The Insane Amount of Power Tugboats Pack to Move Giant Ships

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@K1lostream Год назад

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

@paddington1670 Год назад

love the offshore tugs

@rojiii69420 Год назад

I have heard of the overabundance of *seamen* at sea

@coachbobby2372 Год назад

Got to be careful as sometimes the smaller vessel will brush up against the bigger unit first before the pulling starts. Generally referred to as a "rub and tug".

@Cosm1cCream Год назад

How would you know? You've got a flower as your profile picture...

@carlitog8808 Год назад

My uncle always tugs my c

@BobbyTucker Год назад

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.

@futurecat Год назад

Do tugboat pilots ever race each other with no payload to slow them down?

@geirsakariassen4728 Год назад

i am aold grumpi gay from Norway, i get it lol

@imzak3563 Год назад

@@geirsakariassen4728 ☺

@hanginwithlois Год назад

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.

@vebastiansettel1173 Год назад

Oh you must have a terrifying day if you come to my job. I'm currently working as an engineer in a Shipbuilding company and currently building a tanker ship with length of more than 200m. It's huge.

@futurecat Год назад

Have you checked out those crane collapse videos? Containers scattering everywhere.

@minguyen-rl7sn Год назад

Find a comfortable hole under a rock somewhere. crawl in it where its safe and comfortable.

@godnezha1870 Год назад

@@vebastiansettel1173 I'm working as a seaferer on bulk carrier. It's dangerous but it's challenging. I always be careful. I will soon get promoted to become an officer.

@lorenzgrice8734 Год назад

Pretty fun actually

@mitchzurbrigg2403 Год назад

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

@gengen5607 Год назад

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

@samkom33 Год назад

😀 51 Years ago when i was 10 i used my 4 hp johnson and 16 feet boat to keep a 78 feet fishing boat that had gottten their nets in the propellar out of the rocks at shore 2 hours until larger boats came and took over. It was just a breeze blowing towards shore, but i guess that + the nets still dragging under the boat stopd my 4 hp from manage to tow the 78 feeet boat to safe harbour. hehe But i still got many thanks + around 200 dollar which was a fortune for me in 1971.

@JayHarper Год назад

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

@haloguylevi Год назад

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.

@chiliphil64 Год назад

You are lucky you have the Jones act. As Australia does not have this protections.

@ingmarvanolffen Год назад

@@chiliphil64 whats that act?

@MrHabitat009 Год назад

@@ingmarvanolffen it’s merchant marines

@huuhauhuynh8907 Год назад

V u

@peeonu25 Год назад

Those little tugs are damn cute. They are slated for Seattle... Not SF... maybe theyll swap around? I've done some work on the Bo for Foss.

@eurosonly Год назад

I love tug boats. They're so cute.

@gigidope Месяц назад

I love tugboats. The fact that they built that structure and moved it out into the ocean is like our present day Stone Henge. Insane.

@hotchihuahua1546 Год назад

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

@mickmccrory8534 2 года назад

When you buy a brand new tugboat, does it come with new tires on the sides.? Asking for a friend.

@ajdutari 2 года назад

The builder fits the tug with any equipment the owners orders. Tugs are made to order. There are many types and designs of fenders. Tires are just one of them.

@PhilJonesIII 2 года назад

And do they use cross-ply or radial and, do they use Winter tyres in colder climates? Also asking for a friend. :)

@americanrebel413 2 года назад

@@PhilJonesIII LOL!

@DWilliams-ce8nb Год назад

@@PhilJonesIII This entire tread is tiresome.

@electronicallyscannedarray Год назад

Tugboats are underappreciated.

@patbrennan9708 11 месяцев назад

They sure are, spent my teens on my Dads tug, CRAZY CRAZY POWER , I remember the whole boat violently shaking under full tow

@draysoncrook4898 Год назад

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

@brianpearl7504 Месяц назад

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

@platinumfalconm3891 Месяц назад

Came here for this. BTW, how long before they will say the belief that a thing called tugboats ever existed is a mental illness?

@littlehippo5004 Год назад

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

@lorenzgrice8734 Год назад

Not every ship needs a tug actually but lol they are used everyday in every port around the world

@littlehippo5004 Год назад

@@lorenzgrice8734 every container ship uses tugs to dock in all major ports

@lorenzgrice8734 Год назад

@@littlehippo5004 better said broseph.

@jimpikoulis6726 Год назад

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

@silverXnoise Год назад

My rope wasn’t long enough. ☹️

@RehabProjectSRCB Год назад

I'd still prefer a cute guy over a diesel engine. But I bet that is one quick job when that engine is revved up.

@davemeads859 Год назад

Thanks alot I went down the docks and asked the biggest wharfie/dockworker I could find and asked about a rub and tug🥺 Doctors say If everything goes well I might be able to leave the hospital next week

@BobbyTucker Год назад

@@davemeads859 , ROTFLMMFAO!!!

@louisvillenashvillerailroa5269 Год назад

“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.”

@tonythompson9905 Год назад

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

@DTsoumpas 8 месяцев назад

Great video, my son loved it

@ahmedmeziti582 11 месяцев назад

I am a tug master in djen djen port Algeria thank you for video

@simonhaugenkolstad8561 Год назад

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

@larrymanning5925 Год назад

Well actually supply boats do not have a winch on the back for towing. I know this because I worked on tugs in the gulf of mexico pulling drilling rigs to their next location.

@simonhaugenkolstad8561 Год назад

@@larrymanning5925 yes that is correct. Achor handlers would be more correct. And supply vessles is in its own category

@larrymanning5925 Год назад

@@simonhaugenkolstad8561 There are a couple other things that make a supply boat different also that I didn't get into like tug boats have big propellers compared to their size and supply boats are faster still than tugs even with smaller props.

@simonhaugenkolstad8561 Год назад

@@larrymanning5925 yeah i know. My point is, even anchorhandlers are a bot wrong to call tugs. They took alot of different vessles under the same category

@kentd4762 Год назад

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

@ceciliawalters8708 6 месяцев назад

This is so awesome.

@gkoogz9877 Год назад

Tugboats are so CUTE!

@burtsimmons9691 Год назад

Durrrrr the tug pull the boat and push the boat HOW DO THEY DO IT ? Rope you say WOWW FREAKING MIND BLOWING

@flamcity Год назад

I love tugs

@Patrick.Weightman Год назад

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

@edwardtye4119 Год назад

Also, relative to other boats, like sailing yachts, it's huge - they normally have around 30-40hp engines for manoeuvring and slow cruising in no wind. And compared to cars. Drag racing cars produce around 4-5,000hp, still nowhere near tugs.

@Patrick.Weightman Год назад

@@edwardtye4119 Top fuel averages 10,000hp, 8,000hp is considered the low end. Think the highest I've seen personally was a touch over 11. I work in maritime diesel and the two ABC engines I just serviced the other day will be going into a tug, and only produce 2000hp each. In comparison the Wartsila 40s and 50s we service for cruise ships produce 1000-1300hp per cylinder, in a V18 configuration. Also with two engines on board. Overall it's like pointing at the average minivan today and talking about how crazy powerful it is, then using an ATV or Moped for comparison.

@edwardtye4119 Год назад

@@Patrick.Weightman I was referring to promod drag cars, as I momentarily forgot about top fuel dragsters. I agree with the minivan vs moped analogy, though. Although, I've never heard of a V18 in a car, or at all, before. Also, 1,000hp per cylinder is 18,000 horsepower, which is still rather impressive.

@brunoautelitano2892 Год назад

@@edwardtye4119 he said the V18 was for a cruise ship.

@ultimatejay Год назад

When an object is floating in the water it is easily moved with little force. I can move my 4000lb boat with very little effort from my leg off a dock. Thats how the tug boats can move such a large vessle

@radiohead2206 Год назад

Planes, Trains and Automobiles will Always remind of John Candy.

@marys338 Год назад

Wow, very educative. Thank you!

@mjethier Год назад

tugboats are BADASS

@longjohnston1363 Год назад

A good Tug always helps release some seamen

@mikesantimore6971 Год назад

Nice video

@simbayoung4757 Год назад

We’ll. I love tugboats now

@MichelleT-so4we Месяц назад

Love ❤️ tugboats Chunky fat strong Tugboat "Twain" gets the job done. perfect example of safety first perfect example of wisdom with 'slow and steady' 🍰😎

@786itube 2 года назад

Wonderful. Small is big. Great presentation once again

@flixouille6408 Год назад

Really good video! Well explained and with good details, like the drone throwing lines for towing. Interesting for a young engineering student 👍

@TomD1999 2 года назад

Very well done, thanks!

@stevesmith6236 Год назад

Tugs RULE!!

@WhiskeyGulf71 Год назад

Half of the boats show were not tugs at all, many were anchor handlers that are used to raise large anchors from the sea bed that secure oil rigs. They then tow the rigs from one oil or gas field to another.

@jesusisalive3227 Год назад

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

@mansour3967 Год назад

how great these videos are! keep going plz with short ones, the shorter the better

@mrwest5552 2 месяца назад

vast fleets of ships, tugs, barges, scows ... and hundreds of gallons of tea, coffee, milk and sugar.

@J.R.Heydenrych 9 дней назад

They'r so cute ,😮

@justayoutuber1906 Год назад

They always look so cute in cartoons...but they are beasts!

@raymondforester3889 Год назад

in conclusion those are now super boats

@tonygriffiths7864 8 месяцев назад

electric tugs gimme a break

@ljhm6816 Год назад

I remember once having a Tug, next thing it was full of Sea men.

@Driver0378 Год назад

Great video. Truly awesome machines. Definitely a sense of pride for the captains.

@NickoSupra Год назад

Not to mention the workers that put them togather.

@Driver0378 Год назад

@@NickoSupra Agreed!

@laika3848 2 года назад

Merci. Mon ancien job sur les supply vessel. Good souvenirs

@J.R.Heydenrych 9 дней назад

❤ Tugg boats !

@irfanqadir3840 2 года назад

Very nicely explained in a simple superb way which is understandable for every person in the end it is a fabulous video

@paddington1670 Год назад

Tugs are so cool. Looks like anything on board a tug would be a fun job, fulfilling to manage something so large.

@TurtleAir Год назад

Who made those towing lines????…. They are more amazing than the boats….

@WishInvrborn Месяц назад

Happens to be my nickname !!! Hahaha... 😊😊😊😊

@jamesmathew6236 2 года назад

This is really amazing!!

@mynameisforrest Год назад

Love it when I get help with tugging

@John-eq8cu Год назад

very interesting and informative. thanks for sharing.

@pumpkinbread7182 Год назад

I just wanna be your tugboat captain.

@mediocre-motorcycle-modifi6818 Год назад

The tug boat, for it's size is the most powerful craft afloat.

@jacehackworth6413 Год назад

And the Starr Tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City port.

@vnrkain1169 Год назад

Thank you. Interesting and well presented.

@DRAKED411 Год назад

Harbor tug’s is used for docking and undocking ships and whatever else is needed. 🤘🏼👊🏻

@paulrambone6705 Год назад

A very cool video. You gave alot of information in a short video.

@L0dG Год назад

Tugs are awesome and this video is wholesome !

@Wongwanchungwongjumbo 2 года назад

Large Vessels such as Mega Container Ships have 2 or more Bow or Stern Thrusters, that require 1 Tugboat assistance in berthing and unberthing from the whaft sides of the port.

@sailortristan 2 года назад

Not always. The harbour pilot will decide on the tug package based on the ships particulars and environmental conditions. Bow thrusters are almost never as powerful as a ship docking tug, and do not offer the same degree of control. Most new ships are not built with thrusters because they know the ports they call have adequate tugs available or mandatory tugs through the pilots. In this case, ship owners may choose to not install thrusters and save the cost.

@Wongwanchungwongjumbo Год назад

Yes indeed and unberthing berthing of the Vessel to be moored to the whaftside, the pilot will laision with the 1 or 2 Tugboats Captains to maneuver the ship 🚢.

@Kahsimiah Год назад

You guys know that a very strong and heavy human being can tug an ocean liner? It's even in the Guinness book of world records.

@tcmtech7515 Год назад

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! 🤣

@charliemcmillan4561 Год назад

lol he didn't account for fuel consumption before buying one of the largest and most robust engines you could possibly obtain to shred things? Tragic lil lapse of judgment there

@tcmtech7515 Год назад

@@charliemcmillan4561 It's been about 20 years now and it's become a fun little local folklore story of sorts. 😁 To be fair, I worked with him for about 3 weeks before realizing that lapses in judgment were sort of his baseline on most things which proved the difference between being a wannabe engineer and an actual engineer. 😋

@tcmtech7515 Год назад

@GatorDrummer And an endless amount of failures come from there too that never get the recognition they deserve. His was just large enough to gain local public level attention and achieve that status officially.

@Shipspotting_Vietnam 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful!!

@DRAKED411 Год назад

Thank you so much for making us look and sound good 👊🏻😎

@DereSzz Год назад

Okay....a tugboat is cool 😀

@dronesinspirecuracao7767 Год назад

Wauw i see some drone footage i made on the island curacao! 😎

@dannygroom3327 Год назад

No, lets just say we did the best we could, turn around and go back home. I mean what do they expect, tugboat or no tugboat?

@matthuckleberry5238 Год назад

everyone loves a good tuggy.

@jaredkennedy6576 Год назад

I know for a time the VSP/cyclorotor style drive was the new hotness for tugs, but it looks like Z drives have pretty well taken over. Are they more efficient or have some other intrinsic benefits?

@reggieowen7525 Год назад

Don’t forget rotor tugs😉

@dedsec6895 Год назад

big thing comes in small packages never underestimate small things because they can have huge impact when it's needed the most

@johnkinnane547 2 года назад

Always interesting.

@Charlie-dx6bv Год назад

Theodore has grown!

@kensbackshop6399 2 года назад

Tugs are awesome

@normanl5718 2 года назад

P🇬🇮

@PipelineF35guy Год назад

Hey bro, your engine has a boat on it

@crunchTwist Год назад

Never thought of using a drone for a "co-tug" before 🤔 Wonder if the recognition software is capable of recognizing objects this small 🦐

@dehanbadenhorst1398 Год назад

If it's close enough, yes. Modern image recognition software is incredible. Your smartphone probably has the same capability

@issamnasr6743 Год назад

The question is, will the engine fit in a Miata?

@garlicbreathandfarts Год назад

Absolute 'muscle' boats, so cool!

@gregbrennan8426 2 года назад

thank you fluctas

@andiprogshop3097 Год назад

Did you know that Katie Melua gave a concert in one Leg of Troll A, 303 meters below sea level?

@Invertmini1212 Год назад

A lil quick tug hurt nobody

@miesev5771 Год назад

What kind of power tug boat can push? According to the name of this video one would assume having this info.

@mridontclickbaitftw4366 Год назад

Imagine if pirates had tugboats

@simplexvevo7062 Год назад

Nice one i have learn a lot

@twowheelfrenzy Год назад

....The ship must be thoughtful. It's got "Hmm" written on the side.

@vedymin1 Год назад

Don't those big container ships have side thrusters to maneuever in tight places ?

@brianwood7480 2 года назад

You didn't even mention Voight Schneider propulsion systems!!! Wtf.

@sailortristan 2 года назад

VS propulsion is getting out dated. Most new ship assist tugs are using azimuth thrusters these days. VSP has too many moving parts and not enough bollard pull/power.

@The-Dom Год назад

Holy shit the volume level on this video is insane.

@sergiugrigorescu Год назад

Gross Tonnage is not a measure of weight, is a measure of a ship’s overall internal volume and is determined by dividing by 100 the contents, in cubic feet, of the vessel’s enclosed spaces.