Tugboat captain describes responding to Baltimore bridge collapse, a year after deadly crash: "Surreal feeling"
David Jurs, the first tugboat captain to respond to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse nearly a year ago, talks about the ...
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Captain of tugboat pulling SSUS to Mobile faces weather challenges
Captain Mike Vinik is commanding the SSUS along the eastern seaboard from a single tugboat, the Vinik 6. “Instead of going south like we were trying to pull it, the ship wanted to go east ...
Sea collision between tugboat and Panamanian vessel in southern Philippines kills two sailors
Two people were killed after a Philippine-flagged tugboat hit a Panamanian-flagged vessel off Sarangani province in the ...
Deadly collision in Philippine waters claims two lives
A tragic maritime incident unfolded in the southern Philippine waters on Tuesday morning, leaving two individuals lifeless.
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Why Do Tugboats Spray Water While Towing Ships?
Why, then, do these streams of water sometimes shoot from a tugboat when there's no fire nearby, such as when tugging a larger ship? The answer has more to do with tradition. Tugboats don't spray ...
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Tugboat crew successfully navigates the SS United States through rough weather
The tug and ship are 5 days into the journey to Mobile ... Captain Mike Vinik, owner of “Vinik no. 6”, the tugboat that’s towing the SS United States. Vinik says The SS United States ...
Why do Tugboats spray water while towing and docking ships?
TUGBOATS play an essential role at sea and can be recognised by their distinctive water spraying.  They are designed to help larger ships in navigating harbours and rivers and are equipped ...