Tug Life - Highlights of a 28 day hitch on a ocean tugboat trip to Cuba
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- On this episode I bring you guys along on a 28 day hitch on an ocean going tugboat. We tow a barge from Jacksonville, FL to Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba. There is bad storms, amazing weather, and an afternoon off to snorkel a Cuban reef! We even get some trolling in!
Contact me at: Tugtrashoutdoors@hotmail.com
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Friend, you are showing me things I would never see on my own. I'm grateful! Peace!
I don’t pray much but when I do I always say a little special bit asking for those away from their family to feel a warm sense of comfort when they lay down to sleep. I hope the homesickness stays at bay. Keep the videos up good sir.
Thank you 🙏🏼 🇺🇸
That's nice of you and appreciated
God bless you
GLAD A PRAYER IS AT LEAST GIVING BY YOU
SHALOM
@@TugTrashOutdoors how long is each hitch that you do on the tugboat or does it depend on the trip?
As someone who sits at a desk all day, I envy you. While it may be a hard job, the experiences you have are amazing.
Awesome Video, Been a Long time Since I Saw Guantanamo Cuba. Last time was 1981 serving on USS Independence. Thanks for bringing Supplies to Military on the Rock.
I was there on uss Independence in 1969 and was at GITMO.....
Tug you need to walk the beaches with a metal locator, other than good exercise you might find some Spanish gold and silver coins that the hurricanes pushed up to the beaches!!!!
Ty for your service. In the 70's I was attached to VA-34 BLUEBLASTERS A6 Intruders and was on the Jfk and then we broke in the Eisenhower CVN69 brand new. You just brought back a flood of Gitmo memories. I thank you and I thank Tug for all the good times on the water. 😊
Nice scene swap in the into. That was awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it
I did that work for years...you brought back some good memories. Thanks for the video brother
Awesome thanks 🇺🇸
I worked for an ambulance for 18 years doing 24and48 hour shifts same type of thing !!!crazy snow an ice one min. Calls all backed up then quite love you videos and yours and Crystal tone is very soothing !
It’s not easy!
As a young Navy Seabee I was stationed at GTMO in 1980-1982. This video brought back some great memories of scuba diving there. More than a few beach parties at Windmill Beach.
That’s Awesome!
Thank you for this video showing free diving in Cuba. I know how much easier and enjoyable it is to free dive without a camera, so thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You all eating good. Nothing better than fresh fish. Great episode thanks.
Yes, I can confirm from my time in the Navy life at sea isn't always a pleasure cruise! When the sea kicks up and gets real nautical, the fun just begins!! Love the pictures of Gitmo, brings back memories. Thanks for sharing your adventures
Thanks for watching!
A lot of people think it’s a vacation man lol! Until they get on a boat lol I run one up in New Orleans area and I have done the 14-7 and absolutely the worst is being away from family!, but now I’m at a go home every night gig lol but wouldn’t trade my last 30 years for anything this industry has provided a very good life for. My family ,,,all my kids were born and raised to adults around boats!
Yes sir! You understand it!
Thanks for bringing us along it’s so cool to see new places when you can’t visit them yourself God Bless
Glad you like them! 🇺🇸
@@TugTrashOutdoors Does your tug tow the barge we see in the video behind ? If so what is the towing capacity of your tug ?
Awesome video guys. I was stationed at Gitmo in 1974 for six months as a Marine tank commander.
Cool!
Love seeing your trips. This is something the average person doesn’t think about.
Thank you
So interesting, thanks for taking us along... really enjoy the cooking scenes.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a fun,interesting, and beautiful vlog. Thank you for showing us all that. That storm looked crazy scary to me.
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Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing this.👍👍👍
Thanks for watching! 🇺🇸
Another great video, thanks for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed it 🇺🇸
Yea Boy love these Tug Videos!
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A day in your life! Pretty dang cool! The snorkeling there looks awesome!
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Really did enjoy this video, the clarity of your snorkel dive was awsome, and your Mahi made me very very hungry!! Glad to see that Atleast sometimes you get a little R&R.GREAT VID TUG.KEEP UM COMING, TIGHT LINES AS WELL BROTHER!
Thanks a ton
Great looking dinner and great video.
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Love seeing what you do for a living. It’s fascinating.
Glad you put that in there that it just looks like a pleasure cruise due to editing, i hate when i tell people i longline for a living and theyre like,i wish i could go fishing every day,i try to explain its one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs in the world but they dont get it
The rewards bat at the end of a long working day is the best !
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@@TugTrashOutdoors .. But can he make a Cheese Toasted Sandwich. !!!
Enjoyed it. Keep them coming.
Thanks, will do! 🇺🇸
your channel has become my new favorite youtube channel. keep it up.
Wow, thanks! 🇺🇸
Love the videos sir!!!! Thank you
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I love your tug boat videos. Keep up the awesome work!!!!!!
appreciate you letting me tag along. I for one seriously enjoy it! I got to believe that not many people get to see that mountain range from the view you get. You keep making them, I will keep watching them.
Yes sir! 🇺🇸
My grandfather retired from Moran. It really is tough being on a tug. Hats off to you guys.
It’s definitely not for everyone!
@@TugTrashOutdoorsI've watched the feel your videos and some man I'm single with no kids and would love to get into this type of trade but I want to start from the bottom because I want to learn the ropes and do physical work how does a woman find a company to get hired on with with no experience I don't want to be a copilot or pilot thank you very much
I love that you call the 3 or 4 inch cable "wire." When I hear wire, that is not what comes to mind!!! 🤣 Love the tug vids!
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Can’t count how many 28 day hitches I did in the running offshore supply boats in Louisiana and Texas. Worked from Venice LA. to Corpus Christi Texas. Loved my years all 20 plus years of it. Retired now. If you can get into the offshore oil industry don’t hesitate. Biggest drawback being gone from home missing holidays and time with your family. The money is great! Safe travels sir!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I enjoyed the glimpse into your life.
Our pleasure!
Just to add, I was in the Coast Guard onboard the Spencer. Your videos remind me of the great times I had at sea and mooring into Gitmo.
That grilled fish looked delicious
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Fish looked great!
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Just found the channel. Love the trips on the water.
Welcome aboard!
Always a pleasure to watch your video. You guys are doing a great job on the tugboat and also creating such awsome entertainment with your family for us. You bring the wide ocean right to the high mountains of Switzerland ;-).
Thank you for sharing and best wishes form Switzerland
That’s awesome! I’d love to visit Switzerland some day! Thanks
That is awesome to see the process I see the boats leave out the port in Jacksonville everyday. Thanks for another awesome video.
Thanks bud
Nice work mate, enjoy the videos and seeing some of the life over there
Thank you! I love watching Australia videos. On my bucket list to come down there and film.
@@TugTrashOutdoors I'm in New Zealand mate but honest mistake 🤣🤣🤣
@@stevejessup1022 ahhh 🤦🏼♂️ well I’m a dummy! New Zealand is on my list as well!
Hats off to the people who make their living on the water, you all have my admiration and appreciation for what you do
Thank you
I truly appreciate my brother for the video
It helps me to really understand the whole content of been on a vessel on sea....truly, it's very challenging & sleepless trip with whole kinds of tribulations on sea.
GOD is our protector , GOD bless my brother
Thank you for the video🙏
Thanks man I appreciate that, it’s a tough job sometimes!
I really enjoy your videos no matter how old or new. ❤
Appreciate the support!
Thanks for a little insight to your job
Thanks for the support! 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service ! Gitmo is a very special piece of real estate and your job is vital to it’s smooth operation . With the move that China has apparently made recently that outpost will be even more important.
Watching you and Gabe helps a land locked Tennesseean survive til the next opportunity to get to the salt . Thanks
Well thank you! 🇺🇸
I do enjoy your videos, especially the tugboat and all the fishing, crabbing, snorkeling and all the water adventures. I 🙏 for your safety 🦺 out there and all y'all do.. keep um coming and I'll keep watching 👁️👁️💞☕.. 👍😎 GOD BLESS..
Great looking meal brother!
Thanks for watching
Love your videos
Thank you!
Very cool video man. Enjoyed it. Thanks for what y'all do to keep things moving.
Thanks 🇺🇸
Awesome video tug thank you for bringing me along I was watching from South Carolina. Those storms out there on the ocean are much different than the ones we see here on the mainland. You're out there in the middle of the ocean and you can't just drive over to shelter you have to make do inside that tugboat I look forward to more videos with the family y'all catching them blue crab and maybe even some shrimp later this year
Shrimp are already starting! Probably be the next video you see if not the one after! Thanks for the support 🇺🇸
That was such a cool transition for the intro! Very nice. Great video.
Hahaha I thought that was slick too! Thx! 🇺🇸
I remember requesting tug boat videos a while back and you responded letting me know they were in the pipeline. Love watching these, keep 'em comin!
Glad you like them! 🇺🇸
Ian I loved these tug boat videos. It brings back memories of the days in GCS. I always loved getting on the boat with Lathan and the men and hear the stories of the seas when they would come back from Texas or Africa. I know how hard y'all work and I thank you for all you do in being a part of keeping the goods we need moving. Crystal must be a great wife to take care of everything while you are working. I look forward ,as you do I'm sure, to the day that all you do is make GREAT videos for us to enjoy. God Bless my friend. Sammy
Well I just got home so lots of great family content coming!
I loved that video fing awesome nice job
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Thank man it is tuff to be away from the one's you love best wishes for you and your family
Hardest part of the job 🇺🇸
Really enjoyed this video!
Thank you! 🇺🇸
My grandpa was the cook on a tugboat back in the 60's The co was in Paducah KY. Those beans and rice plus fish looked A+ thanks i enjoyed the video.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it 🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing your life with us! Many of us are homebound and can't do a fraction of what we get to watch you do, so you don't worry about the makeup of your video....lol. I also realize your time at sea is a lot of work and responsibility and not all glamour. I respect you for all you put out there on your videos and toward your family. Keep up the good work and don't let us down!
Thank you so much! You guys are who I’m making these videos for! 🇺🇸
Great video Tug Boat
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Awesome vid, the boat life is not what the camera shows. It's tough being a hand and even tougher being a capt, bad weather or good weather you are out there with nowhere to go other than where you are supposed to end up at. Though the views are better than any corner office desk job, there is a shelf life to those who ride the big water, it ain't no pleasure cruise like you said. Great vid, reef dive was amazing and fish looked great. Keep up the good work and keep firing um up cap.
Thank you! You understand! 🇺🇸
Another great video. Really enjoy your channel
Thank you very much! 🇺🇸
Another great video. Cuba is a paradise. I’m coming through the mouth of lake George on the way to Salt Run. Happy 4th!
Stay safe out there!
That sunrise to lightening transition was great. Surprised the heck out of me!
Thanks!
Thank you for taking me on the boat. love it! Want more!
More to come!
Good video, enjoyed it.
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Awesome video as always bud.
Thank you buddy 🇺🇸
Nice video, sir. Thank you for the tour. The thumbnail for this video is awesome - you are a thumbnail God.
I try thanks
Awesome! Thanks for the content
Glad you liked it! 🇺🇸
Just found your channel..... I love everything doing with the Sea. You run a great boat with a great crew. Keep up the great work. I will work to catch up with all you have posted so far.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching
Say do not be shy to show the down and dirt part of tug boat work part of that life. Thank you for the video.
Take care and smooth sailing. 👍👀
Thanks 👍
been out of the Navy for 11 years makes me want to pack up and move to FL and hop on a boat! thanks for Video!!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it 🇺🇸
Great footage. Bring me one of those 64 Chevy Impala's back from Cuba
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Thanks I'll be watching 😊
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Great video Tug! I can’t imagine what it’s like to be out on the water in ‘hurricane’ conditions. You guys are awesomely crazy or crazily awesome. Lol. I totally respect the work you do as someone has to do it and it’s not me. Be real. Thank you!
The views you get to see from the ocean are simply amazing. I’ve seen them in the pacific off British Columbia and in Atlantic Canada, where I live many times. The raw beauty from the ocean is majestic.
Your bbq and beans looks so delicious. Keep them coming.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you!!!!!
The meal of BBQ fish, beans & rice looks very, very good. Perhaps you have 'another calling', beyond being a mariner on a tug!
A tip when stirring the chopped garlic, onions, greens & black beans - use a wood spoon, as this will prevent scratching of the pot surface (as opposed to a metal spoon...).
Another fast & easy meal to try: chicken parmesan.
I am a retired mate that worked the (Canadian) side of the Great Lakes, the East Coast, high (eastern) Arctic, South America, GOM, northern Europe. Still miss it. Work safe & stay safe...
Cool!
I work tugs in Hawaii and California, Mexico and you name it. I’ve been a merchant marine for 45 years and yes, it’s moments of pleasure and hours of terror.
Yep lol
I'm 2 weeks into the Mediterranean diet and feeling fantastic. That meal would fit perfectly into my recipes. Unfortunately, I have no way to get fresh Mahi here in Wisconsin. Sigh. I'm going to try this one out using whatever larger freshwater fish I can manage to catch. Bass, walleye, pike, hell even a drum would work I'm guessing. Love your videos sir.
I love some Pike! Just got to cut the Y bone out! 🇺🇸
This is perhaps one of the coolest videos I have seen in awhile (and I watch a shit ton of videos). God bless you. Praying for your safety!
Thank you!
Great video brother 🤙
Thanks 👍
We need more tug videos! Keep em coming PLEASE!!! 😊
Amazing my friend,successful👍
Thank you 🇺🇸
Keep them coming I like these videos for sure awesome view 🎣
Thanks buddy
I know this life! It’s not a job or a career it’s a lifestyle! I’m a landlubber now but two yr ago I was in the wheelhouse sailing near costal w a dump scow on the wire! I miss the boat, the watch, and the food but not the living outta bag and my children! One day I’ll return but not till my lil one is older.
Im sitting at home recovering from Pneumonia in Buffalo NY enjoying your channel. So far, I love it. That mahi looks delicious.
Thanks a lot. Feel better soon!!!!
Loved the frejolies negros recipe. On one of your tugboat episodes i would like to see those big old engines and their specs.
Great suggestion! 🇺🇸
Next hitch
like a working vaycay. thanks for the ride along 👍
Oh I’m make it look like more fun than it really is!
Viewing your video from northern Nevada, mid Jan. This video was soothing to the soul. I appreciate the humble and entertaining video.
Appreciate it!
Yea I got to say I was in the USN and I know chipping and painting is an endless process because as soon as you get it done like the ships I was on you basically have to start all over 🇺🇸
You know!!
Seeing the nautical weather I am reminded of my Navy days in the 80's and 90's. Saw some very crazy stuff out there. Thanks for bringing us along man. God bless ya'. Never got to Gitmo. One of my buddies did. He told me some crazy stories about shark attack victims body parts washing up on the beach.
Dang. Jaws stories.
What are the crazy things you saw?
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We've caught Hammerhead shark in the bay at Gitmo. Most were sub adult, in the 3 ft range. But a 3ft shark looks double that size when you're in the water. Hammerhead are know maneater ( despite "experts" who claim attacks are accidental ). These were the young, adults are Huge. But B-B-Q'd with slushi Red Stripe beer, not much better . . .
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I love the tugboat videos but all your videos are awesome.
Thanks a ton!
Great video love the cooking. God bless you guys.
Thank you! You too!
Love the tugboat videos definitely keep them coming !
Thanks! Will do!
I served on a USN ocean going tug (ATF) in 1970 - we did quite a few rescues and we had a 10" steel cable for the tows. Most people thought we towed the distressed ship, but actually we towed the cable.
10”?!?!?
Sailor man!
Wife and I both retired squids. We were in mayport naval base rving on the water last month for couple weeks. She asked if any of the tugs coming in and out were one you on!
Nice grub!
I would have passed you guys a couple times. 🇺🇸
Thanks for the video.
Brings back my memories of my time in the U.S. Navy on a submarine. Rough but good times for me.
Now I live in Chile. Jim
That’s pretty awesome! I don’t know if I could get in a sub!
@@TugTrashOutdoors Well the problem is getting off of one.
I saw your AUTEC shirt..... i spent a lot of time there playing games.... too much time. Jim
@@ChileExpatFamily I used to bring the Autec supply barge too. Such a amazing place
@@TugTrashOutdoors Most of my time there was under water.
I was the port master in Port Canaveral as well after I got out of the navy when I was in the Navy Reserves. That was really good work. Loved it there. You had to be sub qualified to work there.
I was a Quarter Master and I navigated the submarine. So I know what you are talking about with all the plotters Gps and such. After I got out of the Navy I was a commercial pilot. I flew corporate and freight. So more navigation.
Now I live in peace here in Chile. Jim
I ALWAYS loved being on the wire. I worked a 220' AHTS supply vessel. Made 4 tows from Santa Barbara, Ca to above the pribiloff Islands, Northern Bering Sea. Loved tug life. So very few, have what it takes, to be a Mariner. I went to sea, right out of high school, on Crewboats.
Very cool! I haven’t been up to Alaska yet
@@TugTrashOutdoors I worked out of Dutch Harbor for 2 years. I HAVE been through bad weather. 60' seas, 100-110 mph winds. That place is an adventure.
@@TugTrashOutdoors i watched you vid of the crossing to Gitmo and spearfishing. Ifell in love. NOT IN A BUD LIGHT sort of way🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 as a TUG LOVIN Mariner. What are your tug specs. Loa and beam? She's a gorgeous tug. And you're so true. Few people realize, just how life truly is on a vessel. Wanna break a cherry. Watch em with a needle gun. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 those two words still make my hand vibrate.