Complete Job Start to Finish + Reggie Returns!!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- You asked for longer content, and I am delivering!!! This is the hourlong process of sailing the barge for a lay berth and taking it to a very tricky "whole" to get loaded. Reggie makes a cameo, and it is always good to talk to an old friend.
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At no point in that video did I feel bored, I have great respect for your skill as a captain and you are also a talented orator talking your viewers through the whole process in such a calm manner, belying the fact that you are juggling many scenarios in your mind. Kudos to you Sir.
Thank you very much for watching Stephen and thank you for the kind words. CUOTO
Agreed. I love watching him maneuver. 400 feet long (under a normal makeup, at least) and millions of pounds, but still as precise as a surgeon's scalpel.
@@TimBatSea I enjoyed the entire video for the same reasons others posted here, plus your understanding and explanations of the physics that are involved (physics and understanding learned through years of experience)👍
Well done Tim. Great footage and impressive seamanship. A couple of questions please. What was the large bridge ahead of you and would the container ship pass underneath it. It is good to have landmarks to track your progress? Also, how are you able to call up vessels in your vicinity. Do you have a directory of call signs? Probably a dumb question.
Thanks for explaining ULCV acronym. Don't think I'd have guessed it.
Happy sailing.
Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channel Mike. That would be the Bayonne bridge. The deck of the bridge was recently raised to accommodate the ULCVs that go under it. We use AIS ( Automatic Identification System) that tells us what other boats names are. CUOTO
Appreciate the time and detail you put into your video's to take us along on a real tug ride on the Hudson. Like it a lot. tks
Very enjoyable to be with you bringing this into the dock. Thanks much for your time.
Thank you for watching. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Tim - to bend the minds of the coach captains - just point out that slack water is quite often NOT at high or low water - or as they'd say zero current is NOT at the time of maximum or minimum depth...
The ocean is gloriously complicated and variable - you use one of the most powerful instruments known to handle it - a human brain filled with experience and a good amount of theory.
Keep on teaching us landlubbers, and stay safe.
And a HUGE thank-you to your employers for permitting these videos - thousands of people now know of the quiet, essential work that happens on the water to keep NY (and some other cities) functioning. Hopefully it will also inspire young people to work on our seas and lakes and rivers
Thank you very much. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
Capt. Tim; Another great video. Loved traveling with you for the entire trip. I appreciate you and all involved... Great call on the overtaking vessel in the beginning. When in doubt Rule 2. The "hole" is a disaster waiting to happen with petroleum pips in front and confined space. As for anyone correcting you that is total arrogance. Seems some people think it is there lot in life to go about correcting people and that is just RUDE and disrespectful. I and every professional mariner that I've worked with often call currents "tide". Further, for the people that like to correct, "tide" is correct. Capt.Tim looks at the #8 to see what the tides are doing. In other words he is looking to see if the tide is in ebb or flood. Thank you and your crew. Capt.Bill
Thank you very much Bill! I appreciate that more than you know. Loved "when in doubt, rule 2" . Thank you for watching and supporting the channel. CUOTO
Kudos on the "Couch Captain on Tide..." On an early pass out through the Ballard Locks to the Sound in July, I was questioned, how come so early in the morning? My reply to one of the lock wall attendants was my intention to make the last of the tide off Point Wilson for the Strait (Strait of Juan de Fuca). He then proceeded to "coach" me on the difference between tide and currents. After clearing the locks and paying out the tow line for the tender, I flicked him the bird. We were too far away for him to see, but I just have a bad attitude. Ya know?
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love that! 😂 Thank you very much for watching Mike. I appreciate your sharing that story. CUOTO
Great video Tim! Good to hear that Reggie is doing well in his new job. Happy New Year and CUOTO, Ed
Happy New Year Ed and thank you very much for watching and supporting the channel. CUOTO
Tim, great video, for me the sound levels were spot on this time, like the engine volume , I could hear them and hear you. Also like the long form video. Go-pro battery life is very poor isn't it? my 7 only gives me about an hour so when possible I have it connected to external power. As you are filming inside the bridge maybe you could get a much longer battery life by using those external power pack things, not expensive and you can squeeze a lot more electrics into them! Just a thought.
Thank you for watching. Yes. Great idea. I actually have an external battery, but really thought the aft facing hero4 would have been the problem, not the new 8. Lol. CUOTO
Happy New Year, Capt! First, I hope your friend in PR recovers quickly and completely. Thank you for another great video, I thoroughly enjoy & appreciate them. As far as the tide/current debate. Why do we say “The tide is coming in or going out” and not up or down if it’s not horizontal? Hmmmm 😁
Good point! 😂 Thank you very much for watching Jim. CUOTO
Excellent video!! Rear camera instantly helped explain "Heads and Tails". And just when I'm scratching my head as to why you didn't just make up to the stern of the barge in the first place you were there with the description that it had nothing to do with the transit but with the future docking. Great description of the angles for your make up. Impressive that you can get that speed in reverse on the barge. I know about it's skeg but do any of the barges have an adjustable rudder as well? Neat dynamic on the angles as when you throttled back to let the other boat pass the barged drifted to the right. On names, I'm from Buffalo NY. The name has nothing to do with the animal. It's bastardized French for Beau Flo "Beautiful River". Very cool on the dynamics and the docking.
Thank you very much for watching. No. None of our barges had rudders. I didn't know that about Buffalo. CUOTO
Thanks for the longer video Tim I find it very interesting see how the Elk Reviver preforms through a complete passage. Wishing you and the crew a happy new year and looking forward to more great content this year
Thank you for watching. That works, I guess. 😂. Happy New Year to you as well. CUOTO
I really enjoyed this one it was pretty entertaining the whole way through and your explanations/comments were cool! You are good under pressure!
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Hey Tim, I've just started watching your videos just before Christmas and I must say I enjoy them immense (or as your Mom would say Immensely, lol)! I have a question for you:
I have a 47 foot twin engine power boat (Bayliner 4788) with bow thruster and I watch very closely your maneuvering in tight - I have to do a lot of that sometimes also! I frequently use one clutched in Fwd and one Astern to get the "twist" as you call it. But I NEVER use it with my rudders hard over - ALWAYS centered (they're pretty small rudders). I've done it accidentally, not realizing I was hard over and I always felt the result was totally unpredictable. I noticed you do it all the time. I can use my bow thruster with a twist to get me to slide sideways but that gets comments from the peanut gallery that I'm showing off! Lol.. Besides, I would like to be able to maneuver in tight at some time when I possibly DON'T have my bow thruster (which has happened).
Can you describe to me the effect of a hard-over rudder while doing a "twist"? I keep watching closely but I can't quite see what's going on!?!
Anyways, thanks for some very enjoyable videos! Keep 'em comin'!
All the best,
Leo
Conception Bay
Newfoundland
Thank you for watching Leo and welcome to the channel. So the biggest difference is that my rudders are proportionately much bigger than yours. But having said that, you should still be able to get it to work.
Remember the the backing engine really isn't effected (other than cavitation) by the rudders. In other words, having the wheel hard over one way or the other (until you build way) really doesn't turn the boat. But the ahead engine does.... So in a twist or if you are walking the boat, the ahead engine gets it's power directed in the direction of the rudder. (While walking, the backing engine is really just keeping you from moving forward). I did a video awhile back that might better describe this. Link below. Let me know if that makes sense. CUOTO
ruclips.net/video/_ZvRTmsjTno/видео.html
Hi Tim, thanks again for a nice long video / trip. Keep it up ! Very interesting to see al the ins-outs of this job.
Greetings again!
Jord (oh ...and yes....from The Netherlands :)
Thank you for watching Jord. Love the Netherlands! CUOTO
Hey Cap, thanks for the ride along. Full length videos adds more time to glean additional knowledge from ya; Range markers, RACONS, Interactions with other vessels... all good.
Would be interested in hearing your comments about the other tugs in the area and their makeups as you see them. The Why's and How-Comes, ie in this video the large container ship with 4 tugs. Did they all have lines on her? Why one tug so far back?
Thank you for watching Steven. Great Idea! I'm on it. CUOTO
it's a new year and I'm already confused, I was sure this was Monday until I went online..this is going to make the week seem longer...🤔
😂😂😂😂😂 my bad. I got confused too. Thank you for watching Jerry. CUOTO
Tim, this was a wicked good video. I did like the radio chatter too. It really gives us a sense of what the whole trip is like and what you have to deal with every day. I really understand how much traffic there is in NY harbor and the surrounding area. CUOTO
Thank you for watching Roy. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Tim, Another great video! Maybe you have addressed it in a previous video but what exactly is the difference between the tankerman and a tug deck hand? I gather that the tankerman wokrs and stays on the barge but beyond that, I can't really figure it out. Thanks for the videos and safe travels.
Thank you for watching Doug. A tankerman needs a tankerman PIC endorsement and is responsible for the loading and discharging of cargo. One might say it's the most important job because spills usually happen under a tankerman's watch. The deckhands live and work of the tug and may move 3 or 4 barges in a single watch. CUOTO
I enjoyed this video! I do have a question about the tug out of curiosity.
When you are in the upper wheelhouse, how does the engines/rudders know how to respond to the upper wheelhouse rather then the main pilothouse? In a previous video you did, (ruclips.net/video/qhigmtWbuXk/видео.html) you mention about giving the steering to your mate or taking it back. How does the tug know who to respond to? Is there a "master key" at the controls the captain is in?
Thank you for watching Jonathan. There are two separate things that need to be handed over from one station to another. Steering and throttles. The steering is simply turned off at one station and turned on at the other. The same is almost true for the throttles. You selected the station you want by pressing the selector button on the throttles you want to use. CUOTO
When you are tied up and moving a barge from alongside I would assume you would use quite a lot more fuel? Is this measurable in gal/hr?
Thank you for watching Richard. These big engines burn on load percentage. So weather in push gear or along side, the fuel burn is very similar. But the speeds aren't. So the slower speed from having a barge along side is where the loss of efficiency comes in. But in the grand scheme of things, it's a very little difference. CUOTO
I enjoy your videos. As a pleasure boater your line of work is fascinating to me. The length of the videos gives a full perspective of your day. I have watched many things on TV where afterwards I asked myself why did I bother. Your channel on the other hand has always kept my attention. CUOTO.
Thank you very much Gordon. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Loved the long version Tim!
That's great Robert. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I like the longer video. I really enjoyed your narrative. Interesting. My vote is for the longer videos.
Thank you very much for Tim. CUOTO
Happy New Year Capt! This was one of your very best videos so far , and I have watched them all.. the crammer views were great, sound great, skill in sticking that landing nothing short of gold medal quality. political take to a min on the covid BS. I personally am looking forward to another 51 Saturday mornings with you starting my day in 2022. CUOTO
Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channel James. I really appreciate your kind words and am looking forward to you watching all year as well. CUOTO
Stayed with you entire time. I like these entire trip videos. Thanks and I hope you do more like this
Thank you for watching. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Hey from Tampa-St. Pete. Happy New Year Tim. Great video, please know we appreciate the ride along and watching WHATEVER you might want to share with us. I always enjoy your videos. Be safe in PR.
Happy New Year to you as well. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Found that video very enjoyable, even though it was long. You get a good sense of what's involved just to move from point A to point B. I can't imagine you maneuvering into that tight spot without the assist from Matt.
Most of the time, no one is there to help out. That time I was just lucky. Thank you for watching Richard. CUOTO
For history buffs and about this area when it was called New Netherlands there is a non fiction history book by Russell Shorto named Island At The Center Of the World that explains a lot about how this region came to being. I highly recommend it.
I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. Thank you John. CUOTO
kill noun (2), often capitalized
Definition of kill (Entry 3 of 3)
: CHANNEL, CREEK -used chiefly in place names in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York
Thanks to Merriam-Webster.
There you go. Thank you very much for watching and for the definition James. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Grew up in Albany and had friends in Catskill. I remember my dad telling my siblings and I the meaning of a "Kill" some 50+ years ago as we traveled to Catskill.
Thanks for another great video, Tim. Early in the video you spoke with the captain of another vessel, a very small tanker. I understand the economics behind the tug-and-barge model for fueling large vessels and that ship seems to focus on much smaller ones, but does the size of the customer make enough difference to make it worth leaving your motive power attached to your cargo the whole time?
Thank you for watching. He was not a tanker. Well he may have been a long time ago. But now I think he runs provisions and spares out to ships. CUOTO
I do have a comment!!! On all boats you have to anticipate what the game plan is. Slow down pull into the dock SLOOOOWLY!! be ready to make a very fast decision. Always "THINK AHEAD!!" I see you do this and make it look easy!!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel John. I am lucky to have done it a few times. Everyone gets better with practice. CUOTO
Another master class in ship handling capt 👍 real nice having the exhaust note in the video, gives a good idea of how much the tugs working. Thank you for the upload
Thank you for watching Jack. CUOTO
Hey Tim .. good to see richie back with you.
Nice explanation on the pinch. Something I need to keep in mind.
Talking hands ..If you had a With board marker you could make drawings on the left window.
CUOTO
Note: hellgate.. is Dutch but used in many more languages.
For the Dutch it means hole of trouble as the hell is the devils place you never can get, the worst place to be.
Nautical wise it’s a part of water that is hard to navigate due to currents and or wind. Inland waters where two or more rivers meet up and creating unpredictable currents. Navigation true a Hellegat means you have had a daunting task sailing home ..have been true the hell and back ..
“Kil” means Gully and that is basically a natural channel made by tidal waters and or fed by rivers.
Kills are multiple natural channels “ Gully’s “ means as in Dutch.
Good idea. Thank you very much for watching Monk. CUOTO
Hi Tim, Just curious about the barge. Are the barge crew part of the ships Crew. Or do the stay with the Barge. Are there cabins or do they stay on the ship? I hear you refer to the Hells Gate. You always correct them saying it Hell Gate. Well next time you can tell them there is a Hells gate. It is in British Columbia Canada. It is located about 150 miles north east of Vancouver BC. It is actually in the Fraser River. The largest River in BC. The river is non navigable by ship, but with a small boat , like under 20 feet with a shallow draft you could get within 200 feet of it. Why it is called hells gate is. The Fraser Canion where the biggest river in BC goes from 1 mile wide to a measly 75 feet and is about 200 to 300 feet deep. Rock walls on both sides go up about 600 feet on each side on the lower half it starts to break into the river most people see . its about 2 miles wide and has the same
Thank you for watching Peter. Yea, the barge has it's own crew called tankermen and they have their own quarters on the barge. Cool hearing about your hells gate. CUOTO
Along the Arkansas river, there are radar targets every so often on the river banks.
Are they used on the big ports?
Or are the buildings reflective enough to paint?
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. I am not sure how that would work? If the radar needs a target on shore, the the radar isn't really working, right?. I mean the purpose is to see the shore and anything on the water without a target sticking up. Our radars can't tell the difference between a shoreline with tall buildings or not. It just shows the shoreline. CUOTO
Thank you Tim. and a Big Hello to Reggie and Danny. This was a great video and all cams worked very well, great audio of everything. The cams aft don't need to be recording high. Again. Thank everyone for this was a very nice trip. 👍👍👍 CUOTO
Happy New Year Gregory. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
What a great video! I enjoyed hearing about your big brother. My oldest brother was a Master Mariner, any tonnage, oceans and had a sense of humor also. I mention one thing he did in "A Wall at Kings Point" ruclips.net/video/q-esnWMG-eY/видео.html (Be forewarned the audio is low until 3:57 when it isn't).
Thank you for watching Tim. CUOTO
Hi TIm! Love the video!
I thought you and some viewers might get a kick out of this 1971 video about being a NYC tug captain. You can see some views of the WTC being built, too. This captain probably retired before you started there. The wheelhouse, engines, even the line they used is different. Plus clothing and hair styles.
ruclips.net/video/1Ia8T4LOwvc/видео.html
Wow!! I get a ton of video links, and to be honest, I hate almost all of, or I've seen it s thousand times. But this was a gem! Brilliant. And I've never seen it before. I would like to share it on some professional messages boards and my social media. Thank you very much! CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I hoped it'd be new to you. You were probably a very tiny mate when that was filmed.
@@KutWrite 😂😂😂 more like a Schwab.
I love the long format content! You are a very skilled captain and I appreciate how you talk us through everything.
Thank you very much for watching! CUOTO
I wasn't sure if I'd like the longer video but I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the trip and your commentary very much! CUOTO!
Thank you for watching Matt. I am very happy you like it. CUOTO
Why do they call it Hell's Gate?
Dating back to New Amsterdam's Dutch colonial period, Hell Gate is a corruption of the Dutch name "Hellegat" which meant "hell channel." It refers to the narrow and treacherous strait of water separating Astoria, Queens, from Ward's Island, and connecting the Long Island Sound to the East River.Apr 22, 2011
Oh cool. I'll have to be on the lookout for that. Thank you for watching and the explanation. CUOTO. CUOTO
Capt'. Tim, Howdy; Great piece of seamanship pullin' innto that pier. nuff said. LIKE this longer version,
Thank you very much for watching Hank. CUOTO
Your running commentary and history lessons on New Amsterdam "fill" the narrative well.... I enjoy the longer floats
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
You were spot on regarding Hell's Gate. The Dutch name is "Hellegat", which meant "hell Channel". Great video Tim, Thanks
Thank you for watching William. CUOTO
I enjoyed every minute of this video, I really didn't realize how much time went by, great parking job, and they say traffic is terrible in N.Y. lol.....
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Enjoyed the whole video! Much better audio! And the engine noise balance is working out! You’ll be ready for a network videography job soon! 😂😂
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching David. CUOTO
Great video Captn. Very happy for these complete jobs you are performing. Then my evenings are saved, and I don't have to watch boring movies👍👍 I suggest you buy larger batteries for your camera gear 😅😅 my wish for to day: would like to se three split screen, with bow, and stern( propwash) and your handling with rudder and throttle handles. That would be interesting to watch🙂 I was impressed this time, it was a tight spot you landed at. Very good handling Captn 👏👏👏 and your comments during this task is very informative 👏👏👏 thank you from Norway 🇳🇴
Thank you very much for watching Bjorn. That is s great idea. I'll see what I can do. CUOTO
I do like the rear view. The picture quality was fine. The length was good but not for every video, just sometimes. CUOTO
Agreed. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
That was impressive. Very cool to watch. Thanks for sharing Cap !!
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Tim, when you call out the dimensions of 300 x 17. Assuming that's 300' length and 17' draft on the tug? Why wouldn't a width be important info?
Thank you for watching. That is just the information VTS required. CUOTO
Pinching; there's no real formula. It depends on current, loaded/empty/half-full barge, wind, etc.
In other words, it's more art than science.
Great video. I like seeing the whole trip, and I like the aft-facing camera, especially for seeing the prop wash from whatever engine is being used.
Thank you for watching Ralph. CUOTO
Hey Tim. I really enjoy your videos, they are incredibly interesting. I have learned so much about what you do. But I am so curious about the complex fuel barges you push. I am sure you can't say anything about them for a lot of reasons. What is the common name for that barge? How would I learn more? I am hhoran*msn in Iowa...I'll bet you know as much about Iowa as I do about Carnarsie. BTW check out night Carnarsie Approach to JFK on the tube.
Thank you for watching Howard. I tried to do a quick Google search for you, but it seems that no one wants to say or show much for the same reasons I am not allowed to. Try Bunker barge or tank barge. Also, many are different. Inland and ocean. Black oil or clean oil. Heated or not. Keep trying. CUOTO
Capt. Tim,
Happy New Year , to you. Your channel has been a happy discovery for me. Right now I’m busy binge watching your videos to get caught up. My stomping grounds are the western Great Lakes and I wear the title Boatnerd proudly. This is what originally grew me to your channel. And I do enjoy this aspect immensely. But the more I watch the more I appreciate your leadership style and the educational aspect of your videos. I’ve already learned much about seamanship from you.
I look forward to more great videos.
Be well,
Todd
Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words Todd. CUOTO
Wow, an hour and 13:50 minutes. I think it was interesting. Long yes but like I said you go Tim. I'll watch them all, short or long. Your sailing one, I also watch that. But I'm guessing that was taken back in mid-November. Am I right?
Thank you for watching Joseph. Yes. We got to PR in the beginning of December. Thank you for watching that channel too. CUOTO
Great manoeuvre. Jobs like these really get the adrenaline flowing. Best part of the job. Couch Captains, they're world wide, but they do have entertainment values. I'm sure I'd be a couch whatever in their field also. Have a good one.
😂😂😂 I did love that term, and it was new to me. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
REGGIE! You da man. Sorry I didn't get to say goodbye to you before I left. Ill see you around or in another life my friend. -Chris from the 315/39
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thank you for the Videos! The Red Green multi color buoy, is the proper name Bifurcation Buoy? A Capt friend of mine who passed away a few years ago, used to call one of those behind Long Beach Island, NJ that name.
Thank you for watching Roger. It could be, but ive not heard of that before. We call them junction buoys. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim!
Yup, I watched it to the end.
I get what you are saying about being able to run your boat almost on auto mode.
I was in a band and after a while I could play all my parts without making any mistakes all while watching TV across the bar.
I know I shouldn't have done that, but it got to the point where some people in the band wouldn't learn any new material so I could play that same old stuff without thinking about it.
CUOTO
That's great! Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Mellissa. What instrument do you play? CUOTO
I am new to all this Tim and have a few questions like 1. Horsepower of the tub, tugs size and the fuel barges, capacity and size. The video of you at the Norwegian moving the barge to refuel her was awesome. Love your vids!
Thank you for watching Bob and welcome to the channel. This boat was a 3000 HP, 95 foot twin screw tug. The 30 barges are 300 feet long and hold 30,000 barrels of product. In other videos you see me running a 4200 HP 105 foot tug and the 50 barges are 350 feet long and hold 50,000 barrels. CUOTO
Tim , enjoyed the entire video. Looked a bit tricky at end. You have probably explained this before, but what do you mean ,” push on 1 or sometimes I think you say clutch”.
Thank you for watching Jim. One or one in clutch are commands. I am asking for one engine or one engine at minimal power (at the clutches). CUOTO
Captain Tim, Thank you for the reply! I have indeed subscribed. I am working my way through all your past content. The aquatic ballet you do on a daily basis is a true testament to your acquired skills. Do you find that dodging unskilled pleasure boaters is the most frustrating?
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing Sandy! Oh yes. They can really get one's blood pressure up in a hurry. Thank you again for watching. CUOTO
That Chandra B, cutting across your bows. Looks as if he must have been contravening regs, by passing you and then cutting over your bows -- recipe for disaster. Surely he should have passed behind you, to the left (port), and would have been able to go on his merry way with no inconveniece to you, would not have messed with your track.
Thank you again for watching Alan. No. He was ok. We had made passing arrangements and agreed that I would take his stern. I had just thought he was going the same way I was. It really wasn't a problem and he did right by sticking to the agreed plan. CUOTO
Tm, do you ever do anything but bunker barge duty, like maybe assist tug type? Also, do they have Barrage balloons over the harbor, or is your front window dirty? LOL
😂😂😂😂 The window must be dirty. 😂 Thank you for watching. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. I have many videos of us moving ethanal and other products like jet fuel and gasoline. I also have a few assist videos and a a few more coming soon. CUOTO
Just had another thought, you coming out of the Gowanus canal heading west toward the Kills, and a Staten Island ferry is running North and South, to Manhattan,who has the right of way?
Hi Karl, I'm no expert, but I believe the COLREGS show nobody has right-of-way, but determines who is the give-way vessel. In the case of two powerboats in a crossing situation, neither is restricted by draft or nature of their work, the one who sees the other's RED light can slow and turn to the stern of the STAND-ON vessel, or STOP, maintaining the rule for night crossings (approaching vessel from 0° to 135° abaft the PORT side is the give-way vessel and making clear movement to be observed by the other vessel's captain). Consult the actual docs for details, this is just from memory - Seems like common courtesy would allow the ferry to complete her transit with minimal interruption as her course is fairly commonly known along the St. George-Battery local operators. When all else fails, there is always a call to the ferry bridge on VHF CH13 to clear up any issues. Hope this helps!
Thank you for watching Karl. I believe Seabreeze gave a wonderful answer below. I might add that stand on and give way are really for the yachties to fight over. Most of us guy working out here have a good idea 9f what makes sense and we (for the most part) are flexible and work out passing arrangements over the radio. That's where "see you on the one" comes from. CUOTO
TimBatSea yep, 1 on port and 2 on starboard right? Living on Barnegat Bay we boat "Captains" (Sunday Sailors) lol, usually pass port to port! Sometimes we differ from the ordinary, but your right, common sense prevails! Thanks for another great video.
The longer videos are most interesting. Please explain the status of the assist tugs. Do they work for your company? Or are they paid by the NYC harbor? Does your company have to compensate them for their assistance?
Thank you for watching. Most assists tugs are paid by the job. But this one was a friend from the same company that was just helping out. CUOTO
Hi Tim,
Good video, don't know if you're using the aft camera for the diesel engine audio, but the sound is good, perhaps a touch loud at times, but that's the mix engineer in me is creeping in I fear.
I could see a place for a one, 1 hour-ish episode a calendar month.
Having spent 3 years as a young man restoring boats at a maritime museum in my twenties, I really enjoy your consistently good seamanship, attention to detail and making sure you have at least one backup plan.
Thanks for mentioning you radio mic brand, I now know what it is. It's made about 30 miles down the road. A position about halfway between this video's position and your neck would help clean up some of the boxiness of the sound of the upper pilot house.
All in all, keep up the good work! I'm enjoying it down here.
Kent
Thank you very much for watching Kent and thank you for the great info. I appreciate it. CUOTO
but your can steer a barge .- what we stay here for. (learning "tug-mechanics" has actually saved my skin a couple of times in the last years)
Very cool! I am glad it helped. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Love the longer video. And the more complex docking requirements. Teach it, baby!!
I realize the longer video requires you to talk more - but you can do it! Not to mention more time invested in editing.
Will be glad when you can show the radar and especially the other screen - they really help the viewer get their bearings.
You’re just gonna have to get bigger batteries. 😁
True! 😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
I think you had the line of the day: "we can talk about semantics all we want or we can dock the barge." Yeah - the words you sometimes use are different than what I'm used to (lifelong small boat sailor in the Northeast). We say "wake" and I've heard you say "quickwater." I'm sure there are a couple more that I can't bring to mind. That's a bonus - I get to learn someone else's vocabulary.
Also, is it my imagination or was that container ship unusually smoky? I hear a lot about the newest, cleanest, engines and ultra low sulfur fuel, and I realize that if it's really cold, one can see a lot of steam, but as I said, there seemed to be a lot of particulate.
Anyway, happy new year, and thank you for the videos. I can't be on the water due to health, and spending some time with you each week in familiar waters is just a blessing.
Thank you for watching. So we say wake too and quick water is what some might call wheel wash or propwash. The fast moving water coming out of the stern is what we call quick water.
I believe the smoke you saw was really only steam. CUOTO
Mark Millaway….Moving your mic down on your chest instead of up under your neck works much much better for us, You can be heard much more clearly and we can hear the engines more clearly. This is a great video!
Thank you for watching Mark. CUOTO
Tim, great shoot, always nice, when those first lines go on, and as I say no one hurt no damage, must be a good job…. Didn’t look easy tho, amazing how just a little hold up, can raise the adrenaline levels… cheers buddy. Oh yeh happy new year.
Happy New Year Vic! Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Great video Tim. Not too long at all. I do have a question. Do you know anything about that ship visible in the stern view near that large structure ?We used to pass that taking evidence cars to the NYPD pound near there. We used it as a reference point and called it the ghost ship. It looks a bit creepy. I retired in 2015 and it was there long before that. Thanks either way and be safe.
Thank you for watching Steve. That is an activity use cement storage facility. Not the building. The old ship. 😂 CUOTO
I just watch because what you do is more interesting than some tv show. You keep it interesting. Your job it very different from anything I do . Thanks so much
Well thank you for watching and for the kind words. CUOTO
In the US Navy I was on a tug. But it was an ATF, a seagoing tug. (No harbor work.) Our duty took us and down the West coast and west to Hawaii, Guam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, et al. I had my 21st birthday in Singapore.
But I know enough to follow you pretty well. I like your narration and different examples you use. (The only thing I remembered about bouys was "Red - Right - Returning".
I am a plumber's son. And I have said what you did about a water heater, many times.
Length of video: welp this is my first and only of your videos. And I liked it. So I subscribed today 1- 30 - 2022.
"I shall return."
Thank you and welcome to the channel Michael. And thank you for your service! I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
New subscriber from the south with no boating knowledge. Really enjoyed the video. For those of us that like to visualize locations, could you point at a map or be more specific where you are so we can look on the googly maps?😁
Thank you for watching and subscribing. Welcome to the channel. CUOTO
May I be so bold to suggest to the idiots tide causes the currents. Not hard even for a cowboy who wants to go to sea understand. It's Tide guys, learn it..... Thanks TB
Yes edit, full length vote X1.
Thank you very much for watching Larry. Hey, just saying. The industry is begging for people at the moment. CUOTO
Tim, you may have covered this topic and if not it may be a non-public business matter you can’t discuss.
When you have someone “lend you a tow” versus doing the docking by yourself, does the assist tug get compensated for the trouble? If so how do they bill for an assist? If not, is it an industry expectation that unless you are on assignment you should help or offer to help other tugs? Finally, are there assist tugs that work an area that are funded via the port authority, etc.
So in many ports, NYC/NJ included, there will a few competing assist tug companies. There usually a two hour minimum for their services. Thank you for watching Bill. CUOTO
Would you be able to setup a camera view of the Dash where the controls are? So we can see the RPMS and Engine instruments. We love the long videos of the trips.
Sure. I'll try to put that in a future video. Thank you for watching Lorenzo. CUOTO
I like the long ones but I had to watch in small doses . My wife had things I just had to do!
Another great video captain Tim .
Thank you very much for watching William. Tell your wife I said thank you for letting you watch. CUOTO
Very much a job where you just might get the radios confused and embarrass ones self...lol...
Thank you for watching Will. CUOTO
Bored no way a great video enjoyed watching you work while l'm relaxed in an armchair . Long content for me is good . Keep 'em coming Cap'n.
Thank you very much for watching Mike. CUOTO
I am not an audio tech, but I have had a fair bit of experience with audio equipment and both video and audio recording. Your present mic location must be right -- there is no detectable audio problem at present. So, "Well done".
Thank you very much for watching and for the input Alan. CUOTO
Great video. I love the videos and watching the full trip. You may think it is boring in the middle. But your video shows how much is going on. You are constantly watching what is going on around you. Where you are going, what is off to the sides that may affect you, what is behind you, and what is going on the radio. So the boring middle is filled with action.
Thank you for watching. And thank you for your kind words. CUOTO
This episode reminds me of some of your earlier videos in that you got very technical about the way you were rigged to the barge. Fascinating to this guy from the middle of Texas.
Good to know Bill. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Another great video. Tim, you keep mentioning the old Portuguese Captain, can you give some info on him?
Thank you for watching Joe. I would really like to, am may soon. But he's in a place now where he might not like me talking about him. 🙏 But yes. I think that would make for a great video. CUOTO
Stupid never seems to go on vacation. Watched him overtake you on your starboard and then cut in front of you to port. So why didn't he come up on your port side and not have to cross in front of your bow. Oh well, nobody is cutting me off here on the computer. 8-)
😂😂 Thank for watching Richard. No. He was alright. We had made arrangements and I had agreed to take his stern. So he did the right thing. CUOTO
Great to see a complete job. Good vic Cap. Havagudun Tim. Hope all is well on the Covid front/
Thank you very much for watching. I'm sure everything will be fine. Thank you. CUOTO
Wow, Loved the docking at the fuel terminal seeeing you working with the tugs. Well done!!
Thank you for watching Bob. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
You were 100% backwards on your airline reference. Thinking does not hurt.!
What was that? (I don't remember). Thank you for watching George. CUOTO
Get yourself an N95 mask to wear while you are on the testing line. Longer videos are fine with me, whatever works for you. Stay safe, #CUOTO
Thank you for watching Ken. CUOTO
Tim cameras and audio and software are part of the channel.
I'm trying to learn how to do it and what suggestions do you have for learning to mesh the cameras and audio together are there youtube videos you recommend.
There may be, but I am not aware of them other than PowerDirector university that is great if you use PowerDirector. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Do the barge people stay on the barge while you are towing out at Sea towing
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel John. Yes, for the most part. There are some times and places (hurricane season around Hatteras) when they ride with us, but most of the time, they live on their barge. CUOTO
Was here to the end... don't mind the long videos and if you run long but someone wants to go faster they can always fast forward thru rhe middle...
Thank you very much for watching Alex. CUOTO
Great audio on this video, Tim. Also subscribed to your other channel for some sailing adventures. Cheers!
I appreciate that. I hope that will someday overtake this channel. CUOTO
How did I miss this one?!?!? Great to hear Reggie back on board. Glad he was able to make a cameo. Content is excellent Tim.
Welcome back. 😂 Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Here's an idea: Build these berths so they are easier to get into. Why build it so that you have to park your large, difficult to maneuver boat in the hook of a J?
Thank you very much for watching Dean. I don't mean to sound cynical, but it all comes down to money. CUOTO
Amazing, you made it look easy. Great video.
Thank you for watching Dave. CUOTO
That really gets to be a bit of a cluster when you have to wait for one or more boats are trying to maneuver in a relatively tight space all the while the current is pushing you towards a spot that you absolutely don't want to go. good luck, I know that feeling in your stomach
Thank you for watching Mike. CUOTO
Tim, I see a lit of tugs pulling huge ships LNG into ports and they are “ on the wire, but are backing up. Is that so its easier to see whats going on?
Thank you for watching Jim. I believe the Tugs you are seeing are tractor tugs. They can pull in any direction and if their winch is on the forward deck, they back so their towline comes straight from their winch. CUOTO
For us old farts can you bring your mike up a little higher . Thanks . I love you videos
Thank you for watching. Yes. I'll see what I can do. CUOTO