Tugboat 7200hp Assisting 366meter MSC Altair

[@ianboard544]

That engine sound is great. Thank you ever so much for not playing stupid music. If I had a yacht built, I would instruct the yard not to make it too quiet.

[@malizainal]

Your engine could cure my insomnia!

[@jorgebc95]

I love that sound! your engines are awesome ^^

[@RED_STAR_89]

jorge bc those are turbo charged 7200 hp combined power

[@bx2200]

Great sound on this one!

[@peterjames2004]

mr shipping and harbors could we have some more 7200 hp tug footage for Christmas please

[@TheBigWWI]

Nice vid. Makes me miss my salvage tug days of youth...

[@cidcampeador1952]

TheBigWWI YO TAMBIEN , ME TOO .

[@exodu266]

I'm guessing the tugboat shakes under full power ? Also what qualification do you need to be an "engineer" on this tug ? That sound of the engine going to full power is awesome !

[@peterjames2004]

still watching this love it

[@samreyy]

Jeez that was a close call when that line partially parted! Stay safe folks!

[@peterjames2004]

merry Christmas mr shipping and harbors and a peaceful new year sir

[@MsGta5]

thanks for curing my sleep disorder

[@RED_STAR_89]

Again 5 July 2022. Alberta canada

[@RED_STAR_89]

those twin turbos bro

[@jacobhemmen8357]

yes they are

[@malizainal]

really helps me when insomnia

[@docmemory7626]

That port is right out of Bladerunner. Thanks.

[@joeyfalcone3990]

+Doc Memory perfect description .

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

Are tugs a service the harbor provides or can folks own their own tugs?

[@BenjaminEsposti]

+Motherbrain Jr I don't see why you could own your own tugboat. Like, I'm sure some people have old tugs that they have restored into working condition, but I'm guessing that you need some license and training to be a professional tug operator.

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

Benjamin Esposti Folks might be able to co-own a tugboat to make a living, but no I would imagine its unlikely someone could afford to own and maintain a tug, at least somebody that had to use it to make a living... :-/

[@iloveRUSSIAAA]

There are private towing companies that operate them, some provide assistance like this, others might be employed by marine construction companies for towing dredge tenders and equipment barges, maybe they use their tugs specifically for mated barges... Stuff like that. So yes there are very many privately held tugs in the world that get actual use. Its definitely not something that is rare.

[@helidan5536]

Great vid, nice position for the camera! My father used to skipper conventional single screw tugs and later Japanese Z-drive tugs at Milford Haven UK. Out of curiosity which shipyard builds the tugs you work on?

[@gromit3315]

Helidan, a question asked 4 yrs ago and still no answer?! 😡

[@darrenhillman8396]

Antwerp Port Authority has x19 tugs presently, the newest being Number 20, 21 and 22 (Antwerp inner harbour tugs are numbered, not named.). These tugs were fitted out and finished by local yard SKB NV, but the hulls were built at the Usti yard in the Czech Republic. The earlier tugs were in all likelihood built by the same yard.

[@Quirk91]

Is there a technical reason for the funnels pointing inwards like that? I assume it's not just to look cool ;)

[@user-pd5ot4zd4b]

Outstanding! What lock is this? Out East? Ha, reading a few comments it seems this might be, umm, way out east, in the UK?

[@ShippingHarbors]

+Jim M Nope, it's a lock in Belgium ;) The biggest in the world. 500m x 68m

[@gromit3315]

So the dound is recorded from outside? That’s the reason we can’t hear any radio conversations.

[@keessturm2804]

Doesn't she need a stern tug to exit the lock? or is the outside harbortowage done by an other company? And does that include the "linker oever"?

[@bas6983]

Kees Sturm Yes, river is being done by the private tugs. (Fairplay, Smit, URS, and Multraship" limker oever is the same. River and into Kalloo/deurganckdock bijnriver tugs and at linkeroever bij Antwerp stad towage.

[@keessturm2804]

thanks

[@cesarposadasatamusic]

what's that fluffy thing at the top right?

[@ShippingHarbors]

César Satamusic That's an external microphone connected to a GoPro Hero4. It's a Rode Stereo videomic Pro

[@claytonharbin1151]

What an awesome video. What propulsion system is this? Voith?

[@gromit3315]

Clayton Harbin, he doesn’t seem to bother answering you, but I know it’s Voith-Schneider. 😉

[@tward93]

So how do tugboat operators get paid? Do you bill the port who in turn bills the ship owner?

[@ShippingHarbors]

+T Hud I work for a tug-company and they pay me each month ;) They also bill the shipping company from the assisted vessels, but i don't know any numbers from those bills ;)

[@Hardenawer]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Kimdino1]

I was wondering how a Voith-Scheider is to drive? Could anyone used to a twin engine boat get to grips with it after a little bit of practice or is it very different?

[@ShippingHarbors]

+Kimdino1 With some practice someone should be able to operate a voith tug. But in the beginning it's not easy

[@b57iu4h]

Highlight at 49:55

[@franz61xxl13]

HI I love them videos, showing how it works in real life in the harbors and how tight it is !!!love the sound of them engines !!!is there any chance I could join you on one shift, to see how great of a job you do day in day out right there ?I could fly up there at any time from Vienna Austria !!! best regards Franz

[@peterjames2004]

dear mr shipping and harbours we would like to see some more videos please are there any more planned

[@ShippingHarbors]

+peter james Hello Peter, at this moment I am very busy in my private life and I have no time to make new videos. But there will come new videos for sure later this year ;))

[@peterjames2004]

thanks for your reply i will look froward to it

[@joeyfalcone3990]

full length and uncut please

[@bx2200]

I love your videos! Many thanks for posting them. So what caused the stern line to snap like that? It looked like the crewman on the Altair did something that triggered it. Also, how do you isolate the camera from vibration? Regards from Stanton, NJ, USA.

[@ShippingHarbors]

bx2200 Thanks for the compliments :) The sternline didn't snap, it only moved a bit under tension. The camera is mounted with a dual suctioncup to the window of the tug combined with a rode stereo videomic pro.

[@123aznbeast]

Is that turbos I hear, if so then they are loud!

[@ShippingHarbors]

Correct! Even though they are located in the engine room, they can still be heard,rather good. Some of our tugs have the air intake on the deck, and those turbo's are much louder. There are some movies from those also on this channel.

[@123aznbeast]

Shipping/Harbors I love the sound of this tug, is it possible we could see the engine room?

[@ShippingHarbors]

Hello, there is a video on my channel from the same tug where the engines are started. Search for 'ABC Diesel Engine Startup 7200 hp' :)

[@123aznbeast]

Shipping/Harbors oh ok

[@tellmesomething2go]

Thanks. Just curious.

[@DavidC1]

i have a question, how big is the turbo for these motors?

[@jacobhemmen8357]

The engine inside this tug does because you can hear it

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

David C go online and type ABC Power engine

[@jacobhemmen8357]

it is roughly a 175mm turbocharger.

[@soundrecordings2659]

Is it common for harbor tugs to carry water monitors for fire fighting? Or is it an optional thing. Does your tug carry a separate motor/pump for this purpose?

[@ShippingHarbors]

Andrew Lulling The tug in the video does not have watermonitors, but it is quite common that tugs have some kind of fire fighting equipment on board.

[@Coolkeys2009]

How does the main towing winch work? When the cable is being reeled in or out is this done with a control or is there a setting that can detect when some more needs to be fed out ie. when some one is pulling on it?

[@ShippingHarbors]

Coolkeys2009 It's done manually from inside the wheelhouse by the engineer.

[@Coolkeys2009]

Coolkeys2009 Also what signals are passed between the tug and the container ship so you know what assistance you need to give?

[@Coolkeys2009]

Shipping/Harbors It seems to offer very fine control and great speed range considering how much force goes through it. Very responsible job reel in the line too early and somebody could be injured.

[@ShippingHarbors]

Coolkeys2009 Yeah it's pretty sensitive, and the speed is also adjustable. If you reel in to early there is indeed a chance you reel a person with it, and that it not very good with that kind of force.

[@tellmesomething2go]

WoW! Tight squeeze through 31:00- 32:00.

[@ShippingHarbors]

Arthur Bradley I fact the ship still has 19m space left. The lock is 68m wide, and the ship is 49m wide :)

[@tellmesomething2go]

Shipping/Harbors Now understand. Still look scary.

[@stefanlageambecker6077]

Thats is serius power wat engine sauond!

[@cosmiccolonel]

Is this tug a VWT?

[@darrenhillman8396]

Niall Duncan Yes, she is. All the Antwerp Port Authority Tugs are VWT.

[@pfarraldcash6095]

😍😍😍😍🔊

[@kirk2767]

Could have used one of these in Baltimore.

[@Peorhum]

Actually there was 4-5 times she almost lost that line.

[@tellmesomething2go]

How much do these assists cost?

[@ShippingHarbors]

Arthur Bradley That is an answer i can't give you. That part is handled by the administration department. It depends on the distance/size/DWT, etc... of the assisted ship. Roughly between 1500 and 3500 euro/tug i think....not sure of that.

[@RED_STAR_89]

Oct 2023

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

this world with out sea freight... !! just think 💭 about it..

[@anitasmith4559]

It would come to a grinding halt.

[@JanMniuszek]

That stearline has to be replaced soon becouse it was cracking few times like that earlier in this video