Into Saint Thomas in the USVI 

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Thank you very much!! I really appreciate that! And wow! You built a boat and sailed around the world? You are my hero!! That is amazing. So happy to have you as a viewer. CUOTO

In those three years my take away is....good lord I was nuts!!. But it also taught me to fear anything is self induced, and in summer the artic ice bergs has colors of blue that Crayola can't make. And the north sea will pound you 3 inches shorter and leave your gizzard in your neck while rolling off the back of 30 footers . Spookiest place Antarctica. China, Japan. Malaysia has gorgeous fjords to explore. At age 6 I read Jules Verne 20,000 leagues. Then a year later J.R.R Tolkien's the hobbit and lord of the rings. So through my life those stories have been my driving force and So my own adventures began. I love boats and I love water and nature both human and in the wild. Live life because everyday really is an adventure! Oh! Steer clear of the Pacific patch 3 weeks not a puff of wind ,closest I came to loosing my marbles. 😂

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Missile, not middle. Spell check!

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@@TimBatSea Ha!! It’s my 15th Anniversary trip… no sailing… you can go in my stead and I’ll catch up on sleep at home. 😂 #CUOTO and the Chief on Two! 😁

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Yea, that is correct Bruce. We can tow from the from of the barge, or make up longside or inback in push gear. CUOTO

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Thank you for watching. Awesome memories. Makes me wish I could have got off the boat. CUOTO

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No, I don't believe I have. Thank you for watching John. CUOTO

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Thank you for watching James! Yes, we have been lucky. Not a lot of sun and plenty of wind mostly in the wrong direction, but all is well. Thank you very much for supporting the channels! CUOTO

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Hi Alex. I believe they do it all. As far as we are concerned, we do bunker navy ships, but I think when they have the opportunity to get it from the navy, they do. Yes. I'm on SVP south of Jacksonville and freezing my butt off! CUOTO

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Thank you for watching. Yoki is short for Yokohama. They were the first to make big ship fenders and the name has stick regardless of who manufactured them. CUOTO

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Thank you for watching. But please try to remember or be aware of our only rule we have on this channel. We try very hard not to "directly" name tugs, companies or customers as it gets me in trouble with my employer. That being said, the answer to your question is yes. CUOTO

@@TimBatSea MY apologies

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Thank you for watching Justin. It think it was closer to two or three weeks ago. I do remember a lot of rain. 😂 CUOTO

Not a touchy subject for me at all. Infact I love talking about the Jones Act because most people don't know anything about it. Yes. Of course the boat I work on is a a Jones Act vessel. The Jones Act is very big, complicated and old. But most people only know about section 27 which deals with interstate commerce. It is extremely vital for our country's defence and also keeps goods moving. For example, if you look at the availability of goods in other non Jones Act islands in the Caribbean, you will find less variety and products and all at a higher price. (Mike drop). This is because American companies like Tote and Crowley have contracts to bring good to PR even at the expense of shipping. Without the Jones Act, foreign companies would bring goods until they got a better deal somewhere else. Then there is the national security part. In times of war, a nation needs to have 80 to 90 percent of it's personnel and equipment in logistics (ask Russia if they wish they new that). We can't move munitions and equipment around the world to goto war if we do not have our own fleets and seaman and naval architects and skilled shipyard workers and builders. We can not count in another country to move our weapons of war if they are not wanting to be involved with the military action. The argument that things cost more in PR because of the Jones Act is false and ridiculous. It's an island. Good need to get shipped there. And for the mislead, foreign ships can and do call on PR every day! The Jones Act (section 27) only refers to interstate commerce - loading in one US port and going to another. And by the way, this is not unique to the USA. Almost every country with a merchant fleet has a similar law. The Jones Act is an old law, and like many of the laws on our books, could benefit from being brought up to date. My friend Sal from RU-vid channel "What's going on in shipping" makes a very very good case for updating the Jones Act to deal with the fact that the US fleet does not have one LNG ship to move our plentiful LNG to the North East. (Fun fact: the US today is the world's largest producer of LNG on the planet). The Jones Act has been used by many as a scape goat to blames problems on and it is so big and complicated that there are few that understand that it has nothing to do with the problems it is blamed for. I do have a dog in this fight, so take that as you will. Without the Jones Act, my job and all other maritime jobs would be replaced by foreign nations working for about %10 of what we make. They would not have the same vested interest in protecting the environment or the country the we do, and they would take their wages and spend them at home where our wages (for the most part) go back into our economy (we buy things, go out to eat and the money continues to circulate). This is just me rambling on. If you want to know more, goto Sal's channel and tell him I sent you. CUOTO

@@TimBatSea This a paragraph from G Captain. The order for two container ships. One built in the USA and an order for South Korea. The price tag is astronomical and somebody has to pay the difference. Who pays? The end user? That is unsustainable to cost $100,000 a TEU to ship between American ports. So I see no way to afford that except to pass the cost down to the end user. I agree, in theory, about a maritime shipping system for America. However only a minuscule of people benefit from the Jones Act as regards their pay. Most lines the pockets of unions. Just my thoughts. But you have to admit the cost of a tiny container vessel is insane. Huge Pricetags The VT Halter Marine deal was announced on Sunday, just days after the American containership company Matson awarded Halter Marine’s rival, Philly Shipyard, a billion-dollar order for three small 3,600 TEU Jones Act ships, a new record-setting price. To put the price difference in perspective Maersk recently ordered six of the world’s most advanced methanol-powered containerships in South Korea for $1.14 billion but those ships carry 17,000 TEU containers for a per TEU price of $11,176. The simpler ships Matson is building in Philadelphia will cost an eye-watering $92,592 per TEU.

@@wayneinnc5379 Ships are expensive and buying things produced in Asia are cheaper. Unions in coastwise shipping (333 and local 25) are barely hanging on to life and although I am proud of the money I make, the fact that our industry can't fill it's requirements should suggest that we are far from being over paid. I am sure we can go back and forth like this forever, but I thought you wanted to ask my opinion on the Jones Act. But it sounds like you already have your opinion. One only needs to look at countries or Islands that do not have the Jones Act or something like it and see how that has worked for them. (And don't forget Europe). CUOTO

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Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. The barge, being much bigger, has a huge anchor and holds both of us well. While loaded and with a good bottom, we are usually good in almost anything. But a lite barge is a different situation .There is so much windage on the barge and with the changes in wind direction, things can get bad quickly. We usually start to worry at 25 kts and above which is common in the trades. CUOTO

Thank you for watching Augustine. We were lucky for the opportunity to got the USVI let alone the BVI. CUOTO

I do not believe so. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

Thank you for watching Steve. I'm not a tankerman, but I believe they do it in tons. CUOTO

😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching John. Yoki is short for Yokohama. They were one of the original manufacturers of Marine fenders and the name just kinda stuck. CUOTO

Thank you for watching Stephen. I have done much of my continuing education at Maine Maritime Academy but I am a Hauspiper and came up the hard way. CUOTO

@@TimBatSea how did you get your start... I'm struggling to find my first job and SIU pushing me to Piney Point, takes almost year. I just want to go straight in as DEU or galley utility. I'm not interested but tempted to go to NCL. Any thoughts or previous videos from a hauspiper, how did you get your start? Or better yet how are the DEU getting today? I like SIU and just want to enter entry level.

@@Lucas-dw4ws Dude! You are making this way to hard. If you have your MMC and a TWIC and can pass a drug test, you will be hired at almost every towing company today. Everyone is hiring. You'll start on deck as an ordinary seaman like everyone else and move up with time.

@@TimBatSea Thanks, but I don't recall...in S.Fla.... I will check and use your advice. Give me more if you have any. 👍

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Usually not because they would get caught up under the rake of a ship when doing assist work. CUOTO

Thank you for watching Larry. Yoki is short for Yokohama. They are the fenders the size a VW Beetle. CUOTO

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