Foggy Outbound Key Bridge Passage

Very Foggy Outbound Passage from Baltimore Harbor.
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[@frankcherry3810]

For years I have been watching Tim, as well as others, here in North Thailand. And I will say that these videos give me, as a 72 year old, something to watch instead of the News Tim, as a 100% disabled vet… thanks for your service to US.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and for your service Frank! CUOTO

[@funsmasher7018]

I was watching a live stream video of the bridge demolition blast yesterday, and some dude in a kayak was paddling by the bridge. A Coastie quickly escorted the wayward paddler away. I would have liked to listen in on that scolding.

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@john_nip_nop]

Dramatic passage in the fog. Like an aviator, one needs good eyes to do your job. Thanks for posting this. It helps explain the reason for the demolition delays, difficult to place those charges in a fog. (In the captions in the preview window you are quoted "I'm Tim B at C.")

[@TimBatSea]

😂 That works! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@mellissadalby1402]

Hi Captain Tim! I was really wishing I could come down to the harbor when you were here in Baltimore just to say HI, but I don't feel safe in the city anymore. Maybe another time. It's still hard to believe that the Key bridge is gone. I have driven over it many times. No more. Alas. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Mellissa. CUOTO

[@chrisvanover5177]

Reminds me of the time I was at Jones Island, WA and got called back to Anacortes. I had a McJob at West Marine. Viability was 100' at best, I had a first generation hand held gps and a paper chart. When I broke out of the fog 5 miles later, there were 3 Sunday boaters in huge yachts with radar, chart plotters etc. following me!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Chris. CUOTO

[@ejharrop1416]

Very good to see another safe passage by the bridge area. Saying a prayer each time for the lives lost and the one perhaps still missing. Another maritime grave site. Thank you Captain. Cuoto

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@Piratecapt8383]

On the Minorcan Mullet channel the other day he showed a really tiny recreational boat…. CG intercepted a kayak passing the work site 🤪

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@jerrycomo2736]

Fog is something that will never be mist.

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 10 points! Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Fog is cloud with no ambitions.

[@Orxenhorf]

3:30 - That thing on the port side of the barge that sorta looks like an oversized ladder with old-school caged light bulbs all over it. What is it? I thought lamps, but I've never seen any lit up.

[@TimBatSea]

You don't want to see it lit! Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. That is the visual part of the high level alarms for the 10 tanks onboard. CUOTO

[@bumblebee7922]

Hi ya Tim!! Hello to Luke too. Glad you still have him with you. Another GREAT and fun video!! Blessings...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@sherrygardensallaround6486]

Good morning Captain Tim and Chief. Many thanks for sharing a very interesting excursion and maneuvering lesson in the fog. Always wondered about fog, bridges, ships and planes. Amazing team work. Sharing this fascinating vlog. Be safe. Blessings. Sherry 🥰 🙏 🚢

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Sherry. CUOTO

[@mychalakers2131]

Airline pilot here. I was just thinking about how I feel your pain at 10:55 taking it nice and slow. sometimes I have to taxi in near zero visibility and am struggling to just keep the nose on the yellow line and not hit nothing! Always a good idea to crawl when you cant see past your nose! Love your content keep it coming!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Crazy Tim jobs like this makes you really rellie on instruments like a airplane

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ed. Yes they do! CUOTO

[@artt3165]

Tim, you're supposed to order better weather so we can see more of the bridge clean up......LOL Thanks for the ride-along going back out!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 I know, right? Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@stuartfeen9236]

Tim, You mentioned airplane pilots. Yes, two very different worlds in the fog and clouds. You’re doing an approach at 5 knots, pilots in IMC at anywhere from 90-140 knots on approach. Always a good feeling when the runway pops out of the overcast just where it is charted.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Stuart. CUOTO

[@georgeschikschneit7142]

Tim are you still working for the same company? Thanks George

[@TimBatSea]

@@georgeschikschneit7142 yes I am.

[@woodyschamber8435]

Been there done that Tim! I can’t imagine how messed up it is around there with the bridge down. Good luck.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Woody. CUOTO

[@jesstill7833]

Hi Tim the fog looks so nice on the water ,,There is something about fog that fesanites me be safe cheers ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸🧌

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Jess. CUOTO

[@robertbeaty4909]

Pea soup. My Dad tried to play PT 109 with a freighter coming up the bay in fog like this once. I could have reached out and touched that ship.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Robert. Maybe, don't do that again. 😂 CUOTO

[@docfromwyoming2449]

Thanks Cap. Brings back Alaska memories.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@Mrsnichols1965]

Too bad I'm not in Maryland, I'd be watching you in real time. My grandparents home is on the Tolchester Channel, just south of the bend to the NW, and I can almost sight straight up that set of range lights. Safe travels! CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. It's a beautiful area. CUOTO

[@dalebennett9867]

Great job doesn't look much is happening then when you are going past something closr it looks like you are really causing and if something wasn't right it would go bad fast thanks for the ride cap enjoyed the trip

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Dale. CUOTO

[@lindaknox6623]

The thing you said at the beginning said it all. Not only you, but your company, both are smart enough to know the dangers. What happened to the electrical systems of the DALI at the port should have been enough of a warning for the captain/company to have the DALI stay put and not leave the port.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Linda. CUOTO

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Steven. CUOTO

[@TheFlyingHubert]

It's funny I'll lay in bed at night at my cat (bob) will instantly jump up on the bed and watch hours of your videos with me... he's definitely a fan of your channel as am I!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching (both of you). CUOTO

[@jkbrown5496]

Yeah, it was 24 years ago, but the stat I heard was that fog in the Houston Ship canal for a couple days would drive gas prices up by 5 to 10 cents due to the slow down getting tankers in. Got to keep things moving on the water when possible.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@garthjones3747]

news sucks Tim keeps it real well done Tim here in the PNW is light overcast no fog any where 65 deg F G

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Garth! CUOTO

[@johnfitzpatrick3416]

Tim, they had 2-3 cherry pickers extended on a barge cutting or placing charges to blow that section off. KZbin/Minorcan Navy has video of it 2-3 days ago. Tim I noticed on a trip on the Cat to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia she had what looked like FLIR

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching John. This was filmed a week or so ago. CUOTO

[@kevincollins8014]

Its actually pretty cool seeing how you guys work. I must say you make it look easy too even though I know it's not. Keep up the great work and thanks for bringing us along with you.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Kevin. CUOTO

[@reganhoward7883]

There was a kayaker out in the channel a few days back. The safety boat had him turn around.

[@TimBatSea]

Oh yes! Thank you for watching Regan. CUOTO

[@2020HotShotTruckingLLC]

Having an extra set of "good" eyes is real helpful in the fog. I spent the night anchored at Fishers Island (Just south of New London CT), summer of 1996. Woke up to heavy fog and no wind. We motored out of the harbor and around the west end of the island headed back to Long Island. After we lost sight of land, I was in the bow with my brother at the tiller. I could hear what I assume was a buoy bell or maybe Race Rock lighthouse that made a circle around me... my brother was driving us in circles. I had to give him a quick course in wave direction and how to read the compass that was right in front of him. No radar, chart plotter or GPS, but I did have a radar target up the mast a ways so commercial guys like you would see a little 25' sailboat in those conditions.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I hope you don't do that again. 😂 CUOTO

[@ThamesShips]

Excellent video.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@georgewootton2644]

Capt. Tim B ... Well done. Best metaphor "thread the eye of the needle" ... in fog! Stay safe. CUOTO / CUOT2

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching George. CUOTO

[@biscuitag97]

More eyes with the fog is essential. I used to work on a high speed ferry in the northeast. Foggy days up in the wheel house were usually: Captain on the throttles with the chart plotter and radar, mate on the 2nd radar looking for small targets, deckhand steering, and usually a second deckhand on watch. Oh yeah, and a whole bunch of security calls. Great video and be safe!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@oldcoastie2637]

Tim thanks for the extra work with highlighting things in the video, I can just imagine the issue with the guys in the air hanging from that crane. I have been out on the yard arm of a moored ship and had a wake hit us... LOL not a fun experience. You seem to have a great crew, lucky man! 🙂

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. I do have a great crew. CUOTO

[@EdFrankes]

Hey Cap'n! It still amazes me how quick that boat gathers pace with any kind of barge. My ship has only 610 metric tonnes load capacity and a fairly heafty Deutz V12 twin turbo, 660 hp (520 hp @ the prop). Even though my ship has probably a better HP to tonnage ratio then the combo's you're working, it doesn't gather pace like that. Honestly, i'd love to have a go on one of those tugs...😅

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ed and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@johncassels3475]

Another excellent video - I appreciate the quiet humble approach to giving commentary on the Key Bridge - much more informative and useful than some of the "know it all" videos - the information feels better grounded and thus more believable. Nice to have a real world view based on having to interact with the changing situation. Many thanks Tim.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel John. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO

[@FloridaJack]

Interesting, seeing the work being done on the Key Bridge. Thank's, Tim.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Jack. CUOTO

[@rogerz3417]

Thanks!

[@TimBatSea]

Woohoo! Thank you very very much Roger! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO

[@user-dv7hb2sc9m]

In the mid90's I lived over in N.Virginia & would head over to Baltimore for some of the best hot crabs -n- cold beer around.... lol, you might find some elsewhere in the region but not w/ the ambiance you got sitting out at a table. Be safe in the canal... peace

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Wish we could get off the tug to enjoy that place. CUOTO

[@user-dv7hb2sc9m]

@@TimBatSea >> > yeah, me too Captain but IDKnow how safe the harbor district is anymore in Baltimore? I'm in N.Texas so I'd do better to hit Galveston for those crabs. I'll tell ya though, big differences in the blue crabs from the Chesapeake compared to the Gulf of Mexico and the spices used to make them special. But I like em' anyway I can get em - can you tell I'm overdue? You be safe out there, Sir. GB ALL

[@waynebauer2770]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing that one. Very interesting around the bridge

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Wayne. CUOTO

[@markblain8438]

As a nuclear instructor I’ve been involved in many gov audits. Your attribute that everyone can learn from is that your actions are performed as if you are teaching those skills to a student or classroom.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Mark! CUOTO

[@dannyb6968]

Thank you for taking us along thru the channel, with bridge pics.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Danny. CUOTO

[@THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of]

GOOD TO SEE YOUR IN A FOGGY BALTIMORE BUT AT LEAST YOU CAN SEE LOVE THE WAY YOU GET THE CREW IN PLACE AND SHOWING US LAND LOVERS HOW YOU WANT TO GET YOUR TUG TO DO WHAT YOU WANT

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@James-seafan]

enjoyed the content thank you Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching James. CUOTO

[@pixie706]

Edge of seat stuff for us . I bet you are glad to be out of there . Well done . An old saying that "two heads are better than one " is a wise plan.

[@TimBatSea]

Yes Sir. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@elizabethbrassfield6418]

Omg what terrific driving. Be safe. God bless all

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Elizabeth. CUOTO

[@oldcoastie2637]

Been through the (former) bridge in pea soup and... was concerning to say the least. Actually the turns in and out of Curtis Bay were worse in that the bridge was easy to plot on radar, not so much the muddy shoals near the CG Yard.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@derbyd10]

What a cool change of perspective. Thnx

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@petergroves9343]

Great video Tim, thanks bud 👍👍

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Peter. CUOTO

[@rallyman_4]

Loved the arrows and pointing out what you see versus camera. Thanks to you I now look out at tugs doing their stuff, even whilst I am ashore. I have AIS (send) on my yacht (receive is available but not compatible with old chart plotter). More on that on your other channel.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching both channels! CUOTO

[@robamaral9089]

Great job men 🇺🇸

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Robert. CUOTO

[@ranger2316]

Another great video. Nicely and safely done!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@barbarajollymore8600]

Thank you, that was just like being on there with you.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Barbara. CUOTO

[@birdfeeding]

Stream the fog buoy! CUOTO.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@timwohlert2969]

Great job by the whole crew!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Tim. CUOTO

[@DavidBruner_NJ]

The wiper end at the top of the frame is killing me! 😂. I keep trying to clean my screen.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching David. CUOTO

[@captbob6897]

I’m out there every day with McAllister running dive and demo crews back and forth to sparrows point

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Bob. CUOTO

[@chrissmith6133]

👍😎👍 stay safe 🙏✅

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Chris. CUOTO

[@rickmasters5205]

When I was in the Canadian Navy, and they put a person on the bow in fog they were called a "Fog Dogger" . Have you heard of that? I agree @frankcherry3810, watching your video's are better than wat's on TV these days.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Rick. No. That's the first time for me. CUOTO

[@paratyshow]

👍✅ Tks for the updates from Baltimore Tim, much more real having you there reporting. IFR or is it IPR (instrument piloting rules) 😂

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much watching. CUOTO

[@Mike-zs7bk]

Spent decades hauling pork from Waterloo Iowa to Chicago made 550 mile everyday left Waterloo at 1:30 am to get to delivery at 7am. Left many in less-than-Ideal conditions because product was needed at production facilities for 1st shift to run it was a job that needed to be done.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Mike. CUOTO

[@Graveltrucking]

We get heavy fog here on the West Coast it sticks around for days, it lifts a little then rolls back in. You guys are gonna have to start doing laps around the barge the chief is got the towboaters body lol

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. The camera adds a few hundred pounds. CUOTO

[@Graveltrucking]

@@TimBatSea😂

[@mousetail2210]

Hi Tim, glad to see you are in my area. Delaware River....Do you know if the Delaware River has ships as big as the Dali on in and out of the Delaware River? Thanks love both of you videos.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. I am not sure, but the Dali wasn't a really big ship as ships go these days. I suspect that the river isn't as much a limiting factor as the infrastructure along the river is. (Container cranes need to be able to reach the other side of the ships. CUOTO

[@Warped65er]

Thx for the vid.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@jamesterrill1938]

VERY INTERESTING..CUOTO....

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching James. CUOTO

[@DougGoble]

I really don’t like Fog! Captain 😅 I was getting a little nervous 😬

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Doug. CUOTO

[@SuperRede4u]

Tim, FYI The cutting crew were cutting predetermined notches in the bridge structure sitting on the Dali. These are for the shaped charges that will (when fired) cut thru the metal like a hot knife thru butter, causing the bridge structure to fall away from the Dali. There will be minimal beams left on the bow to get rid of after that. They also have placed additional anchor lines on it to keep it (Dali) in place after the weight of the bridge structure is gone after the demo operation.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Yes. It was quite a sight! CUOTO

[@SuperRede4u]

@@TimBatSea Tim, I've been watching your channel for awhile. I try to pay attention to everything you say, so when you question something and I think that I know the answer to your question I try to be helpful for everyone who's watching in case they are wondering about the same thing. You must have one of the best crew on a tug between you, Luke and the chief. Always have each other's backs and always helping each other out with observations and ideas. Even though I'm not a mariner I find your channel very informative and interesting, plus you go the extra mile to explain things so that everyone can understand. I was going to make a dad joke on one of your previous videos (putting the wheels to the tug) and say that it looks like you guys are having a wheely good time. Groan.

[@TimBatSea]

@@SuperRede4u 😂😂😂😂

[@AlBracco879]

Excellent job Capt I still miss Dalton 😢 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Al. CUOTO

[@davidstewart2884]

Hi Tim. Enjoy your vlogs and was looking to buy some merchandise but I live in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and looking for an email or preferred site I can order from? Keep up the good work and I really enjoy your live streams so be good to see more. Kind regards Dave Stewart

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Dave! You should see on a phone or computer, a merch shelf below a minimized window. It should work in Scotland. If not, let me know, and I'll fix it. CUOTO

[@davidstewart2884]

Hi Tim thanks and I will take a look. I have been following you for a while now and only noticed that I hadn’t subscribed so sorted now. Looking to be a patron

[@TimBatSea]

@@davidstewart2884 Outstanding Dave! We can't wait to have you onboard! www.patreon.com/timbatsea

[@firstlast1047]

First time i ran fog in a 40ft launch using radar I went in a complete circle. I then knew what the company port captain meant..."Use radar in clear conditions so you can identify targets visual vs radar" A viewer's comment "Why run in fog" That is summed up...Dispatch is merciless. 😅 Same as in trucking industry.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. We have to go. We don't have to come back. 😂 CUOTO

[@ATH_Berkshire]

Interesting that the canal closes in the fog. You would think with radar markers on the sides it would need to be very very bad to stop traffic. Is the canal either open or closed, or is there a visibility range where it’s open one way at a time?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Those are not radar markers on the side. Any radar can easily paint the canal edges. I mean, the markers do show up on radar, but that wasn't the purpose of them being installed. CUOTO

[@ATH_Berkshire]

Thanks

[@kdel9776]

It would be nice to have chart plotter as an insert on the screen

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Please keep in mind that making these videos is only a hobby for me. My real job is the safe operation of the tug and crew. But you can join our Patron Crew if you'd like to support the channel in a way that could help buy another camera for the plotter. CUOTO

[@wetsuit5]

Thanks for the explanation. Those are exactly what I was referring to. Kinda noticed that I've watched you conn Hell Gate and the East River at night when quite frankly from the camera I can't see shit and you just confidently handle it as oh hum drum do it blind folded and the difference in this fog. All expertly and confidently done. Oh and Junior needs a haircut. Lose the bun.

[@TimBatSea]

Right?!?!?! 😂😅😅 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@damage_control_sailing]

Brother, thanks for sharing. What happens if you get to the canal and the fog hasn't lifted?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Sput! We just drop the hook and wait it out. CUOTO

[@ThumperKJFK]

This is what we call IFR conditions, Instrument Flight Rules. Dam the fog, full speed ahead capt with, chocolate ☕ . 👍✌

[@TimBatSea]

Right! 😂 Thank you for watching Gregory. CUOTO

[@sw0i]

I like the John Madden circle-the-players thing you have going here. I'm assuming "Traffic" is something they set up just for the Key Bridge movements, since Baltimore is not a VTS area -- is that correct? -Sean on Vector

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Sean. You are correct. It's a temporary VTS. CUOTO

[@StevesVideoExperience]

Did you see the latest update on the Dali being moved. Many tugboats assisting. Looked dangerous. Any thoughts on there methods.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Steve. Looked good to me. CUOTO

[@ptcaulfield]

Tim, In a situation like this, where do all of the extra tugs come from for the construction barges/cranes and escorts, etc.?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Companies that have been contracted to work on the bridge have their own fleets of tugs. CUOTO

[@sleepervega71hill28]

Hello Tim! I'm wondering if the Dalia Co. O. Has any insurance to cover the bridge. IT was standing on its own !

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@shaunolinger964]

Coupla questions for you, Skipper... first, which K.R. are you on... the V.Bros or the older Moran tug? I've taken to Googling your boat just to see what you're on. Second is another question about the barge... that light stand right above the crew shack. What is that? Tank condition lights?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Shaun. That video was shot a week or so ago. We are now back on our regular boat. Those are high level alarms for the 10 different tanks on the barge. CUOTO

[@shaunolinger964]

@@TimBatSea thank you! I kinda thought those lights had something to do with tank condition, but that definitely makes sense. Back to the Mighty E.R.!!! Safe travels.

[@TimBatSea]

@@shaunolinger964 no. That was a few years ago. Been on the river that runs into DC for three years now. CUOTO

[@user-tj8wv7ri7d]

Gees, could they move the channel markers closer together? Why waste the space? OMG Nice job Tim and crew, nicely done.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@The_DuMont_Network]

What is the purpose of the array of colored lights in the left side of the frame?

[@TimBatSea]

You don't want to see them lit! Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. That is the visual part of the high level alarms for the 10 tanks onboard. CUOTO

[@The_DuMont_Network]

​​@@TimBatSeaAh. Thanks! BTW, I share your love of Puerto Rico. I had the first 4 mobile color TV trucks on the island in the early 70s. Three of the happiest years of my life!

[@jasonncoxx5837]

It sounds like the tug is shaking to pieces when youre doing a twist or turning and such. Is it really that bad on the main bridge or does it disrupt your sleeping coworkers? Cyoto

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Jason. That is caused by cavitation. Below has a much different sound that is coming through the water and the hull. We are 70 feet up in the upper wheel house and a rumble in the lower house can be a violent thing at the top. CUOTO

[@DougGoble]

I don’t mean to barge in Captain TIM but Fox 26 Houston has drone footage of Galveston cause way bridge hit by a barge. And the comments on that video are wild 😜 fyi

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and Doug. CUOTO

[@DougGoble]

@@TimBatSea C U O T O

[@ignaziopassalacqua7795]

Hey Tim, what is the rack on the port side with the lights on it.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. Those are the visual part of the high level alarms for the 10 tanks on the barge. CUOTO

[@johnduffy532]

Another enjoyable video. I vicariously enjoy being part of your crew. One question though, what is the purpose of the “stanchion” just forward of the dog house on the port side. I can see 5 cross bars and 5 hanging lights?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching John. Those are the visual part of the high level alarms for the 10 tanks on the barge. CUOTO

[@johnwesner3935]

Thanks for that view of the devastation. A horrible accident that could have been much worse!.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching John. Did you see the previous video? It showed much more of the accident area. CUOTO

[@rickc9873]

Isn’t it considered rope until it’s used ? Then the rope becomes a line ? I’m talking about the tan round things.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. It might be, but I have never heard that before. CUOTO

[@runpny]

They demoed the truss piece on the Dali yesterday. They hope to get her refloated and moved out of the way by Friday.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@lesterwicklein717]

CUOTO!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Lester. CUOTO

[@richardvirchow2757]

??? What does quick water mean and why is it an issue regarding quick water? Sincerely! R.S.V.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Richard. Quick water, or what some might call "prop wash" is the water being pushed out the back of another vessel. There are some tugs (see NYC videos) where the quick water can spin us around. CUOTO

[@royreynolds108]

I bet you never thought you would be going over the bridge instead of under it.

[@TimBatSea]

You are correct Roy! Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@6r4metroman]

The weekend I picked up my Hunter Legend there was a pee souper, I could not see 10 yards, thank god for Navionics and AIS...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@stuartpulvermacher6861]

I mostly can understand your terminology but have a question. what does "in clutch" mean? I gotta know. thanks for the great videos

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Stuart. "Clutch" means minimal power, throttles up against the clutches. CUOTO

[@bobbybilliot3797]

What would be your advice for someone that been gone from the boats for 17 years and wants to get back on boats and hopefully be a captain one day

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Bobby. 3 things. Watch my old video, "How to work on a Tugboat". Call John at Marinercredentials.com to get your paperwork started and remember that everyone has to start at the bottom. If you want to be a Tugboat captain, you better be willing to put the years in on deck first. CUOTO

[@norrisharrington3332]

I surprised that the bouys are not be lighted better.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. It was probably not a priority because transits are limited to daylight hours only. CUOTO

[@6r4metroman]

Oh my lord, I didn't realise your location until I saw the Key Bridge, that was a bit tight going through there...

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@paratyshow]

👍✅ Another thing I have been meaning to comment, Tim you need to be careful with all those safety calls, explanations to your crew as to why you are doing things and always advising your assist/safety tug as to your plan. If you keep this up some people may start to believe that you are a true gentleman😂😂

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 💯 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@aj41926]

I'm curious how deep the draft of your tug and barge are?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. The barge was empty in this video, but the tug was at about 14 feet. CUOTO

[@dianemichel7824]

1st time here !! What does CUOTO mean?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Diane. That is our secret code for "see you on the one". CUOTO