How small tugboats move massive ships

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I'm more amazed by the cable they using to pull those massive ship

[@ItsJefin]

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[@Closet__Dweller]

To quote Tugs, "The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat."

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I’m here because of that show, TBH

[@sreekanth7898]

So it is basically Thug boat !

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Thug life

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Thughunters 🤤

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[@calebc.2290]

The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat. And the tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the a Big City Port.

[@Alp577]

I saw it pushing around a nimitz class carrier, it's quite a sight how a small boat can push that behemoth around.

[@MrMijnaccount1]

On tugboats you want thrust. Thrust: This is created with surface of the prop. Surface is created with diameter and the size of the blades. Pitch: The angle of the prop on the shaft which creates the theoretical movement forward with one rotation of the prop. Slip/Efficiency: The difference between the theoretical and practical movement forward with one rotation of the prop. Less pitch is less slip and by that more efficient. The power of a prop is a combination of surface and pitch. If you have a lot of surface you can't combine this with a lot of pitch of the blades because of the limited power of your engine. So the conclusion: 1. A tugboat uses large props with a little pitch and low RPM what creates a lot of thrust with minimal slip but not so much speed. 2. A speedboat will use small props with a lot of pitch and high RPM what gives a lot of slip before the speedboat will reach higher speeds, the prop will be more efficient at higher speed. Edit: This is without talking about cavitation or ventilation. Which are very important things and can also give a lot of trouble. Second edit: Nobody asked. I just hated that when you talk about tugs you don't talk about the most important part which is the prop.

[@thirumalr333]

Huge explanation

[@BCaqua87]

Aww man. My EKG test was LAST week!

[@xofox_studio]

Mann, that's the best explanation

[@phantommedia9964]

I was wondering why tug boats with all that power and relatively not much weight are not fast and speedy, thanks for that’s explanation!

[@mrmr6563]

What is “Pitch”

[@XYZ_is_taken]

Well you know what they say The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat.

[@Daniel_Huffman]

And the Star Tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. This…is _TUGS:_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHOminekZpVmf7M

[@gordieboi2340]

The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft to float

[@laeeqkhan912]

"Become a tug boat. Move shit that's 1000 times physically larger than you" - grizillionaire mindset

[@Thebreakdownshow1]

I was watching this tug boat pull like a kilometre long log train through the river

[@BCaqua87]

The captain knows the river and currents/back eddies like the back of thier hand. Did the river have any bridges to navigate?

[@curious5887]

@Laura Brown shut up

[@adi91216]

This is why diesel engines are the torque monsters in the car world, construction diggers and even at sea. High torque at low rpm is the goal here.

[@llluminati0]

Tug boat are the true king of sea

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

Tugboats are floating engines.

[@ArghastOfTheAlliance]

Thank you Mr. Tugboat!

[@yash.319]

Wow i learnedsomething new today, Thanks! Tug-boats are the little big heros of the seas.

[@catholicfemininity2126]

LoL, I'm here because I remember my childhood shows, Tugs and also theodore tugboat. lmao xD

[@ks_1111]

It also helps that they're built with just enough boat to float the biggest engine they can fit.

[@jaiden8595]

Damn I'm feeling really down Tug boat: don't worry I am always here if you need help

[@TheWarbonnet660]

“The tugboat, for its size is the most powerful craft afloat. Captain Star and his tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up Bigg City Port, This is tugs!”

[@deftoneseire07]

My Grandad was a captain of a tugboat, I cant believe how much responsibility that was under his wing any day until I seen this

[@adimeter]

designated spots where it's safe for tugboats to push - an example of info I came to learn. Thank you.

[@PolarBearTrainer333]

I always wondered how they do it.I didn't know about the details.Thanks for the content.

[@Dr_Mario2007]

Of course, tugboats are already quite powerful, as they use either medium size boat diesel engines, or even actual train (locomotive) diesel engines, to provide crapload of torque to the propellers (propeller design matters a lot too), just so they can push themselves through the water HARD, in order to be able to pull large ships out. Not to mention they have to use rather strong ropes to be able to tow without snapping. Extra horsepower and torque also make them much more versatile than just to tow, especially when fighting fires, as water would be under so much pressure which is necessary to be able to reach much further than the typical firefighter hoses if they have to fight fire from afar, to name a few reasons why strong engines make them more useful.

[@timothyboone5003]

@Dr_Mario2007 Things you will not find on a tug boat, a prop, a train engine, and “ropes”

[@davidevans3227]

what did shipping do before these amazing tugs??

[@jameskvo]

I love seeing the Svitzer tugs push huge oil and LNG tankers in the harbour near where I live

[@mohammadkarim5764]

The tugboats don't move the vessel, they help the vessels move.

[@Builttobeat]

Not always true, I see tugs push big container ships sideways into the slips at the Savannah port all the time

[@mishrachabra4471]

Finally ... one of the biggest mystery to my mind has now been answered 🤣🤣

[@RedHaloManiac95]

My next search: “how fast can a tugboat go”

[@bhblueberry]

You should rather present them from the underwater view ;)

[@mohsin_agwan]

Well, That was one of the Most Interesting Thing I was Interested but Couldn't Get better answers from anywhere

[@suratunbegum7506]

Good video.

[@greenpeas57]

Question is: Can it pull an Aircraft Carrier?

[@Madenity]

probably yes but they need like maybe 3 or 4 tugboats

[@stellawega]

Yes.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Aircraft Carriers are tiny compared to 15,000+ TEU Container Ships, not to mention Crude Oil Tankers and Coal/Ore Bulkers.

[@winstonchungath]

If dom drives it as in FF5 VAULT STYLE

[@Agaklaensekali]

Small ship but with big power

[@freeskyfood]

Dear tug boats, thank you for your service

[@DanielZuluagaVidaenAntioquia]

Very interesting😁

[@AnonymousZyx]

Come here because my 4 year old daughter asked how the tugboat can tow the big ship in one of Richard Scarry’s book. She has learned from experience that any questions you have can be plugged into KZbin search and 💥 answers!

[@hamsterindonesia6548]

what's the maximum velocity of a tugboat when it's running by itself? (not pushing or pulling another bigger vessel)

[@maharlikan958]

7-16k^ depending on engine and throttle.

[@timothyboone5003]

@maharlikan958 Not at all. Max speed depends upon the hull shape.

[@prasetyohadi5881]

In term of moving, is it generating high rpm on basic propeller or generating high power to rotate such powerfull propeller with lower rpm?

[@DrewVelasco-h6z]

I was just on a cruise ship and this happened They have some powerful engines

[@Itapem]

2:25 that’s crescent fleet a tow company from New Orleans

[@danielefabbro822]

Question: tugboats can also perform rescue operations in open sea?

[@alfonsodiaz434]

In a rescue operations at open sea all vessels who are near are obligated by tradition and international law to help and attend the call, with just some exceptions. Having said that, most of the rescue operations are performed by tug boats, only that the design are different with much different capabilities. Most of them with D.P system.

[@danielefabbro822]

@@alfonsodiaz434 really interesting. Thanks for the answer, I really appreciate it.

[@DeKrampus]

Up to THREE propellers acting in TANDEM? LOLWUT? Methinks "Interesting Engineering" doesn't understand what the word TANDEM means.

[@winstonchungath]

UNSUNG HEROES

[@sagarbisht9649]

1 question - does traction matter in water like in range rover in land?

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Yes

[@MrMijnaccount1]

On tugboats you want thrust. Thrust: This is created with surface of the prop. Surface is created with diameter and the size of the blades. Pitch: The angle of the prop on the shaft which creates the theoretical movement forward with one rotation of the prop. Slip/Efficiency: The difference between the theoretical and practical movement forward with one rotation of the prop. Less pitch is less slip and by that more efficient. The power of a prop is a combination of surface and pitch. If you have a lot of surface you can't combine this with a lot of pitch of the blades because of the limited power of your engine. So the conclusion: 1. A tugboat uses large props with a little pitch and low RPM what creates a lot of thrust with minimal slip but not so much speed. 2. A speedboat will use small props with a lot of pitch and high RPM what gives a lot of slip before the speedboat will reach higher speeds, the prop will be more efficient at higher speed. Edit: This is without talking about cavitation or ventilation. Which are very important things and can also give a lot of trouble.

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Thanks

[@platinumfalconm3891]

Tugboats can stop a cargo ship from hitting bridges.

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Same phenomenon is used at airports...

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Thanx

[@FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort]

Diesel Tugs: Amateurs! None of you have the strongest steam tug in this harbor. Hercules: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pImWmaODpNONjZY Diesel Tugs: ?! Hercules: I beg to differ, old boys! *Brings in a cargo ship* My name is Hercules. And I am the strongest and largest Star Tug.

[@peterbennpan7288]

One day in the future a Trillionaire will have a private super Yacht the size of a container ship. You watch!

[@krokodil191]

Tugboats are hero we need, but dont deserve...

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If you are going to post a video, first be sure that you are accurate on the subject!

[@not_autistic_336]

I miss being in a tugboat when i was a cadet

[@goosee7776]

Evenrude in it lol'

[@voongnz]

So cute

[@mriz7258]

I mean take a look at Suez Canal. Takes an army of tugboat to push the darn ship from blocking the canal....

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[@andyb.6721]

so your telling me ONE tug boat could of saved lifes during the baltimore bridge "accident".. why does everyone half ass their job ?

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[@UQRXD]

The tug can move a big ship but not very fast. Large ships have 30 to 100 thousand hp.

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Halvorson Summit

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You guys really need to get a different voice over artist

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"interesting engineering"... Erm no more like "stating the obvious and clickbait titles"

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Makes me a fun… Idk imagine… cuz…. Its like.. the ship is on started… or sail.. its jsut the little tiny boats 😂😂😂😂

[@daleernst4172]

I want to own a tug boat

[@WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl]

Its called momentum

[@anasqai]

Imagine a tugboat(fishingboat right the actual name? Isn't tugboat the long length and short height? Or small and short length?) small and standard of "all country's choice before appearing as 'country of'", I think of tuna fishing, 1 pulley system in middle as the fishing wire, to just fish 1 and keep selling, I wonder how much is the rental if install that to leave it hanging and then sell? Solo life of fishing? Or how much is such boat?

[@jameskyriegelicame7462]

IMAGINE A TUGBOAT THE SIZE OF A CRUISE SHIP

[@cicak2404]

That means they need very powerful engine, which may or may not be achievable using standard tugboat engine. Bigger hull means more displacement and friction, there will be a point where efficiency of a tugboat is not better than the ship it is supposed to be towing. Maneuverability must be taken into account too, the purpose of the tugboat is to help maneuver large vessels. I doubt tugboat of the size of cruise ship will help in a place it is supposed to be operating from.

[@kevmehl]

Still not big enough to tug deez nutz.

[@Helofelokids]

I use dyneema. But I'm the best tug in the world, pushed into port? Your welcome.

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amateur design diesel boats. Now imagine a Tugboat with a a CF-6

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Nice

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Vessels won't grow bigger, in fact they even became somewhat smaller last 10-15 years.

[@nielsdebakker3283]

Ok, explain why the latest container ships are still getting bigger. They are now at 400 meter length.

[@FREE_CH1CKEN]

@@nielsdebakker3283 yeah they have been 400×60 for a while now, they only managed to carry more TEU because they make the vessels more block shaped and they use their space more efficiently. You can't make a ship bigger then the port it sails to. The LOA and BOA won't change anymore.

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Thug boats are amazeing!!

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I've come to really dislike this cliche way of presenting a video with a typical deep voice and predictable sentences like TV used to be

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Giving a force in tonnes, a weightunit Just. No.