and she cruised at 13 knots. Before I mustered out of the WA Army National Guard I requested a letter documenting my time of service on the FS. I took that letter to the USCG in Seattle and obtained Z card as they were called back in the day. Never used my credentials for employment. 45 years later after receiving my Ordinary Seaman's credit I spent four months and more than $500 successfully renewing my OS credentials. I was going to get a deck hands job on a Hells Canyon tour boat but the regs had been changed removing the USCG certified crew. So only the skipper was required to be certified. Then I applied for a job on board the Alaska Marine Highway System out of Ketecikan. I was invited to be considered for a Steward's position on one of their boats but declined because it is a very remote area. I felt a bit homesick watching your video. It brought back many good memories. Many Thanks.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Edwin. Please consider subscribing as I try to post new content every Tuesday. We'd love to have you on our crew. CUOTO
This was very interesting to watch and you did an excellent job of documenting your day and your job. This is one of those things that most people don't ever think about. The services you perform are an important part of keeping the our world running smooth. People and goods need to stay on the move -- All those containers on those ships are bound for distribution across the world. And folks like you help to make it all happen. Thank you for what you do, and giving the rest of us a look at how you do it all!
Thank you for watching Thomas and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. We are just one link in a very large chain. But you know what say about a chain only being as strong as it's weakest link.
Thank you very much. We are lucky to work on such a nice boat (I haven't been so lucky my entire career). Please consider subscribing if you haven't already.
TimBatSea done, hope to see more videos. I'm not a mariner but I've always been fascinated by the maritime industry starting with the Nantucket whalers all the way to WW2 those were hard men. What y'all do is very interesting thanks for sharing it with us.
I think "If you've seen one, you've seen them all" is an incorrect assumption. This is interesting! And I could watch a lot longer and in depth. Thanks for the vid!
This is fantastic. The shipping industry is it's own complex ecosystem with many dift players, tugboats, fuel suppliers, container ships, coast guard, etc.. thank you for sharing!
Hey I really loved this. I'm originally from the Philly area and saw these tugboats and the fuel barges for years. They are beautiful tugs and I always wondered what went on in there. I always loved that they are named after the tributaries of the Chesapeake; I have sailed many of those rivers on the family sailboat when I was a kid. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Aside from seeing the boat and the people who operate it, it brings joy to this person who misses the East Coast and its rivers. What I wouldn't give to be sitting in a dinghy in the C&D Canal right now.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Remember that no one walks on as a captain and everyone has to start at the bottom. Be sure to check out my video "How to work on a Tugboat". CUOTO
Great video... These are the kind I like...!! The “see one you’ve seen them all” DONT apply here. For me I like seeing any/all pushes, tows, hookups... 😎👍✅
Hey Tim. Love your videos, just came across your channel. Could you possibly look at doing a series of this content? Maybe a tour of all the equipment and every day challenges you and your crew encounter?? Thanks
Brilliant - would never had a clue about your style of life if you had not brought this terrific show to us, thank you. Of course, having a chipmunk with you must keep you sane!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha. I didn't get it at first. I am still learning how to do these silly little videos. I hope to get better, and you may hear the chipmunk less. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
Wow, that's a pretty cool job. I think i'll go tug boat shopping now. Seriously, the tug Captains are really skilled professionals. I was watching two tugs on the Miami river bring a Haitian freighter out to Biscayne bay. One pulling from the bow and the other stern. I was pretty impressed by their steering skills yanking this ship down this narrow river, their tugs could spin 360 degrees standing still. Both tugs working together, really cool to watch.
So happy to find you. I love tugboats. I used to have an apartment with a great view of the Delaware River. I'd sit there at night and read their "Christmas Trees". Someone had given me a pack of flip cards from a Coast Guard course with all the light configurations. I will be checking out all your videos! So many things I can learn now! 😊
My Dad was a Deck Hand on the Barbara Moran in the 1970s to 1980s then went to dispatch in the WTC South Tower. Retired when Moran moved ops to CT. Brings back memories. Liked your video. Thanks.
I've often thought that it would be a great job working on a tugboat shifting all manner of vessels around day and night in all sorts of weather. A real team effort , good judgement and a level head would keep everything safe and sound.Thanks for posting that,I really enjoyed it.
Recommended coming in strong! Love the crew banter, some good feels going on in that tug. Wanted to work aboard ships all my life and this has just urged me to get on it. Thanks for the videos, subbed!
Thank you so much for the kind words. You may find last week's video interesting. In I tell you what to expect and what you need to get a job on a tug. Thank you again and for Sub!
I love working on Tugs. I just become a Merchant Mariner and started working for Edison Chouest Offshore. They put me on their tugboats for the LNG plants. It’s so much fun!
"Shipshape and Bristol Fashion" .. haven't heard that in a longtime .. not since I was on the USS BRISTOL (DD-857) in 1967, Brooklyn Naval Yard. Another great video, Capt. Tim .. thanks.
Tim, I'm a recent subscriber and is very interested in the tugboat industry. My father was a commercial fisherman on Lake Michigan back in the day. Even tho my life journey didn't go to the way of the maritime world, I still have a fantasy lol. Would love to see more of your day to day operations, and how you go about maneuvering your tug into difficult spots. No worries here of boring the viewer! Keep up the good work Cap!
@@timvandenbrink4461 I'm in NY up near Niagara falls area. My dad lives in lower Michigan, New Buffalo actually. Very nice area. He fished perch mostly.
Your video inspired me to continue my project of building a miniature tugboat 12 feet long and 7 feet in the beam. Powered by a 23 up diesel engine on a 9 inch low speed prop. I am 77 years old and haven't felt this motivated in a long time. Now if the body can last I miss but succed. Thanks again!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. That's great! I'd love to see some pictures if you have the time. You can send them to timbatsea@gmail.com CUOTO
Very cool stuff! I’m stuck in Colorado mountains, so any boat life is very strange to me. Thank you for working hard and smart! This job obviously requires a lot of brains
I spent 2 months living in an Apt. on the East River in Brooklyn. All day I watched the river and the barges and Tugboats going up and down, working all day! Thank you for the insight on what's actually happening, that river and the traffic on it were the highlight of my short time there, never got old!
I fished alot in Honolulu harbor as a kid and was always fascinated about the operation of one of those. Fast forward i got to work on one of the diesel engines on the same ones i used to watch. Now im involved in the transport industry as a transport refrigeration tech. Good job Capt. Its guys like us that truly keep our country moving. God Bless
Tim, that tug is immaculate and as nicely preserved as any Navy ship I served on. I know it's relatively new, but you guys keep it in great condition. The other observation I had was ... what a difference in how you go about your business during the day versus at night. It's a whole different ballgame in those congested waters! Nicely done!
Thank you very much. She's an old girl in our fleet (11 years old) but we keep her in shape. Night ops are exactly the same same and about the same frequency because most of our work is governed by the tide. But it is much more challenging at night to be sure.
I sailed as a deckhand on the Fells Point when I was a student at Fort Schuyler. Awesome boat awesome crew great company 👍🏼. I sail deep sea right now on tankers as 3M but man I do miss those tug boat days, very fun.
Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. I am very happy your time on tugs was fun and rewarding. Be safe out there my brother.
The video was cool to see what goes onboard a tug that most people don't know. You only see a tug when you're passing by the water or a bridge. It was very informative at best and maybe spark the interest of young people to look at job like it.
Love your video! I work with shipbrokering inNorway, mostly chemical & cpp cargoes world-wide, very interesting to get this perspective of the job needed to get the cargoes moved! :) Subscribed.
Nice video,I worked on a boat back in early seventies for a few months.......loved it.....wife didn't.Anyhow couldn't believe how far we've come with technology.
Thanks for uploading this! I am currently enrolled at a maritime academy and I’ve been looking at what I would like to specialize in. I know I can’t be too picky with what I want when I’m fresh out of school but there’s just so much to look at, including tugs of course :) So this gave me a lot to think about. So thanks again, and great video!
Deep-sea certainly has it's advantages, but tugs have been good to me. Next week's video deals with how to get a job on a tug. The good and the bad. You may find it interesting. Watch the entire thing. You might find something in it you hadn't considered. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
You should give us a full tour of the boat! I'd love to see all the interesting design principles that go into a boat like this. I'm sure the engines are impressive - you could probably spend an entire video talking about those alone.
@@TimBatSea Yes u didn't eve show the Tug from the outside as a whole vessel. Your Tugs are different from ours in UK. We do have pusher Tugs for barges but only a few have a Cab which goes up on a ram so they don't need two different cabs
@@ramblingrob4693 Thank you very much for watching Ron..I assume you are new to the channel. So, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. You will find plenty of content of the outside of the tug in some of the 144 other videos I have posted. Enjoy.
I've always been fascinated by the maritime industry. Being from Michigan, I've occasionally seen some decent freighters moving on along the Detroit River, and the Great Lakes. Also got to see a freighter navigate through the locks of Sault Ste. Marie. I probably could work in that industry, but I'll just stick with my little boat instead.
Great vid Captain. My dad was a captain in the New York Harbor for 50 years. He started on steam tugs and retired from a tractor tug. He wouldn’t have traded that job for anything
Thank you for watching Richard and welcome to the channel. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO PS I have some videos of Massachusetts Tugs on the channel too.
I feel like there's very few people like you in New York that actually want to get things done. Always some delay because someone isn't doing their job. Good to see somebody is still on time and working hard!
Wow. Thank you Sam. My father was first generation American with parents from Germany. My mother was first generation American with Latin American parents. Mom was always late and Dad always lost his mind about it. Growing up watching that, I've always tried to be on time or early, but the Latin in me does come out from time to time. Lol. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
This was a really cool video! You're a great boss and looks like you have a great crew! I'm in CA and work in the utility industry so polar opposite of your world. It's always cool to see how others work and keep the economy moving! Keep up the excellent work and videos! Stay safe out there.
Hahaha. Me too. I was going to take the background sound completely out of the speeded up parts, but it made me smile, so I kept it in. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
I was watching some shipping on a UK channel called 'Cumbria Bod'. When it ended - your channel appeared and i saw New York Tug Capt. I am so please i kept watching because your intro showed a load of things i am into as well! Solar with Outback, just changed to LifePo4 from Rolls lead acid etc. We are also keen on shipping 👍 👌 👊 🇬🇧
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. So in the beginning, I made the mistake of trying to combine three channels into one. The Maritime stuff took off and the the rest, not so much. But I have snuck a few alt energy videos in. Here is when I switched from lead acid to lifepo4 in my house in Puerto Rico. CUOTO ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iL6_91c3cQs.html
dude this is so awesome I would love to do what you are doing bro it looks to be such a fun job!!!!! Much Love hope you grow more on youtube. Keep up the good work and i subbed and liked
Awesome and interesting video! I'm just curious about what the benefits are of a bunkering barge + tug instead of just having a bunkering ship that doesn't need a tug. Loved the video, would be great with more tugboat videos! Cheers from Sweden!
So there are a few reasons why a barge is preferable to a smaller ship. It mostly comes down to money. A ship will have different Manning requirements than a barge. For example, a ship will need an entire crew and a barge needs none (fulltime). There are unmanned barges that have shore side tankermen that will only come in for the load or discharge. Most of our barges have two tankermen and although they do need a tankermen endorsement, they don't need a Captain's license or Engineer's license. Another advantage is that it make take 12 hours or more to pump off a load to a ship, and we can leave one barge at the ship working and go do two or three other jobs while that one is still discharging. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing.
@@TimBatSea Do the main tug companies on Staten Island happen to hire company nurses? I can't be a tugboat captain, but I am a nurse, and I would love to work for a towing company on staten island
What a cool captain. I worked on a harbor tug and offshore ATB after that both captains chewed my ass out every day. What a breath of fresh air. Wish I worked on this boat although I hate 6/6 watches as a mate. We had 3 mates on the offshore ATB.
14:15 nothing like an ould cholesterol boost in the morning eh lads? I usually have something like that the morning after a feed of beer out with the boys - have to say it's been a while.... Loving the content...keep it coming
Thank you for watching. We call that area a "galley". Our boat is almost 11 years old. The newer boats in the fleet have granite countertops and galley table.
Hahahah. It's not easy being the old man on a boat full of young bucks. Got to try to keep up! Thank you so much for watching and please consider subscribing.
That’s one clean tugboat, and inside of the cabin is nice 👍🏾 I don’t know why I expected everything to be oily and greasy, keep the videos coming and keep up the good work crew and captain
My dad was a captain for Moran for decades. His brother, my uncle Jimmy worked on McAllister tugs until he was hurt on the job. As a teen I spent weeks on the boat with him as a guest and visitor. The boats had full time cooks on them then. I loved seeing the city via all those waterways- it was awesome as a fifteen-sixteen year old boy.
