This is the boat my son is on! Thank you so very much for posting this! He has been on the river over 23 years. We are so proud of him. The American Heritage is beautiful going up the mighty Mississippi! You posted this on crew change day.
BOWZER thankyou for videoing the American Heritage. Beautiful..😊 Captain and I spoke many times on chat page He has pushed as many as 64 .He is truly a Gentlmen. Awesome camera tour of his Tow Boat. Please let me thank you again. Always watch..... I wish you all, " Peace and Wellness."
I just got off that boat! I was the assistant engineer on there for a year and a half. That boat is a beast! 10,500 horsepower makes that thing scream.
@@MrSychnant All boats have normal rudders behind the wheels and they are extremely large. Think barn door sized, but some large boats also have what are called Flanking or backing rudders in front of the wheels to steer the boat when it is backing up or the engines are in reverse.
@@dalemarshall625 there are a lot of different engines used in towboats. Depends upon the size. Boats this size normally use EMD's as powerplants, but smaller ones can use GM's Caterpillars, or Cummins, and others.
Took another look because I so enjoy watching and listening to the sound awesome , thanks Bowzer ... on Feb. 14 Captain Hubert Harned starts his 50th yr. On the river. This is his wheelhouse his Towboat. I want to wish him a Happy Birthday. and Congratulations.
Just when I think I've seen at least a sample of everything that TH-cam has to offer, I stumble upon something like this. Very nicely done. Not much smoke for something working that hard.
The engines in this beast are called EMD's, and they do not belch much smoke at all. Now if they had Caterpillars in them we would not be able to see the boat. Still an awesome display of power.
One of the beasts of the River, a triple screw, smoke rolling from the stacks hard pushing Beast with 14 loads and 24 empty's against the current Northbound..... how awesome can you get? Thanks and welcome back and you sure have not lost any of your artful flying skills since coming back.
This is fascinating. I never knew a towboat could push that many barges. I live in Quincy, IL and never have noticed that many barges being towed. Thanks for posting.
This tow was probably south of St. Louis where there isn’t a lock system. There is no way that they could lock a tow that wide. Believe they always add more barges heading south where they don’t have to deal with locks. Always enjoyed going to Keokuk, Ia and watch them go thru the lock. Amazing how they can thread all those barges into the lock with weary little room. They drop the tow around 30 ft. At this lock.
Had to look one more time beautiful love the sound with my earbuds . Feel the engines in my chest love it hahaha thanks again Bowzer the towboat is looking so good Captain told us on chat up north here that they were painting and it wasn't finished. So maybe we will get a picture of her or video again some time thanks again be safe stay healthy. Bye bye.
Great production! Excellent cinematography. OMG, I can't believe I spelled cinematography right. Lol! Thanks bowzer. Have yourself a very nice weekend.
Morning Bowzer,enjoy looking at the fields around and long the shore of the river... from the sky/drone beautiful views.... and everytime one goes back to look again you always see something new hahaha thankyou again...maybe some day you well fly the St Clair River...with your drone.. thank you
Thanks for the video Bowzer, making up for lost time this week. Appreciate it. Capt is pushing a heck of lot of barges there! Aint his first rodeo.....
Well gosh, thank you to TH-cam's almighty algorithm for suggesting this to me. What a GORGEOUS video, and a humbling experience to imagine all that power, mass, momentum, value, commerce... what that river has meant for the history of the midwest... all of it! Cheers from the state of the headwaters of the Mississippi! ◡̈
Well Sir I'm back again just love watching this video .. think about it some have trouble parking there car. KEEPING it between the lines ..... an hour drive , tired them out... try moving 8 acres for six hours.... love love watching just a beautiful .. Captain H. H. Thankyou for showing US. how it's done....... .. .. .. Thankyou Bowzer for sharing.......
My husband and I live on the TN river in west TN. It is always cool seeing barges pass by. It doesnt take away from the sound of nature, it adds a peaceful comforting hum. I really like it, especially in the mornings.
@@sukaenacornelius9285you are happy people.❤️ We live in Prague, EU. Beautiful historical city until now. A lot of people, high prices, refugees, incomers, mortgage crisis, censorship, mostly hopelessness inhabitants...uf. But good job. 🥴 I'm born in woody landscape and for me is this terrible. So we are watching on YT your river and birds, it's relax. Stay safe.
Years ago my wife was the reporter in the twin city area for the Waterways Journal. She loved the river then and still does.We think your videos are great.keep it up.
Back in the 70's, 80's and 90's 42 barge tows were quite common. A large number of boats from Federal Barge, ACBL, and several other companies had from 9,600 to10,500 HP. Most were powered by three 16 cyl EMD engines. I worked for Helena Marine Service at the time at the fuel dock that sat right under the Helena, AR bridge on the MIssissippi River. We fueled a lot of the big boats, but my favorites were the M/V America and M/V United States. They had 4 Cooper-Bessemer reversing engines for a total of 9,000HP. Whose big slow turning engines would rattle every window in the building when they would "come ahead" as they cleared the bridge........ great memories!
I worked at MS Marine in Greenville,MS & we BARELY docked the American. There was probly 3 ft on each side between drydock wall & boat hull & it hung off both ends of the dock 30-ft or more.
Awesome stuff My Dad was a Captain for 25+ years worked for Wisconsin Barge Line, Conti carriers and More ! He passed away in his Room just outside of Louisville on the Ohio. I worked for ACBL, Conti carriers and ADM !
That is a Nice big pretty boat, five stories high, plenty of Room in the rooms of that beast with three wheels Pushing forty two (42) barges 😱 Northbound against the current, 😳 Six wind and Seven barges long 😎👍✅
Made several supply deliveries and crew changes for that tow down here on the Lower; 363LMR. Fine tow. Stennis as well. I think I've got the world record pics and vids of tows. Perks of the job. Midstreamer. Everything I do is on-the-fly. I catch their speed, ease over to midship and let the screw suction bring me in. They pull me along as we offload. Breaking loose from the suction can be.....fun if your crazy. I'm the Skipper of the 28 footer with 500hp which I use all of. Lol! Enjoy you vids...
I work on the lower Mississippi and see these boats all the time. Myself I push no more than 6 barges (I tried the big tows once but was a wreck after and said never again). It takes skill and guts to drive one of these big boats with their extremely large tows up and down the river. I remember when I first started out delivering fuel to this boat. Over 10000 gallons if i remember right. The operators of these boats have my respect and admiration. But I will stick to my small tows.
@@ronaldharris6569 At 1:55 you can see the two poles on port and starboard barges leaving a wake (rooster tail) in the water. I assume its maybe the forward nav lights and in the center with the flag would be the yellow nav light.
@@BowzerTowboats Thanks. I will search about it. I guess there is a sounder sending depth information to wheelhouse. In Brazil just convoys with 25 barges is allowed If tug has azimuthal propulsion
I was in the USCG out of Memphis, appx 1962-63. The 2 biggest boats then were the, America and the United States, both painted yellow w/black trim, appx 9,000 hp. I have seen them with similar tows up bound, loaded on the Mississippi.
Now that is impressive! I grew up on the Ohio river and the biggest tow I can remember was 3 wide 5 long.I can't imagine piloting that in a high wind situation.
You have excellent technique in framing those shots where you hold on one location. It gives me a chance to look around and see all the details. The sound of the engine is great. Stay well. Your towboat vids are a cut above.
I used to watch these guys at Lock & Dam 12 Belview Iowa. there is nothing more impressive that a tug pushing a loaded double stack into a lock upstream and breaking it apart while in the action of reversing out to let the doors close. The one that impressed me the most is when he was pushing Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer and had 3" of clearance from the rope bumpers on both sides and they never touched the walls of the lock.
his reminds me of my Uncle Buddy Grimmett who was the Captain of the Bigalo back in the 70's. At the time one of the largest Tugs on the Mississippi river.
bowser, can you get back to the Missouri when it opens again in spring? Love your videos and respect your skills as a drone pilot , this from a retired airline pilot.
I'm on the Mississippi up by LaCrosse WI. I don't think we see half that many barges being pushed up here! I believe the largest is three wide and five long. Even at that they have a hard time with the corner at Lansing IA, and have hit the bridge a few times. I don't think the locks at the dams are wide enough either. Awesome footage!
By Battery?? Not a chance. BUT...:(and, the reason I came to this site) there are other options. I see NO reason (other than initial cost) why the couldn't have overhead high voltage power lines-one for each direction of travel-to power ships on large rivers. There are Many such rivers in the World. The water would serve as the electrical ground. This would be Much cheaper, and more efficient than the Diesel fuel they use. Even with most electricity being made from natural gas turbines; those turbines are Way more efficient, and cause less particulate and other pollution, than the engines on ships. Failing THAT: they could also use "Green" ammonia, made from Solar or Wind power. The ammonia is not burned directly, it's broken back down into Hydrogen and Nitrogen gas; the former can be "burned" in a fuel cell, which would power electric motors.
😂😅😁😃😀🙂🤣😂😆I know this Captain, He is the Chatter Hero, kind and educational , only to happy to explain what he does , about the barges and His Twoboat ..... Captain Hubert Harned is retiring in a few days , Bowzer . So wish Him the very Best....
BOO hahaha just had two 😊 it came up on my monitor, what could I do but WATCH lol thanks Bowzer you know what I think this is a great video hahaha bye bye
It wasn't even turned up. When they do the wheel wash is crazy. And will have waves rolling for a 1/2 -3/4 mile behind hit. Never rode one that big but saw them when working and riding smaller boats.
The locks hold, If my memory is correct, twelve to 15 barges. These super tugs operate only in no-lock areas of the River. MO on the upper Mississippi. When I graduated from MS State I owed $150.00, the rest paid from working on all the navigable waters of the Mississippi River system. Good experience, good education all without government assistance.
Cairo, illinois to New Orleans. Some of the big ones work the upper, but the tow won't be anything like that. That big of a boat and most any triple screw will only operate the lower Mississippi
That captain has got to keep his eyes on the ball!!! Great shots! By the way are there any rules/regulations you have to follow about distance you have to keep with your little “whirly bird” drone?
how do these things make turns, since they are so far a stern, do they turn the stern the opposite direction first. Talk about a turning sequence, no sharp turn I take it.
Ugh! Those face wires at four minutes. Beautiful. I miss the river quite a bit. I miss being a deckhand at least. As a pilot, the PAY rocks... but as a deckhand, the WORK rocks. Except painting. FUCK that shit. AWESOME cinematography. Good stuff!
It's rare for them to be outside unless they are in a port making tow. Maybe an hour each shift walking the tow checking and tightening rigging and pushing drift off. Otherwise they are cleaning painting and doing general upkeep on the boats.
Very, very impressive! How much weight om board of these 42 barges to be pushed to contrary river flow? Thought we could see large combinations at river Rhine between Netherlands and Germany. With up to 16,500 tons of coal in 6 barges and with up till 6,000 horsepower with triple screw. But this is even significantly bigger. I think in Europe we learned and largely copied it from the Mississippi practice in around the 50-ties. Great footage!
Each barge holds around 70 -75 semi loads of grain, estimated 50,000 lbs / truck load. Take that times amount of barges will give you how many tons per tow they push.
This is the boat my son is on! Thank you so very much for posting this! He has been on the river over 23 years. We are so proud of him. The American Heritage is beautiful going up the mighty Mississippi! You posted this on crew change day.
@@LadyMarie880 I was just going on the day he posted this video. 04/08/2020. That was the crew change day.
@@teresanoel6469 it looked like a beautiful Morning then it could have been evening. I hope this doesn't upset Captain if we chat about his Tow Boat
BOWZER thankyou for videoing the American Heritage. Beautiful..😊 Captain and I spoke many times on chat page He has pushed as many as 64 .He is truly a Gentlmen. Awesome camera tour of his Tow Boat. Please let me thank you again. Always watch.....
I wish you all,
" Peace and Wellness."
64 loads?
I just got off that boat! I was the assistant engineer on there for a year and a half. That boat is a beast! 10,500 horsepower makes that thing scream.
The trains of the river.
How does it manage to steer the barges? regular rudders?
@@MrSychnant All boats have normal rudders behind the wheels and they are extremely large. Think barn door sized, but some large boats also have what are called Flanking or backing rudders in front of the wheels to steer the boat when it is backing up or the engines are in reverse.
What kind of engines
@@dalemarshall625 there are a lot of different engines used in towboats. Depends upon the size. Boats this size normally use EMD's as powerplants, but smaller ones can use GM's Caterpillars, or Cummins, and others.
Took another look because I so enjoy watching and listening to the sound awesome , thanks Bowzer ... on Feb. 14 Captain Hubert Harned starts his 50th yr. On the river. This is his wheelhouse his Towboat. I want to wish him a Happy Birthday. and Congratulations.
Capt Harned is great! He loves his bosses!
Just when I think I've seen at least a sample of everything that TH-cam has to offer, I stumble upon something like this. Very nicely done. Not much smoke for something working that hard.
The engines in this beast are called EMD's, and they do not belch much smoke at all. Now if they had Caterpillars in them we would not be able to see the boat. Still an awesome display of power.
No wonder it sounds like a sd40-2 locomotive in notch 8
Awesome drone work and what a beautiful towboat. Wishing Captain Harned well.
One of the beasts of the River, a triple screw, smoke rolling from the stacks hard pushing Beast with 14 loads and 24 empty's against the current Northbound..... how awesome can you get? Thanks and welcome back and you sure have not lost any of your artful flying skills since coming back.
I realize I am pretty randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released movies online ?
@Bowie Oscar Lately I have been using FlixZone. Just google for it =)
This is fascinating. I never knew a towboat could push that many barges. I live in Quincy, IL and never have noticed that many barges being towed. Thanks for posting.
This tow was probably south of St. Louis where there isn’t a lock system. There is no way that they could lock a tow that wide. Believe they always add more barges heading south where they don’t have to deal with locks. Always enjoyed going to Keokuk, Ia and watch them go thru the lock. Amazing how they can thread all those barges into the lock with weary little room. They drop the tow around 30 ft. At this lock.
Had to look one more time beautiful love the sound with my earbuds . Feel the engines in my chest love it hahaha thanks again Bowzer the towboat is looking so good Captain told us on chat up north here that they were painting and it wasn't finished. So maybe we will get a picture of her or video again some time thanks again be safe stay healthy. Bye bye.
You are a very smooth operator ! Keep up the excellent vids ! Thank you !!!
Great production!
Excellent cinematography. OMG, I can't believe I spelled cinematography right. Lol!
Thanks bowzer. Have yourself a very nice weekend.
Morning Bowzer,enjoy looking at the fields around and long the shore of the river... from the sky/drone beautiful views.... and everytime one goes back to look again you always see something new hahaha thankyou again...maybe some day you well fly the St Clair River...with your drone.. thank you
Fantastic Drone Footage! ALMOST makes me be missing my days on the M/V Barbara Brent on the river so many years ago. Thank You!
You were at my back door. Literally! Great video by the way.
From Chester here
Thanks for the video Bowzer, making up for lost time this week. Appreciate it. Capt is pushing a heck of lot of barges there! Aint his first rodeo.....
Captain has 30 on the Tow Boat or going to be.hahaha Every interesting Gentlmen
😃looking again haha Thanks , Merry Christmas ...Bowzer and everyone else, stay safe
It give one a perspective. Good job on the photography Bowser. Thanks to Capt. Harned.
Well gosh, thank you to TH-cam's almighty algorithm for suggesting this to me. What a GORGEOUS video, and a humbling experience to imagine all that power, mass, momentum, value, commerce... what that river has meant for the history of the midwest... all of it! Cheers from the state of the headwaters of the Mississippi! ◡̈
Glad to see you are back making videos. You have been missed . Keep up the good work.
HOLY TRIPLE SMOKESTACK BATMAN! I had not seen a triple screw. Love the footage.
Awesome video. I really enjoy these types of videos!
Excellent channel! Subbed. Watching from Louisville, Kentucky!
That American Heritage is a beast. Looks good with the fresh paint. Assuming it is not quiet complete. Great Video. Thank you Sir!
Thank You for your quality videos. I appreciate your videography and beauty of your captures. I wish I had your skills Look forward to each new video.
Thanks Bowzer 👍 aways love this.....
Well Sir I'm back again just love watching this video .. think about it some have trouble parking there car. KEEPING it between the lines ..... an hour drive , tired them out... try moving 8 acres for six hours.... love love watching just a beautiful .. Captain H. H. Thankyou for showing US. how it's done....... .. .. ..
Thankyou Bowzer for sharing.......
Great river, amazing view❤️
My husband and I live on the TN river in west TN. It is always cool seeing barges pass by. It doesnt take away from the sound of nature, it adds a peaceful comforting hum. I really like it, especially in the mornings.
@@sukaenacornelius9285you are happy people.❤️ We live in Prague, EU. Beautiful historical city until now. A lot of people, high prices, refugees, incomers, mortgage crisis, censorship, mostly hopelessness inhabitants...uf. But good job. 🥴 I'm born in woody landscape and for me is this terrible. So we are watching on YT your river and birds, it's relax. Stay safe.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023. BLESSINGS TO ALL WHO RIDE, DRIVE, AND CARE FOR HER.
Years ago my wife was the reporter in the twin city area for the Waterways Journal. She loved
the river then and still does.We think your videos are great.keep it up.
another good video thx
You have a very cool hobby.
Back in the 70's, 80's and 90's 42 barge tows were quite common. A large number of boats from Federal Barge, ACBL, and several other companies had from 9,600 to10,500 HP. Most were powered by three 16 cyl EMD engines. I worked for Helena Marine Service at the time at the fuel dock that sat right under the Helena, AR bridge on the MIssissippi River. We fueled a lot of the big boats, but my favorites were the M/V America and M/V United States. They had 4 Cooper-Bessemer reversing engines for a total of 9,000HP. Whose big slow turning engines would rattle every window in the building when they would "come ahead" as they cleared the bridge........ great memories!
I worked at MS Marine in Greenville,MS & we BARELY docked the American. There was probly 3 ft on each side between drydock wall & boat hull & it hung off both ends of the dock 30-ft or more.
Awesome stuff My Dad was a Captain for 25+ years worked for Wisconsin Barge Line, Conti carriers and More ! He passed away in his Room just outside of Louisville on the Ohio. I worked for ACBL, Conti carriers and ADM !
That is a Nice big pretty boat, five stories high, plenty of Room in the rooms of that beast with three wheels
Pushing forty two (42) barges 😱 Northbound against the current, 😳 Six wind and Seven barges long 😎👍✅
Made several supply deliveries and crew changes for that tow down here on the Lower; 363LMR. Fine tow.
Stennis as well. I think I've got the world record pics and vids of tows. Perks of the job.
Midstreamer. Everything I do is on-the-fly. I catch their speed, ease over to midship and let the screw suction bring me in. They pull me along as we offload. Breaking loose from the suction can be.....fun if your crazy. I'm the Skipper of the 28 footer with 500hp which I use all of. Lol!
Enjoy you vids...
WOW, Fantastic views!!!!🤩 Thank you!!
I work on the lower Mississippi and see these boats all the time. Myself I push no more than 6 barges (I tried the big tows once but was a wreck after and said never again). It takes skill and guts to drive one of these big boats with their extremely large tows up and down the river. I remember when I first started out delivering fuel to this boat. Over 10000 gallons if i remember right. The operators of these boats have my respect and admiration. But I will stick to my small tows.
now that is a great piece of filming, well done.
Super video! A good thought! Nucu from Dristor DC Romania!
that intro shot was awesome
Nice work, friend.
1:55 Just curious why the poles are in the water in the front?
Poles?maybe you are looking at the cables that are attached to the barges
@@ronaldharris6569 At 1:55 you can see the two poles on port and starboard barges leaving a wake (rooster tail) in the water. I assume its maybe the forward nav lights and in the center with the flag would be the yellow nav light.
Captain thankyou for telling us about your prize Towboat. 🥰
Now that is one badass display of power.
Amazing piece of machinery
Fast forward to today and we’re saying look at all that water!
She a big boat. For a moment there I thought she had her own mailbox, (the blue thing)
Thanks for the upload.
Super cool great video
someone knowns what are those sticks in front of barges? under water? Are light?
Depth finders
@@BowzerTowboats Thanks. I will search about it. I guess there is a sounder sending depth information to wheelhouse. In Brazil just convoys with 25 barges is allowed If tug has azimuthal propulsion
Excellent video. Thanks for uploading! 😀👍
I was in the USCG out of Memphis, appx 1962-63. The 2 biggest boats then were the, America and the United States, both painted yellow w/black trim, appx 9,000 hp. I have seen them with similar tows up bound, loaded on the Mississippi.
Just look at all those "Rooster Tails"...starting about 11:30, that's a lot of horsepower, keep'em rolling!
10,500 horsepower, as a matter of fact.
Bowzer, Captain is slip sliding,and gliding with 40 barges ,... eating strawberry ice cream. Hahaha got to love.... thank Bowzer hope you well.
Now that is impressive! I grew up on the Ohio river and the biggest tow I can remember was 3 wide 5 long.I can't imagine piloting that in a high wind situation.
3wide and 5 long is pretty standard on the Ohio. I've never seen them bigger. Might see one beside the tow occasionally, but that's rare.
they break this barge apart when it goes thru the locks correct? now if thats true that would be a good video
This boat does not go above ST. Louis.
@@teresanoel6469 so no locks south of STL
Excellent work with the video camera on that drone.
Yup Bowzer I'm watching again thanks
You have excellent technique in framing those shots where you hold on one location. It gives me a chance
to look around and see all the details. The sound of the engine is great. Stay well. Your towboat vids are
a cut above.
I used to watch these guys at Lock & Dam 12 Belview Iowa. there is nothing more impressive that a tug pushing a loaded double stack into a lock upstream and breaking it apart while in the action of reversing out to let the doors close. The one that impressed me the most is when he was pushing Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer and had 3" of clearance from the rope bumpers on both sides and they never touched the walls of the lock.
Enjoyed, as always. 👍🏻👍🏻
👍👍 Thanks!!!
What app where you using on the tablet there? The old find ship app doesn't work too great anymore
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Cada vez que vejo teus vídeo Bowzer fico inprecionada como vc filma ótimo vc é muito detalhista Bowzer vc é muito profissional parabéns
Now THAT is a river pilot !!!
his reminds me of my Uncle Buddy Grimmett who was the Captain of the Bigalo back in the 70's. At the time one of the largest Tugs on the Mississippi river.
bowser, can you get back to the Missouri when it opens again in spring? Love your videos and respect your skills as a drone pilot , this from a retired airline pilot.
nice video man
How long of a walk is that for the deck hands
I'm on the Mississippi up by LaCrosse WI. I don't think we see half that many barges being pushed up here! I believe the largest is three wide and five long. Even at that they have a hard time with the corner at Lansing IA, and have hit the bridge a few times. I don't think the locks at the dams are wide enough either. Awesome footage!
Well they can do this with electric right
Not!!
By Battery?? Not a chance. BUT...:(and, the reason I came to this site) there are other options. I see NO reason (other than initial cost) why the couldn't have overhead high voltage power lines-one for each direction of travel-to power ships on large rivers. There are Many such rivers in the World. The water would serve as the electrical ground. This would be Much cheaper, and more efficient than the Diesel fuel they use. Even with most electricity being made from natural gas turbines; those turbines are Way more efficient, and cause less particulate and other pollution, than the engines on ships. Failing THAT: they could also use "Green" ammonia, made from Solar or Wind power. The ammonia is not burned directly, it's broken back down into Hydrogen and Nitrogen gas; the former can be "burned" in a fuel cell, which would power electric motors.
😂😅😁😃😀🙂🤣😂😆I know this Captain, He is the Chatter Hero, kind and educational , only to happy to explain what he does , about the barges and His Twoboat ..... Captain Hubert Harned is retiring in a few days , Bowzer . So wish Him the very Best....
From Chester here, I've seen that (or 42 barges) a few times... I'm a local driver for Gilster and cross chester bridge at least 6 times a day
MAGNIFIQUE CONVOI VUE DE FRANCE ( Bourgogne) très beau pousseur
Wow! That's a big tow. In Europe our towboats are shipping with 8 or 12 barges on the Danube river. And 12 is a lot for us.
The record tow on the mississippi river was 72 barges at one time by the M/Z Miss Kae-D on May 6, 198.
donde es ese lugar
BOO hahaha just had two 😊 it came up on my monitor, what could I do but WATCH lol thanks Bowzer you know what I think this is a great video hahaha bye bye
It wasn't even turned up. When they do the wheel wash is crazy. And will have waves rolling for a 1/2 -3/4 mile behind hit. Never rode one that big but saw them when working and riding smaller boats.
Most I’ve seen where I work is a 6 pack this is wow! Average is a 4 pack
what app are you using ?
The locks hold, If my memory is correct, twelve to 15 barges. These super tugs operate only in no-lock areas of the River. MO on the upper Mississippi. When I graduated from MS State I owed $150.00, the rest paid from working on all the navigable waters of the Mississippi River system. Good experience, good education all without government assistance.
Cairo, illinois to New Orleans. Some of the big ones work the upper, but the tow won't be anything like that. That big of a boat and most any triple screw will only operate the lower Mississippi
Why did they close River access?
i was on the m/v great america in the 80s we had a tow of 42 also wish i could get back on the big muddy
Are these E5 EMD's?
That captain has got to keep his eyes on the ball!!! Great shots! By the way are there any rules/regulations you have to follow about distance you have to keep with your little “whirly bird” drone?
How much load is there
What's she hauling ?
What company owns it? I'm from Michigan I've never seen anything like that on the great lakes
how do these things make turns, since they are so far a stern, do they turn the stern the opposite direction first. Talk about a turning sequence, no sharp turn I take it.
Ugh! Those face wires at four minutes. Beautiful. I miss the river quite a bit. I miss being a deckhand at least. As a pilot, the PAY rocks... but as a deckhand, the WORK rocks. Except painting. FUCK that shit. AWESOME cinematography. Good stuff!
Does it pay more if you pilot on the Mississippi than say the Ohio or Missouri or Illinois rivers . Is there a deference in the pay .
I can really see the Kahlenberg Q4 up top
AMERICA the beautiful!
how come its rare to see crewmen outside during when you film
It's rare for them to be outside unless they are in a port making tow. Maybe an hour each shift walking the tow checking and tightening rigging and pushing drift off. Otherwise they are cleaning painting and doing general upkeep on the boats.
NIce footage. Might I ask what software that was on your Samsung phone? I live on the Upper Miss, and it would be fun to track boats.
Man that's a long way from the flags to the pilot house
Captain has told us on a chat page his American Heritage is 200 feet long . One barge is 35 x 200 feet AND he is pushing 42 here. That is 6.7 acres 😀
Мощно!Восторг вызывает подобное зрелище!😀👍
Very, very impressive! How much weight om board of these 42 barges to be pushed to contrary river flow?
Thought we could see large combinations at river Rhine between Netherlands and Germany. With up to 16,500 tons of coal in 6 barges and with up till 6,000 horsepower with triple screw. But this is even significantly bigger. I think in Europe we learned and largely copied it from the Mississippi practice in around the 50-ties. Great footage!
Each barge holds around 70 -75 semi loads of grain, estimated 50,000 lbs / truck load. Take that times amount of barges will give you how many tons per tow they push.
overhead electric lines (one for each direction of travel) could power barges and cruise ships on rivers.
Cpt Harned of this boat is a good freind of mine.