Headed for the Gate before things go Terribly wrong...

Don’t hold back. Educate the masses with your real world working experience. It’s the only way people learn, from those that do 24/7. Thanks for the great entertaining videos!

Thanks for the wonderful ride through Hell Gate. I have great deal of respect for tugboat captains! When I was a kid sixty years ago, my parents owned a 38 foot Elco (built in Bayonne NJ in 1929) and kept it near Albany on the Hudson. One summer we traveled up the Hudson to Lake Champlain but we got a late start northward. As night fell, we left the lock at Stillwater NY and got behind a tugboat pushing a barge (jet fuel for Plattsburgh or Burlington). We didn't want to pass him because of the dimly lit buoys (kerosene lanterns) that marked the narrow and twisty channel (and swimmers would frequently extinguish them ) in the Hudson River. So we followed a slow tug who was running search lights on both sides of the barge to find the buoys. When we got to Schuylerville and 2 hours later, the tug captain kindly illuminated the tricky entrance to the harbor for us. Thank you Mr. Tugboat Captain for the illumination. And thank you Capt. Tim for the continued illumination about important maritime issues!

A couple of years ago as we were heading westbound towards the gate (on our way back from Maine to Albany) we listened in on a Beneteau arguing with a tug and barge that they had the right of way because they were constrained by draft lol. They got really angry at the tug on 16 until the NYPD stepped in, did the standard reminder of what 16 is for (first time I've heard the NYPD do that vs the coasties), and then told the Beneteau that they would pull them over for smoking crack if they actually thought they had stand on over the tug. My wife and I were laughing so hard listening to the whole exchange.

Love the history lessons and just general info on the industry as you pass them. Appreciate your work.

When I was in grade 8 I remember filling out an aptitude test. It recommended I become a tugboat captain! Strong maths and reasoning skills. Well I found myself on a different path and became a refrigeration mechanic. My eldest brother became a civil engineer and when I was younger detested engineers. Rules this and rules that, however I learned to respect his profession the day I recognized that engineering is really about risk management. He strove to provide our society with the methods to ensure safety. But he was certainly amazed by my methodology in incorporating good engineering theory into practical application. You do a great job at what you do. The world has as many critics as mosquitoes it seems. And you are a professional so you must have an academic streak in you!

I appreciate you explaining what and why your doing whats needed to navigate in and out of port and docking. Been boating most of my life and find this fascinating watching captains dealing with such tonnage. Wish I was there!

Hi Tim, I understand your frustration. Some people fail to understand that the maritime industry is a business. And that moving many tons of hazardous cargo is serious business. CUOTO

Tim, Ignore the .01% - you be you!! And a big THANK YOU for taking the time to share your day/nights with your videos.

Been boating for over 40 years and I have always had huge respect for tug boat captains. Would love to ride along with one someday.

It's all good; don't sweat the abridged rant. Your channel, say what you want. Love hearing you talk and love hearing the engine and seeing the sites. It's all good for me.

I agree with your sentiments expressed. I'm a retired Naval Officer and all my working life was around ships from patrol boats to destroyers to tankers and aircraft carriers. Ship handling is something I'm fond of and proud of and, I used to delight in doing stern board alongside balancing the wind, tide, two engines and SOMETIMES the rudder. I think its like dancing ie you either got the rythm or you ain't? Ship handling is something you sense as one balances the momentum of the vessel and the forces acting upon it. Cheers

My take on your rant is - Rant away! We learn from you every time you open your mouth and speak and while I am truly impressed by your knowledge, your restraint indicates your wisdom! Thank you for your video's and as always, I/we are in your debt for sharing your life experiences.

These NYC trips never get old! Thanks and be safe!

What I love best about this is you're steaming right by all the hustle of the city, you can hear the sirens and the cars and see the people, but just a few feet away, there is calm out on the water, slowly drifting by in your own world. CUOTO Tim!

I graduated from Kings Point and sailed deep sea for a while as a deck officer before I started to work ashore. (Wanted to stay married.) The yacht comment cracked me up. Nice channel and enjoyed the transit.

Such a flow of life metaphor wisdom negotiating with Ma Nature. Massive respect!

My Dad used to say "to knowledge have and wisdom lack, is a load of books on an asses back" People being book smart without the experience to apply the knowledge is a real problem these days. Great Channel, thank you from Alberta, Canada

No a boater here Tim so watching you operate your tug is amazing. Had no idea all that is involved in your operation. Thanks for the great videos.

Tim your videos are great. Biggest mistake most YouTube creators make is letting comments affect them. Please don’t be affected or infected by people who have no clue of which they speak. Stay safe and keep making these great journeys.

You were talking about not having sufficient power, so not being able to move. I waws on the U.S. Coast Guard relief light ship trying to return to San Francisco Bay, unfortunately the tide going out is 6 knots, but our flank speed was 6 knots. So we sat just off the Golden Gate until the direction of the tide changed. The relief light ship was built in 1926 for the U.S. Light House service. What an experience.