Memphis Stuck Barge: Part 1

[@k4sbb829]

Waiting for a southbound to clear and southbound has priority traffic

[@PerryJones-c3d]

north bound will shove into the bank when they want to hold their position

[@escapewithjay]

definitely not stuck

[@tylerduvall6923]

That boat ain’t on ground do a little research before making videos he’s shoved into bank to wait either on southbound traffic or fuel or doing some maintenance. If he ran that boat aground it would stop almost instantly and them barges would be scattered.

[@oldblue7837]

Stuck??? Parked.

[@tracksidequeen]

No! The Mississippi River was drying up due to drought if you can tell! Look at the river. There are banks showing where the water should be but isn’t due to the drought.

[@oldblue7837]

@@tracksidequeen Nope, he's parked. That side is the deep part of the channel. The front barge is run up to the bank of Mud Island. He wouldn't have been driving the boat into the island if he wasn't stopping. Yes, the river was low and that may have been the reason for stopping, to let a south bound boat to pass. But, he is not stuck. If he cut the motors the river would move him off the island. Those pilots know river and have depth finders, radar, everything you need to keep going. He would not have driven the barge into the island if he didn't want to park. All the time I spent in pleasure boats on the river, I never saw a tow that was stuck. I think it was '88 the second lowest on record that my cousin and I took his boat up and down the river. We went from Mud Island [back when they would let you put in for $2.00] and went from there to McKellar Lake and all the way up to Richardson's Landing. Just below the Memphis-Arkansas bridge were old wooden barges that had sunk back in the 1800's. Arkansas had guards there and wouldn't let us park and explore. No stuck barges then.

[@mostlyinterested1016]

Yah, parked. He's just holding pattern below the bridge.

[@walterfarley9230]

Naw just parked. Maybe waiting on a southbound , tow work or fuel barge.

[@ralphholiman7401]

I could hear what the captain said. "Well, shit."

[@beckyumphrey2626]

He is.parked?. Normal.maneuver.

[@susanstamper9813]

Canal Barge Company! One of the Seminole boats.

[@cracker6515]

Not a Seminole boat. That’s not a jeffboat. It’s a Viking boat

[@susanstamper9813]

​@@cracker6515See the English C? Google it.

[@DonnaKeffer]

I was waiting to see Huckleberry Finn run down the bank.

[@Dan-qp1el]

Looks intentional to me

[@MojoHaiku]

Looks like the DHs are running the tow.

[@burrl48]

hes not stuck!!

[@kinkajou777]

@@burrl48 Let’s hope that the Mississippi River water level is higher this year. I for one don’t want any service disruptions with any vessel. It is cool that we share an interest in barges. I hope to have more barge videos for you. I will be visiting New Orleans too. I love both beautiful cities.

[@PatrickMcneil-h7x]

Flanking…..

[@tylerduvall6923]

No such thing as flanking northbound.

[@galegregory97]

❤❤ he can't park there