1951 tugboat
"Canal Lee" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:05:14 -0400, "MWB" wrote:
"shiver" wrote in message
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In the mid 1980's when I sailed on a tugs,
it wasn't worth starting your tug for less than 5k a day.
So curious question for the group.
What does it cost for some of these different types of boats to operate.
Any idea what an ocean going tug or harbour tub, or water taxi, or
barge, blah blah blah... costs to operate.
For example Mark says that it wasn't worth while to start the engines
for five thousand a day.
Okay Mark.... where did you work. How big was the boat. What sort of
jobs would it do in a day that would earn that five thousand.
What did it cost to do particular jobs.
I've always been interested in how much a tug charge to push a ship
that last twenty feet.
Tell us a bit about the day in the life of a tuggy.
I'll bet there are a few here who would like to hear your story.
I worked for Otto Candies for two years. I towed cargo to South America
and
moved oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I lived in Maine and was paid Gulf
Coast wages and realized I couldn't afford my dream job. I think my tug
was
132 feet by 32 feet
Now, I have no idea how much tugs get per day. A product carrier which
carries 300k barrels charges 30k-40k a day. A Panamax sized crude oil
carrier gets 50k-80k a day.
The last twenty feet will cost you around $20,000.
Sometimes, life on a sea going tug boat was worse than jail and we had a
huge moat to deal with. When it was rough, you can't cook, you can't take
a
shower and you can't stand up to take a leak. We worked 6 hours on, 6
hours
off, but we were always working. When it was rough, I'd get tired from
just
hanging on. I slept good when it was rough. There was no TV reception and
we
all read a lot of books.
Now that my kids are grown up and my wife is sick and tired of me, I'd go
back to sea in a heartbeat.
By the way I've never been in jail.
Mark
Great Post Mark . Very Interesting .
Thanks Lee
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