Narrowboat in trouble on the Humber - Dean's Tug Shovette to the rescue

[@Dodgersmi]

Humber tugs men have always been a breed of there own Deans Tugs hope your still keeping the tradition alive

[@Ma_Deuce_338]

It is a marvelous thing that mariners of any stripe in any size vessel will drop whatever may be going on to assist a mariner in distress or broken down. Gives the rest of us some hope.

[@johnwillmott1516]

l helped to build both those tugs as an apprentice, its nice to see them still working.😁

[@Nighthawke70]

Do you recall what engines they put in them?

[@johnwillmott1516]

Nighthawke70 catapilers driving shotle units

[@johnnytenjobs]

I live in Rochester near Strood. Not much sign of boat building either side of the Medway these days sadly.

[@strat4ordgirl]

Thank goodness for Shovett! I have to say that being on a narrow boat on the Humber looks a scary place to be. The strong currents would be enough for me without the wash from larger ships. Well done you for dealing with it. Great Vlog.

[@fryloc359]

I imagine that a rogue boat with no power is not only a danger to itself but also to the working ships in the area.

[@martinjames9250]

Great to these two still together. I remember seeing both of them on the River Medway. GAWD knows how many years ago now. -- Fond memories.

[@Ravenstar-wd2qy]

Great effort to the crew of the shovette great care taken navigating the narrow boat behind such a huge beast of a tug.😀

[@mykaskin]

Yeah they did a great job, and I bet that we was the smallest thing it's ever pulled!

[@welshpete12]

A glimpse into someone else's life , fascinating . And thank you for posting !

[@southjerseysound7340]

That big tug was a bit like using a 10lb sledge to put a thumbtack in lol.But it still was nice of them to lend a hand as its how things are supposed to be done.No matter what boat you're in,a fouled prop in confined waters can make things go sour quite fast.

[@heathcliffearnshaw1403]

SouthJerseySound when I was on the cut in the 80s that happened quite a few times. Biggest culprit of what was round the prop: pair of women’s tights!!

[@johnswimcat]

Yes, fouling of propellers seems to be quite a problem as does windage on canal boats. Both worthy of some thought and experimentation I would think

[@fryloc359]

I really like watching thoswe tugs work. I wish there was more videos of them.

[@christianvancara8255]

The Humber does have some strong Currents,a life Jacket is a must if you re not on a canal... Great adventures & Always good to be safe😜

[@JohnSmith-zv8km]

amazing machines those tugs and following the rule of the sea to help those in need

[@applecounty]

Brilliant! Somehow I get the feeling 9 years further on such incidents would just have to involve officialdom.

[@LeoStarrenburg]

I needed a tow once, went way faster than under own power and no engine noise whatsoever, a memorable trip !

[@martyspargur5281]

Your photography is exceptional.

[@TheCyclingArtist]

Looks like the tug has the Schottel drive system. those things are engineering marvels to see up close.

[@Raine-Cat]

That's probably the fastest your narrowboat has ever gone.

[@mykaskin]

You could be right, however when we were punching the floods up the River Trent, going from the slack water on the inside of the bend into the full stream meant that the water went from 5mph to 8-9mph instantly. Soon slowed down again though!

[@mikego18753]

Good enjoyable vid,a little adventure. Thanks.

[@dogshome7110]

Shovette and Pushette would be nice :-) Narrowboat on the Humber. Wow. good luck with that!

[@RangieNZ]

Lash'it & Shuv'it. :)

[@petejones9755]

Fouled prop/rudder. Similar happened to me on the Trent out of West Stockwith. Fortunately we were in a convoy, & a following narrowboat spotted our predicament. On a fast incoming tide, we breasted up & I was able to go down the weedhatch on the move. After about 10 minutes hacking away I managed to clear everything & we cast off just before Gainsborough. Reckon we were doing 12 knots through Gainsborough bridge, epic cruise down to Torksey.

[@sharpfang]

12 knots in a narrowboat? That's against the laws of physics!

[@petejones9755]

@@sharpfang on an incoming tide. Work it out, the tide is fast running plus engine/prop running fast to keep control. 12 knots or not, you do travel pretty fast through a bottleneck like Gainsborough bridge . Of course no speedometer so guesswork !

[@sharpfang]

@@petejones9755 Mad lads! What next? Whitewater narrowboating? Cape Horn?

[@appraised7090]

Where is this? Huge fast moving ships in same water as low slow vessels... That fellow was fortunate for the tugboat help. Really love the video...

[@seanseanuk]

the river humber in England. large port area so large ships expected to be there. more so than a canal boat should be. all vessels are required to over help to another vessel. tug is actually the most suited to towing and was hundred foot away

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Bit late replying I know but this is on the River Humber, the east coast of England between Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

[@Random-rt5ec]

What is a narrowboat doing in the open?

[@mykaskin]

Going from the Driffield Navigation to the rest of the canal system. Did it regularly.

[@Random-rt5ec]

@@mykaskin :) from non-boater eyes like mine it looks dangerous.

[@Fig330]

I don't know who Dean is, but anyone who calls their tugs 'Lash it' and 'Shove it' is welcome to keep their hands in their pockets all night! Well played, sir.

[@maxshep2829]

Haha, i was hoping to see this comment!

[@thameswater2561]

2 of the old Crescent shipping tugs from Rochester.

[@garyfraser8326]

My uncle use to skipper both of these tugs and I was lucky enough to be with him on a number of times the best of child hood memories he was the best his name was Ronald crispe rip uncle Ron x

[@curlyanneb1973]

What's a little narrow boat doing out in those waters?

[@southjerseysound7340]

It links some smaller canals.......I wouldnt want to see a hired boat out there but for a properly prepared narrow boat and a experienced skipper that knows what they're doing its not a problem.

[@paulkazjack]

@@garyfraser8326 I used to work on the shovette with Ron! Rip Ron.

[@Fig330]

@@garyfraser8326 Nicely said. I never knew you, but I wish you were my uncle. Thanks Ron. Thank you, Garry, for sharing.

[@paulkazjack]

My old tug!

[@yuk-erkmckirk9277]

Bit of flex in that bow cleat,thought it was going to rip out at one stage. Why were the tugs going in reverse? Seems silly if not pushing anything.

[@mykaskin]

That was just the over zealous image stabilisation! The front line did creak a bit however!

[@TheCyclingArtist]

With the type of drive unit they have they can go in any direction they want search the term on google and take a look.

[@ramblingrob4693]

I think they make less wake, Svitzer Tugs on the Thames do it all the time

[@asherswing]

was there a sand bar in the middle of the sea that got the narrowboat stuck?

[@mykaskin]

No, a rope got trapped around the prop and rudder as you can see on the video

[@goawaygoawaynow]

Dat turbo...

[@Fig330]

Init tho! Thawt dem waz packin Valentas, fa sho.

[@fryloc359]

listening to them throttle up is music

[@ramblingrob4693]

Only get svitzer nearly everywhere now

[@michelebeck4311]

Good names. Once saw a harbor dredge called (PROGRESS) 👍

[@airofan]

was that Victoria that had the problem?

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

Altitude 160+ ft - that was some high tide!

[@Flaaaaanders]

The geezer on the tug looks like john lennon innit

[@bogthing1]

The yachting life!

[@kenirwin276]

Do you just not dare to open the weed hatch while in open water? Enjoyed ship traffic.

[@mykaskin]

While we were drifting you mean? The first priority is to get in a stable condition, we would have put the anchor down, but it flows fast and has a hard bottom along there so might not have held. There was a better option of getting help so we did.

[@jeremykamel9655]

That was probably and expensive tow for the narrowboater.

[@mykaskin]

They did it for free, it's standard practice to help people out of trouble especially on tidal waters, as you never know when you might need help yourself...

[@jeremykamel9655]

mykaskin exhibiting the best parts of maritime tradition! I’m glad they upheld it.

[@fryloc359]

Maybe they should be Shovette and Lovette lol

[@mattw8809]

Narrow escape

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

An outboard skiff could have done the job. Why use a tug for ships?

[@robertroy7798]

tom jackson not in the Humber it won't hahaha. I work in the Humber everyday. It would have to be a big set of outboards to pull that

[@seanseanuk]

Robert Roy have to make life simple, easy and safe for all. the tug was there, responded, did the job. perhaps he would have preferred the chaos and mayhem of a boat out of control and drifting in confined waters.

[@stevecarter8810]

Because the rug has the important quality of actually being there

[@kieronbower8549]

Who thé f... would have a GPS in mph???

[@mykaskin]

Canal boaters. It's not like it's a necessary tool for even this sort of boating, it's just nice to have an idea of speed over the ground, and since most people (us included) know speeds in MPH it makes more sense to have it so.

[@Fig330]

@@mykaskin Haha, but how can you DR without the knots? Once you get out of sight of land, you could be literally anywhere along the Grand Union!!

[@kenirwin276]

@@Fig330 A canal boat out of sight of land? You must be daffy.

[@stevecarter8810]

Just got back from the Norfolk Broads and the hire boats GPS was in mph, as were all the posted speed limits. End of an era.

[@EngineEngineer]

The tugs are not working hard at all in this video!

[@Nostrildomus]

You look far out of your element . What next will you do as professional navigational hazard ? Wind up the tiny hand cranked serine cross nav. the channel with supper tanker back to bow . Coming through , look out get out of our way . Thanks be

[@mykaskin]

Actually, we regularly cross the Humber, and have done for the last 40 years in various single propeller boats. We know how to keep out of the way of Commercial traffic, and anyone can have a fowled prop. I just hope it doesn't happen to you, as you don't seem to understand the situation here.

[@TheCyclingArtist]

@Dragomir RonilacRonilac even ocean-going vessels can get a fouled prop your statement makes no sense.

[@filipmacamhalghaidh9493]

@@mykaskin do you ever need any crew? I'm looking to learnt the river hull, humber and ouse. I'm RYA Inland Helmsman, PB2, VHF, STCWs and a paramedic. Would be nice to cruise with someone. I cook and make good brews too! Live in Beverley.