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Emergency Towing: What Do You Do? – Part I
Okay, so you’re underway at sea in crappy weather on you’re fancy new ATB (or not-so-new ATB) and the worst has happened: the pins have broken off/melted/spontaneously retracted/etc. and y… more →
Towmasters: the Master of Towing Vessels Assoc. Forum
Emergency Towing: What Do You Do? - Part I
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wrote 2 years ago: Okay, so you’re underway at sea in crappy weather on you’re fancy new ATB (or not-so-new … more →
Parallel Parking: Doing the Texas Two-Step on Crew-Change Day.
wrote 2 years ago: With a tropical depression threatening the Eastern Gulf, we all had to head quickly west for Texas … more →
Gate Length: Shortening Up For A Ride Through The Hell Gate
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wrote 2 years ago: VHF-FM Ch. 13: “Penn No.4 approaching Hunt’s Point towing a light one,….. …. … more →
Towing Assembly Inspections: When Do You Pull The Pin?
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wrote 3 years ago: Wear and tear, and corrosion, they get everything eventually. That is why the regulations require eq … more →
Perception, Reality & Mooring Lines: The Not-So-Ordinary Practice Of Good Seamanship
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wrote 3 years ago: Perception and reality: they’re not necessarily the same thing. Perception’s in the eye, … more →
Photo Essay: Getting On The Wire
wrote 3 years ago: Location: the back deck of the Patapsco, drifting along with the Double Skin 55, in the Artificial I … more →
Communication Breakdown: Standardized Commands Will Improve Tractor Tug Performance & Minimize Errors
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wrote 3 years ago: For all you tractor tug jockeys out there, here’s a damned good article from the Oct/Nov 2009 … more →
WIRED: How & When To Inspect & Replace Your Wire Rope Hawser
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wrote 3 years ago: Almost all of the conventional tugs use it, but how do you know when to replace it? Where do you go … more →
Towing: He Gets It
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wrote 4 years ago: Some people get it and some people don’t. Most don’t. And that’s one of the perenn … more →
The debt we owe: training the next generation.
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wrote 4 years ago: “The first time you step aboard a tugboat to work is the moment you begin training to become a Tug C … more →
The Google Earth Tweak
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wrote 4 years ago: If you’ve played with the software known as Google Earth, you’ve probably marveled at the ability to … more →
Death on the River Clyde: a tug is tripped and three men are lost in Scotland.
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wrote 4 years ago: Here’s another accident report that all hands should read and heed. Svitzer Marine’s tug … more →
