martinmac Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Just found this on youtube. Pretty well explains why tugs are needed and why it is better to have them made fast and not left standing http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1qIHlCdPU Wouldnt like to be the crew on the poor ship alongside. Quote
AndySpak Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Jeez! It that what you do all day Martin? Chase after runaway ships? Sounds like fun. This one (from the related stories) made me laugh: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zoU1HczQJQM&NR=1 Quote
martinmac Posted March 23, 2008 Author Posted March 23, 2008 Jeez! It that what you do all day Martin? Chase after runaway ships? Sounds like fun. This one (from the related stories) made me laugh: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zoU1HczQJQM&NR=1 Had that happen to me when driving a small tug in Barrow. A heavy lift ship lost all power, the pilot aslked me to come in and push. In the meantime the Captain decided to drop anchor. Its a shame, they were a good pair of jeans too Quote
Stew Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Cool. I was on a jack up rig in the north sea when it was hit by a supply boat. Twice! It's not nice! The boat was opened up like a tin of beans down the side! Cool video. Those tugs looked like they could shift! What speed they do? Quote
martinmac Posted March 23, 2008 Author Posted March 23, 2008 About 13 kts unless its a salvage, then its a bit faster Quote
Stew Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Not too bad then. I bet you can get the crew rowing too to get to a salvage! Quote
bronzee Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 This one (from the related stories) made me laugh: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zoU1HczQJQM&NR=1 That's enough to give you a big fright. Quote
Trev-the-Rev Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 I wouldn't want to pick up the bill for that lot. Quote
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