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Hey Tim, new subscriber, great channel! I'm a native New Yorker, aircraft pilot and amateur sailor. Currently I have a 27' Hunter sloop in NC. I'm really bad at maneuvering near dock on engine power, getting some great insight from you! One thing I was surprised at is that when you call Traffic and they give you instructions, you don't have to read them back for confirmation like we do with instrument clearances. You have talent sir, respect!

Is this the Northville off shore platform

Good job Captain Tim

Another great vid, Tim thanks. I was wondering, do you ever find yourself in a situation where you are approaching a berth or ship with the barge and you find things doing not to plan? Say more current that you bargained for or a squall with high winds and you just have to pull away from it and have a re-think?

I love seeing this sort of thing,. Not necessarilary from a viewers point of view, but from TimBs & the VTS operators. All too often we have to deal with people remotely, but only after having met them in their workplace can we truly understand how & why they work the way they do. Then we can much better understand what they can see, what they need to know, their pressures, etc and thus get a better handle on the situation behind any message communicated.

Love the channel new subscriber we work on a small tug I could really use some advice on our set up we’re using to tow barges would be much appreciated.

Great job, thanks for the video

Ya' just gotta keep in mind that there are lots of trolls out there that have made it their mission in life to make negative comments to EVERYONE.

There is no substitute for experience.

Why do you call the deckhand "Chief"? I thought that's what the engineer was called.

...where is this port located? In New Jersey? ✌🏽

Hey tim, glad to see you

I've worked vessel repair and maintenance for decades. On and off the vessel is one of the most dangerous transitions. Good to let deckhands and dockhands do their jobs so everyone stays safe.

Tim Great video, very informative. Love your videos.

Been there done that, I have been watching all your videos brings back. A lot of memories was in the New York area for 27 years Teramo Moran and I’m a fan. Catch you later.

Love your commentary. you sound like Ross from Friends.

I'm curious what's the rack of lamps over there on top of the crew shack? The ones with 6 levels of Red, Amber, and White lights for? I admire the skill it takes to plan and execute your movements on such large vessels. Thanks for the video!

Growler Jams is to carrier flight operations what TimBatSea is to tug operation. Both are extremely informative and entertaining. Both will teach you a lot about their respective fields.

Loved this hilarious awesome video. Keeping it real with Tim and Dalton. Aka Starsky & Hutch. Lol. Blessings. Sherry 🥰 🙏 ⚓🤗

How do you enroll into something like that what’s the program called

Not really relevant to this video, but it just popped into my head while watching. You apparently run fuel and oil barges a lot. I was wondering if, like a CDL, you need a special attachment for hauling flammable materials. Does your industry require extra training to push 2 million gallons of fuel in various ports, waterways, etc.?

This is my first time here. I am no seaman of any kind. So, I am wondering what function does your vessel serve ? Which will likely answer my second question being why are tying up alongside the car ship ? I enjoyed the video even WITH my ignorance. Nicely narrated and nicely navigated as well.

Loved it. Outstanding video

It would seem that having bow thrusters or steerable pod drives would benefit the efficiency of this barge.

"Ship Happens." So you are the fuel (truck) ship. I thought ship re-fueling was from pipe lines from the fuel farm to the ship. Now I know better.

Yep, that is quite the process, moving mass tonnage around without bending stuff.

I was hoping for a close up of the old ship. Oh well, maybe next time . Thanks Tim

No one gonna mention the obvious and creepy video shots of walking up the beach next to the topless ladies??

Just found your video channel. Like it a lot, just like driving, you have to keep your eyes everywhere, to see what else is going on, very professional. Re commentbon cw and ccw, wouldn't it be a boring world if we were all the same. I'm in the UK, you have the same problem on your railways, sorry railroads, sleepers oops tyes. Thank's

Thank you TIM my good friend Tug Captain. Just a question ❓ when you went Right Rudder 😊 does that put THRUST to your starboard prop. Or if you run one engine does that put THRUST to starboard to push your tug to STOP the Port surn. Just asking as I always am Amazed at the side movement of a bow towboat system on control of barge😊.

I laughed at that too "get her up on plane" lol. I love watching your videos. I worked on a Navy tug in the '80s. So different.

Do you have a way to teach a deckhand to call out distance asking for a friend lol

Hi Captain Tim! You were a cute little kid. NOW look at you! (just kidding) AHH! I shot of Baltimore harbor with the Key bridge still standing (nostalgia now). CUOTO

Ss United States in background

If you ever happen to be in my area, would you mind docking next to my driveway, you can tie up to the palm tree next to the sidewalk and fill up the tanks in my two cars, please?

You do what hast to be done with the tools that are available to you.

Not sure if you meant to leave out the intro music, but it didn't make it into the video.

Good job, very interesting watching you and your team work!

I always thought when you heaved an anchor it was tossing it overboard. Does heave (like aloha) have a double meaning?

Hey, I stumbled onto your channel from my sailing channels. Love to see content from a barge/tug captain. I have a lot of respect for what you do. I’m currently moored in the Newtown Creek, and can’t imagine how difficult it would be to bring a barge in and out of there! I’m currently staged there while I get my sailboat blue-water ready, so I get to see the barges up close. Everyone is really nice (for the most part) and try to minimize wake as much as possible… no easy task. Anyway, you’ve got a new follower. Also, and I hope you don’t mind me saying, but I always read your name as Tim Bat Sea 😂

I read a book about the Apollo program from the perspective of the astronauts and they mentioned something about their sequestered stay at the Cape in the weeks before launch. They had a cook from a Navy tug and he made a bunch of tasty (and high calorie) meals for the boys.

Hi Captain Tim! CUOTO

Did you really go to the wrong ship? You nearly went to the wrong ship... you averted the cock up before it was even a cock up so was it ever a cock up at all?

Tim your videos keep me interested the entire time. You are a great presenter ‼️ Also I really liked this video of the whole process. I know this is harder for you but anytime you make a long video showing more of your expertise you have at least one viewer who will watch it all.

Look at you Tim, operating a push in windy weather, training a crew member, videoing, and having fun doing it; all at the same time!

I have a question or questions, for my education (and not as a snarky challenge). Would an option in a similar situation be to go reverse to the ship (starboard to starboard) so as to put the manifold on the barge closer to the ships connection point? That is to have more of the tug/barge on the flat part of the ship. Or would this just put the bow of the barge in the same precarious position in relation to the ships stern rake? I also release that rotating the whole tug/barge in the middle of the river could be a problem for other traffic, let alone the pain if backing that far into the berth. Again, just trying to expand my knowledge. Great videos, i always learn tons from you. Thanks.

I can't believe a ship that's named after the continent where so much history has been made,whether good or bad is being left to rack and ruin,the country should be ashamed of it's self.

Your really great at what you do Tim. Smooth like butter. Fantastic Capt. On the one sir

That was a beautiful landing tim work of art