I was born and raised in Minnesota, and now live in Alaska. It doesn't matter if it's salt water or fresh water. You respect the water, because it does not respect you. Great video! It was nice to see something different. CUOTO
Not sure you can have too much emphasis on safety when your life is on the line! I can't imagine the anguish of seeing one of your crew going overboard. Stay safe and warm!
I was employed on a couple jobs at the Northport power plant, We repaired an leak from an oil pipeline coming ashore from the platform. Right close to where it came ashore. We took quite a beating a couple times. We had a cutter head dredge to dig a channel to the leak one night the wind shifted and blew the water out from underneath us , the Dredge sat out of the water for 12 hours. I was also took part in a couple cable repair jobs , and was on the water for 5 months on a job where we laid a natural gas pipeline from the Northport power Station and came ashore by the Maritime college in the bronx. Quite the project , would never do that again.
When you're moving hundreds and thousands of tons around and men are required to place themselves in positions of danger, you can't be too safety conscious. Never apologize for ranting about it. We want to see you and the rest of the people that work these jobs around for a long time.
I really like the “acid” analogy. LIS to Casco Bay and have done it early spring. . .I know the water is so cold it does feel like it burns. . .while your body can’t even breath! Great video. . .as always. Thanks Cap.
Tim, you are so very correct about going overboard in the winter. I know personally how it feels to hit that cold water in winter. I was working on a small oyster boat, just outside Bridgeport CT, when I went overboard. The haul-line of the oyster dredge was freezing up, and the ice cause it to jump out of the winch, just as I grabbed the dredge to swing it aboard. I don't remember the year, but I remember it was a Saturday just before Christmas. I fell in right shoulder first, and immediately was pulled back aboard by my father. It was literally seconds that I was in the water, just long enough to soak my clothes under my rain gear, fill my boots, but NOT get the contents of my wallet wet, except to corner of 2 pictures. Even in that short time, I could not breathe, and I was shaking violently. My father, always prepared, handed me a thick wool sweater, and told me to strip off the wet shirts. Then joked about making a few more tows, before going in, because we "Need gas money", as we were heading for the dock. The water is a very dangerous place in the winter. I love your videos, on both channels. Stay Safe!! CUOTO
I’ve sailed by that platform many times on my annual cruise down the sound. Rarely seen a ship tied up to it let alone making up to it. Many thanks for providing me the opportunity.
Tuesday is Tim B. at Sea! Another good one. I was a little confused at first. To me, the term "oil platform" means oil drilling platform, and I never heard of oil drilling in Long Island Sound. (I live in Connecticut.) But an off-shore oil terminal platform, for off-loading fuel products to eastern Long Island, makes perfect sense. A thought on deck work in the winter. I'm a retired construction worker. Whenever we needed to work outside the safety lines, we needed to be "tied off" with a harness and lanyard. They're cumbersome and a real pain to work with, but given the dire consequences of a worker falling from hight, or a tugboat deckhand entering the water in the winter, it seems it might be worth a consideration. Just a thought. Thanks again for another entertaining and informative video.
I enjoyed your conversation regarding the intrinics safety aspect of Gopros or any electronic device. I'm an electrical engineer for over 25 years and have specified intrinic systems/devices during those years. Your statement was corect when dealing with Fuel Oil sytems, There are enclosure ,energy (voltage/amps) and distance requirements that all play into what can or cant be used to prevent ignition sources in flammable enviroments. I commend you and the maritime comunity for understanding such a complex design concept. For those that might be wondering, those radios used by your dock crew are IS (Intrinic Safety) rated. BTW: I have a boat on the hudson, hope to see you up here again soon. Love your channel.
I attended more than a few ice hammering parties on deck to prevent us from being top heavy in the eighties. A no-bounce sledgehammer is great for busting ice on railings and decks without causing damage or chipping paint. CUOTO
Thank you for watching William. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. We only have one rule on here. We try very hard not to directly name Tugs companies or customers. It gets me in trouble with my employer. Those are great guys, we just don't want to name their company. CUOTO
Thank you for watching. Many people confuse the "M" and the "Mc" boats because they are both reddish. But this one comes out from New Haven to do the assist work at the platform. CUOTO
Tim, I just want to say that a good Boss always puts their crews safety first and foremost. You do that a lot and I wish more Bosses would, I always told my ladies and gents that them getting back home to their families safe and sound after each shift was more important than anything else we had to accomplish at work. I always worried about my crew as I see that you do as well! Keep up the safety culture!
Safety first and drilling it in is a great best practice cold water is shocking and slows down reaction and the slims down a chance of surviving greatly. Great job Capt.
Thank you, Tim, for another great video. Never apologise for repeating safety information. You never know who might hear what you say, and take more care as a result. I, for one, had no idea about how quickly freezing cold water can kill. Great footage of the assist tug helping out.
This was a blast! Your commentary is always extremely helpful in helping the viewer understand what’s going on in your head. I loved the ride… And the contrast of you in a T-shirt and the crew bundled up.
When I was a sailor working on AHTSs in the winter, bundled up in leaking oilskins and getting washed all over the deck. Seeing the skipper in short shirt sleeves up in a warm, protected bridge. That was probably my biggest incentive to getting my Master's certificate of competency. 😇
Thank you for watching Ricky. My path to the wheelhouse started on cold nights freezing out on deck looking up at the guy in the warm wheelhouse as well. 😂 CUOTO
Always enjoy your videos…It’s great to now watch these videos and understand what it takes to maneuver these tugs and barges around. Growing up in Elizabeth and spending time along the shore of the Arthur Kill and throwing rocks at the tugboats many years ago. Now I photograph the tugs when I get the opportunity….I’m a Battalion Chief in Elizabeth, let me know when you pass through, Stay safe to you and the crew!
Another good one Tim. Thanks. And yes, you don’t mess with water that cold. Even with a pfd it is serious trouble. Especially if you go in head first and take that involuntary breath of water.
Thank you for watching Fred. One of the things many don't realize that your odds of being unconscious before you enter the water regardless of the temperature are astronomically high. Everything is metal and one will most likely hit their head on something on the way down. CUOTO
Interesting to see how you moor a barge to an oil platform in those windy and streamy conditions. It went well and the assist tug did a good job getting you closer to the oil rig. Nice video Tim!
I like to photograph this platform with a telephoto lens from the beach on the island. It's cool to see it up close like this for the first time. Thanks...
I actually had the unfortunate experience of seeing one of our Polish sailors going over the side as he was putting out the gangway platform by himself at a berth in the River Thames. Quick shout of "Man overboard!!!" on the VHF radio and I raced down to the main deck to the spot where he had gone over. We had berthed on a strong flood tide, starboard side to, so I wasn't expecting to see him come up (if he did) where he went over. No chance of getting further aft beause of our dredge gear. Well very much to my surprise he did pop up where he went over. I nearly didn't grab him as I was amazed to see him still wearing his glasses and smiling. Managed to grab the collar of his work jacket holding onto him till the rest of the crew arrived and we him out of the water. Seems to be a bit of a family tradition, not one I really want, as my father saved the life of a Norwegian captain during WWII. Anyway another interesting video and different aspect of your job Tim. See you Red - Red. 👍
I was on that platform many times when I was a Terminal Eletronic Technician about 10 years ago, when Phillips66 owned it. I used to take that tender back and forth to do repairs on equipment. One of the best jobs I had.
It's called a Chiksan, and that is actually just the swivel joint itself. Love your videos Tim, I'm up in Alaska and considering a job on the water. Safe travels!
Since I'm a Patron via Patreon, I got to watch this video over the past weekend. This video is different than in-harbor vids. Very interesting. Tim, always enjoy your play-by-play descriptions. CUOTO.
Closed Captioning is often a bit funny! I think the "safety" term you want is "Intrinsically Safe". CC puts an "S" between the "N" and the "T". I notis thees thingz becaz eye ahm thee wurldz worse speler! Regardless of the spelling, I am impressed with your safety concerns for your crew! An outstanding leader, a real Captain! 👍
Tim, I have no idea how I missed this video but it must’ve slipped past me somehow but it was an amazing one. When it comes to anything in the maritime field, no such thing as ranting, your right safety have to be #1 with no exceptions. If I was younger it would be an honor to work with a captain like you, keep up the great job you’re doing and stay safe on those open seas, it’s the most powerful element on or each and it’s not forgiving. Ron
Yes! I know the facility. I have been sailing the Long Island Sound for many years. I have passed this Nrth Hills tank farm many times. Have seen this oIL discharrrge location with a barge tied up to it. Boy does this bring back memories. Next month we do plan to go from Pt. Jeff to Block Island. Ben looking forward to doing this trip for a long time.
Thank you for watching James. That is probably because this one is only fir loading and discharging. It's a big underwater piping system back to the shore. CUOTO
I used to work at a plant just south of the tanks that that platform feeds. If the battery in a GoPro became compromised the heat energy very likely would not be contained by the case, nor would a cell phone, vaping device or many other battery operated consumer products. I would imagine there are many such items that would not be welcome in a fuel transfer or storage environment. When that cold water hits your chest and face your body enters a drowning preservation mode which inhibits your breathing. It's simply "breath taking" in a literal sense. You open your mouth and your diaphragm refuses to move and draw in any air. I found this out once when I ran my sailboat aground on a lake which was iced over at the edges. When I tried to walk out my anchor so I could winch myself towards deeper water, I found I could not breathe once that cold water hit my chest. Luckily I was able to retreat and make it back aboard. Years later I learned about what caused the reaction.
Been there, done that! My Dad worked for EXXON and got me on a coastal tanker from Port Jefferson to the Northville platform. It was just the Captain and me and he let me take the wheel from PJ to Northville. I was about 14. My Dad was way cool.
thanks for the trip to the oil platform thats the first time i seen it up close i would go into Mattituck a lot and Port Jeff but always from New Haven thanks Tim be safe
I remember being on ship in the Puget Sound in Washington State in conditions where there was ice on deck and the water temperature 35 degrees F. We were talking about the survival time in just a few minutes. Basically don't fall off the ship because you are not coming back alive. All safety rules are written to cover the company and are written in blood.
Tim, Snot sure if it's the platform I think it is, but if it is, some of the Sound's best fishing is west of there between "13", "11B" and the obstruction buoy, that area is locally known as the triangle. As you know, the topography, tides and winds can make things interesting there without much warning. The tug MV Gwendoline Steers went down near there at the mouth of Huntington Bay during a winter storm. The Long Island Sound was once known as the Devil's Pass. Stay safe and CUOTO, Harry
One of your best videos yet! That was a lot of fun to watch. You make it look easy! You couldn't be more right about safety. The water is the great equalizer. CUOTO!
One can't safety rant enough. 😃 A nice long Atlantic sail and you will be going when you see 4ft waves and a nice wind, This is nice sailing weather. It is so nice to see something maritime that is completely not what you do, I am learning new tricks of coming up to a dock from you.
Thank you for watching. I 5hinkbIve seen you before, but if not and you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Hi Tim. Going out to the platform made a change and you said ships refuel at it, but why didn't they go the whole hog and connect the platform to a supply pipe. I know it would do you guys no favor's, but it would mean no ice problems and skating off deck. I used to like sailing past the WWII anti aircraft platforms in the Thames Estuary that my old boat patrolled. The platforms were to hassle bombing raids on London, as the bombers used the Thames as an easily seen route into the city. There is a video on RUclips of a group who are restoring them, that would be an interesting trip out. Thanks and stay safe and warm. It's 33C here at 12,50hrs.
Thank you for watching. So I may have not said something correctly or was not understood. Ships and barges load and discharge product to shore side tanks. Many years ago, before NYC was Dredged to 55 feet, super tankers would lighter here to be able to get in to NYC. Then later ships would bring gas from Europe over and bring diesel back, but before the trip they would use this platform and shore side tanks to add blending products to the diesel. CUOTO
I remember one visit there back in the early 80's, it was late summer and the fog set in when we were a mile of so off. Of course the radar decided to take a break at the same time. The Captain told EVERYONE to get up on the Barge as lookouts. We could hear him trying to raise the platform on the VHF, when the finally answered, I remember him telling them to "Light it up". What happened next is funny only because nothing happened. When those lights came on, the Platform was right off the bow! As the Captain was twisting the hell out of it he screamed "TURN THOSE LIGHTS OFF". LOL Somehow he got that barge to land flat and we all had a good laugh after everyone stopped shaking!
That was a fun watch. Glad I wasn't out on that bow. Do your drills ever involve anybody actually going into cold water? That safety lecture - oh man do I agree. I've been in 30-something degree water. I used to go "frostbite" racing at a lake in New Jersey - flipping a Laser and going into the drink, even in a wetsuit, was an intense experience. The shock of going in is paralyzing even - as you said - at the age of 17 and fit. The intensity of the cold is indescribable. It was nothing I ever wanted to do again. 4 decades later ... I don't even want to contemplate a repeat. The 100 yards or so to shore looked like a mile. Thank goodness we had a motorboat along for just that kind of emergency.
Thank you for watching. No. We do drill often and have ongoing training two or three times a hitch. But putting a man in the water now seems like it might be more dangerous than teaching people to not go in. I could be wrong. Just my thoughts. CUOTO
Grew up watching this built . Before the platform there was a large barge moored there and smaller tankers tied up to it to unload gasoline. Originally owned by Northville gas stations. They went out of business. The property changed hand numerous times. Last owners are Connoco Phillips and its mostly home heating oil although they have tried to get gasoline back. Many more neighbors around now and the have protested against putting gas back there . The crew and maintenance boat docks 7 miles to east in Mattituck inlet. Like all the other points of land on north shore of long island theres shoals inside of a mile. This platform is built on the edge of the shoal.
Thank you very much for watching Stephen. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Very interesting content Tim! Your "man overboard" talk brought back movie images of the Titanic going down. I often try to follow your tug's travel on Google Earth, I think I found the platform you were tying to. Great view of a barge made up (though pointing the opposite direction) with 10 lines securing it. One can even see the "hard" piping connected. A workboat right at the platform and a tug moored nearby!
@@kevin3434343434 the one I'm looking at is near "Iron Pier Beach". Due north of the Long Island National Golf Club. There's a tank farm in-between. The platform is about 1.3 mi off the coast.
Winter operations are no joke! I remember well coming down a gangplank and the slope in January had just enough ice to give me a sore shoulder as a reminder of the deadly fear conditions - we never expected anyone overboard to be seen until MARCH. Great content Captain Tim! Please keep up the safety songs - A shanty fer shure! #CUOTO ~__/)__*
I was thinking about what happens if a person goes overboard and your rescue procedures right before you launched into your "rant." Timely and informative. Perfect discussion.
Yep, have a couple less friends and coworkers due to going overboard in winter arctic heavy weather. Have one or two others who are with us due to rescue by someone knowledgeable in cold water near drowning rescue. Winter water is a shock to the system when you first go over and swimming back up to the surface can sometimes be impossible. Lots of care is a good thing.
Thanks for putting into words what its like to be a part of a tight knit crew. Its hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. Also, if it can be done without exposing anything proprietary, I'd love to hear more on your fire, MOB etc drills. I'm always looking for ideas to make mine better/more effective.
Survival PPE is available to wear in cold water areas, also a personal life raft, it can be worn and inflated if required, it has been available in the military for some time.
Every time I’ve set up for a side tow I’ve positioned the stern of my boat behind the stern of the disabled boat. It’s the way I was taught and have always assumed it’s for leverage and maybe to give my props and/or rudder “clean” water to work with (sorry, not sure what other word to use). I notice you’re ahead of the barge a bit. Is that to minimize the bow coming around when you back?
Thank you for watching Tom. I think the thing to consider is that the disabled boats you were towing were most likely not 4 times you length. Because the barges we move are 3 or 4 times our size, the wind and current become the dominant factors for making up along side. Lite or no wind, making up further aft works very well. But turning into the wind can be impossible. Where as making further up on the barge puts the tug closer to barges pivot point and you have a better chance of turning into the wind. CUOTO
I was born and raised in Minnesota, and now live in Alaska.
It doesn't matter if it's salt water or fresh water. You respect the water, because it does not respect you.
Great video! It was nice to see something different.
CUOTO
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Not sure you can have too much emphasis on safety when your life is on the line! I can't imagine the anguish of seeing one of your crew going overboard. Stay safe and warm!
Thank you very much for watching Ben. CUOTO
Work 1st, emotions after. It's hard for a lot of people to understand but it's what We all sign up for one way or the other. Semper Paratus
Captain, I don't think that's a rant, I think it shows how much you respect your crew and the sea.
Thank you for watching Tom. CUOTO
I was employed on a couple jobs at the Northport power plant, We repaired an leak from an oil pipeline coming ashore from the platform. Right close to where it came ashore. We took quite a beating a couple times. We had a cutter head dredge to dig a channel to the leak one night the wind shifted and blew the water out from underneath us , the Dredge sat out of the water for 12 hours. I was also took part in a couple cable repair jobs , and was on the water for 5 months on a job where we laid a natural gas pipeline from the Northport power Station and came ashore by the Maritime college in the bronx. Quite the project , would never do that again.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
When you're moving hundreds and thousands of tons around and men are required to place themselves in positions of danger, you can't be too safety conscious. Never apologize for ranting about it. We want to see you and the rest of the people that work these jobs around for a long time.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
I really like the “acid” analogy. LIS to Casco Bay and have done it early spring. . .I know the water is so cold it does feel like it burns. . .while your body can’t even breath! Great video. . .as always. Thanks Cap.
Thank you for watching John. CUOTO
I love standing over your shoulder and just watching and your knowledge is awesome
Thank you for watching William. CUOTO
Tim, you are so very correct about going overboard in the winter. I know personally how it feels to hit that cold water in winter. I was working on a small oyster boat, just outside Bridgeport CT, when I went overboard. The haul-line of the oyster dredge was freezing up, and the ice cause it to jump out of the winch, just as I grabbed the dredge to swing it aboard. I don't remember the year, but I remember it was a Saturday just before Christmas. I fell in right shoulder first, and immediately was pulled back aboard by my father. It was literally seconds that I was in the water, just long enough to soak my clothes under my rain gear, fill my boots, but NOT get the contents of my wallet wet, except to corner of 2 pictures. Even in that short time, I could not breathe, and I was shaking violently. My father, always prepared, handed me a thick wool sweater, and told me to strip off the wet shirts. Then joked about making a few more tows, before going in, because we "Need gas money", as we were heading for the dock. The water is a very dangerous place in the winter. I love your videos, on both channels. Stay Safe!! CUOTO
😲😲😲🥶🥶🥶You got lucky that day, and Dad of year award goes to your dad! Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I’ve sailed by that platform many times on my annual cruise down the sound. Rarely seen a ship tied up to it let alone making up to it. Many thanks for providing me the opportunity.
Thank you for watching George. CUOTO
Great work Capt. TIM
Thank you very much. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea looking atcha on the one whistle Cap.
Now you are in a area I am familiar with..Worked for 30 years many with oil and gas off shore platforms...
Thank you for watching Mary. CUOTO
Tuesday is Tim B. at Sea! Another good one.
I was a little confused at first. To me, the term "oil platform" means oil drilling platform, and I never heard of oil drilling in Long Island Sound. (I live in Connecticut.) But an off-shore oil terminal platform, for off-loading fuel products to eastern Long Island, makes perfect sense.
A thought on deck work in the winter. I'm a retired construction worker. Whenever we needed to work outside the safety lines, we needed to be "tied off" with a harness and lanyard. They're cumbersome and a real pain to work with, but given the dire consequences of a worker falling from hight, or a tugboat deckhand entering the water in the winter, it seems it might be worth a consideration.
Just a thought.
Thanks again for another entertaining and informative video.
Thank you for watching Ralph. CUOTO
I was wondering why a loaded barge would be going to a drilling platform too, but that makes much more sense.
I enjoyed your conversation regarding the intrinics safety aspect of Gopros or any electronic device. I'm an electrical engineer for over 25 years and have specified intrinic systems/devices during those years. Your statement was corect when dealing with Fuel Oil sytems, There are enclosure ,energy (voltage/amps) and distance requirements that all play into what can or cant be used to prevent ignition sources in flammable enviroments. I commend you and the maritime comunity for understanding such a complex design concept. For those that might be wondering, those radios used by your dock crew are IS (Intrinic Safety) rated. BTW: I have a boat on the hudson, hope to see you up here again soon. Love your channel.
Very cool. Good to hear it from a pro. Thank you very much for watching. Hope to see you as well. CUOTO
I attended more than a few ice hammering parties on deck to prevent us from being top heavy in the eighties. A no-bounce sledgehammer is great for busting ice on railings and decks without causing damage or chipping paint. CUOTO
Thank you for watching Jerry. I have never heard them called "no bounce" before. Cool. We call them dead blow hammers. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea a captain I fished with called it a no bounce hammer when he gave it to me to start busting ice, so I've always called them that.
Those Macalister crews are great guys
Thank you for watching William. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. We only have one rule on here. We try very hard not to directly name Tugs companies or customers. It gets me in trouble with my employer. Those are great guys, we just don't want to name their company. CUOTO
Great overview of the goings on Cap! It was odd not seeing that certain colored letter on the assist tug but glad to see everyone cooperating. CUOTO.
Thank you for watching. Many people confuse the "M" and the "Mc" boats because they are both reddish. But this one comes out from New Haven to do the assist work at the platform. CUOTO
Another enjoyable video. Like your attitude towards safety. To easily given to lip service, you could tell your's was genuine.
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words. CUOTO
hello Tim, I’m a retired truck driver after 45 years of driving absolutely love your channel. I have learned a lot. You have a most interesting job. 😎
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Kevin. Thank you for the kind words. CUOTO
Well Done !
Another beautiful landing cap you walked right in I salute you
Thank you very much for watching Antonio. CUOTO
Tim, I just want to say that a good Boss always puts their crews safety first and foremost. You do that a lot and I wish more Bosses would, I always told my ladies and gents that them getting back home to their families safe and sound after each shift was more important than anything else we had to accomplish at work. I always worried about my crew as I see that you do as well! Keep up the safety culture!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words Chris. I really appreciate them. CUOTO
Safety first and drilling it in is a great best practice cold water is shocking and slows down reaction and the slims down a chance of surviving greatly. Great job Capt.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
1980 I was there AB on the Patriot with the Ocean 90. Earlier Late 70's Intrepid with the Ocean 250. IOT.
Nice! Thank you for watching. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Great Video Tim, I lived on Long Island all my adult life and never knew there was an oil platform, I guess when you boat on the south shore
Thank you for watching Brian. There are actually two. CUOTO
You are an effective communicator and have a nice way of doing things with your crew and the others involved. Nice Vid.
Thank you Bill. I appreciate that. CUOTO
Another great video. You gave a good rant on cold water exposure. As a former ice and cold water rescue instructor, I know you were spot on.
Thank you very much John! CUOTO
Thank you, Tim, for another great video. Never apologise for repeating safety information. You never know who might hear what you say, and take more care as a result. I, for one, had no idea about how quickly freezing cold water can kill. Great footage of the assist tug helping out.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
The Northport Power Plant stacks... A familiar landmark.
Great job, Captain. A lot of action.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Thanks for taking us for the ride
Thank you for watching Charlie. CUOTO
This was a blast! Your commentary is always extremely helpful in helping the viewer understand what’s going on in your head. I loved the ride… And the contrast of you in a T-shirt and the crew bundled up.
When I was a sailor working on AHTSs in the winter, bundled up in leaking oilskins and getting washed all over the deck. Seeing the skipper in short shirt sleeves up in a warm, protected bridge. That was probably my biggest incentive to getting my Master's certificate of competency. 😇
Thank you for watching Laura. And without the heaters on full blast, the upper wheelhouse gets fogged over and then frozen over. 😂 CUOTO
Thank you for watching Ricky. My path to the wheelhouse started on cold nights freezing out on deck looking up at the guy in the warm wheelhouse as well. 😂 CUOTO
Always enjoy your videos…It’s great to now watch these videos and understand what it takes to maneuver these tugs and barges around. Growing up in Elizabeth and spending time along the shore of the Arthur Kill and throwing rocks at the tugboats many years ago. Now I photograph the tugs when I get the opportunity….I’m a Battalion Chief in Elizabeth, let me know when you pass through, Stay safe to you and the crew!
Thank you very much Gary. I appreciate that very much! CUOTO
Another good one Tim. Thanks. And yes, you don’t mess with water that cold. Even with a pfd it is serious trouble. Especially if you go in head first and take that involuntary breath of water.
Thank you for watching Fred. One of the things many don't realize that your odds of being unconscious before you enter the water regardless of the temperature are astronomically high. Everything is metal and one will most likely hit their head on something on the way down. CUOTO
Tim, it would be interesting to see a video on your snow removal procedures on the tug. Shovel? Blower? Salt? Love the videos.
That would require me going outside. 😂 Thank you very much for watching Bill. CUOTO
Interesting to see how you moor a barge to an oil platform in those windy and streamy conditions. It went well and the assist tug did a good job getting you closer to the oil rig. Nice video Tim!
Thank you very much for watching Fred. CUOTO
I like to photograph this platform with a telephoto lens from the beach on the island.
It's cool to see it up close like this for the first time.
Thanks...
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I actually had the unfortunate experience of seeing one of our Polish sailors going over the side as he was putting out the gangway platform by himself at a berth in the River Thames. Quick shout of "Man overboard!!!" on the VHF radio and I raced down to the main deck to the spot where he had gone over. We had berthed on a strong flood tide, starboard side to, so I wasn't expecting to see him come up (if he did) where he went over. No chance of getting further aft beause of our dredge gear. Well very much to my surprise he did pop up where he went over. I nearly didn't grab him as I was amazed to see him still wearing his glasses and smiling. Managed to grab the collar of his work jacket holding onto him till the rest of the crew arrived and we him out of the water.
Seems to be a bit of a family tradition, not one I really want, as my father saved the life of a Norwegian captain during WWII.
Anyway another interesting video and different aspect of your job Tim. See you Red - Red. 👍
WOW!!! That's amazing! What a great story!!! Thank you for watching and sharing. CUOTO
I was on that platform many times when I was a Terminal Eletronic Technician about 10 years ago, when Phillips66 owned it.
I used to take that tender back and forth to do repairs on equipment.
One of the best jobs I had.
Very cool Hank. Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
It's called a Chiksan, and that is actually just the swivel joint itself. Love your videos Tim, I'm up in Alaska and considering a job on the water. Safe travels!
🤔🤔🤔 I didn't know that. Thank you for watching and for the info Phil. CUOTO
Thanks again Tim a very nice trip !
Thank you for watching Jord. CUOTO
Since I'm a Patron via Patreon, I got to watch this video over the past weekend. This video is different than in-harbor vids. Very interesting. Tim, always enjoy your play-by-play descriptions. CUOTO.
Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channel Jack! CUOTO
Closed Captioning is often a bit funny! I think the "safety" term you want is "Intrinsically Safe". CC puts an "S" between the "N" and the "T". I notis thees thingz becaz eye ahm thee wurldz worse speler! Regardless of the spelling, I am impressed with your safety concerns for your crew! An outstanding leader, a real Captain! 👍
Thank you for watching. I am sure I have you beat for the title of the world's worst speller. 😂 CUOTO
I'm always at Pier Beach and looking at that oil platform. Another load for the Northville tanks...Thanks Tim for the vid.
Thank you for watching Len. CUOTO
Great video. Very interesting combination of wind, tide, and mass as it hits a pinpoint in Long Island Sound.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
What a dance this is. It looks so simple, but the consequences of a mishap could be catastrophic. Capt. Tim. The real deal. CUOTO.
Thank you very much Jan. I appreciate that! CUOTO
Tim, I have no idea how I missed this video but it must’ve slipped past me somehow but it was an amazing one.
When it comes to anything in the maritime field, no such thing as ranting, your right safety have to be #1 with no exceptions.
If I was younger it would be an honor to work with a captain like you, keep up the great job you’re doing and stay safe on those open seas, it’s the most powerful element on or each and it’s not forgiving. Ron
Thank you for watching Ron. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
Yes! I know the facility. I have been sailing the Long Island Sound for many years. I have passed this Nrth Hills tank farm many times. Have seen this oIL discharrrge location with a barge tied up to it. Boy does this bring back memories. Next month we do plan to go from Pt. Jeff to Block Island. Ben looking forward to doing this trip for a long time.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel John..be sure to see my other channel SV Paquita. I have BI and other content there. CUOTO
Great video Tim. Loved the variety of different scenarios you encounter. Nice change of pace. Well done 👍🏼
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
That tug on your T-shirt looks like the Ambassador, most of the boats are still in service in different places today.
Negative. That is one of this company's new builds. Sister ship to my regular boat but about 6 or 7 years younger. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
What a great Channel you are sharing Tim, thanks for the ride along
Thank you for watching Michael. CUOTO
Very interesting. Loved being along
Thank you for watching Elizabeth. CUOTO
Excellent and different thanks Capt
Glad you liked it. CUOTO
Interesting, I worked on and at offshore production and drilling platforms for over 10 yrs. never remember a barge . Great videos CUOTO..
Thank you for watching James. That is probably because this one is only fir loading and discharging. It's a big underwater piping system back to the shore. CUOTO
Good show, thanks for taking us along with commentary.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
I used to work at a plant just south of the tanks that that platform feeds. If the battery in a GoPro became compromised the heat energy very likely would not be contained by the case, nor would a cell phone, vaping device or many other battery operated consumer products. I would imagine there are many such items that would not be welcome in a fuel transfer or storage environment. When that cold water hits your chest and face your body enters a drowning preservation mode which inhibits your breathing. It's simply "breath taking" in a literal sense. You open your mouth and your diaphragm refuses to move and draw in any air. I found this out once when I ran my sailboat aground on a lake which was iced over at the edges. When I tried to walk out my anchor so I could winch myself towards deeper water, I found I could not breathe once that cold water hit my chest. Luckily I was able to retreat and make it back aboard. Years later I learned about what caused the reaction.
Thank you for watching. Great info. Yes, the cold can be debilitating. CUOTO
Been there, done that! My Dad worked for EXXON and got me on a coastal tanker from Port Jefferson to the Northville platform. It was just the Captain and me and he let me take the wheel from PJ to Northville. I was about 14. My Dad was way cool.
He sure sounds like he was. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
thanks for the trip to the oil platform thats the first time i seen it up close i would go into Mattituck a lot and Port Jeff but always from New Haven thanks Tim be safe
Thank you for watching Wayne. CUOTO
Haha, great video, Capt. Tim ! Finally a little sea room for ya. And no mushroom clouds either !!
😂😂😂 Not today..... 😂 Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I remember being on ship in the Puget Sound in Washington State in conditions where there was ice on deck and the water temperature 35 degrees F. We were talking about the survival time in just a few minutes. Basically don't fall off the ship because you are not coming back alive. All safety rules are written to cover the company and are written in blood.
Thank you for watching Rita. CUOTO
You are a Great Captain! You ranting is perfectly acceptable! Cold water like you said robs the body of strength.
Thank you for watching Tim. CUOTO
what a superb video, many thanks for taking the time, appreciate your efforts indeed.
Thank you very much for watching Peter. CUOTO
Tim, Snot sure if it's the platform I think it is, but if it is, some of the Sound's best fishing is west of there between "13", "11B" and the obstruction buoy, that area is locally known as the triangle. As you know, the topography, tides and winds can make things interesting there without much warning. The tug MV Gwendoline Steers went down near there at the mouth of Huntington Bay during a winter storm. The Long Island Sound was once known as the Devil's Pass. Stay safe and CUOTO, Harry
Thank you for watching. Yes, it's the Riverhead platform. CUOTO
One of your best videos yet! That was a lot of fun to watch. You make it look easy! You couldn't be more right about safety. The water is the great equalizer. CUOTO!
Thank you for watching Matt. CUOTO
Great video, Tim!
Keep up the good work, Skipper!
Love the channel (and also SV Paquita!).
Stay safe!
Best wishes from the UK.
Thank you very much for watching both channels Darren! CUOTO
We had the same problems in the oil field with winter. The steel gets slick so you cannot be too safe. Good vid Tim. Havagudun Cap.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thanks for the great seamanship
Thank you for watching George and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Tim ,never a boring video! Just awesome one's !😊
Thank you very much for watching Cliff! CUOTO
I enjoy your rants. Keep them coming. CUOTO.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Fantastic Tim, interestingly I did not know the freezing point of sea water and looked up the conversion of 27deg F which is approximately 2.5 deg C.
Thank you for watching Mike. I believe the conversion is negative 2.8 degrees Celsius. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea
Yes my mistake I should have said negative 2.5
thanks for the cool journey...i didn't know these existed in L.I. Sound
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Great to watch. Never had time when i was trucking off new Haven terminal ( gateway now) back in the day or Cilco ( bridgeport). Nice work….
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
One can't safety rant enough. 😃
A nice long Atlantic sail and you will be going when you see 4ft waves and a nice wind, This is nice sailing weather.
It is so nice to see something maritime that is completely not what you do, I am learning new tricks of coming up to a dock from you.
Thank you very much for watching Carl. CUOTO
Great video! Great to see professionals at work.
Thank you for watching. I 5hinkbIve seen you before, but if not and you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Hi Tim. Going out to the platform made a change and you said ships refuel at it, but why didn't they go the whole hog and connect the platform to a supply pipe. I know it would do you guys no favor's, but it would mean no ice problems and skating off deck.
I used to like sailing past the WWII anti aircraft platforms in the Thames Estuary that my old boat patrolled. The platforms were to hassle bombing raids on London, as the bombers used the Thames as an easily seen route into the city. There is a video on RUclips of a group who are restoring them, that would be an interesting trip out.
Thanks and stay safe and warm. It's 33C here at 12,50hrs.
Thank you for watching. So I may have not said something correctly or was not understood. Ships and barges load and discharge product to shore side tanks. Many years ago, before NYC was Dredged to 55 feet, super tankers would lighter here to be able to get in to NYC. Then later ships would bring gas from Europe over and bring diesel back, but before the trip they would use this platform and shore side tanks to add blending products to the diesel. CUOTO
If this is the Riverhead terminal there are two 24 inch pipes going to 20 tanks on shore.
@@TimBatSea this was built in late 60s early 70s. Originally owned by northville gas stations to unload gasoline. Had nothing to do with NYC.
@@stephenhusak6098 correct, but 15 years ago that is what it was being used for. (Blending)
@@TimBatSea was that when tosco owned it? They were one of my customers.
I am a late viewer. I found it interesting your safety talk when a crew boards the tug.
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Dan. CUOTO
this was great, I really enjoyed this, well done Tim, regards from the UK.
Thank you very much for watching Brian. CUOTO
Excellent CAPT.
Thank you! CUOTO
I remember one visit there back in the early 80's, it was late summer and the fog set in when we were a mile of so off. Of course the radar decided to take a break at the same time. The Captain told EVERYONE to get up on the Barge as lookouts. We could hear him trying to raise the platform on the VHF, when the finally answered, I remember him telling them to "Light it up". What happened next is funny only because nothing happened. When those lights came on, the Platform was right off the bow! As the Captain was twisting the hell out of it he screamed "TURN THOSE LIGHTS OFF". LOL
Somehow he got that barge to land flat and we all had a good laugh after everyone stopped shaking!
😂😂😂😂 Sounds like a change of underwear may have been required for the master that say. 😂 Thank you for watching. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea 😂😂😂
That was a fun watch. Glad I wasn't out on that bow.
Do your drills ever involve anybody actually going into cold water?
That safety lecture - oh man do I agree. I've been in 30-something degree water. I used to go "frostbite" racing at a lake in New Jersey - flipping a Laser and going into the drink, even in a wetsuit, was an intense experience. The shock of going in is paralyzing even - as you said - at the age of 17 and fit. The intensity of the cold is indescribable.
It was nothing I ever wanted to do again. 4 decades later ... I don't even want to contemplate a repeat. The 100 yards or so to shore looked like a mile. Thank goodness we had a motorboat along for just that kind of emergency.
Thank you for watching. No. We do drill often and have ongoing training two or three times a hitch. But putting a man in the water now seems like it might be more dangerous than teaching people to not go in. I could be wrong. Just my thoughts. CUOTO
Grew up watching this built . Before the platform there was a large barge moored there and smaller tankers tied up to it to unload gasoline. Originally owned by Northville gas stations. They went out of business. The property changed hand numerous times. Last owners are Connoco Phillips and its mostly home heating oil although they have tried to get gasoline back. Many more neighbors around now and the have protested against putting gas back there . The crew and maintenance boat docks 7 miles to east in Mattituck inlet. Like all the other points of land on north shore of long island theres shoals inside of a mile. This platform is built on the edge of the shoal.
Thank you very much for watching Stephen. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Great content!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching Jamie. CUOTO
Very interesting content Tim! Your "man overboard" talk brought back movie images of the Titanic going down. I often try to follow your tug's travel on Google Earth, I think I found the platform you were tying to. Great view of a barge made up (though pointing the opposite direction) with 10 lines securing it. One can even see the "hard" piping connected. A workboat right at the platform and a tug moored nearby!
Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO
Off the coast of Northport?
@@kevin3434343434 the one I'm looking at is near "Iron Pier Beach". Due north of the Long Island National Golf Club. There's a tank farm in-between. The platform is about 1.3 mi off the coast.
@@kevin3434343434 Riverhead
I got it S V Paquita, I turned on my Closed Caption - that was the ticket. now I'm going to try it.
Great!!!! Thank you very much! CUOTO
Super cool great job buddy
I love to go on that ride
Have seen the oil platforms in the gulf
Thank you for watching Adam. CUOTO
Winter operations are no joke! I remember well coming down a gangplank and the slope in January had just enough ice to give me a sore shoulder as a reminder of the deadly fear conditions - we never expected anyone overboard to be seen until MARCH. Great content Captain Tim! Please keep up the safety songs - A shanty fer shure! #CUOTO ~__/)__*
Thank you very much for watching. Yes. Safety can be a pain and all, but every little bit helps to minimize what could happen. CUOTO
I was thinking about what happens if a person goes overboard and your rescue procedures right before you launched into your "rant." Timely and informative. Perfect discussion.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Robert. CUOTO
Bravo Zulu Tim & crew 😎. Another awesome job. Bravo Zulu as well to Capt & crew of the Alex 😎
Thank you very much for watching Patrick. CUOTO
I love your channel, I'm a sailor in Brazil. I'm learning a lot.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Have you seen my other channel, SV Paquita? CUOTO
Fantastic video Tim!! A nice load of #2 on that barge I'm guessing...
Thank you for watching Edward. I think that time was undyed low sulfur diesel. CUOTO
Love the LIS videos...keep 'em coming Cap!!!
Thank you for watching Stephen. CUOTO
Yep, have a couple less friends and coworkers due to going overboard in winter arctic heavy weather. Have one or two others who are with us due to rescue by someone knowledgeable in cold water near drowning rescue. Winter water is a shock to the system when you first go over and swimming back up to the surface can sometimes be impossible. Lots of care is a good thing.
Thank for watching. CUOTO
Another great video AND safety briefing👍🏻
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
excellent video thank you tim
Thank you very much for watching James. CUOTO
Thanks for putting into words what its like to be a part of a tight knit crew. Its hard to explain if you haven't experienced it. Also, if it can be done without exposing anything proprietary, I'd love to hear more on your fire, MOB etc drills. I'm always looking for ideas to make mine better/more effective.
Thank you for watching Chris. I have a few videos on here about that. If you can't find them, let me know. CUOTO
I have been to that platform many times on a crew boat. For tankers, crew changes, and others.
Thank you for watching John. CUOTO
Finesse, finesse, great job.
Thank you very much for watching Lars. CUOTO
well done tim
Thank you for watching Garth. CUOTO
Survival PPE is available to wear in cold water areas, also a personal life raft, it can be worn and inflated if required, it has been available in the military for some time.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Good rant. Much appreciated. Safety first and above all. Always, all the time. Because you've only got one of you.
Thank you for watching Shannon. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I think I was the 1,240th or so subscriber. You channel has grown well since then. Thanks for the great views of harbor and sound!
@@ShannonWare thank you very much!
Every time I’ve set up for a side tow I’ve positioned the stern of my boat behind the stern of the disabled boat. It’s the way I was taught and have always assumed it’s for leverage and maybe to give my props and/or rudder “clean” water to work with (sorry, not sure what other word to use). I notice you’re ahead of the barge a bit. Is that to minimize the bow coming around when you back?
Thank you for watching Tom. I think the thing to consider is that the disabled boats you were towing were most likely not 4 times you length. Because the barges we move are 3 or 4 times our size, the wind and current become the dominant factors for making up along side. Lite or no wind, making up further aft works very well. But turning into the wind can be impossible. Where as making further up on the barge puts the tug closer to barges pivot point and you have a better chance of turning into the wind. CUOTO
👍☑️ Good to have a different type of job. Tks Tim.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
SAFETY deserves a rant! Tim cold water is no joke .
Thank you Art. CUOTO