TUGBOAT TALES Part1

n 1991, Marsha and I were lucky enough to meet Bart Lawson. He met him in a film workshop that Marsha was teaching. Although it was not a career interest for him, he showed as much enthusiasm for it as anyone I've ever known. His first film that he wanted to direct? A documentary about tugboats. Why? Because he had often seen them from his office window high above the city in the Empire State Building. He simply wanted to know more about them, to learn something about what the tugboat crews experienced, and life onboard a boat in the busy New York harbors. Sadly, Bart passed away at age 54 while serving as Ambassador At Large for the U.N. in Grenada. So this is his film, hope you enjoy it!

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  Film & Animation

[Erskine Sam]

You compare today's video pixels and camera quality to those of the early 90's and you're like in a primitive world. I've always adored the seas and the boats/vessels that sail on the seas all the time..

[hollisterpatricia]

Growing up in Red Hook Brooklyn,I loved tugboats! We could hear their horns blow and today I decided to look on youtube and here you are! Thank you!

[armedandready72]

I am a mate on a Moran tug in NY harbor. I work with a bunch of the guys in this video. They are 20 years older now. A trip to see them on here.

[Shad'Ow Black]

Very nice doc! Just as good as today's very expensively made documentaries.

[rushsps250]

Beautiful

[cidcampeador1952]

I love tug bout .

[borod5571]

i used to work on the boat back in 1990. they have the same deckhand on there still. hes name is animal.

[0jesse10397]

were al these people payt to say that or did they realy did'nt know it?