Thank you so much for that video, I haven't been on that river in 40 years. Needless to say that it's changed. And god bless those tug Captains and to you for giving them the respect.
Another great video and I just spotted my stolen truck. I am sure I will be able to rent it when I go to the Bahamas,(LOL) Keep up the good work.Thank you and your son.
I am amazed with your son, that he doesn't get mad at you for yelling at him all the time, he did a wonderful job of filming and he is not going to drop the camera.
River cove used to be Hardies Yacht Basin. I lived on the last dock on the "T" before they put all those boat lifts. Hardies goes way back Henry Ford used to keep his Yacht there the "Santa Maria" and AMF Sport owners too. The owner Dan Hardie (a good friend) showed me the pictures it was back in the 1950's if I remember. At one point the City of Miami passed a "Luxury Tax" so all the rich took their yachts to the New River in Ft. Lauderdale. Huracan cove used to be "Nuta's "Boat yard. The only place that is still original is up river of River Cove, Ebsary Fondation. Before 22 Ave bridge. By 17 Ave. bridge south side is Sewell park, AKA Voodue park cause the Santeria people go there to do their thing related to the River deities. Merrille Steven 12 Ave. is where Jacques Cousteau's Calypso was serviced (the wooden Calypso) the man who re-cauked my Sail boat at Nuta's did the Calypso, Red Hughes. Those Tug Boats top are painted "Hempstead Green" named after Wess Hempstead who with his sons, his grandson ran a Tug company (back in the 1980 and 90 at the West end of Hardies Yatch Basin, the other was Backus family with the bigger tugs. Thanks for the joy ride. The Hempstead's are really good people, I remember Wes fondly really nice gentleman and one of the best Ship Wright I ever met.
Amazing video. I live in NYC. I followed the river on Google Earth while looking at the video. Your the man, Thanks..Aiden KEEPS THE JOB....Kudos to the TUGS.. They worked!
Nice work - no, outstanding work, from Alfred & Aiden. You both get a Navy "Bravo Zulu" - meaning "Well Done." Nobody on the planet has shown this great Miami tug work before.
Those guys really know what they are doin. I'm amazed at how they work together as well as they do. Wow I'm blown away. And your son is doing a great job , like father like son. Great video íve always wondered how a tug boat works up in an area like this. Great job. Alfred keep them coming brother you are as professional as they are I enjoyed this video.
Rear tug definitely earning his cheddar...especially in the last third of the video. Just for fun: Take a drink every time Alfred says “tight” and report back. Good luck!
Alfred so glad you did this I love boats all kinds and Tugs are no different so cool, very powerful, lot of torque in those two diesel engines. These guys are the best moving these boats around in these tight quarters.
I've never seen someone so excited over filming something like this before! 😂 I love that you love what you do. (I'm one of the, "5," women 💅 that watch your video's lol.) You hooked me with the inlet series... been here ever since. 😁
This is fantastic. I looked into employment on the tows. Shortest I found was 30 days. Maybe you could be a cook or something for a month. Have to add when that boat passed the tow, what they do not realize is how much under current there is. Not a good situation for certain. Great year old video. Hope you do more of these in 2022.
Alfred and Adin...great river work. A long time ago I owned a house boat / south side 17th ave . Wonderful times , worked for Bacus Towing from time to time. Great days.
I really enjoyed this video. It was an experience I would never have had except for you and Aiden filming it and posting it. You BOTH did a great job as did the tug boat captains
Alfred Montaner I did. I went there next 😀 I guess I watched them in reverse order from how you made them. I’m landlocked up here in Atlanta. I find all your videos so enjoyable
I am one of those 5 women watching! We own a boat repair shop (Steve's Marine Service, in Washington state). I want to sell our shop and buy a tugboat! I want to be a tugboat captain! Love your videos! Especially the boat ramp videos! We go to CourDelene lake in Idaho and sit and watch the boat ramps, pretty fun! You do a great job! Thank you!
Hello from Detroit.. My wife and I are really loving your tug boat videos. We didn't put our boat in this year because of Covid. Also love the videos showing us Miami. Awesome!!
Well Done Alfred .. and also to Aden .. better keep him around, he did a great job .. Don't think you caught it, but the lead tug Jean Ruth sounded the danger signal (Five short blasts) at least twice during this clip .. I believe they were warning other boats upbound on the river. This was a very good video of the river, you got the Tugs in all their glory. Nicely done. Thanks for posting this. R/ Glenn.
My kid just graduated, im getting him into the Michigan boating scene.. mainly fishing, he's starting to realize boating isn't all fun.. its a job of its own
Wow!! Such a great video!! Aiden definitely gets to keep his job. I had no idea that those ships have to go that far down the river. Thank you for opening this up to my world.
Your right Alfred, TimBatsea is a great channel. Tug Captian Tim works on New York City's waterways and gives you the best insight into what it takes to move massive barges on busy waterways. His professionalism and knowledge is extremely impressive!! It's a must check out....... 😎
The content is awesome, the commentary is PRICELESS!! Alfred your enthusiasm is so inspirational I cant stop smiling for you and your son to experience it together, too cool Bro!! Wishing you two safe journeys together. 😎
Alfred bro such a great awesome video straight up you are the man the content is so epic 💪👌 like you said! And congrats to Aiden for a great job filming also my son's name is Aiden!! awesome job guys🚤👍🐊⚓⛴️🛳️🚢🚟 so epic!!!!!
That large bent pipe on the bow of Greg's Tug is called a 'Staple" 'cuz it looks like one. It's lined w/Stainless Steel to minimize abrasions of the tow ropes going thru it. remember that if it's necessary, any of the Tugs can nudge the towed vessel for 'Direct' as opposed to 'indirect" force on it. indirect
Aiden keeps his Job & a Bonus $$$$ Top class shooting from Ireland 🇮🇪 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Where in Ireland? 🇮🇪
Thank you so much for that video, I haven't been on that river in 40 years. Needless to say that it's changed. And god bless those tug Captains and to you for giving them the respect.
Aiden, GREAT JOB !!!! 💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Enjoy the experiences your dad shares with you
I love watching the tugs.
Me too! ❤
Another great video and I just spotted my stolen truck. I am sure I will be able to rent it when I go to the Bahamas,(LOL) Keep up the good work.Thank you and your son.
Absolutely Amazing, what really makes it Special is Aiden being with Dad as he Teaches his Son!!!
Amazing work enjoyed the father son job well done !!!
Tug captains are the most skilled operators,often not receiving the accolades they deserve.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I am amazed with your son, that he doesn't get mad at you for yelling at him all the time, he did a wonderful job of filming and he is not going to drop the camera.
The BEST Video yet....to watch the tugs "dance" and pull that ship through the eye of a needle is amazing...this content is larger than life....
Great way to put it! 👍
Great Miami River Video, Love the Miami River, TugBoats and your Videos, your enthusiasm is contagious, ty, ty, ty.
Amazing video! Those tug operators are amazing. Your son did a fantastic job filming for you too.
Meethed I'll show him this comment!
I am a woman, live 75 yards from a stone dock Harbor, love tug boats, this video is amazing !!
Living it and loving it. Thank you my friend!!!
Awesome job Aiden and Dad. Thank you both.
Great job Aiden and you too Alfred it's great to see so much interest in one job
kudos to the pilot of that ship and the two captains of the tug boats. great job Aiden.
I love to see your videos of the docks and for these big ships! Totally fascinating! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Aiden keeps his job and gets a huge BONUS for putting up with all of the NAGGING. Great job Aiden!
Wow you guys never comment and now all of a sudden Aidan is taking over my channel! What's going on !
River cove used to be Hardies Yacht Basin. I lived on the last dock on the "T" before they put all those boat lifts. Hardies goes way back Henry Ford used to keep his Yacht there the "Santa Maria" and AMF Sport owners too. The owner Dan Hardie (a good friend) showed me the pictures it was back in the 1950's if I remember. At one point the City of Miami passed a "Luxury Tax" so all the rich took their yachts to the New River in Ft. Lauderdale. Huracan cove used to be "Nuta's "Boat yard. The only place that is still original is up river of River Cove, Ebsary Fondation. Before 22 Ave bridge. By 17 Ave. bridge south side is Sewell park, AKA Voodue park cause the Santeria people go there to do their thing related to the River deities. Merrille Steven 12 Ave. is where Jacques Cousteau's Calypso was serviced (the wooden Calypso) the man who re-cauked my Sail boat at Nuta's did the Calypso, Red Hughes. Those Tug Boats top are painted "Hempstead Green" named after Wess Hempstead who with his sons, his grandson ran a Tug company (back in the 1980 and 90 at the West end of Hardies Yatch Basin, the other was Backus family with the bigger tugs. Thanks for the joy ride. The Hempstead's are really good people, I remember Wes fondly really nice gentleman and one of the best Ship Wright I ever met.
Aiden did a great job, and has a very steady hand.
Well done Aiden, keep up the good work. Good guidance and education given by dad, excellent video by a great team!
Aiden KEEPS IT. He did a fantastic job for his First day !!!!!😇😇
Alfred & Son have done it again great job guys. !
Amazing video. I live in NYC. I followed the river on Google Earth while looking at the video. Your the man, Thanks..Aiden KEEPS THE JOB....Kudos to the TUGS.. They worked!
Aiden keeps his job plus bonus and lunch more often. He did a great job. Great content, great video.
Your filming along this river highlights just how much infrastructure will go under when the ice caps melt
Nice work - no, outstanding work, from Alfred & Aiden. You both get a Navy "Bravo Zulu" - meaning "Well Done." Nobody on the planet has shown this great Miami tug work before.
Showed the Lady this last 15 min. Her words were Psyco Krazy Beautiful. TY Sir 😂😂😂
Your son should keep doing this. He's a great camera man
Those guys really know what they are doin. I'm amazed at how they work together as well as they do. Wow I'm blown away. And your son is doing a great job , like father like son. Great video íve always wondered how a tug boat works up in an area like this. Great job. Alfred keep them coming brother you are as professional as they are I enjoyed this video.
Alfred you should contact the river pilots office there and see if they would let you ride on one of the ships
Yeah, he wants to ride on their tug but wants them to reach out to him, LOLOLOLOLOL!
Rear tug definitely earning his cheddar...especially in the last third of the video.
Just for fun: Take a drink every time Alfred says “tight” and report back. Good luck!
What a splendid video. Great father and son job.
Absolutely amazing love the content and he can keep his job lol
I know this is an old video, but coming from someone who's shot motorsports video for 20 years, your son did a GREAT job with the camera!
Alfred so glad you did this I love boats all kinds and Tugs are no different so cool, very powerful, lot of torque in those two diesel engines. These guys are the best moving these boats around in these tight quarters.
Aiden is a Natural You guys make a great team. He definitely keeps his job👍💖
Atlas was saying "Get off my Lawn!" under that Metro bridge to the other small vessels crowding. Love those Detroits!
I've never seen someone so excited over filming something like this before! 😂 I love that you love what you do. (I'm one of the, "5," women 💅 that watch your video's lol.) You hooked me with the inlet series... been here ever since. 😁
I dig the tugboats. As much time as ive spent on the water playing I have very little idea what people who work on the water do. COOL STUFF
Tug boats are the locomotives of the water👍👍🇺🇸
Keep doing what you do !!! Enjoy all your stuff. And JR keeps his job.
Chill dad he’s got this. 👍🏻👍🏻😃
Aiden is Definitely a keeper! 😍😍😍
This is fantastic. I looked into employment on the tows. Shortest I found was 30 days. Maybe you could be a cook or something for a month. Have to add when that boat passed the tow, what they do not realize is how much under current there is. Not a good situation for certain. Great year old video. Hope you do more of these in 2022.
BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!!! DO MORE RIVER VIDEOS WITH YOUR BOAT....
YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK BRO...♨️♨️♨️
Awesome job Alfred, and your son keeps his job, he was nailing it!
How deep is the river ???
Man that Atlas is doing the raindance!
I would think all that stuff is going to the Caribbean and the Bahamas .. great video Alfred
Alfred and Adin...great river work. A long time ago I owned a house boat / south side 17th ave . Wonderful times , worked for Bacus Towing from time to time. Great days.
Just watched the BettyK get up the Miami. YOWSA!! Cool, Cool Video. Go Aidan!!!!
I really enjoyed this video. It was an experience I would never have had except for you and Aiden filming it and posting it. You BOTH did a great job as did the tug boat captains
Bill you have to see the video of us inside with the captain !
Alfred Montaner I did. I went there next 😀 I guess I watched them in reverse order from how you made them. I’m landlocked up here in Atlanta. I find all your videos so enjoyable
Your son did a great job filming. He can take your job...lol
I think he did
Hey! Tu hijo did a super great job god bless him need to see another video with your son👍🏽🙏🏾
I am one of those 5 women watching! We own a boat repair shop (Steve's Marine Service, in Washington state). I want to sell our shop and buy a tugboat! I want to be a tugboat captain! Love your videos! Especially the boat ramp videos! We go to CourDelene lake in Idaho and sit and watch the boat ramps, pretty fun! You do a great job! Thank you!
Hello from Detroit.. My wife and I are really loving your tug boat videos. We didn't put our boat in this year because of Covid. Also love the videos showing us Miami. Awesome!!
Great perspective of working life on the river at Miami.
Alfred bro - I'm going to start calling you Theodore Tugboat! Awesome job you two! The dislike is from that Gator at The Chit Show....Keep it up!
Hurricanes all the way !
Well Done Alfred .. and also to Aden .. better keep him around, he did a great job .. Don't think you caught it, but the lead tug Jean Ruth sounded the danger signal (Five short blasts) at least twice during this clip .. I believe they were warning other boats upbound on the river. This was a very good video of the river, you got the Tugs in all their glory. Nicely done. Thanks for posting this. R/ Glenn.
Ha, haa .. nope, the Five Short's were from the Bridges when they close behind you. Still fun video.
love your vids from the tugs in tight spaces..... keep making them
Love the video. If you didn't know that the ship being towed brings freight from Miami twice a week to Nassau Bahamas.🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸
My kid just graduated, im getting him into the Michigan boating scene.. mainly fishing, he's starting to realize boating isn't all fun.. its a job of its own
Wow!! Such a great video!! Aiden definitely gets to keep his job. I had no idea that those ships have to go that far down the river. Thank you for opening this up to my world.
Thanks for bringing us along. This was very cool. By the way your son did great!💯
Aden keeps it he is doing fine thank you for the stuff I probably would never see but would love to.
Very interesting Video..Cool to see how people work on the River..
Your son is doing 👍 with your video he’s a future 🌟
Your right Alfred, TimBatsea is a great channel. Tug Captian Tim works on New York City's waterways and gives you the best insight into what it takes to move massive barges on busy waterways. His professionalism and knowledge is extremely impressive!! It's a must check out....... 😎
I love this so damn cool I'd love to be on one of those tugs amazing job & they rocked this
I haven't lived in Miami in 4 years and I don't recognize a damn thing on the river any more. So much new development, its crazy.
Great footage and tour guide. Almost feel like im on the river to
I enjoyed this very much. I go to the Milwaukee river and will have to put this on my must boat place to go .
Good job filming
Aiden keeps his job and gets benefits 😂
The content is awesome, the commentary is PRICELESS!! Alfred your enthusiasm is so inspirational I cant stop smiling for you and your son to experience it together, too cool Bro!! Wishing you two safe journeys together. 😎
Wow very impressive them tugs Captains and very nice video.
Very interesting on how ships are towed up the Miami river excellently done by the way !looked like fun as a passenger !!
what do the tug boats charge for this service ???
Great job Aiden
What a awesome video that ship was a long ways in there you don’t see things like that in Wyoming lol thanks for sharing
Alfred bro such a great awesome video straight up you are the man the content is so epic 💪👌 like you said! And congrats to Aiden for a great job filming also my son's name is Aiden!! awesome job guys🚤👍🐊⚓⛴️🛳️🚢🚟 so epic!!!!!
wow what a team Aiden & Alfred! Great job Aiden!
A 👍from one of your ladies!❤️❤️❤️
How are you going to top this video ? I don't think you're going to be able to. Very, very, very, great footage !!
Looks like you haven't seen the video of me on the tugboat with Aidan !
Awesome Video , Thanks Alfred
Alfred real great Job. Thank you from Berlin Germany. Tom
Alfred, your son is doing a great job. Your video’s are just great. Enjoyed meeting your family.
That large bent pipe on the bow of Greg's Tug is called a 'Staple" 'cuz it looks like one. It's lined w/Stainless Steel to minimize abrasions of the tow ropes going thru it. remember that if it's necessary, any of the Tugs can nudge the towed vessel for 'Direct' as opposed to 'indirect" force on it. indirect
Tim B At Sea, - another tugboat channel Al mentioned.
Your son is doing a great job hE is a keeper
that is just precise sterring. You should go into the history of this and how they thought of these manuvering idea's.
Great Job Aiden !!! Awesome Video ....
I passed that ship many times taking our CSX Y322 local yard switcher train down the old rickety tracks next to that port and North River Drive!
Man, I'm from the street right where you were standing in the beginning. South River Drive!
Keep him… he’s doing a great job 👏 !!!!!
Great video, very interesting and beautiful areas🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢
The big ship has side thrusters too, watch ships come through the soo locks in Michigan is pretty awesome too
Yeah hell yeah keep Aden he is on it. Go Aden. Esto esta bien bueno. Quando do hases estos video matas ha los otro canales.
Nice movie I like it a lot and it good to do it whit you’re son I gonna follow you’re vids
Amazing footage Alfred! That's just good chit!
True masters of their profession..
Great in depth video, loved those tubs!