Absolutely fascinating! Thank you from a 77 year old woman who still maintains and sails a 50 year old ketch (built by my late husband and me) and is in lifelong love with all things nautical. I wish I could handle my 32 footer as superbly as you handle those barges. After a lifetime around boats, including earning a living on them, I never stop learning and your channel is a university of ship handling!
Another 63yo woman here. i’ve been watching your channel on and off for about three years now. I definitely understand what it’s like to have a successful channel and try to launch a new one. My popular channel is about my helicopter flying, but the channel I’m working on now is about cruising in my Ranger Tug. I got my six pack captains license last October and just finished the Great Loop (mostly) solo earlier this week. Those channels created by the young and beautiful are nothing compared to what knowledgeable older folks like us can create drawing upon years and years of experience. Keep up the good work here and there. I’m not a sailor but I’ll check out that other channel.
I have lived on the island of Manhattan on the Upper East Side for 56 years all that time seeing tugboats zip up and down the East River and the Hudson River not knowing what they're doing, this it's fascinating, absolutely fascinating to me to be listening to a very articulate & professional tugboat captain explain every move while watching from inside the wheelhouse,this is a invaluable point of view all all those years I've watched tugboats zip up and down the East River and the Hudson River never fully understanding what you guys do out there on that crazy water.. very tricky stuff very impressive..
You really are a master craftsman at what you do. It is so enjoyable to listen to you as you calculate the precise maneuvers. This was a very enjoyable video to watch. Keep up the great work! Oh, and about the folks wanting the other angles. I hear you, you need to take care of the barge first! One idea might be to check into some fixed cameras so all you need to do is set it and forget it before you journey out and take the sd cards out when you are back at the dock. Pay a young kid a few bucks to sync it all up... That way you stay focused on the barge but we get more angles :) Take care Tim.
I took a cruise out of the Manhattan terminal and I watched the refueling process and was fascinated to see how long the whole process takes. Thanks for all you guys do to ensure we have a good trip!
Thanks Captain for showing us your work and explanations. I'll probably never be working on a tug, cause I'm about your age but all technicalities are welcome, they help us understand what you are doing. Thanks again.
That's was quite brilliant Captain. Must have been quite something to see Captain Sully landing an Airbus on that river. Thanks for the video Sir, really enjoyed it.
@@TimBatSea Just like you, I assumed this place was a sausage fest. What a relief to see some ladies out there appreciate this as much as I do! Ladies, thank you for joining us and CUOTO! Tim, thank you and CUOTO!
Aww gee let's radiate them 🤣 Hey there Tim. You are fun, very informative in a detailed and entertaining way. Love your personality and channel. The music and production is great too. We learn from your work being that I bet most of us here have never done your type of job and will never even step foot onto a barge in our lifetime. Teamwork is vital when working with so many variables as you do. Oh I'm a woman who always love anything technical, trucking, trains, ships, mechanical, hydraulics, cranes, working with tools, etc. I want to check out the museum with all the space stuff there now. Sounds like fun. Safe travels.
Capt'n TimB ... I am amused that now I know your channels "original hidden agenda" ... who would have thought that LOL Another educational, interesting and entertaining video Tim ... we enjoy your sense of humor as much as we respect your command skills. Stay safe. CUOTO
This is amazing to see - I've taken so many cruises and have never thought to search on RUclips for how this sort of thing works. Thanks so much for showing us this!
Thanks for sharing, Tim! :-) Funny: early in the video you say you'll switch off the radar, so as not to radiate anybody on the cruise ship. Than seemed quite considerate to me. However, late in the video its shadow on the life boat shows the radar still turning. - Well, turning and emitting aren't technically connected, but I'd expected them to be on the same switch and switch position. ;-)
Been on the Intrepid before and in that slip with the Disney Fantasy in 2012. Good memories of the aera, especially since I'm from CT. Thank you for the ride, Captain.
Definitely a subscriber Captain after watching some of your videos I'm a retired 44-year Long Haul trucker so I love content so much stuff that you never see or get a chance to see and I love your history on all the world war stuff I'm a junkie on everything that's War history related love it
The amazing thing is that the how small the USS Intrepid looks compared to the cruise ship. Back when she was built they were considered to be one of the largest ships ever built! Great video!
This is absolutely gorgeous! You have the water right there by you, the skyline to your side, and getting paid for all of it! I cannot imagine anyone getting any luckier (unless they won the lottery or something)!
Lol I was on the ship , thought that was you in the wheel house. Great job getting it in current was strong. Last week when the ship came in they managed to scrape the starboard side along the pier.
As a sideline, you could offer hull scrubbing services on those lifeboats. I see that on all the "newer" cruise ships where the lifeboats overhang quite a bit. Difficult to see the ships side at the waterline when coming alongside. Great skills throwing the line to the bitts in the side. We call em dutch bollards, or sunken bitts.
Fantastic Capt. It always amazes me that cruise ships never seem to tell you well in advance where the fuelling port is, in this case three doors very close together though. The superb colours definitely match your super paella. 😂 CUOTO
The explanations were nice. Appreciated. I've heard you talk about putting the engine in "clutch" in a few videos. I always imagined you stomping on a huge clutch pedal (like in a manual transmission car, but 10x bigger because a tugs engine is so much bigger...).
That's crazy because I just recently had family members aboard that ship a couple weeks ago. I was supposed to go but unfortunately wasn't able. Love the videos and never knew you was into aviation because that makes two of us. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing the videos with us all.
I'm a lady who lives on the LES of Manhattan and was always fascinated by the tugboats I've seen on the East & Hudson Rivers. I've prolly seen your ship/boat and didn't know what it was. Now, thanks to you, I do. And you have a new subscriber! ❤❤❤
Very slick the way you backed the barge into that narrow space. And yes I would believe the money you’re putting into the Pequita. I used to own a Newport 30 MkII sailboat out in San Francisco. You have to love ‘em.
The cool thing is that Intrepid is 3 or 4 museums in one. You have the ship, the WW2 and Vietnam history, the aircraft collection and the Shuttle with space stuff. And then there’s the sub and Concorde as cherries on the cake
I’ve probably got more years on refueling details during my Naval career than most people have years married lol. Pretty cool to see from this point of view, thanks for sharing!
I have been in and out of Chelsea Piers many times on the Costal Cruise Ship. That tide really rips through there. Timing the tide is everything with all that petroleum you are carrying around! Nice job.
Tim you are all out of luck with me. Male 68, been single 8 years since my wife passed. Sometimes think it would be nice to have a lady, but no, I am happy. I can window shop and move on. Never thought that another boat would fuel these big ones. They must take a lot of tones of fuel, several 100 maybe? You done a good job getting in beside it. Take care and stay safe. John Australia
For not having done this for a while, you’re definitely doing a great job. I would say that was a pretty successful hook up. Well done to all involved support.👍👍🇨🇦
Hey Cap… this one reminds me of the years back when I used to also operate tugs and bunker vessels for our national oil company in the Gulf of Paria Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹. The only difference is we mostly hip towed our barge.. capacity around 4000 + bl of fuel oil, diesel and the capability to blend what ever the customer wants. Her name is Marabella , she was brought here by Texaco to work in their marine opps @ Pointe-A- Pierre back in the day… her original name was Golden Condor
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Matt. It always looks like I'm going to hit those boats but when we get there, it is never as bad as I thought it would be. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim! Got any Paella left over? Do they still have an SR-71 on the Intrepid? Seeing the cruise ship next to the Intrepid really shows just how obscenely large the cruise ship really is. In the shadow on the side of the ship I see somebody's radar spinning. That's not yours, is it?
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Mellissa. Paella was consumed. The SR-71 (actually it's an A12, the CIA's previous version of the SR-71) is still on the Intrepid. CUOTO
Great video captain!!! You make it look easy. I’m from Ontario Canada and I would love to come there and ride with you one day. You keep doing your thawing brother. Keep up the excellent work my friend!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Rob. "How are you now"? (If you are a Letter Kenny fan.) I'd love to have you along, but the Coast Guard doesn't allow even visitors let alone passengers. CUOTO
Tell them you're picking up all the bodies out of the water.... OR NOT! But after seeing your new channel I see you leaving the power boat realm for a sailboat. That's got to have some deeper meaning(s)? Ahh, but I can wait -n- watch for all of that. Remain safe & GB ALL
Thank you for watching and trying out the SVPAQUITA channel. If you notice, much of my boat handling relies on my reading the wind and tide. This is something that translates well to the sailing world. Oddly, I have learned so much more about handling barges since I've started sailing. I believe it has made me a much better boat handler. CUOTO
I did not think before asking you, A real Captain, that question..... What you said only makes perfect sense about reading the wind -n- waves..... Wind/Water currents are difficult at best to see >> You have those Eyes, be safe.
If you are ever in South Jersey, the museum at the Naval Air Station-Wildwood is a worthy stop. It keeps improving over the years and now attracts drop in "visitors" from all the military air services. NAS Wildwood was an air training site during WWII.
The whole getting into position video was truly fascinating, but I also would’ve loved to see at least a little bit of the fueling operation, hooking up hoses, whatever. I have always wondered and I thought I was gonna get to see it this time but no joy.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Rick. Probably never any joy on that front. There are a number of things I can't film. Fueling is one of them CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Ahh, I see. That hadn’t occurred to me, but now that you say it, it makes perfect sense that things like that are not allowed to be filmed. Needless to say, it shan’t keep me from becoming a Patreon member. 😉
One way to explain "in clutch" to folks who don't know boats, it's the equivalent of putting your car in drive and letting off the brake but not touching the gas, just rolling along slowly.
Awesome video. I use the “wheel away” from dock technique all of the time. Great for high profile boats in windy situations. Your videos are fantastic.
The funny thing here is that whether you pick fuel in the gulf, from Port Reading or what we get here in East Tennessee, it mostly comes from the same refineries.
It’s funny the cruise ship calls for you early but wait till the last minute to poke there heads out, back in my Navy days we where on station at least a hour before T&B arrived for our 10,000 bbl loads. I hated it cause we only got it at 650 gpm, made for a long 10 to 12 hr day, dam we had liberty girls waiting for us in the PI. 🎉🎉😂😂😂
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. It is rather common to have a ship with poor communication between the bridge and engine room. CUOTO
In the vein of *_Anchorman,_* if you are new here, the assist tug is named ‘Steve & Dan’ (or maybe Don) after the first 2 ‘dudes’ to ever subscribe to Tim’s channel. They live in San Diego now which means ‘a whale’s…’ (Dann Tugs & the Dann family has a long & rich maritime history, I’m sure Mr. Stephen was a good guy, after all he did get a tug named after him …Sorry Tim, but the ‘dude’ comment caught me off LOL guard & cost me a uniform shirt this morning 🧑✈️)
😂😂😂😂😂 10 points! "My apartment smells of leather bound books and rich mahogany" 😂 You know me well if you are quoting R Burgundy!!! 😂 Thank you for watching CUOTO
Wasn't aware you were a sailor as well as a tug boat capt! I'll have to check out the other channel! Sailed for decades on L. Michigan in my younger days. . .
Very nicely done Tim. I am always in awe of how well you control the tug and barge with wind and tide and expensive ships that you need to get very close to, without actually having a metal to metal contact, but this was especially impressive. It has just occurred to me that my wife and I are picking up the Viking Star in Iceland mid August, and finishing at New York early September, so I will definitely be looking out for a tug moving a tanker barge when we cruise into NY. Another level of coincidence is that I am a member of the Adobe User Group of New Jersey, and the odds on that are longer because I live in New Zealand. That's the power of the Internet for you.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Unfortunately I am not allowed to show that part or film on the barge as the cameras are not extrinsically safe. But sitting down with a tankerman might make for a good video with him expanding it. CUOTO
I used to do bunkering as a tanker man. Cruise ships were always my least favorite. Trying to make sure you don’t hit a pane of glass or lifeboat with the crane, we would cover our fenders with white tarps so we wouldn’t leave any marks. Etc. straight terminal move work now.
Just came across this very interesting video! Thanks for sharing, it was definitely fun and informative! Respect for you and all others that make things happen behind the scenes and allows folks like us to have a good vacation!
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you from a 77 year old woman who still maintains and sails a 50 year old ketch (built by my late husband and me) and is in lifelong love with all things nautical. I wish I could handle my 32 footer as superbly as you handle those barges. After a lifetime around boats, including earning a living on them, I never stop learning and your channel is a university of ship handling!
TIM! There really are women viewers here, contrary to what you think..
All It Takes Is patience and practice
😂😂😂😂 Peter!
Thank you very much for watching Janet. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
Mr Mobil from Glenwood landing here good to be back missed your videos.
63 yr. old woman here, love your channel, always educational and entertaining to see a true professional who loves his job at work.
Thank you very much for watching Dianne. CUOTO
SO WHY DO WE NEED YOUR AGE. !!!
A tug captain has a surgeons touch..beatiful
Thank you for watching and for your kind words. CUOTO
Another 63yo woman here. i’ve been watching your channel on and off for about three years now. I definitely understand what it’s like to have a successful channel and try to launch a new one. My popular channel is about my helicopter flying, but the channel I’m working on now is about cruising in my Ranger Tug. I got my six pack captains license last October and just finished the Great Loop (mostly) solo earlier this week. Those channels created by the young and beautiful are nothing compared to what knowledgeable older folks like us can create drawing upon years and years of experience. Keep up the good work here and there. I’m not a sailor but I’ll check out that other channel.
Thank you very much for watching Maria. I'm not a sailor either, although I hope that one day I'll have learned enough to call myself one. CUOTO
@9:08 - Everything about that approach, maneuvering and line throw was with authority. Nice.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I have lived on the island of Manhattan on the Upper East Side for 56 years all that time seeing tugboats zip up and down the East River and the Hudson River not knowing what they're doing, this it's fascinating, absolutely fascinating to me to be listening to a very articulate & professional tugboat captain explain every move while watching from inside the wheelhouse,this is a invaluable point of view all all those years I've watched tugboats zip up and down the East River and the Hudson River never fully understanding what you guys do out there on that crazy water.. very tricky stuff very impressive..
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
It’s funny. I was an aboard cruise 🚢 ship and watched you from top balcony down on your exercise experience ! ❤❤❤ 🎉
Wow! What a coincidence? Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea
Yeah 👍
I don’t recognize at first glance. After watching this episode again I remember blue tugboat being helpful.
You really are a master craftsman at what you do. It is so enjoyable to listen to you as you calculate the precise maneuvers. This was a very enjoyable video to watch. Keep up the great work! Oh, and about the folks wanting the other angles. I hear you, you need to take care of the barge first! One idea might be to check into some fixed cameras so all you need to do is set it and forget it before you journey out and take the sd cards out when you are back at the dock. Pay a young kid a few bucks to sync it all up... That way you stay focused on the barge but we get more angles :) Take care Tim.
Woohoo!!! Thank you very much for watching and for hooking us up! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO
Thanks Tim enjoyed the video and you explaining to us non tug boat viewers what the objective is and the steps involved.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Im a girl. I watch your channel! Ships, trains, planes, trucking, heavy haul, i enjoy it all.
Woohoo! We found another! 😂 Thank you very much for watching Yoleen. CUOTO
me too!
sorry, I am just another guy, probably subscriber guy number 67,352
yes
😂😂@@silentepsilon888
I took a cruise out of the Manhattan terminal and I watched the refueling process and was fascinated to see how long the whole process takes. Thanks for all you guys do to ensure we have a good trip!
Thank you very much for watching Jordan. CUOTO
Thanks Captain for showing us your work and explanations. I'll probably never be working on a tug, cause I'm about your age but all technicalities are welcome, they help us understand what you are doing. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for watching Karl. CUOTO
That's was quite brilliant Captain. Must have been quite something to see Captain Sully landing an Airbus on that river. Thanks for the video Sir, really enjoyed it.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
I'm one of the women who find your channel fascinating! I'm always grateful for whatever videos that you film for us. Keep up the good work!
Woohoo! We found another! 😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Just like you, I assumed this place was a sausage fest. What a relief to see some ladies out there appreciate this as much as I do! Ladies, thank you for joining us and CUOTO! Tim, thank you and CUOTO!
Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Nice job Captain.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Admire the working relationship with the assist tug. Like a well choreographed dance. 👍🇺🇸
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Awesome video. My wife and I cruise a lot and I'm one of the dudes that lives watching the tugs do their thing.
Thank you very much for watching Steve. CUOTO
Nice work cap! Happy to be onboard observing and learning (virtually).
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Benjamin. CUOTO
Aww gee let's radiate them 🤣 Hey there Tim. You are fun, very informative in a detailed and entertaining way. Love your personality and channel. The music and production is great too. We learn from your work being that I bet most of us here have never done your type of job and will never even step foot onto a barge in our lifetime. Teamwork is vital when working with so many variables as you do. Oh I'm a woman who always love anything technical, trucking, trains, ships, mechanical, hydraulics, cranes, working with tools, etc. I want to check out the museum with all the space stuff there now. Sounds like fun. Safe travels.
Thank you very much for watching! I really appreciate it. You'll love the Intrepid. CUOTO
Capt'n TimB ... I am amused that now I know your channels "original hidden agenda" ... who would have thought that LOL
Another educational, interesting and entertaining video Tim ... we enjoy your sense of humor as much as we respect your command skills. Stay safe. CUOTO
Thank you for watching George! CUOTO
This is amazing to see - I've taken so many cruises and have never thought to search on RUclips for how this sort of thing works. Thanks so much for showing us this!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Fraser. CUOTO
Thanks for sharing, Tim! :-)
Funny: early in the video you say you'll switch off the radar, so as not to radiate anybody on the cruise ship. Than seemed quite considerate to me. However, late in the video its shadow on the life boat shows the radar still turning. - Well, turning and emitting aren't technically connected, but I'd expected them to be on the same switch and switch position. ;-)
Thank you for watching Chris. Yes we have two radars onboard. The lower house had it's radar on stand by. CUOTO
Oh hum drum. A pleasure watching nice and nimble ship handling. No pucker factor today. And great explanations.
Sometimes, I get lucky. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
That deck hand nailed that Panama!
We went out on the Liberty out of NOLA this last May but no excitement like this!
😂😂 Thank you very much for watching.. CUOTO
Back on the hudson. You do get around ❤ this was so interesting to watch.
Thank you very much for watching Betty! CUOTO
Been on the Intrepid before and in that slip with the Disney Fantasy in 2012. Good memories of the aera, especially since I'm from CT.
Thank you for the ride, Captain.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Definitely a subscriber Captain after watching some of your videos I'm a retired 44-year Long Haul trucker so I love content so much stuff that you never see or get a chance to see and I love your history on all the world war stuff I'm a junkie on everything that's War history related love it
Thank you very much for watching. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
The amazing thing is that the how small the USS Intrepid looks compared to the cruise ship. Back when she was built they were considered to be one of the largest ships ever built! Great video!
Very true! Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
This is absolutely gorgeous! You have the water right there by you, the skyline to your side, and getting paid for all of it! I cannot imagine anyone getting any luckier (unless they won the lottery or something)!
💯! Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel John! CUOTO
Lol I was on the ship , thought that was you in the wheel house. Great job getting it in current was strong. Last week when the ship came in they managed to scrape the starboard side along the pier.
Oh wow! I didn't know about that. Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Thomas. CUOTO
How did you like that ship?
@@billdivine9501 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Bill. It was a cruise ship, so..... Yeah. Nice ship. CUOTO
As a sideline, you could offer hull scrubbing services on those lifeboats. I see that on all the "newer" cruise ships where the lifeboats overhang quite a bit. Difficult to see the ships side at the waterline when coming alongside. Great skills throwing the line to the bitts in the side. We call em dutch bollards, or sunken bitts.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
TimBatSea!!! I am going on that exact ship this month next July. This lady will be on her balcony saying hello if you're around. Great video!
Outstanding! Looking forward to seeing you! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Fantastic Capt. It always amazes me that cruise ships never seem to tell you well in advance where the fuelling port is, in this case three doors very close together though. The superb colours definitely match your super paella. 😂 CUOTO
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channels Norm. CUOTO
Nice job backing the tug up. Awesome.
Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO
Thanks!
Woohoo!!! Thank you very very much Lew! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO
Love your channel Tim. Thank you as always!
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Have you been to the museum at Wright Patterson AFB.? They now have the Memphis Belle on display.
Thank you for watching Jim. I haven't yet, but it's on the list. CUOTO
First time here. Impressed by your skill level of negotiating your ⛴️ boat 👏👏👏
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel John. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I’m fascinated by ordinary people and the skills they possess. I applaud you Tim 👏👏. John from Ireland 🇮🇪
The explanations were nice. Appreciated.
I've heard you talk about putting the engine in "clutch" in a few videos. I always imagined you stomping on a huge clutch pedal (like in a manual transmission car, but 10x bigger because a tugs engine is so much bigger...).
Thank you very much for watching. Yes, clutch is minimal power. CUOTO
Well done Capt nice slow and steady always works. Thanks for great video
Thank you for watching Jay. CUOTO
That's crazy because I just recently had family members aboard that ship a couple weeks ago. I was supposed to go but unfortunately wasn't able. Love the videos and never knew you was into aviation because that makes two of us. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing the videos with us all.
Wow! Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
You always make it look so easy Captain. Thank you!
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
I'm a lady who lives on the LES of Manhattan and was always fascinated by the tugboats I've seen on the East & Hudson Rivers. I've prolly seen your ship/boat and didn't know what it was. Now, thanks to you, I do. And you have a new subscriber! ❤❤❤
Outstanding! Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Nanci. CUOTO
@26:38 Spoken like a true trucker!!😂 Y'all tugmen are the "truckers of the rivers". That's hilarious.
😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Shaun. CUOTO
Very slick the way you backed the barge into that narrow space. And yes I would believe the money you’re putting into the Pequita. I used to own a Newport 30 MkII sailboat out in San Francisco. You have to love ‘em.
Thank you very much for watching Ralph. Yes! Paquita is finally back in the water! CUOTO
I must admit. I always watch the tugs when I go on a cruise. I think they are great.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Have been on the intrepid a few times and your right the shuttle is awesome. Great upload
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
The cool thing is that Intrepid is 3 or 4 museums in one. You have the ship, the WW2 and Vietnam history, the aircraft collection and the Shuttle with space stuff. And then there’s the sub and Concorde as cherries on the cake
💯!! Crisálida and I went there last month and loved it! CUOTO
That is a good looking assist tug. Loved listening in.
Thank you Betty. CUOTO
Thank You. Good Seamanship there Sir. All My Respect from an old Sailor.
Thank you very much Garry. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Happen across your channel. Retired harbor tug Captain enjoyed your video makes me miss my old job.
Thank you very much for watching Cap and welcome to the channel. We need your kind here on the channel. CUOTO
This is mastery, Sir. And you are the master. Amazing job!!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
I’ve probably got more years on refueling details during my Naval career than most people have years married lol. Pretty cool to see from this point of view, thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for watching Greg. CUOTO
I have been in and out of Chelsea Piers many times on the Costal Cruise Ship. That tide really rips through there. Timing the tide is everything with all that petroleum you are carrying around! Nice job.
Thank you very much for watching Michael. CUOTO
Tim you are all out of luck with me. Male 68, been single 8 years since my wife passed. Sometimes think it would be nice to have a lady, but no, I am happy. I can window shop and move on.
Never thought that another boat would fuel these big ones. They must take a lot of tones of fuel, several 100 maybe? You done a good job getting in beside it. Take care and stay safe. John Australia
Thank you very much for watching John. So sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. Glad to hear you are happy. CUOTO
For not having done this for a while, you’re definitely doing a great job. I would say that was a pretty successful hook up. Well done to all involved support.👍👍🇨🇦
Thank you very much for watching Rick. Every once in a while I get lucky. CUOTO
Navy Vet. 88-95. Desert Storm. You got a new fan!!!!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Hey Cap… this one reminds me of the years back when I used to also operate tugs and bunker vessels for our national oil company in the Gulf of Paria Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹. The only difference is we mostly hip towed our barge.. capacity around 4000 + bl of fuel oil, diesel and the capability to blend what ever the customer wants. Her name is Marabella , she was brought here by Texaco to work in their marine opps @ Pointe-A- Pierre back in the day… her original name was Golden Condor
Very cool. Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Thanks Cap’n👍🏻
Thank you very much for watching Doc! CUOTO
Fantastic job as always Cap'n . How close was your superstructure to the ships lifeboats?
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Matt. It always looks like I'm going to hit those boats but when we get there, it is never as bad as I thought it would be. CUOTO
So nicely done once again Tim!! Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you very much for watching John. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim!
Got any Paella left over?
Do they still have an SR-71 on the Intrepid?
Seeing the cruise ship next to the Intrepid really shows just how obscenely large the cruise ship really is.
In the shadow on the side of the ship I see somebody's radar spinning. That's not yours, is it?
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Mellissa. Paella was consumed. The SR-71 (actually it's an A12, the CIA's previous version of the SR-71) is still on the Intrepid. CUOTO
Great video captain!!!
You make it look easy.
I’m from Ontario Canada and I would love to come there and ride with you one day.
You keep doing your thawing brother.
Keep up the excellent work my friend!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Rob. "How are you now"? (If you are a Letter Kenny fan.) I'd love to have you along, but the Coast Guard doesn't allow even visitors let alone passengers. CUOTO
Thx for another! Born in Manhatten; glad we moved to PA years ago.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Pretty slick boat handling!
Thank you very much for watching Charlie and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Tell them you're picking up all the bodies out of the water.... OR NOT! But after seeing your new channel I see you leaving the
power boat realm for a sailboat. That's got to have some deeper meaning(s)? Ahh, but I can wait -n- watch for all of that.
Remain safe & GB ALL
Thank you for watching and trying out the SVPAQUITA channel. If you notice, much of my boat handling relies on my reading the wind and tide. This is something that translates well to the sailing world. Oddly, I have learned so much more about handling barges since I've started sailing. I believe it has made me a much better boat handler. CUOTO
I did not think before asking you, A real Captain, that question..... What you said only makes perfect sense about
reading the wind -n- waves..... Wind/Water currents are difficult at best to see >> You have those Eyes, be safe.
Here is what I think you should do: Exactly what you are already doing, it’s great! I like the cameras you already have, don’t need more.
Thank you Billy!!!!! I wish everyone thought the same way you and I do. 😂 CUOTO
If you are ever in South Jersey, the museum at the Naval Air Station-Wildwood is a worthy stop. It keeps improving over the years and now attracts drop in "visitors" from all the military air services. NAS Wildwood was an air training site during WWII.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. I would like to check that out. CUOTO
Love your style Tim!
Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words Paul. CUOTO
My first time seeing what a tug Capt has to go through & I thought trucking was full of stress man good luck.
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
The whole getting into position video was truly fascinating, but I also would’ve loved to see at least a little bit of the fueling operation, hooking up hoses, whatever. I have always wondered and I thought I was gonna get to see it this time but no joy.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Rick. Probably never any joy on that front. There are a number of things I can't film. Fueling is one of them
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@@TimBatSea Ahh, I see. That hadn’t occurred to me, but now that you say it, it makes perfect sense that things like that are not allowed to be filmed. Needless to say, it shan’t keep me from becoming a Patreon member. 😉
@@rickpawl outstanding! We look forward to welcoming you aboard Rick! CUOTO
Nicely done and nicely presented. Many thanks!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel John. CUOTO
One way to explain "in clutch" to folks who don't know boats, it's the equivalent of putting your car in drive and letting off the brake but not touching the gas, just rolling along slowly.
Yes! 💯 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea what does CUOTO mean?
@@SteveV6206 see you on the one
@@TimBatSea Thank You. Love the Channel.
I like these types of videos Tim. You greased her in pretty good.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Always enjoyed watching those big red Bouchard tugs and barges
Thank you for watching. It was a shame how that company came apart. CUOTO
Awesome video. I use the “wheel away” from dock technique all of the time. Great for high profile boats in windy situations. Your videos are fantastic.
Thank you very much for watching Wayne. CUOTO
Smooth as silk Tim. Thanks
Thank you for watching William. CUOTO
I consider myself Lucky to watch you do your Job... And very well.. I am 45+ years at sea and still learn from you...
Thank you very much for watching Sam. I really appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
Nice to see you on the north river again. 👍
Thank you very much for watching Jim. CUOTO
Thanks for the videos Capt Tim!
Thank you for watching Roger. CUOTO
Love your channel. Glad I found it. I am so fascinated with what y’all do.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Beth. CUOTO
Excellent job Tim, You guys make it look easy.🚢⚓
Thank you very much for watching Chuck. CUOTO
Great manovering 🎉 all ship shape and Bristol Fashion 😮
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Thank you for a great informative video. I just subscribed 👏🏻
Welcome aboard. Thank you very much for watching Steve. CUOTO
this is amazing the skill and teamwork that goes into this its a thing of art good job captain
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
The funny thing here is that whether you pick fuel in the gulf, from Port Reading or what we get here in East Tennessee, it mostly comes from the same refineries.
Thank you for watching Larry. CUOTO
Nice touch there Captain.
Thank you very much for watching Matt. CUOTO
Absolutely amazing putting the barge in there.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
I was just watching some of the travel vloggers on the Venezia and now this shows up in my feed.
RUclips sure finds some interesting things.
😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
It’s funny the cruise ship calls for you early but wait till the last minute to poke there heads out, back in my Navy days we where on station at least a hour before T&B arrived for our 10,000 bbl loads. I hated it cause we only got it at 650 gpm, made for a long 10 to 12 hr day, dam we had liberty girls waiting for us in the PI. 🎉🎉😂😂😂
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. It is rather common to have a ship with poor communication between the bridge and engine room. CUOTO
In the vein of *_Anchorman,_* if you are new here, the assist tug is named ‘Steve & Dan’ (or maybe Don) after the first 2 ‘dudes’ to ever subscribe to Tim’s channel. They live in San Diego now which means ‘a whale’s…’
(Dann Tugs & the Dann family has a long & rich maritime history, I’m sure Mr. Stephen was a good guy, after all he did get a tug named after him …Sorry Tim, but the ‘dude’ comment caught me off LOL guard & cost me a uniform shirt this morning 🧑✈️)
😂😂😂😂😂 10 points! "My apartment smells of leather bound books and rich mahogany" 😂 You know me well if you are quoting R Burgundy!!! 😂 Thank you for watching
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I get nervous watching you back in there!
😂😂😂 Me too! 😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Wasn't aware you were a sailor as well as a tug boat capt! I'll have to check out the other channel! Sailed for decades on L. Michigan in my younger days. . .
Thank you for watching Wally. And hope to see you on the other channel. CUOTO
Very nice video,just FYI , We just saw 2 of your company's tugs in for a make over at Feenys boat yard in kingston, Fells point and Elk river 😂
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Very nicely done Tim. I am always in awe of how well you control the tug and barge with wind and tide and expensive ships that you need to get very close to, without actually having a metal to metal contact, but this was especially impressive. It has just occurred to me that my wife and I are picking up the Viking Star in Iceland mid August, and finishing at New York early September, so I will definitely be looking out for a tug moving a tanker barge when we cruise into NY. Another level of coincidence is that I am a member of the Adobe User Group of New Jersey, and the odds on that are longer because I live in New Zealand. That's the power of the Internet for you.
Thank you very much for watching Trevor. Hope you have a fantastic cruise and maybe we'll see you! CUOTO
I'd like to see you describe how the fueling process works
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Unfortunately I am not allowed to show that part or film on the barge as the cameras are not extrinsically safe. But sitting down with a tankerman might make for a good video with him expanding it. CUOTO
You make it look to easy, I'm subscribing
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Mark! CUOTO
I used to do bunkering as a tanker man. Cruise ships were always my least favorite. Trying to make sure you don’t hit a pane of glass or lifeboat with the crane, we would cover our fenders with white tarps so we wouldn’t leave any marks. Etc. straight terminal move work now.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Daniel. CUOTO
Well you got another dude subscribed, thanks for posting!
Thank you very much for watching, and subscribing and welcome to the channel Bob. CUOTO
Just came across this very interesting video! Thanks for sharing, it was definitely fun and informative! Respect for you and all others that make things happen behind the scenes and allows folks like us to have a good vacation!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO