I’m 53 and when I watch these it’s like getting to go to work with my old man on a Saturday and I’m six years old every time. Thanks for the memories Tim. Your attitude, delivery, demeanor and character are a real treat to hang with for a bit. You and yours are lucky folks.
Captain, great job by Danny! Also great to hear that Reggie has been promoted! I know all of us will miss him and wish him the very best in his expanding career! Thanks for another great video! CUOTO!
you really come across as a good man and skipper, thank you for theses films, being retired i like to see what you and your crew are up to, I spent my youth working on Barges and small coasters, its one part of my life i will never forget, you meet so many interesting guys. thanky from Brian in the UK.
Great job Danny, especially having someone looking over your shoulder and filming. The view down the centreline of the barge was perfect for analysing the manoeuvres.
Who could not learn with a teaching class like this one, two teachers, plenty of explanations and calmness to absorb every bit of knowledge you share. CUOTO!
Nice job Danny! Captain Tim taught you well! Dale will soon pick up on the correct info to pass on to the Skipper. Well done Reggie! Progression is a good thing. All part of positive succession-planning. Best wishes from the UK. CUOTO.
I worked for Hess in the early 2000s at the Woodbridge NJ corporate office. Your videos make me think of the defunct Port Reading refinery. I enjoy watching these videos. I've always found boats and ships fascinating. Thanks
This has it all Capt Tim: 3-way coms with your crewman on the barge and the assist tug captain, excellent job by Danny, a second pair of eyes from you, great view of the controls and the super detail on the heads up chart plotter. I was surprised to see the assist tug actually fitted into the dock with you! I think this is your best of all I've seen. Great view of the upper wheelhouse on the assist tug too. Congratulations to Reggie. Hope you arrived safely on your sailboat.
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel Norm!! As i write this, the chart plotter is showing about 10 hours threw the night and into tomorrow when we arrive at Watch Hill RI. CUOTO
Hard to believe something so slow moving could grip my attention so firmly. I wish you had been the person to teach my kids how to drive, you are much more patient than I was\am. Thanks for making these. Love the detail. And certainly congrats to Reggie.
Take a boating course. Get a skipper's license (even for just pleasure craft). If you have a good training skipper, he'll teach you patience. When you're maneuvering a ship, or even a larger boat, being slow is your friend most of the time (unless wind starts pushing you around). And remember: never go faster than you're willing to crash. ;-)
@@realulli So true. Having royally failed at docking my folks runabout an embarrassing number of times as a younger me, I can say with absolute certainty that panic gets you nowhere. You are actually better off throwing your boat into neutral and letting the boat do what it's going to do than panicking and impulsively over-correcting. I forget where I heard this quote, and I'm sure I'm paraphrasing, but I love this sentiment - "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, therefore slow is fast!"
Excellent teamwork, superb relaxed assistance to the tug operator. Barge was slid into the berth like a hand into a glove. A tight squeeze but managed very well, a tribute to the "V" vessels and crews
Must have been nerve wrecking on Danny at the controls but looks like he knows what he’s doing! With you teaching and guiding he can’t go wrong. I think as his confidence builds he will learn to annunciate more clearly on the radio, which will help at times when things get confusing to be sure the messaging is clear.
Thank you for watching. Danny does a very good job. (Have you seem my "Round moments" video. He is a natural and bests me in every area but experience. I am truly lucky to have him. CUOTO
I am always amazed (and impressed) by the precision that you and your team achieve maneuvering huge equipment. I feel a sense of accomplishment when I parallel park my mid-size SUV in a tight parking spot, but what you guys do is over the top! Kudos to Danny's skills!
Thats a familiar neighborhood. At least three different tug/barge/tanker companies have been based there in the past. Be thankful you have wheelhouse engine control, with ER control direct reversible plants and a finite amount of air for engine starts it could get exciting. Theres a Edison film clip of the launching of the German royal yacht (Built for the Kaiser) in 1903 on Shooter's Island. The copy I saw was at the Staten Island Historical Society. There were many WW2 sub chasers built at the BethSteel shipyard to the left. Thanks for the video, excellent as usual.
Awesome team work from all involved and always great to see fellow workers give praise/acknowledgment for a job well done. Love the vids, subscribed yesterday. 🇦🇺👍
Another comment on an older video, but the NY area videos always bring back memories. Nice job. Not using your assist tug is the way to go. In the same line of thinking, I always wanted to use less "bells", meaning less throttle adjustments. If I could run in some place half ahead, go all stop and land without touching a throttle, even light tug that was great. If you do that and always try to make the job perfect, your skills stay sharp. Nice commentary by both Tim and Danny, especially. Two memories of Mariner's Harbor. One of the tugs I ran was in there once on an assist and picked up a boulder in its Cort Nozzle. This was a 3,200 hp, single screw tug with a 12 foot wheel and candy stripes. The guy steering was related to one of the bosses. The boss called the shipyard and saved a piece of the boulder for his son's "trophy" case. I also remember being dragged backwards and east down the Kills, when my single-screw tug flopped to port, and the tug I was assisting kicked it full ahead. Weird being dragged backwards while alongside. Never figured out why I did flop around. I never liked going south of Shooters, mostly because we hardly ever did. Unfamiliarity breeds caution in a boatman, if he is smart.
Many bunkering grades of fuel still contain catalytic fines and other heavy contaminants. So my uneducated guess would be that they get quite the layer of sludge collecting on the bottom of the tanks. We have bino holders on most of our boats. Placed well, they're great. Nice job Danny! He looks like he's about ready for his own boat, so good job Tim!
@@TimBatSea I know what you mean. I'm the junior guy, but all callout company ship-docking. When you get into a long week of irregular and back to back calls, being able to switch off and nap out is awesome. Not having to worry is incredible, especially when you only work (and only sleep) 6's.
Tim, I wish I worked for someone like you. you seem so positive, relaxed, and encouraging... completely different than the control freak that I work for who micro-manages my workplace. My manager is a great candidate for having an ulcer by the time he's 50.
😂 (I shouldn't laugh, but many of the people I worked for were like the ones you work for now, and they all died by 55). Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words Richard. CUOTO
The marine industry was brutal for a long time in tugs. But even then, from what I've heard, about half the guys weren't bad. Mariners are usually misfits in some way. At best, they loved the freedom and being able to make the most intelligent choice. At worst, they loved the freedom to be jerks. Freedom still comes with the turf, but it comes in a small work family. So getting along is first, doing a good job second, and doing paperwork is in there somewhere when you get masters papers.
Tim! Im starting my first Deckineer job in Bethel Alaska tomorrow! I went to University to get my QMED a year ago. Your videos are a true inspiration. Enjoying every upload. Cheers!
Tim I really enjoy your videos. As a new charter captain I get to see tugs at work on the Savannah River frequently, and it is cool to see what goes on in the wheelhouse. I present crew resource management training to the air medical transport industry, and being able to compare and contrast CRM to bridge resource management (on display in all of your videos) is good stuff. I will be visiting Mercy Flight Central in New York in November and some of your tactics, techniques, and procedures will probably find their way into the discussion. Strong work Captains!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words Daniel. What you have written is why I do this and what gives me the encouragement to continue. If I can be of any help, please contact me at timbatsea@gmail.com. CUOTO
In the 80"s we would Butterworth the tanks and pump wash residue into the after most center cargo tank, referred as a "slop tank". Then pump that ashore. Also, the product usually floats to the top, so we would test the contents of the slop tank, determine what level the clean water is and pump that out. Once we had to clean from carrying Venezuelan Crude Oil to carry diesel. After Butterworthing, we had to climb down into the cargo tanks, about 80 feet, rig bosun chairs inside the tank and scrape out any remaining product and rust residue by hand. This took about 30 days, 16 hour days at sea. It was a surreal scene after a few weeks to step out on deck at midnight for my 16 hour shift with the bright deck lights glaring, clouds of steam from the hot water washing, the crew hauling, raising and lowering the hoses, etc.
Danny did a superb job, that was a pretty tight spot , and with unknown unmarked stuff to hit has to make it a nerve racking tie-up. Glad to hear your on your sailboat but have to say I am disappointed in not seeing at least one photo of it... CUOTO
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel James. I posted a few in the comment section of this week's patron post. I'm almost done sailing it back home and will make a Patron post with pictures and video in the next day or two. CUOTO
Great video. I like the detail & narrative as you are going along. What an impressive feat. I don't think I could have done that or wanted to try. I like my captain's chair right where it is.... from the comfort of my office...... where my wife can't find me.
"Lots of ruins in the area" - isn't that like walking thru a mine field? It looks like an area that doesn't see much traffic, but you would think they would clean out these ruins, or at least put them in the charts. Even in our small inland lake a bunch of locals got together and cleaned out the stumps in the shallow area's that were taking out props.
Thank you for watching David. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. Channels are dredged and maintained by the army corps of engineers, but not "slips" or private docks. CUOTO
Thank you for watching Clive. When I was a very young child, we would go visit my grandmother who was living on the Costa del Sol in Málaga Spain. The beautiful beaches all had little balls of tar on them and my grandmother use to keep a soda bottle of gasoline to wash our feet when we got back from the beach. Two thing now; I'm glad my feet are still on me after all the leaded gasoline and the beaches have no tar on them anymore. CUOTO
hi when i was on board the Thordahl tankers Butterworth system of tank cleaning had to have the electricain checking and if possible inert gassing the main cause of onboard explosion's was the grounding of the hose a 200,000 plus tanker those hoses et pretty heavy the worse job on board great to see you have bought yourself a sail boat cheers jack Vung Tau Vietnam
Beautiful work - with Danny and thanks for the explanations. Next video - single handed warping a 42' full keel sailboat in and out of a tight slip - without a bow thruster? :)
Great to hear about Reggie's bump, I'm sure you'll land a stable replacement. Also super work by Danny, patience, going slow & sliding her right in. Nice! CUOTO
Tim, Thanks for another great boat ride, this one was special, packed with nice three camera views, excellent narration, and a job "well done" by all. Good job Danny, cool and calm, I didn't notice you wiping any sweaty palms on your pants, a good sign for sure. You couldn't ask for a better helper than Captain Tim, he is one cool fella. I did see one thing I've never noticed before and that was a port/starboard rocking as you were docking, maybe I just haven't been paying close enough attention (sorry Captain). I'm reminded of all the dockings I made with my father-in-law's houseboat with a load of people, especially if there was any wind, it got exciting. Congrats to Reggie for his advancement and keep up the good work Danny, happy sailing to both of you. Tim, the title lead me to believe that we were going to be cleaning bilges or the mud drum ,been there, done that.
Tim, you are supposed to be a "Salty Seaman" and screaming and hollering, and have 1 peg leg, and saying HEYE! ARGH! MATEY! You are like Mr. Rogers of the Sea, Cardigan and all. I enjoyed! Good job.
@@TimBatSea I'm just thankful you didn't change your Cardigan, THAT would have been too much. I was more of a Captain Kangaroo kind of guy. Feel free to add Ping pong balls falling if your First Mate there says the magic word. Could you get LOTS of viewers.... LOL Be safe out there.
Something I love about your job, is from what I can see, it is not a race. You plot your course and adjust for conditions. You get there when you get there. At my industry, oil refining, managers micromanaging operations. So frustrating during startups. “Where are you now? What do you need to get there?” (5 min. later) Where are you now? Why is it taking so long? What do you need to keep going?” (5 min. later). “How about now? Why did you stop? Is maintenance working on the pump? How long will it take you to get it locked out and flushed? Why isn’t it locked out yet? Did maintenance say how long will it take to get the pump back? Is maintenance finished with the pump? Why isn’t the pump running yet? How long will it take before the transfer manifold is available? Can they stop their transfer? Ok. Where are you now? While you’re starting this up, can you simultaneously start that up? “Joe, while you’re (focused) on that job, can you (take your attention off your job and) give Steve a hand? Is there anything we can do to speed things up?” You get the picture. And shutdowns? Same thing, as the sooner we get it shut down and turned over to maintenance, the sooner we get it started up. Ahhhh retirement is good.
Thank you for watching Perry. It can get like that with our dispatchers and years ago I used to get really stressed out about it. But now I go at the speed it is safe and let the phone ring and try not to let it bother me. Sometimes it works. 😂 CUOTO
Looks like we’ve got a new Superhero in the TimBatSea Universe.... move over Super Reggie.... make way for Super Cousin Dale!! Glad to hear that Reggie is moving upwards and forwards. But he will be missed!! Letting Danny land that barge was akin to our conversation about “swapping legs” in my industry.... we are developing the future generation of Captains after all... better to have them experience a difficult approach first hand so when they’re in charge, they’ll have the utmost confidence in their skills, crew and equipment. Well done Tim, Danny and Super Cousin Dale!!! Can’t wait for next week’s video!! 🤣 #CUOTO
Tank cleaning using Butterworth machines, never thought I would hear that mentioned again. We cleaned with hot and then cold water, Pumped into a holding slop tank, then after settling, the water content was pumped overboard, the oily content was landed at the refinery.
Thank you for watching Patrick..please remember that we try very hard not to directly name Tugs, Companies or Customers on here as it gets me in trouble with my boss. CUOTO
Very nicely done! Slipped her right in the hole. I was looking at the tug on the port side and started to wonder what flags and day shapes you have to fly when you are pushing tin. The American flag for sure. Is there a company flag? I didn't see 3rd Pennant (Captain is on board). Any day shapes? I recall we set close up two black balls if we were towing.
Thank you again for watching Bruce. We usually fly three flags on the tugs and four on the Barges. (US, Maryland, company, and red flag on barges). No day shapes for lite tugs, one diamond for tug and tow on the wire. CUOTO
Interesting video Tim, I was going to ask you about barge tank cleaning but thought it might be one of those "things" you couldn't reveal. As for your observation about binns; I used to be with one Master who always stood his binns up, used to drive me up the wall. But he was one of those skippers who if you had pointed it out to him then you would probably end up with them being thrown in your direction. I got to be quite an expert dodging torches when on watch with him. 😃 Anyway great content, nice bit of bridge teamwork, see you Red - Red Tim. 👍
Everything happens in slow motion but when it does happen it happens very quickly and you better have a contingency plan, it’s a difficult mindset for the layman to comprehend and easy for the inexperienced to be in the wrong gear at the wrong time, with this video I can really start to appreciate the precision and forward planning dealing with unpredictable and constantly changing surroundings that to the untrained are not changing.
Always in command of all the many competing factors...tides, wind, obstacles, charts, assists and their positioning fore and aft, angles of approach and drift, judicious use of power. Wow. What did I leave out? Oh...Plan B.
I know what you mean about laying the glasses on the end. Down flat or vertically in a holder is safer; and you always know where they are when you need them!
Thank you for watching Henry. We use an assist tug for a number of reasons. But in this case it was as an insurance policy and it adds "ass" or weight to the tow. If things went sideways, it would have been a great asset. But with the good conditions and good planning and Danny's skill, it wasn't needed. But always nice to have if you need it. CUOTO
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Jerry. Reggie was a big part of our crew, and although he has been promoted, we will see and work with him regularly. We all are very proud of him. CUOTO
Good Job Danny! Good Job Reggie! Good Job Tug "Philadelphia" and finally Good Job Capt. Tim :) Great Video - I notice that you use the term "Very Good" in some form when acknowledging conversations and reports/orders. I saw Danny had to repeat himself a couple times when he just said ok into the mike. Does he know about pre-clipping and making sure the mike is fully open before beginning to speak on radio? I know one dispatcher who said "okey dokey" when he came out of training...lol we broke him of that habit quick!!
Evergiven was a disaster waiting to happen from drawing boards. A ship that big with a single screw going into a confined space with severe weather. They claim the only option the captain had was speed to try to shoot thru. They should have laid up until the weather cleared.
Thank you very much for watching Jake. Although I respect your opinion, I do not share it. You and I have no business (in my opinion) to sit back in our chairs a half a word away and say what should or shouldn't have been done. Yes, it was a disaster. But everyone involved from the Pilot, to the Chief Engineer all the way to the captain were all extremely well trained, seasoned and respected. It should also be pointed out that ships just a few feet shorter have made this passage and others like it thousands of times. What I am getting at is, controlling that kind of energy and mass is very difficult and things happen. The best minds in the industry are analyzing and litigating the incident. It's probably best to leave it to them. Thank you again for watching CUOTO
As a matter of observation: I learned that the HORIZONTAL flow of water is called “ CURRENT,” whereas the VERTICAL movement of water is the “TIDE.” Interesting that Cap’n Tim calls the horizontal flow “The Tide.”
I love the channel. You need more cameras all over the ship a couple hundred. I mean what was the guy doing on the bow I don't know anything about ships but I'm fascinated. Where are you, what part of the world. Tell me about the place. History that kind of stuff. You doing great keep up the good work. And you'll probably fire me because I always put my binoculars on their lenses.
Congrats to Reggie! Would the assist tug be operating from the upper wheelhouse in this situation or is there no need to see over the barge? Congrats on the sailboat too
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel David! No need for the assist tug to see over the barge. So it will be operated from the lower house. 10 more hours and we'll have her home. I'll put up pictures and video in the nest few days for you Patrons!. CUOTO.
So I'm a private pilot in Canada and we have charts called VNC's (Visual Nav Charts) and on them I have seen what I see on your chart at 6:56. If you look at Shooters Island you'll see FI R 4 or up north of that you FI Z etc. I've always wondered what they meant, I'm assuming a nav light for boats...I've only seen them in the water.
Love these videos Captain. I was wondering if your company operates in the Thames River in CT? The reason I ask is that I often sea tugs working the river and the color scheme of your company’s looks familiar.
Thank you for watching William. Black oil barges like the ones we push regularly, receive product heated so it can be pumped. Because all of our barges are double hulled, they all have s 3 to 5 foot void between the hills which acts a insulation. But the vast majority of our barge fleet have the ability to reheat product if needed. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim, On the chart plotter i see what look like the skeleton of a ship with a dashed outline of a hull around it (several of them). Is that how they show the locations of ship wrecks?
Thank you for watching Mellissa. They could be, although I am not exactly sure I know what you are referring to. Usually NOAA only prints "Wreck" where one may be and no outline. CUOTO
Great video. I enjoyed it as always. On the barge, stbd side there is a square structure (machinery space?) with what appears to be some Nav lights. On the roof, there is also a rack with what appears to be 6 rows of lights(?), that appear red and white. Do you know what those are? Thanks for giving us these videos.
First time viewer... I just Goog'd Shooter's Island and it sure looks like the barge you're pushing is the one in the shot next to the 2 light blue barges on the NJ side.
Thanks again Captain Tim. How does it work with billing when you have an assist tug help with docking or any other procedures. Are they with the same company? Thanks again.
Thank you for watching. I don't have anything to do with financial side of things, but in this case, it was one of our tugs, and it wasn't a job that gets billed out to a customer. (Just a guess). CUOTO
I’m 53 and when I watch these it’s like getting to go to work with my old man on a Saturday and I’m six years old every time. Thanks for the memories Tim. Your attitude, delivery, demeanor and character are a real treat to hang with for a bit. You and yours are lucky folks.
Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words Jim. They really mean a lot to me. CUOTO
Captain, great job by Danny! Also great to hear that Reggie has been promoted! I know all of us will miss him and wish him the very best in his expanding career! Thanks for another great video! CUOTO!
Thank you for watching Randy. CUOTO
you really come across as a good man and skipper, thank you for theses films, being retired i like to see what you and your crew are up to, I spent my youth working on Barges and small coasters, its one part of my life i will never forget, you meet so many interesting guys. thanky from Brian in the UK.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Brian. CUOTO
Great job Danny, especially having someone looking over your shoulder and filming. The view down the centreline of the barge was perfect for analysing the manoeuvres.
Thank you very much for watching Roger. CUOTO
Who could not learn with a teaching class like this one, two teachers, plenty of explanations and calmness to absorb every bit of knowledge you share. CUOTO!
Thank you for watching Eduardo. CUOTO
Nice job Danny! Captain Tim taught you well!
Dale will soon pick up on the correct info to pass on to the Skipper.
Well done Reggie!
Progression is a good thing. All part of positive succession-planning.
Best wishes from the UK.
CUOTO.
Thank you for watching Darren. CUOTO
I worked for Hess in the early 2000s at the Woodbridge NJ corporate office. Your videos make me think of the defunct Port Reading refinery. I enjoy watching these videos. I've always found boats and ships fascinating. Thanks
Thank you very much for watching Mark. CUOTO
This has it all Capt Tim: 3-way coms with your crewman on the barge and the assist tug captain, excellent job by Danny, a second pair of eyes from you, great view of the controls and the super detail on the heads up chart plotter. I was surprised to see the assist tug actually fitted into the dock with you! I think this is your best of all I've seen. Great view of the upper wheelhouse on the assist tug too. Congratulations to Reggie. Hope you arrived safely on your sailboat.
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel Norm!! As i write this, the chart plotter is showing about 10 hours threw the night and into tomorrow when we arrive at Watch Hill RI. CUOTO
Hard to believe something so slow moving could grip my attention so firmly. I wish you had been the person to teach my kids how to drive, you are much more patient than I was\am. Thanks for making these. Love the detail. And certainly congrats to Reggie.
Take a boating course. Get a skipper's license (even for just pleasure craft). If you have a good training skipper, he'll teach you patience. When you're maneuvering a ship, or even a larger boat, being slow is your friend most of the time (unless wind starts pushing you around). And remember: never go faster than you're willing to crash. ;-)
@@realulli So true. Having royally failed at docking my folks runabout an embarrassing number of times as a younger me, I can say with absolute certainty that panic gets you nowhere. You are actually better off throwing your boat into neutral and letting the boat do what it's going to do than panicking and impulsively over-correcting. I forget where I heard this quote, and I'm sure I'm paraphrasing, but I love this sentiment - "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, therefore slow is fast!"
Thank you very much for watching Lance. CUOTO
Thank you Real lulli
Thank you for watching and sharing Ryan. CUOTO
WOW!! What a great man to mentor you and what a great job you did. I am in awe of you both. Job well done.
Thank you for watching Jeff. CUOTO
Excellent teamwork, superb relaxed assistance to the tug operator. Barge was slid into the berth like
a hand into a glove. A tight squeeze but managed very well, a tribute to the "V" vessels and crews
Perfectly done Raoul. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Great job as always. Thanks for all those informative and educational videos. I learn a lot from you Tim. Thanks again
Thank you very much for watching Mandi. CUOTO
Must have been nerve wrecking on Danny at the controls but looks like he knows what he’s doing! With you teaching and guiding he can’t go wrong. I think as his confidence builds he will learn to annunciate more clearly on the radio, which will help at times when things get confusing to be sure the messaging is clear.
Thank you for watching. Danny does a very good job. (Have you seem my "Round moments" video. He is a natural and bests me in every area but experience. I am truly lucky to have him. CUOTO
Good morning Tim/ Danny , Thank you for the video. Take care and stay safe 👍😎🇬🇧CUOTO.
Good morning Wayne. CUOTO
I am always amazed (and impressed) by the precision that you and your team achieve maneuvering huge equipment. I feel a sense of accomplishment when I parallel park my mid-size SUV in a tight parking spot, but what you guys do is over the top! Kudos to Danny's skills!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words. CUOTO
Thanks for another great video! Great job Danny & grats Reggie!
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thats a familiar neighborhood. At least three different tug/barge/tanker companies have been based there in the past.
Be thankful you have wheelhouse engine control, with ER control direct reversible plants and a finite amount of air for engine starts it could get exciting.
Theres a Edison film clip of the launching of the German royal yacht (Built for the Kaiser) in 1903 on Shooter's Island. The copy I saw was at the Staten Island Historical Society.
There were many WW2 sub chasers built at the BethSteel shipyard to the left.
Thanks for the video, excellent as usual.
Thank you for watching Jim. That's very cool! I didn't know any of that. Thank you! CUOTO
Great way to bring them up, calm cool and flexible. Best of luck to Reggie.
Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO
Awesome team work from all involved and always great to see fellow workers give praise/acknowledgment for a job well done. Love the vids, subscribed yesterday. 🇦🇺👍
Welcome aboard and a big thank you for subscribing and watching. CUOTO
Another comment on an older video, but the NY area videos always bring back memories.
Nice job. Not using your assist tug is the way to go. In the same line of thinking, I always wanted to use less "bells", meaning less throttle adjustments. If I could run in some place half ahead, go all stop and land without touching a throttle, even light tug that was great. If you do that and always try to make the job perfect, your skills stay sharp. Nice commentary by both Tim and Danny, especially.
Two memories of Mariner's Harbor. One of the tugs I ran was in there once on an assist and picked up a boulder in its Cort Nozzle. This was a 3,200 hp, single screw tug with a 12 foot wheel and candy stripes. The guy steering was related to one of the bosses. The boss called the shipyard and saved a piece of the boulder for his son's "trophy" case.
I also remember being dragged backwards and east down the Kills, when my single-screw tug flopped to port, and the tug I was assisting kicked it full ahead. Weird being dragged backwards while alongside. Never figured out why I did flop around.
I never liked going south of Shooters, mostly because we hardly ever did. Unfamiliarity breeds caution in a boatman, if he is smart.
Thank you very much for watching. Glad to hear the old videos are still bringing older memories back to life. Be Safe! CUOTO
Many bunkering grades of fuel still contain catalytic fines and other heavy contaminants. So my uneducated guess would be that they get quite the layer of sludge collecting on the bottom of the tanks.
We have bino holders on most of our boats. Placed well, they're great.
Nice job Danny! He looks like he's about ready for his own boat, so good job Tim!
Thank you for watching Eric. Yes, but don't tell Danny. I don't want to loose him. 😂. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I know what you mean.
I'm the junior guy, but all callout company ship-docking.
When you get into a long week of irregular and back to back calls, being able to switch off and nap out is awesome. Not having to worry is incredible, especially when you only work (and only sleep) 6's.
Congratulations Reggie! Wishing you fair winds and following seas.
Thank you again! CUOTO
Tim, I wish I worked for someone like you. you seem so positive, relaxed, and encouraging... completely different than the control freak that I work for who micro-manages my workplace. My manager is a great candidate for having an ulcer by the time he's 50.
😂 (I shouldn't laugh, but many of the people I worked for were like the ones you work for now, and they all died by 55). Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words Richard. CUOTO
The marine industry was brutal for a long time in tugs. But even then, from what I've heard, about half the guys weren't bad.
Mariners are usually misfits in some way. At best, they loved the freedom and being able to make the most intelligent choice. At worst, they loved the freedom to be jerks. Freedom still comes with the turf, but it comes in a small work family. So getting along is first, doing a good job second, and doing paperwork is in there somewhere when you get masters papers.
Just discovered your vids. Love them. Thank you a lot from Amsterdam Netherlands.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Please consider subscribing if you haven't already. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Tim! Im starting my first Deckineer job in Bethel Alaska tomorrow! I went to University to get my QMED a year ago. Your videos are a true inspiration. Enjoying every upload. Cheers!
Thank you for watching and congratulations on starting you new job. Keep in touch and let us know how it works out. CUOTO
That was a great job by all involved. Crew coordination is everything!
Thank you very much for watching Chris. CUOTO
Tim I really enjoy your videos. As a new charter captain I get to see tugs at work on the Savannah River frequently, and it is cool to see what goes on in the wheelhouse. I present crew resource management training to the air medical transport industry, and being able to compare and contrast CRM to bridge resource management (on display in all of your videos) is good stuff. I will be visiting Mercy Flight Central in New York in November and some of your tactics, techniques, and procedures will probably find their way into the discussion. Strong work Captains!
Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words Daniel. What you have written is why I do this and what gives me the encouragement to continue. If I can be of any help, please contact me at timbatsea@gmail.com. CUOTO
Very informative and easy to watch!
Thank you for watching Woody. CUOTO
Fantastic as always 👏 👌 👍
Thank you very much for watching Matthew. CUOTO
Good job, great vlog, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching Paul. CUOTO
Well done! Good guidance by both of you.
Thank you for watching Elwood. CUOTO
In the 80"s we would Butterworth the tanks and pump wash residue into the after most center cargo tank, referred as a "slop tank". Then pump that ashore. Also, the product usually floats to the top, so we would test the contents of the slop tank, determine what level the clean water is and pump that out. Once we had to clean from carrying Venezuelan Crude Oil to carry diesel. After Butterworthing, we had to climb down into the cargo tanks, about 80 feet, rig bosun chairs inside the tank and scrape out any remaining product and rust residue by hand. This took about 30 days, 16 hour days at sea. It was a surreal scene after a few weeks to step out on deck at midnight for my 16 hour shift with the bright deck lights glaring, clouds of steam from the hot water washing, the crew hauling, raising and lowering the hoses, etc.
Thank you for watching Joe. I'm sure you don't miss that part of the job. CUOTO
Danny did a superb job, that was a pretty tight spot , and with unknown unmarked stuff to hit has to make it a nerve racking tie-up. Glad to hear your on your sailboat but have to say I am disappointed in not seeing at least one photo of it... CUOTO
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel James. I posted a few in the comment section of this week's patron post. I'm almost done sailing it back home and will make a Patron post with pictures and video in the next day or two. CUOTO
Careful Tim, not much water behind Shutters Isl. BTW That construction equipment used to be Sperin Preston and Burrows Const. basin
Thank you for watching Karl. CUOTO
Great video. I like the detail & narrative as you are going along. What an impressive feat. I don't think I could have done that or wanted to try. I like my captain's chair right where it is.... from the comfort of my office...... where my wife can't find me.
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Hi there what a fantastic video you're so cool and respectful allowing the lad to do it his way your a gentle man
Thank you for watching Andrew. And thank you for your kind words. CUOTO
"Lots of ruins in the area" - isn't that like walking thru a mine field? It looks like an area that doesn't see much traffic, but you would think they would clean out these ruins, or at least put them in the charts. Even in our small inland lake a bunch of locals got together and cleaned out the stumps in the shallow area's that were taking out props.
Thank you for watching David. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. Channels are dredged and maintained by the army corps of engineers, but not "slips" or private docks. CUOTO
Very impressive Tim, you certainly have a good team with you. As always already looking forward to next Tuesday
Thank you very much Mike. CUOTO
Congrats reggie
Great video
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching Adam. CUOTO
Wow it's a long time since I heard those words Butterworth tank cleaning, great video loved it.
Thank you for watching Clive. When I was a very young child, we would go visit my grandmother who was living on the Costa del Sol in Málaga Spain. The beautiful beaches all had little balls of tar on them and my grandmother use to keep a soda bottle of gasoline to wash our feet when we got back from the beach. Two thing now; I'm glad my feet are still on me after all the leaded gasoline and the beaches have no tar on them anymore. CUOTO
Easy as she goes and no problems encountered. Congratulations to Reggie. All the best.
Thank you for watching Richard. CUOTO
Thanks for the tutorial on the binoculars Tim. As a former Navy signalman I often cringe when people get careless with them.
Thank you for watching John and thank you for your service. CUOTO
hi when i was on board the Thordahl tankers Butterworth system of tank cleaning had to have the electricain checking and if possible inert gassing the main cause of onboard explosion's was the grounding of the hose a 200,000 plus tanker those hoses et pretty heavy the worse job on board great to see you have bought yourself a sail boat cheers jack Vung Tau Vietnam
Thank you for watching Jack! CUOTO
love watching how you people do this work...
Thank you for watching Laurie. CUOTO
excellent video nice views thank you tim and excellent job danny
Thank you very much for watching James. CUOTO
Beautiful work - with Danny and thanks for the explanations. Next video - single handed warping a 42' full keel sailboat in and out of a tight slip - without a bow thruster? :)
I have no doubt that you can do this - and I'd honestly love to see it!
Thank you for watching Henry. Well I got her up to RI with the help of Ian. Videos and new/other channel to come. Still moving onto it. CUOTO
Great to hear about Reggie's bump, I'm sure you'll land a stable replacement. Also super work by Danny, patience, going slow & sliding her right in. Nice! CUOTO
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Interesting to see the other tug alongside, since we can't see your tug, it gives an idea of proportions relative the barge.
Thank you for watching Tom. And he was a 4200. We are just a 3000. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Does that mean they are longer than you, taller than you, or have bigger engines?
@@TomLeg They are about 5 feet longer and alot heavier and have 4200 HP as apposed to us with 3000 HP.
Another great informative video.
Thank you for watching Tim. CUOTO
Tim,
Thanks for another great boat ride, this one was special, packed with nice three camera views, excellent narration, and a job "well done" by all.
Good job Danny, cool and calm, I didn't notice you wiping any sweaty palms on your pants, a good sign for sure.
You couldn't ask for a better helper than Captain Tim, he is one cool fella.
I did see one thing I've never noticed before and that was a port/starboard rocking as you were docking, maybe I just haven't been paying close enough attention (sorry Captain).
I'm reminded of all the dockings I made with my father-in-law's houseboat with a load of people, especially if there was any wind, it got exciting.
Congrats to Reggie for his advancement and keep up the good work Danny, happy sailing to both of you.
Tim, the title lead me to believe that we were going to be cleaning bilges or the mud drum ,been there, done that.
Thank you very much for watching James. I believe the rocking you saw may have been the result of a hard twist. CUOTO
Tim, you are supposed to be a "Salty Seaman" and screaming and hollering, and have 1 peg leg, and saying HEYE! ARGH! MATEY! You are like Mr. Rogers of the Sea, Cardigan and all. I enjoyed! Good job.
LOL. Loved "Mr. Rogers of the Sea"!!! LOL Thank you for watching Brent. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I'm just thankful you didn't change your Cardigan, THAT would have been too much. I was more of a Captain Kangaroo kind of guy. Feel free to add Ping pong balls falling if your First Mate there says the magic word. Could you get LOTS of viewers.... LOL Be safe out there.
📣🍻Congrats to Reggie and Danny 👍
Thank you for watching Nicolas. CUOTO
Something I love about your job, is from what I can see, it is not a race. You plot your course and adjust for conditions. You get there when you get there. At my industry, oil refining, managers micromanaging operations. So frustrating during startups. “Where are you now? What do you need to get there?” (5 min. later) Where are you now? Why is it taking so long? What do you need to keep going?” (5 min. later). “How about now? Why did you stop? Is maintenance working on the pump? How long will it take you to get it locked out and flushed? Why isn’t it locked out yet? Did maintenance say how long will it take to get the pump back? Is maintenance finished with the pump? Why isn’t the pump running yet? How long will it take before the transfer manifold is available? Can they stop their transfer? Ok. Where are you now? While you’re starting this up, can you simultaneously start that up? “Joe, while you’re (focused) on that job, can you (take your attention off your job and) give Steve a hand? Is there anything we can do to speed things up?” You get the picture. And shutdowns? Same thing, as the sooner we get it shut down and turned over to maintenance, the sooner we get it started up. Ahhhh retirement is good.
Thank you for watching Perry. It can get like that with our dispatchers and years ago I used to get really stressed out about it. But now I go at the speed it is safe and let the phone ring and try not to let it bother me. Sometimes it works. 😂 CUOTO
Congrats Reggie, nice job Danny!
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Looks like we’ve got a new Superhero in the TimBatSea Universe.... move over Super Reggie.... make way for Super Cousin Dale!! Glad to hear that Reggie is moving upwards and forwards. But he will be missed!!
Letting Danny land that barge was akin to our conversation about “swapping legs” in my industry.... we are developing the future generation of Captains after all... better to have them experience a difficult approach first hand so when they’re in charge, they’ll have the utmost confidence in their skills, crew and equipment. Well done Tim, Danny and Super Cousin Dale!!! Can’t wait for next week’s video!! 🤣 #CUOTO
Thank you for watching Ian! CUOTO
Tank cleaning using Butterworth machines, never thought I would hear that mentioned again. We cleaned with hot and then cold water, Pumped into a holding slop tank,
then after settling, the water content was pumped overboard, the oily content was landed at the refinery.
Thank you for watching Geoff. I don't think the CG slows for that any more. CUOTO
That's clean waters spent along time there while they used the DS304 as a slop barge as there big barge was in the ship yard.
Thank you for watching Patrick..please remember that we try very hard not to directly name Tugs, Companies or Customers on here as it gets me in trouble with my boss. CUOTO
Very cool stuff as usual.
Thank you for watching Doug. CUOTO
Nice job clean waters is a tight little area to get in and out of
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Very nicely done! Slipped her right in the hole. I was looking at the tug on the port side and started to wonder what flags and day shapes you have to fly when you are pushing tin. The American flag for sure. Is there a company flag? I didn't see 3rd Pennant (Captain is on board). Any day shapes? I recall we set close up two black balls if we were towing.
Thank you again for watching Bruce. We usually fly three flags on the tugs and four on the Barges. (US, Maryland, company, and red flag on barges). No day shapes for lite tugs, one diamond for tug and tow on the wire. CUOTO
Congratulations to Reggie!
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel Eddie. CUOTO
Made me think of a trip to Montreal with pumping equipment to pump out a barge of molasses. winter time so heating would be necessary.
Thank you for watching Fred. Wow. I used to move sugar, but have never moved molasses. CUOTO
Interesting video Tim, I was going to ask you about barge tank cleaning but thought it might be one of those "things" you couldn't reveal.
As for your observation about binns; I used to be with one Master who always stood his binns up, used to drive me up the wall. But he was one of those skippers who if you had pointed it out to him then you would probably end up with them being thrown in your direction. I got to be quite an expert dodging torches when on watch with him. 😃
Anyway great content, nice bit of bridge teamwork, see you Red - Red Tim. 👍
😂 Great story as always Ricky! Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Everything happens in slow motion but when it does happen it happens very quickly and you better have a contingency plan, it’s a difficult mindset for the layman to comprehend and easy for the inexperienced to be in the wrong gear at the wrong time, with this video I can really start to appreciate the precision and forward planning dealing with unpredictable and constantly changing surroundings that to the untrained are not changing.
Thank you very much! It is hard for me to say that, but I really appreciate it when you do. CUOTO
Kinda like when I'm flying gotta be way ahead of the game .cause you can't pull over and say oh let me figure this out first .
you and all your crue are great like all ways
Thank you very much Matt. CUOTO
BZ Danny! Nice job. CUOTO Tim.
Thank you for watching Bill. CUOTO
Ah yes, the other voice I recognize when talking to the Mighty ER on the radios! And a fellow Danny, to boot! Haha
Lol. Thank you very much for watching Danny. Are you a VTS guy? If so, thank you doing a great job. CUOTO
Tim’s backseat driving. :-)
🤣🤣🤣🤣Yes I am. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Always in command of all the many competing factors...tides, wind, obstacles, charts, assists and their positioning fore and aft, angles of approach and drift, judicious use of power. Wow. What did I leave out? Oh...Plan B.
LOL. Thank you for watching Lew! CUOTO
that is very kewl to see how that works and from my end to see how it is done
Thank you for watching Todd. CUOTO
I know what you mean about laying the glasses on the end.
Down flat or vertically in a holder is safer; and you always know where they are when you need them!
Thank you for watching Bill. Yes. Exactly. CUOTO
I have been in few Nasty holes in my life but they never looked like that. LOL
Thank you very much for watching Matt. CUOTO
Good video - don't understand how the helper tug was helping?
Thank you for watching Henry. We use an assist tug for a number of reasons. But in this case it was as an insurance policy and it adds "ass" or weight to the tow. If things went sideways, it would have been a great asset. But with the good conditions and good planning and Danny's skill, it wasn't needed. But always nice to have if you need it. CUOTO
Hey Tim, Ron from RI here. PJ & Shannon say hey!!
Hello Ron. Thank you for watching. And hello to PJ & Shannon. CUOTO
Nicely done
Thank you very much for watching John. CUOTO
Cool insertion. That's the problem with collecting and training good crew, they get snapped up to run their own boats. CUOTO
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Jerry. Reggie was a big part of our crew, and although he has been promoted, we will see and work with him regularly. We all are very proud of him. CUOTO
Good Job Danny! Good Job Reggie! Good Job Tug "Philadelphia" and finally Good Job Capt. Tim :) Great Video - I notice that you use the term "Very Good" in some form when acknowledging conversations and reports/orders. I saw Danny had to repeat himself a couple times when he just said ok into the mike. Does he know about pre-clipping and making sure the mike is fully open before beginning to speak on radio? I know one dispatcher who said "okey dokey" when he came out of training...lol we broke him of that habit quick!!
😂 Thank you very much for watching. It may be because we had a fill in deckhand and he may not be as familiar with our lingo. CUOTO
Evergiven was a disaster waiting to happen from drawing boards.
A ship that big with a single screw going into a confined space with severe weather.
They claim the only option the captain had was speed to try to shoot thru. They should have laid up until the weather cleared.
Thank you very much for watching Jake. Although I respect your opinion, I do not share it. You and I have no business (in my opinion) to sit back in our chairs a half a word away and say what should or shouldn't have been done. Yes, it was a disaster. But everyone involved from the Pilot, to the Chief Engineer all the way to the captain were all extremely well trained, seasoned and respected. It should also be pointed out that ships just a few feet shorter have made this passage and others like it thousands of times. What I am getting at is, controlling that kind of energy and mass is very difficult and things happen. The best minds in the industry are analyzing and litigating the incident. It's probably best to leave it to them. Thank you again for watching
CUOTO
As a matter of observation: I learned that the HORIZONTAL flow of water is called “ CURRENT,” whereas the VERTICAL movement of water is the “TIDE.” Interesting that Cap’n Tim calls the horizontal flow “The Tide.”
😂 Thank you very much for watching Samuel. You are correct. But we here in the industry refer to the current as tide. CUOTO
Those docks appear to be a lot shorter than what is shown on your chart! I'm assuming that much of what isn't there is still there under water!
Thank you for watching Stephen. I think you are correct. CUOTO
Great content.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I love the channel. You need more cameras all over the ship a couple hundred. I mean what was the guy doing on the bow I don't know anything about ships but I'm fascinated. Where are you, what part of the world. Tell me about the place. History that kind of stuff. You doing great keep up the good work. And you'll probably fire me because I always put my binoculars on their lenses.
LOL Thank you for waching Richard. Most of our work is in NYC/NJ Harbor. Keep those Binocs laying down! LOL. CUOTO
Congrats to Reggie! Would the assist tug be operating from the upper wheelhouse in this situation or is there no need to see over the barge? Congrats on the sailboat too
Thank you for watching and supporting the channel David! No need for the assist tug to see over the barge. So it will be operated from the lower house. 10 more hours and we'll have her home. I'll put up pictures and video in the nest few days for you Patrons!. CUOTO.
Nice job!
Thank you for watching Graeme. CUOTO
Hey Cpt. Did you ever have occasion, to go into BERMANS tank cleaning in BAYONNE, next the old HOWARD FUEL terminal....."WHAT A HELL HOLE THAT WAS""""
Thank you for watching Donald. I do not believe I've been to that one. Usually we goto the one inside of shooters island. CUOTO
So I'm a private pilot in Canada and we have charts called VNC's (Visual Nav Charts) and on them I have seen what I see on your chart at 6:56. If you look at Shooters Island you'll see FI R 4 or up north of that you FI Z etc. I've always wondered what they meant, I'm assuming a nav light for boats...I've only seen them in the water.
Thank you for watching Jordan. Yes, nave lights have different characteristics. In this case, a flashing Red buoy number 4. CUOTO
Like a glove!
LOL Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Hi, did i not hear/read what reggies new position is? Always hard to lose a good hand, but happy for him as well! On the 1
Thank you for watching Joseph. He is now training to be a Tankerman. CUOTO
Great vid
Thank you for watching Scott. CUOTO
I go through a similar process when docking my pontoon boat at the bar.
Undocking is the tricky part.
😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Love these videos Captain. I was wondering if your company operates in the Thames River in CT? The reason I ask is that I often sea tugs working the river and the color scheme of your company’s looks familiar.
Thank you for watching Steve. It has been a long time since I have been there while at work, but I do believe we still do. CUOTO
Smooth as butter. Does the barge keep the oil heated? Thanks Tim and Danny.
Thank you for watching William. Black oil barges like the ones we push regularly, receive product heated so it can be pumped. Because all of our barges are double hulled, they all have s 3 to 5 foot void between the hills which acts a insulation. But the vast majority of our barge fleet have the ability to reheat product if needed. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim,
On the chart plotter i see what look like the skeleton of a ship with a dashed outline of a hull around it (several of them). Is that how they show the locations of ship wrecks?
Thank you for watching Mellissa. They could be, although I am not exactly sure I know what you are referring to. Usually NOAA only prints "Wreck" where one may be and no outline. CUOTO
Great video. I enjoyed it as always. On the barge, stbd side there is a square structure (machinery space?) with what appears to be some Nav lights. On the roof, there is also a rack with what appears to be 6 rows of lights(?), that appear red and white. Do you know what those are? Thanks for giving us these videos.
Thank you for watching. Those are high level alarms for the tanks. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Wow ... can't miss those!!
First time viewer... I just Goog'd Shooter's Island and it sure looks like the barge you're pushing is the one in the shot next to the 2 light blue barges on the NJ side.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Lyle. They are busy over there and always seem to have a barge being cleaned out. CUOTO
Very nice.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
dam good job Dman.
Thank you very much for watching! CUOTO
What is the equipment on the right side of the barge that looks like shelves with jars mounted on the bottom of each shelf?
Thank you for watching William. Those are high level alarm for the 10 different tanks on the barge. CUOTO
Thanks again Captain Tim. How does it work with billing when you have an assist tug help with docking or any other procedures. Are they with the same company? Thanks again.
Thank you for watching. I don't have anything to do with financial side of things, but in this case, it was one of our tugs, and it wasn't a job that gets billed out to a customer. (Just a guess). CUOTO
Never approach a dock faster than you are willing to HIT it!!! ;-)
Right!?!?! 😂 Thank you for watching Bill. CUOTO