12 hrs on a TUGBOAT - Dangers of a Log Runner

[@sirrliv]

I love how these guys are so totally chill, just having the time of their lives when cruisin' along, but when called upon to step up, like passing through those bridges, they're all business. Not in the least a job I'm cut out for, but gods love these boys for doing it.

[@LeahandLevi]

Dude I just love how the stories you show aren’t the flashy clickbait stuff that travel vloggers tend to make. You really make unique stuff man. 🙏🏼🙋🏻‍♂️

[@DownieLive]

Thanks man. I really appreciate that. Just trying to share real stories that matter.

[@justinrodriguez5439]

@@DownieLive hey can you bring fishing polls? Like catch fish and cook it for lunch?

[@nivero4393]

@@DownieLive Don't ever change

[@michaelvignale7265]

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[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@AllycatlovesAG]

I’ve seen the tugboats plenty of times, but seeing an inside look to what happens was really cool!

[@southjerseysound7340]

Tim B at sea has a great channel showing the ins and outs of being a tug captain in the north Eastern 🇺🇸. He recently did a great on harbor control. The channel is timbatsea.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@southjerseysound7340 could you go tubing with that tug boat

[@TonyHanation]

As a Vancouverite, it is SOOO cool to meet these neighbours. It feels real. You see their smiles and sweats. This really helps us understand each other and the world better. We need more content like this to restore faith in humanity.

[@sjoywilson]

Love the video! My dad has been in and around the towing industry for the last 50 years (on Vancouver Island at Jones Marine Group). I think it’s super important to note that although the captain/skipper “appears” to be doing minimal work, he definitely first started out as a deckhand and then after many seafaring hours as a deckhand made his way to ‘first mate’…the jump between mate to skipper also requires a crazy amount of schooling. I admire all of the men (and small amount of women) who work in the towing industry! They are such hardworking people and deserve every penny that they make! ❤️

[@DownieLive]

Absolutely! They are all professionals with an incredible amount of experience and skill.

[@Trudeau-is-Stalin]

My brother Stephen works there as a deckhand out of chemainus.

[@sjoywilson]

@@Trudeau-is-Stalin cool! My dad is Bob 😊

[@pectusin]

Exactly! On my power boat I have hard time even getting in and out of my marina, and I'm not towing anything.

[@Trudeau-is-Stalin]

@@sjoywilson small world eh

[@georges7340]

Hats off to Tyrell!! He makes it look so easy!! And the Captain and other crew keep their "calm" so well!! This is one nailbiting job!! Thanks again Mike for taking us on a trip that most people have no idea about what it takes to get lumber to the public!!😉

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@justjoelee]

again... a video I never knew I needed. solid work man ✌🏼

[@DownieLive]

Hahaha. Thanks Joe. Glad you liked it!

[@Kjlj60]

My grandpa was a tugboat captain for weyerhaeuser on the Fraser River for many years. He passed away last year and I never got to see what he did (just stories). Thank you for this!

[@elainesandman9874]

So glad there are people like this in our world. GOD BLESS and keep them. Thanks for showing them!

[@lusharon1392]

I just checked out Tyrell's channel. He's actually played for NLL Vancouver Warrior team. Respect!

[@free2roam674]

Wow, lacrosse athletes are tough as nails. Really impressed. Super friendly but you would never mess with them. Great to have as friends.

[@itsnotme07]

Now those are two very tough jobs! Cooking in that small space...not easy. Haha! Seriously...lots of skills and hopefully no lost fingers/toes/legs/Tyrell or Justin. Danger all day long. Could I do Tyrell's job? Nope. But glad there is someone doing it and enjoying it! Nice coaching job Mike! And better job not getting in their way of doing their jobs!! Wicked cool video!!

[@mohdfahmi8841]

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[@hunsbergermatt]

Tyrell is an absolute joy to see...we need more great souls like him

[@natatatt]

Love that you cover the kind of topics that we might be curious about, but wouldn't otherwise have a way to get an inside look. Reminds me of your cranberry farm video or the Stanley Park 9 o'clock gun video - so informative!

[@DownieLive]

I'm just as curious as you are about these, so it's nice that I can share the experience with you 😊

[@mandyjones3845]

That second rail bridge is my view! Love watching the working river go by 😁

[@jayrajdesai5856]

Great Job bro! Being a Vancouverite myself, I can relate so much to your videos as you make our daily views so much more special to the rest of the world and also to us! Really appreciate it! Keep it up.

[@TM-tw1py]

Total respect for these impressive gentlemen!

[@danmorrissette4814]

Glad You Guys had a Beautiful Day for Shooting this Awesome Video ~! Very Cool Bunch!

[@edhansen3664]

Brings back a lot of memories. Worked on them 40 years but have been retired 14 years.

[@SoberBishop]

Love how hammer talks in the 3rd person , guys a legend

[@bobtuckey2409]

You have given me a much better appreciation for the guys on the tugs and the work they do. Great video Mike!

[@aquariusdebra]

That was a great video, I live by the Fraser river close to Oak bridge in our younger days we would go down to the river for cocktails and us girls would lift up our shirts for the tug boats to show our appreciation for the hard work they do, good times !

[@44jaxgirl]

Bravo - a fantastic video. I've lived in one of those condo's near the perilous train bridge for over 17 years. From my window, I enjoy watching these gentlemen ply the waters of the muddy Fraser at all hours of the day and night and in all weathers. Now I have an even greater appreciation for the work they do.

[@miketackabery7521]

Another Freaking AWESOME video, Mike!!! Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING about your vids is superior. You manage to pack in piles of information but make it SO entertaining, and all the technical stuff that goes into production you totally have down. In love with your channel dude!

[@blueman5924]

Wow ! Huge respect for him running those booms and working the ropes/chains. Great show Mike !

[@peterdeblock3013]

I really liked this video. So much so I had to watch it again the very next day. No way could I have every done Tyrell's job. Kudos to Tyrell and Justin. And Kudos to you to bringing this to your audience.

[@amirulhakim9017]

Finally! Was a bit confused why there wasnt a video last week. Always looking forward to one tbh. It gives me both escapism + knowledge at the same time! Good job :)

[@gmsteele44]

You make the coolest videos. Seriously. Nobody else does this. And at 60, I don’t think I could do that. 40 years ago, I’d have loved it!

[@briangarrow448]

I worked on log booms when I first graduated from high school. I loved running on the bundles and sorting out the logs that got sent down river to the pulp and paper mill complex near my home. I worked on the swing shift from 300PM to 1130PM.

[@rlbrown4013]

I live in Oregon, in the Willamette Valley. I remember growing up, seeing the logs floating on the rivers when I was a kid. I don't think we do that anymore in the US. But this brings back memories.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Wow.. this shows how much work is involved just to get the logs to the mills. Pretty dangerous work Tyrell is doing but looks like he's having a blast

[@traindev1]

Loved this video Mike; the last train bridge you passed (13:14) is one I spent growing up next to, my grandparents live along there and I'd go to the beach nearly every Sunday and watch the tugs and trains as a kid, really made me happy seeing it from their perspective!

[@mandyellis876]

This was a fantastic video…as someone watching from outside Canada, seeing people working on the water like this is amazing. Loved it!

[@bubbakushingtonIII]

These are the men that build countries into what they are and usually the leadership takes the credit. Hell of a lot hard workers out on the rivers.

[@jimsteinway695]

EXACTLY the people our governments totally abandoned during Covid. Our governments really showed their deep levels of incompetence during that period. Luckily where I live near the Rockies we were done with covid March 2020

[@petermladinic8249]

You really get a good idea of the skill, experience and other stuff it takes, a keen awareness for sure, to get all these logs downriver. This is a great video, Mike. Different, too.

[@DownieLive]

Wow, thanks!

[@dougwhite6767]

Went to school with Kathy. Lived in the Blue house in the water at 7 & River for years. You guys pass by it every day

[@DenisRyan]

What a fantastic insight! I live near the river and we see these tug boats going up and down every time we go out for a walk. Great to have more knowledge on the work involved.

[@emmiellamas-cruz3842]

Salute to these amazing, hardworking men!

[@Nynke_K]

YES more tugboat content! Super interesting what a day is actually like. Essentially waiting for 7-9 hours while you tug a log boom upstream... That would really tax my patience (I would also not do well on a river transport ship in Europe)! I'm also fascinated by the word log boom. I looked it up and boom was borrowed from the Dutch word boom 'tree' (pronounced 'bome') so log boom almost sounds like 'tree tree' to me! But boom has obviously picked up some more specific meanings in English :)

[@timceceliaevans3844]

0:06 as a Floridian, I’ve never thought about any of this-not logs in water or boats interacting with them unless by mistake.

[@SamuelBenedicic_of_NSK]

12:16 - that section that starts of going under bridge daaamn I actually got adrenalin pump and goose bumps going on. Good work to editor that is really amazing. And specially good work to these log tuggers

[@dylanworley2405]

I worked on tugs for 2 years or so on the east coast! Was a blast! I was working with dredging crews! Time of my life met a bunch of cool people and got the most perfect views!

[@VishnuKamath]

Love it. Always wondered how it was done. Huge respect for the guys. Thanks a ton for showing facts about Our Home.

[@Errr717]

Hammer is perfect for the job. He's got so much energy ... and he can also cook. Amazing! Nice video.

[@andrewkast4087]

Awesome day, thanks for letting me enjoy it with you! Not only are your videos enjoyable, entertaining, but they are educational as well! Every video has interesting information for every journey you take! Thank you so much!

[@DownieLive]

Glad you like them!

[@darthsideous1968]

From Train travels, Aircraft, Motorcycle trips, Zamboni's to cool trips on Tugboats! Mike and TheDownieLiveChannel ALWAYS delivers some amazing entertainment! and adventures I have NO DOUBT that Mike has way more fun doing what he does on his travels than I do watching his adventures! ♥ Many thanks for this latest adventure Mike! LOVE IT!!! ♥♥♥

[@pectusin]

Wow, what an amazing video! So dynamic and fun. I usually see the tugs from a different perspective. When I'm kayaking, they create a huge wake trying to capsize you. When I'm on my power boat, I find a lot of hazardous logs and deadends left behind.

[@noahjones3442]

First time seeing the channel and this is awesome. Its awesome to know that if I choose something else as a career id be just as happy doing something like this.

[@deichkind1974]

What a great video. Thanks, Mike. The work they do is so crazy and from safety perspective dangerous.... so my deepest respect for their work. They might be great guys with a lot of fun during their work but never without respect to their own safety. Great

[@johncrwarner]

The only time I have seen logs being hauled in the water was on a ferry trip from Kuopio to Savonlinna in Finland They were moving the logs through the lakes and we spent a long long time passing them. Our reward beyond going on a fabulous ferry journey was going to the opera festival in the castle at Savonlinna the following evening.

[@NearCry91]

And for them the trips take days.

[@Slingin_Mary_Alex]

I would have totally rocked as a deckhand from ages 19-23...I totally appreciate what I've always seen on the Fraser. Your content inspires me to appreciate somewhere I grew up in a whole new way 🤘🏻☺️

[@harrybutler1828]

Thanks Mike. Always knew that being a deck-hand is a dangerous job and this video proves that very well. Excellent.

[@dubzy8334]

This job separated the men from the boys on the first day. I watched many ,many bog strong dudes come out and say " I m not scared of hard work, and bring it on" and they were calling for their mom's by the end of the day. Once you do it for a while you start to get the hang of it. It's a great job for a young person to learn about themselves and the river. Of you stick it out long enough you probably end up towing barges. This is a youmg man's game. Great video, well done . You can't explain this to people without seeing it

[@janhill43]

Thank you for another amazing and educational video!

[@mitesh9976]

This job is the most difficult I've ever seen and not anyone can do this job. By the way, thanks Michael for showing their day life.

[@petemichael4512]

Working with large timber always has the potential of being extremely dangerous. It takes certain guys with special skills to do this kind of work and Kudos to all of them. They seem to really come alive on the water. Great to see it all so close and to see what great guys they are

[@MrLESiPhone]

Another great experience on Downie Live. Michael, your fun loving spirit brightens my day.

[@georgestonier7886]

Thanks Mike, another great post! Great insight into one of the life blood industries of British Columbia.

[@JenniferZMajor]

Awesome!! That was so cool! I grew up in Vancouver and now live on the East Coast, and one of the unique West Coast sights I miss is log booms on the Fraser. So this was great! I watch DownieLive because he's the best way to stay connected to my hometown and my home province. These are totally fun videos and there's always something new and interesting. Thank you!

[@DownieLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@e.m.parmelee7266]

My great grandfather’s family were Canadian (Quebec) lumbermen who came to Michigan for the same. Would love to see the part of the job before the logs make it to the river. Great episode. Authentic comes to mind. Thanks.

[@amitem7]

Great stuff yet again. What a life these guys live! Full on hard work, hands down. The next video could be now what happens after the logs are dropped off👊

[@DownieLive]

Great suggestion!

[@ATLLEO1170]

how can him keep balance on the floating logs...this makes me more appreciated to what i usually take for granted when walking through home depot..great people! great videos!!!

[@callummclachlan4771]

Something that comes with practice and many dips in the water. Couldn't do it myself though, would fall into the river as I step onto the logs.

[@frasermcculloch7725]

Love seeing your vlogs documenting stuff I never knew about my hometown. Keep it up man.

[@michaelformaini7053]

When I didn't get my weekly fix last week, I checked the calendar and realised it was your Labor Day long weekend so this morning (Sunday 12th Sept. here in Melbourne) I switched on and WOW! As you say how Canadian is this! A really great insight into a vital part of the lumber supply chain and what great personalities you were with to show what goes on with towing logs. Tyrell does a really great job, loves how he does it and, man, can he do a great Steak lunch. Not sure if you've twigged to this, but there are interesting parallels of danger between log towing and managing a freight train. Oh, and being a shunter in the rail yards assembling and breaking down long trains. So how about contacting CP or CN Rail to see if you can do a video or two on board a freight up the Fraser Canyon or in the Mountain Districts and a shift in one of the yards (say Coquitlam). Thanks for this great insight into the lumber industry and stay safe and well.

[@Zer0Zer0Zer0Zer0]

No matter what I am doing I always have time for a DownieLive video

[@John_Fugazzi]

Interesting trip to a whole world I never knew existed - tugboats towing logs. Tyrell's job is strenuous, involves skill and is dangerous, too. It takes a certain kind if person to do it for sure. Great sunny day for such a trip.

[@free2roam674]

Mike I love the "how stuff gets done" videos. I am also a train buff, and like you, I like going places on trains. I also like the sound of steam locomotives and diesel electric locomotives.

[@Townshipfarmer]

So cool to see jobs like this in Canada.

[@ThePaully1976]

@tyrellhj your a beast, man keep doing what your doing and you will live forever

[@genageeraert8039]

My great uncle Stan died doing that in the 1930’s. He slipped off a log and got caught under the log jam and drown.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

When did you uncle Stan during the log pull and died date month number of year

[@Top_aviation1]

@@KevinLyons-gn7euthat’s a Bit Personal😅

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@Top_aviation1 what do you mean?

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@Top_aviation1 you can just tell me that all I won’t care

[@Top_aviation1]

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[@rideronboard]

Great vid. Super interesting on many levels. Lots of respect to those guys (from a fellow Captain on a much different machine) making it look easy on a perfect weather day, when its not easy and I'm sure crazy when the weather gets rough. Cheers boys.

[@deleteh1815]

this is awesome , thank you for making this content . I enjoyed every second of it

[@hollygwynn9233]

This was absolutely fabulous! What a fun adventuress day! Keep On Tuggen!

[@sonalchavan3973]

Man how do you come up with such out of the box video concepts. Loved it!!!

[@bnkwupt]

What an awesome group of guys!

[@rivellr]

I find it really cool that you can find so many interesting things to do in the same place!

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

VeryCool, HODDER family worked the Fraser river for over a century They sold the company years back Still the name remains which is great, the Tug Downie is on was once the Squamish Rebel that worked up in Howe Sound, many of the Tugs working the Fraser are decades old but still hard working with plenty of life left in them, the tug you see pulling ahead was once the Tiger Shark part of the long gone Westminster Tugboat company It also worked as a Line tug helping with Ship handling in the Port of Vancouver, it is not a job for everyone but for the chosen few it is Awesome indeed Thanks for sharing and Congrats on working with CHEK.

[@pmichael73]

Amazing video! Great work, great people.

[@stephenmagness5999]

This was awesome to watch! I loved this great JOB!

[@vancouversworstdrivers]

Another great video! Didn't realize how hard their job is

[@quarlow1215]

Loved this video since you towed right past my house. I met Eric at a local park where I walk my dog. Hell of a nice guy. I always like watching the boats working out front of my place.

[@tylero8595]

That was the best one yet. I grew up on the Fraser river in Richmond. It was the best playground for a kid. Still ne of my favourite places to visit and hang out.

[@phill2010uk]

Very cool! I towed a canal narrowboat from Shepperton to Reading a few months back. I rafted it to the side. Mostly fine till you get to the locks which are narrower than the total beam! Had to untie it all, pull the barge through, put my boat in, flood the lock, then pull it all out and re-tie.

[@lvt9149]

Amazing experience. Thank you for filming this.

[@lynda.grace.14]

Great photography, editing and music. The excitement is palpable and great fun to "boot."

[@kafetzou]

I love this - so cool - my favourite river and I get to see how these guys do what they do!

[@jacklane3368]

What an interesting video! Tyrell is the coolest! How does he ever keep his footing? It was great to learn about how the logs are transported, and the daily life of these guys on the tug is fascinating.

[@floydt2029]

Mike I see you working hard on this ship-great video!

[@margaretjones5572]

Thank you so much! That is lovely to experience through you! Amazingly hard workers indeed! Reminds me of the 40 years hard farming in my history! FarmerMJ

[@ap94131]

Fantastic video...they just keep getting better and better. The only job I would be cut out for is watching the video. Thank you for putting these together.

[@jessebolton3423]

Being a tugboat man is one of the best jobs to have I've been doing it for years used to work for a company called gateway Marines stretching out channels out of Tampa Bay pushing scowl barge back and forth ain't nothing better than working on a tugboat

[@Sharkie2004]

Ty's fish dive into the water was worth it all. Awesome video, this was really interesting. I'd just learned about the barges dumping the logs, and now to see how they get them to the mills.

[@richardpeters7136]

This is one of the most informative and one of the best of your videos to date!!

[@DownieLive]

Wow, thank you!

[@barbb]

I couldn't do this!! My nephew worked on a tugboat as a deckhand, just out of high school. He said it was a hard hard job. He went "swimming" several times, COLD in the winter! Great video.

[@DownieLive]

Yep, the same happens to Tyrell. Some days are better than others. It's a hard and dangerous job.

[@juscelinobarreto998]

Amazing video. They deserve our respect . Congratulations all hard workers. Cya!!!

[@williamelgin6873]

The answer: No, I could not work a tug and logs, I could go along for the ride like you did Mike. I could do that for a lot of days! I grew up in the Midwest of the US and saw the tugs with barges on the Missouri River. Dangerous too, there were bridge accidents. Thanks for another great video Mike!

[@svenvolwater5473]

I have loved boating and water my whole life, this is a job i could see myself doing. Super cool vid my guy!!👌🏻👍🏻

[@AlanRichardsCa]

So cool! We watch the tugs on the river near home all the time, and it was neat to see from the other side. Caught our neighbourhood in a few shots too!

[@Snoooo]

What a great video and these crews seem to be so chill, I would love to work with people like this!

[@sethtriggs]

The 360 dive and the boot were hilarious. This is such a cool channel!

[@laundrieshanging9077]

Good ol Fraser River, Hodder tugboats are all over the place. RN Hodder used to help assist our Ledcor woodfibre barges from time to time. Cheers