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sendoh ibrahim - 6 years ago

Hahahaha...

mang mang - 6 years ago

stupid capt

Thomas Norton - 6 years ago

Tugboat walks into a bar right

SWSimpson - 6 years ago

That guy yelled, get out, but they should have hung on.

John Davidson - 6 years ago

Damn

DerRobMann (R.T. West) - 6 years ago

Wednesday, 13 September 1978. Just getting underway pier side in the port of Noumea, New Caledonia, Western French Polynesia, after a port visit during a first-ever South Pacific Goodwill Cruise. I was the Navigator on the USS Robison DDG-12 and was at my navigation plot station up on the bridge when I heard the screaming from below, starboard side. The difference from this video was that in our case, the tug actually tipped completely over. Odd sight. Prop still turning. Boat keel up. Tug boat crew did jump off safely. Kind of a sour note to end an otherwise great port call. Later, Inquiry Board found fault with the tug. Could have helped in our favor that we could "Neither confirm nor deny having nuclear weapons onboard." So much for the concept of warships and goodwill. Anyway, 40 years later, looks like my decision to keep a personal journal was prescient. Saludos, desde Colonia Centro Historico, Puebla, Mexico, DerRobMann sends...

Mike King - 6 years ago

The engineer probably thought it was just normal routine business... " Eh, just a big ass wave"

mach one - 6 years ago

After years at sea , the dipshit talking , should be beaten. He watched it coming , and did nothing but talk. Fuckin moron. Here's a mop

Patrick Johnson - 6 years ago

So that's why tugboats have tire's hanging on the sides.

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papa bits - 6 years ago

first day with your new tug boat

Lisa Smith - 6 years ago

Might be George Bushes fault

James Llewellyn - 6 years ago

I must of blinked when it tipped over. Misleading title.

jose jose - 6 years ago

Hard to fix stupid people

C.A. Nux - 6 years ago

tip, no flip

Laurence Cahir - 7 years ago

It's the port of Melbourne Australia

sunking2001 - 7 years ago

No matter how you see it...the tug boat captain was 10 kinds of stupid for doing what he did! Let's see...let me count the ways.

David's Favorite Videos - 8 years ago

They were dumping the trash off the boat right?

helmsleyy - 8 years ago

A 'tip' is.....................................................buy low and sell high..................

kwl - 8 years ago

It didn't tow a ship sideways. The ship towed IT sideways.

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Yoda OfYarra - 8 years ago

This looks (and sounds) like my hometown, Melbourne Australia.

rowks rowkie - 8 years ago

stusshed bullshit

stusshed - 8 years ago

https://stusdarkroom.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/the-little-tug-that-couldnt/

stusshed - 8 years ago

That looks exactly like the incident I saw and photographed (from shore) of one of the ANZACs going out for initial trials from Williamstown. The tugs had taken the ship out, but the aft tug had not detached before the ship quickly got underway. First time I've ever seen any other footage from the incident

Bill Ray - 8 years ago

It looks like the two men were to heavy and when they jumped off the tug boat righted itself.

andrew marvell - 6 years ago

Bill Ray i

lundyjack - 8 years ago

Or they cut the rope but I see where your coming from lol

Gene Murphy - 8 years ago

two Navy tugs were bringing my sub alongside the Proteus in Guam and the Captain say something he didn't like ordered back full; knocked the stern tug off our cleats into forward tug and around onto the beach; forward tug unhooked to pull tug off beach; everybody hooked backup and pushed us to tender; back on line #4 we got wet from backwash; tug driver asked and I said 15000SHP w/16' screw

Eric - 6 years ago

Never happened.

D. M. - 8 years ago

This is called tripping. It is a danger that needs to be looked out for in any marine towing evolution.

David - 10 years ago

In Soviet Russia, ship tow tugboat.

J Menge - 10 years ago

Ha ha ha.....the ship is towing the tugboat!

Johnny Pea - 10 years ago

looks like he wasn't paying attention to the settings on the inversion thrusters!

MontiR Aruba - 11 years ago

It amazes me that YouTubers watching this video become instant experts to this sort of thing. Hmmmmm....why are students wasting their money on College tuitions if they can just watch YouTube all day and become experts in everything they see on YouTube?

Tom thx - 7 years ago

As a certified youtube expert on everything I resemble that remark

MontiR Aruba - 11 years ago

+DamnMyNickIsTaken Yes, you are correct. I have watch lots of YouTube tutorials of things I wanted to learn and do.

DamnMyNickIsTaken - 11 years ago

Or ... or it may be possible that people can make observations from their point of view, that are still perfectly valid, even though they're not based on extensive studies. That's how all the knowledge was discovered in the first place.

Poops McGhee - 11 years ago

Thanks, Obama.....

Legendary Broly Boi - 6 years ago

John Rawdon
Exactly.
But, his comment is like, 4 years old, so.... probably no comments from him.

John Rawdon - 6 years ago

Poops McGhee why Obama? Is he the owner? Please explain.

bert me - 11 years ago

duchbag marine. Cant think enough for a real job

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davidenespana - 11 years ago

Ha! If that happened YouTube would only have 6 users

TRUDEAU2000 - 11 years ago

It didn't TIP OVER damn you must be a democrat!

984francis - 6 years ago

WTF?

USMCTANKS61 - 11 years ago

Tugs are really submarines in disguise....everybody knows that. Only a democrat would think different.

iClueYuin - 11 years ago

Pretty sure the ship was using it's side thrusters which overpowered the tug. #idiotshipcaptain

Dave Load - 11 years ago

You guys are all full of shit. I've been working at sea for over 20 years. There is no such thing as a watertight tugboat. There is ventilation and the windows will collapse under pressure and all sorts. Grow up! The guy should have released the hook from remote pull when it started going wrong. End off!

Arabhacks - 11 years ago

The reason the tug took on water is that the watertight doors were all open. The crew was not in harness. In short, a lot is very wrong here.

Blind Freddy - 11 years ago

There are actually far more useful versions of this ridiculously truncated posting if you want o discuss what happened. This is a crap post. And BTW it tipped. It did not "tip over". You are a drip.

Blind Freddy - 11 years ago

very ....VERY rare. The reason we investigate "accidents" is that there is fault. Often it's human error. But even if it's not, _something_ has gone wrong and we learn. To say "It's just an accident" is to sit and wait for the next time.

Blind Freddy - 11 years ago

no "tug boat tips over when ship tows IT sideways"

pe ve - 11 years ago

so funny. one comment after another more and more expert opinion. You win. (not)

jawadad802 - 11 years ago

idiot guy filming instead of warning the bridge that the aft tug is still fast... and why the fuck is he filming he should be supervising the crew on the aft deck and have the axe in his hand to cut the towline instead of filming... looks alot like the vid on the nuclear sub shredding the tug to pieces...wouldnt be surprised if this was filmed from onboard another navvy vessel....

Captain_Dorja - 11 years ago

Yeah pretty jacked up.

Blue Collar - 11 years ago

where is OSHA and the Coast Guard when you need them?

zingo90 - 11 years ago

First of all, They are going to fast !

OCTOOZZY - 11 years ago

Towboat=Rivers pushing barges. Don't ask me why its not pushboat. ;p

David Perecman - 11 years ago

This tugboat's crew definitely weren't thinking of some common sense safety issues. I'm sure that once they were in the water, they would have appreciated having a vest.

nathan2234ify - 11 years ago

Lolz XD

KhmerD0g - 11 years ago

Thanks for clearing up the confusion. Now I can use those two terms interchangeably.

John R. Largent - 11 years ago

There is NO difference, when a tug is towing a disabled ship it is still a tugboat. The term towboat is only used by landlubbers.

KhmerD0g - 11 years ago

what is the difference between tugboat and towboat? I have heard the difference is one in salt water and the other is in fresh water. Which is is which, anyone?

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SandSStudio - 11 years ago

And then after it capsized you would be faced with still spinning blades in your face ...

TheManfromNibiru - 11 years ago

he was yelling release the line ! after he jumped inot the water they did ! HAAAAAAA

Uh you haven't met stabem - 11 years ago

ill be sure to remember that one XD

xr6lad - 11 years ago

Hmmm I know thats Melbourne in the background (I recognise the Westgate bridge and the smoke stack of the Newport power station) but I don't ever remember this being on the news...

FrustratedNameSearch - 12 years ago

This is the most dangerous thing with a Tug. Getting pulled sideways or stern first. They can go down in seconds when this happens.

aberserk9 - 12 years ago

He is not the first one to find himself in that position. But.. No tripping device on hook? I suppose they use ship's line here.. Watertight door wide open, and apparently no work-vests worn by crew.. not recommended

ponyboycurtis007 - 12 years ago

lol... touche sir

gunnergoz - 12 years ago

The seas punish the weak, the clueless and the unwary. Too bad there is no natural law operating like that on the Internet; if there were, we might see more intelligent posts after the dim-witted went the way of the dodo bird.

LeonG - 12 years ago

River.. yes well its Port Phillip Bay, which has lots of rivers and creeks and only one small channel to the ocean.

LeonG - 12 years ago

The floatation device was thrown in , in case the tug motored away. There may have been miscommunication, eg the operator on the larger ship should have lowered their hydraulic bollard, to let the tug go. The water is dirty as its in the river, AND because its shallow the ship stirs up muck from the bottom. You can see this in aerial photos of ships moving through shallow waterways...

phatmunkyspew - 12 years ago

If my wife was driving that boat i would yell out "you're doing it wrong".

Stephen Villano - 12 years ago

When a mother in law falls into the water, you yell "Anchors aweigh!".

алекс Малекс - 12 years ago

не ошибается тот кто ничего не делает

Mitchell Daye - 12 years ago

Pure talent

videographerr - 12 years ago

you don't yell it but wish for it

Martin Perrett - 12 years ago

Generally you don't work at sea if you can't swim...

DRAFTSMANANTHONY - 12 years ago

how do these new ones work? Where can I get more details about this?

dhbiza - 12 years ago

What if they couldn't swim? It would be tragic if someone drowned over this.

bearus08 - 12 years ago

its the westgate bridge in melbourne, australia!

xeokym - 12 years ago

Tugboats, at least the newer ones, are being built more & more to right themselves if they become flipped over. There are "unsinkable" ones that will bob upright no matter what happens to them. I just found that pretty neat info & wanted to pass it on. What happens to this tug? It's hard to tell, I can't see any ropes or which way it was pulling. I'm not even really sure how or why the tug ended up going sideways...it looked like it was being dragged behind.

TOM JACKSON - 12 years ago

ALMOST tips over, get it right

the village idiot trainer - 12 years ago

yup.

spbapf - 12 years ago

Ummm... did they really done a mistake?

bsc1959 - 12 years ago

MISSISSIPPI RIVER ?

szqsk8 - 12 years ago

Holy crap!

the village idiot trainer - 12 years ago

someone did a mistake.

KoivuTheHab - 12 years ago

Just checked your profile, I can only agree!

nw8000 - 12 years ago

You are right

Ben Wagner - 12 years ago

Hire the handicapped they're fun to watch

MrEleutheromania - 12 years ago

lol thats nuts! was oboma driving?

NatsTown2K10 - 12 years ago

Man Overboard........

smartmart143 - 12 years ago

mentally ill people should only have supervised internet access

scooter2ish - 12 years ago

and don't forget SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWWWWNNNNNN

mike oconnor - 12 years ago

ANOTHER bible thumper!!!! get a life! rap. 66. lick me.

TwoYaks - 12 years ago

If you listen, someone yells "Man!" and immediately after, there's a slamming noise (like someone hit a mushroom button) and then the general alarm goes off (@ 0:19). Sounds like they were reacting.

louis - 12 years ago

like those doors would help you if you're upside down! It's not like you can't go outside while working

beeble2003 - 12 years ago

What could they do?!? Throw flotation devices. Initiate their own man overboard procedure. Launch the fast rescue boat that a ship of that size almost certainly carries. Radio a distress call. Give the details to the port authority and the coastguard. All ships have a legal duty to assist those in distress. Having said that, at the end of the video, it sounds like a bell is ringing so the ship may have already sounded its general alarm.

beeble2003 - 12 years ago

What else do you suggest they do when the tug's tilted at 45 degrees? Use their magnetic boots to walk up to the other side and bail out there? Wait to see if it actually sinks and then escape underwater? As you say, DUHHH.

victor figueroa - 12 years ago

stupids stupidity

victor figueroa - 12 years ago

look

MrMikewr - 12 years ago

This is true for watertight doors below deck between watertight compartments, but not normally above deck in fair weather. At least not on the ship's I have sailed on.

Claudio Castriotta - 12 years ago

Afortunadamente , El Capitan Pico gancho , cuando noto la escora exelente profecional

John Pabst - 12 years ago

Go home ship, your drunk

hotwheel - 12 years ago

free ride wassnt so free lol

aSkepticalman - 12 years ago

Cut the FEKKIN CABLE

winter sky - 12 years ago

I presume you are joking. "Simple physics" won't explain how a 50 ton boat tips over when a few men stand on the same side of the boat. To stop the rollover, the tow line was either broken or released.

Patrick Shirley - 6 years ago

"simple physics" also will not and has yet to explain why the twin towers "collapsed" at a rate that approached 9.8 M/s...

Michael Laverty - 12 years ago

I've never seen black ooze water before is that in a Environmentally friendly eastern block country where those nice people really care about clean water ?

c6rocks - 12 years ago

I know, lol, mainly I'm kidding, but a life ring would have been nice. To at least hear the engine slow would have been encouraging too. If the water is cold this is a life or death moment. The tug capt. may have been stupid, but it's not like this guy was not involved.

Mike Unknown - 12 years ago

wots he gunna do? jump in the water and help em?

rockstarJDP - 12 years ago

guess they really rocked the boat on that one.

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Discophreak - 12 years ago

It is obvious to me the weight of the two men were tipping the boat over, because the moment they jumped it righted. Simple physics.

c6rocks - 12 years ago

Quit filming and go help them. Creep!

nautamaran - 12 years ago

I can assure you that tugs are seldom designed to be self-righting (though enclosed lifeboats are). Had the tow line not been cut, the tug could easily have been dragged under and sank, much like this guy was when the barge he was towing got ahead of him: watch?v=QEfUblSDzww

afluffyman - 12 years ago

Jack! Don't let go...

Brendan McGlinchey - 12 years ago

Was willie douglas from Barra skippering ?

KoivuTheHab - 12 years ago

You must be from some horseshit country if you think that...

James McGrath - 12 years ago

That could have been worse, if it wasn't for the fact that tugs and lifeboats are designed to flip back upright, even when the boat herself fully capsizes

downallyourstreets - 12 years ago

lymees no make good skippers...good fer swabbin' the 'ed tho, eh!-}

Talesin- God of the Internet - 12 years ago

when a man falls in the water, you yell "Man overboard!" when a woman falls in the water, you yell "Full speed ahead!"

beeble2003 - 12 years ago

It was certainly somebody's fault. The tug girted because it was being dragged sideways: that situation shouldn't have been allowed to develop. It was either poor control by the tug captain or a failure of communication between the tug and the ship being towed.

nw8000 - 12 years ago

It wasn't anybody s fault just an accident

JessicaTG2008 - 12 years ago

But Captain, you said my job was to hold the rope no matter what!!

Mark Bradshaw - 12 years ago

bwahahaha you should try being on the deck of a tug when it list's like that, fecking scary when you see water pouring over the gunnels, do you get sea sick watching tv...lol

Anton Zuykov - 12 years ago

да, чувак. только вся эта сила ушла пока что в свисток. Если ЧЕ, то это были слова из поговорки. ЛОЛ ))

MrThisIsMeToo - 12 years ago

"Those stupid peoples" ??? Ironic indeed.

Patrick Steward - 12 years ago

that dude must be fat cause soon as he jumped off of the tug boat the tug boat went back to normal

ShTurVal92 - 12 years ago

если че, это были слова из песни, лол))

K1990V - 12 years ago

Ебланы, уебали, пиздец какие хуевы долбоёбины, хуеплёты и уёбанные мудилы, мудофлоты, блядь, высрались.

jake tehtwothousand - 12 years ago

DAMN IT MAN! CALL ENGINE ROOM!

digicam11 - 12 years ago

i know its a tug boat but like i said i seen boats tilt worse than that-only way the tug would have capsized if it was dragged under

Mumfordbob - 12 years ago

This is a tug boat not a trawler.

araullo - 12 years ago

captain i cant find triangle sir

jake tehtwothousand - 12 years ago

Quick hit Triangle!

ShTurVal92 - 12 years ago

ебааать идиоты)))) Америка, ты вся красивая, но Россия, вот где сила, вот, где есть сила!)))))

zyrtec3 - 12 years ago

Seems like a major setback. What in hell was this? Miscommunication? Someone's brain damage?

digicam11 - 12 years ago

it didn't really tip,,i seen boats tip further on deadliest catch and they was still on deck fishing

Peeeeeeeeeej - 12 years ago

the reason the boat came back is because the towing line (aka hawser) finally snapped from too much strain freeing the tug causing it to snap back to its center of gravity

davidocall - 12 years ago

never say never. in that situation I probably would have done the same, the ship was going to capsize ONTO them as they were on the leaning side.

julie fletcher - 12 years ago

where did this happen?

ashley royal - 6 years ago

A Koravar tug at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia . It assisted a new navy frigate from the BSE shipyard to sea for sea trials but the captain was a little to enthusiastic to get on with it..

fattybir - 12 years ago

They jumped off to early

Scombine - 13 years ago

you got this confused with he sub video retard

m lorca - 13 years ago

bullshit you are confused with another tugboat accident between a tug and a submarine in 1986

texasbmx246 - 13 years ago

Dagnabbit!

Fernt - 13 years ago

TUGBOAT TIP. FLABBEDY FLIP.

alexander1485 - 13 years ago

i thought it was going to be much worse.... talk about hope lost

cronza2 - 13 years ago

@lebensraummetal ahahaha

aleksei7722 - 13 years ago

нармальная сетуация в порту

lifestrong03 - 13 years ago

people please be serious about this. That man could have een injured or even dead

lebensraummetal - 13 years ago

Boat: "hahaha just kidding!"

MrMiturn - 13 years ago

@Duluiyah Looks like Melbourne Aus with the westgate bridge in the background with newport power station of to the left of the view.

Duluiyah - 13 years ago

San Diego?

Ronan Raeside - 13 years ago

That person must have been really fat!

yiannaras71 - 13 years ago

well done

Spartan Mechanical Services - 13 years ago

@Sodiumreactor Dont start this....

Spartan Mechanical Services - 13 years ago

Looks more like they forgot she was still tied on to the ship..

442hoeky - 13 years ago

The timing of those guys jumping off made it look like they were the reason the tug was tipping! Funny, they didn't look that heavy.

Andrew Marx - 13 years ago

oh shit!

flyingpigstuff - 13 years ago

The Yarra is still upside down all the way out there..

Donald Coughlin - 13 years ago

what a dumbass

Gunner7121 - 13 years ago

@fuzzypony I thought being in irons only applied to sailboats. what does it mean with tugs?

MsGrimdog - 13 years ago

the dude shit him self and jumped

fuzzypony - 13 years ago

She (the tug) got what is called "in irons" Good thing the towing wire parted, or it would have been worse.

Adam Barnes - 13 years ago

Mersey estrey?

Sodiumreactor - 13 years ago

man overboard!! Man!! Not woman, Man!!!

kevjay777 - 13 years ago

@Morseman218 I don't really understand what you are saying.

Morseman218 - 13 years ago

@kevjay777 well way to put a nerdy comment which is really unnecessary

TobbeStorm - 13 years ago

I hope they were given vaccation after this.

shakenama - 13 years ago

@nallepuh6969 Oh yeah!.. totally agree with you on that. I was in the Coast Guard for 13 years and we were trained if something was to get out of hand, like the boat we were towing started sinking, it would be time to break out the axe. :D

kevjay777 - 13 years ago

@blobby1972 In fairness yes it could be called ironic as is. But 2 me an ironic event has a 3rd element. While jumping off the tug as it's 'sinking' only to surface & see it floating again was unexpected, for me in order for it to be ironic another "related, but opposite" element is necessary such as the one I described earlier. Another would be if the guy that jumped had done extensive research on the topic of capsizing ships, & teaching crewman when to abandon ship. See the ironic twist?

Tinbopaloobop - 13 years ago

This is known as Girding. Also pointless throwing lifebuoys off the ship to the men overboard as the tug was closer to them by at least 20 mtrs. I know what i'd rather swim for!

kevjay777 - 13 years ago

@blobby1972 No it's not irony - it's called bad luck. Irony would be if they jumped off the tugboat and were going to survive, but were then run over and killed by another tugboat that was coming to save them. That would be irony . . . . AND bad luck.

givemesomeblood1 - 13 years ago

lol they were fat i think

jawadad802 - 13 years ago

and the as the ship speeds up..."oh, they're alright"... should have cut the freakin line as they were shouting "cut the line CUT the LINE!" guess you were too busy holding your cellphone camera...

sixmagpies - 13 years ago

Why did the commander order propulsion and get underway with the tug still alongside? And why was the response to the very evidently developing situation so slow? If this is indicative of lively command and communication on US submarines, God help us.

nallepuh6969 - 13 years ago

@shakenama Eh I'd say they cut the tow, That's a common procedure for ofc it's a lesser evil to cut the line than sink the tug. When working with tugs there's always for example an axe next to the bollard the towline is brought to.

shakenama - 13 years ago

They should be fortunate that the towline snapped. Otherwise that boat would have capsized right over them. :-/

couz650 - 13 years ago

he got his weight off and ..voila!

Here's Johnny - 13 years ago

BIG THICK LENGTH

Olentzaro - 13 years ago

So where was this video taken? Certainly interesting.

doughesson - 13 years ago

@DjTommyKx Axe is quicker & doesn't have too many moving parts to catch on the line/cable as it parts.There are few cutting tools as fast as a scared man w/ an axe needing to cut a line or his ship sinks w/ him on it.

Liddledriver - 13 years ago

This is not funny. That was the newly commissioned U.S.S. Barack Hussein Obama manned by a crack crew of ex Somali pirate emigres! Another set back for socialism, such a shame.

conor hickey - 14 years ago

Is that the Westgate Bridge in the back ground?

Sodiumreactor - 14 years ago

"Man overboard! MAN!!"

John Rawdon - 6 years ago

Sodiumreactor it is the standard shout of warning. Remember it is international.

tommy - 14 years ago

@quadr12 an axe? Fuck that Id prefer a diamond blade 12 volt high torque cutter.

cavaderblood - 14 years ago

@blobby1972 He must've been pretty fat

panzerabwerkanone - 14 years ago

The Captain turned on the "No Fat Chcks" sign and saved the ship!

highvelocity123 - 14 years ago

Sometimes when you try to tame the beast it bites you...lol That boat was not even slowing down...lol

Ronald van Kemenade - 14 years ago

The soon those two heavyweights jumped, the tug rolled back. Obese much?

vexviper - 14 years ago

Fat asses!!!

Tanner - 14 years ago

@zhmapper Yea probably because it went back as soon as they dived off lol

OlBlueshound - 14 years ago

Couldn't believe they jumped into the coming current !! For it to wash them straight back into or even under the boat, for all the deck hardware and rigging to tangle them up and drown them. They are lucky as!

schumy90 - 14 years ago

that's not funny

asssface2000 - 14 years ago

wheres capt Ron?

zhmapper - 14 years ago

The fat guy must've got too close to the edge.

Philipp Miklautsch - 14 years ago

lol

DudeWithaPage - 14 years ago

that tug boat has super charges the size of chucknorris's balls come on man, no skill i blame the captain

Gabriel B. - 14 years ago

fail tugboat

James Hodge - 15 years ago

Girting = poo in pants

chap8938 - 15 years ago

is that at the mouth of the brisbane river in morton bay AUST? the guy yelling sounds australian and the bridge in the background looks like the gateway.

Asailorsadventures - 15 years ago

As you say - it is called girding but it is entirely the fault of the pilot controlling the move and the master of the vessel utilising the tugs. This is very often fatal!!

foxdmulder - 15 years ago

no where near terrifying, try being on a harness and lowered off a 60 gantry in a force 6 gale 6ft out from a concrete pylon on a 250ft high oil platform with 25 ft waves comming up to meet you ... Thats terrifying...but the money is good so who gives a shit.....Only women get scared...Why??? Because they never grew a pair of balls.

knaveoffools - 15 years ago

More to do with the tow line not being goged down. The tow line should be passed through a gog line or winch at the stern of the tug, allowing control from either stern or towing hook. Being towed backwards by the main vessel is no problem then, at any speed, (apart from turning the trousers a bit brown) as you are never positioned beam on. The tow line was also tripped not broken at the end, another lesson, keep those tows hooks greased lads.

glenmann62 - 15 years ago

Stupid man overboard!

Gerrit22041992 - 16 years ago

i wrote: holy shit

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