Departing Cairo Northbound On Record Low Mississippi River 10/4/23

[@garyfairbrother5532]

I just stumbled on your channel. I like your style so I’m gonna sub. I live on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi at mile 811. Honk when you go by. Watch out for all the stupid weekend recreational boaters up here. They think five blasts is just a Captain bein’ friendly and sayin’ hello.

[@Rollo905]

Boy Cap! it's been more than a decade since I cut that same corner. Brought back a few memories. Thanks Captain.

[@markbaehne9389]

Love your videos Captain, drove across both those bridges twice a couple weeks ago told my wife that the river was really low ,the corp.of engineers had that dredge working below the bridge from Illinois/ Missouri when I passed over them up on the Missouri side , I also told her about your channel and how you have to navigate these rivers she was pretty interested .We live in Tennessee,north of Nashville,travel this route going to northern Arkansas often .

[@traviswalton8984]

Have a safe trip on up the river capt... ill try to catch ya as u all pass the ferry crossing here in ste. Genevieve right below tower rock and brickeys.....

[@nicholasholloway8743]

Just randomly started watching, love this kinda stuff I guess.

[@ivtrader4369]

T his has been a great trip for all of us too, Ty!!!

[@loupowell4442]

Love your videos Cap. My Dad was a pilot. God memories.

[@marktwained]

I figure it out shortly

[@lesliehaynes2414]

I use to work the fleet above IC RR bridge on Ohio. I remember being a greenhorn going under Missouri bridge when the old man was rolling good and seeing that black go under and come up. It made me be careful there at Birds Point when we were spotted one.

[@adamdeclue526]

When the dredge Potter was in St. LOUIS, the little grounded flat was a crew change point for lettin crew on an off. They generally beach it close to the operation. Keep the videos comin an stay safe Capt!

[@lesnicholson3578]

Thanks again from Berea Kentucky ✌️

[@michaelmcmahon9136]

Cool little boat.

[@ren-uz2mz]

Actually like the cam shifting, matches you looking at the various things you need to watch to do your job, well plus a little sight seeing but we learn from that as well...

[@RuhRohRaggie069]

The sounds in that crows nest is soso soothing to me, back in the 70s a buddy of mine used to crew on his Grandpa Beacoms Tug pushing barges up & down the rivers with included the Mighty Mo Im cant say he fell off the front , BUT he fell off & he was never seen again RIP John Beacom III

[@richardcotten8789]

The Martin Scorsese of the river, thanks captain!

[@charlestaylor7912]

Hows it going my friend i enjoy watching your videos and was just wondering hows one go about obtaining a job on a tug?

[@wendyphillips5002]

Anyone wondering why this man is the captain of this boat? It is knowledge, experience, training, and a captain's license. Just listen, watch and learn. This captain knows his boat and the rivers he navigates through.

[@marktwained]

Preach 👍🏻

[@donwood7700]

Thanks for sharing!

[@charlietanner6211]

have a safe trip capt i,ve been at the point left hand in ohio right in miss long time ago

[@beckyumphrey2626]

You solved the mystery Captain. :). Great video.

[@clineshaunt]

I live in Columbus and this is the second year in a row we've had hardly any rain between the middle of August and October.

[@chuckg6039]

I cant believe you are a one man show on the bridge.

[@SouthernRotors]

I crossed over those old two lane bridge a dozen times or so, Missouri to Illinois and then to Kentucky heading back south. Ohio river and the Mississippi meeting up.

[@marktwained]

That’s way I always drove from Oklahoma to Paducah.

[@patriciawarren312]

Four days later you can see water for all the parked empty barges or full ones waiting to head north.

[@patriciawarren312]

Born in Cairo raised in Missouri.

[@patriciawarren312]

It was a sandbar yesterday your lucky you got out.

[@pacopeso8474]

Nice Das was a section chief from Cairo down to Rosedale, Ms

[@williambillwaynerobertson930]

Great little area Captain at the mouth of the Ohio river and the mighty coming together. Do the Asian carp still jump out as you motor up the river I haven't heard to much about them in the mighty Mississippi. I know the Illinois River is bad with them they opened a processing plant in Peoria a few yrs back just for them. Stay Safe Capt.👍🇺🇸

[@cajunnathan4586]

Looks like a push boat for a dredge rig

[@user-qf6lr8ru2b]

capt you would make a good police investigator, you got it figured out

[@marktwained]

5 0 👍🏻😎

[@patriciawarren312]

There's the point I took pictures yesterday it was a lot lower.

[@mikehernandez3829]

Yes I see your backing off the Ohio turn up north headed for St Louis

[@BrentStAmant]

Looks like a little dredge tender boat to me Capt

[@marktwained]

It was. I finally figured it out, Capt. Spanky. 👍🏻

[@jsbeelman]

It’s the crew change flat for Derdge potter

[@geekfreak618]

They let Cairo die. RIP Cairo. Rise back up darlin'...rise!

[@JRTRAPP1]

Does the predictor need to have variables defined for it to maintain it's accuracy? Length, weight, surface area and such.

[@marktwained]

Yes

[@bridgetstoli2347]

That beached boat made me sad.

[@marktwained]

It was nothing to be sad about. It’s in use by US Army.

[@cajunnathan4586]

Tender boat

[@davidrizzutojr4937]

So the Mississippi is still at record lows?

[@SouthernFarmingTV]

Highest class video . State law.

[@deanlamberth0sbcglob]

Maybe a landing boat so they don’t get there feet muddy

[@debthill8285]

How many barges are you pushing??

[@marktwained]

Three loads and eight empty barges in this video

[@debthill8285]

@@marktwained thank you and also thanks for sharing these videos

[@mikehernandez3829]

Don't forget to say hi to Valerie with you pass through Fort Madison

[@marktwained]

Or going that far north. Who is Valerie?

[@mikehernandez3829]

The bridge operator at Fort Madison

[@mikehernandez3829]

@@marktwained I remember you talking to her one time when you were passing through here I'm a subscriber to the virtual railfan Club I heard you come through one day do you work going south

[@terencegillespie6675]

Watching this tonight you remind me of Popeye. First you’re a kid and then an old man. How many years have you been doing vids?

[@marktwained]

Since 2009

[@marktwained]

I’m always a kid 👍🏻

[@kingtut8381]

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BIG COMFY CAPTAINS CHAIR ??? THE LITTLE WOODEN STOOL IS EASY TO FALL OFF

[@marktwained]

I use stool and stand mostly nowadays. Comfy chairs cause bad back issues.

[@kingtut8381]

AS A RETIRED CERTIFTED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RN NURSE, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CHANGE POSITIONS EVERY HOUR OR SO TO PREVENT MUSCO-SKELETAL PROBLEMS@@marktwained

[@deanlamberth0sbcglob]

Seams that point attracts vagrants often

[@marktwained]

Wouldn’t know how to identify such.

[@redevil7081]

How different are the Mississippi current to the Ohio current Capt?

[@marktwained]

Depends