Building Tow

This time lapse was shot in the pilothouse of the M/V Mister Charlie Neale while putting 3 sand barges in tow of the M/V Darrell L. at Mile 178 on the Ohio River.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• towboat
• barge
• Ohio
• River
• time
• lapse

[jackpurvis1]

What boat were u workin? I work for AEP. Was that an AEP vessel?

[crn3]

@jackpurvis1

I was working the Darrell L, a CTC boat.

[doughesson]

Were they not in such a hurry that you could one at a time the barges?I'm also a bit curious if your deckhand was handsignalling you or had a radio.His own or company issue? Count yourself lucky that you can still write out your log entries instead of making a computer entry while steering the boat.Some things are much easier that way.

[crn3]

@doughesson

I couldn't take them all at the same time since the line boat needed special numbers, one of which was covered up by another barge. I had to get the lower two out of the way first to give me a spot to place the extra barge the boat didn't need.

The deckhand has a company issued handheld VHF radio, but hand signals are still used as a backup in case of a radio malfunction.

No computer in my wheelhouse :)

Paper log sheet is still the simplest way to keep track of everything!

[Crickle12]

Is that you in the video??

[crn3]

Yep, that's me.

[doughesson]

PS.There's a few pilots that would refuse to let me handsignal them.They aren't sure how many fingers I am holding up. :D

[HOGWILDTV]

Great video

[starlite2991]

nice vid dude. Intereting how the sun changes directions !

[WallaceConway]

Great video! I made a few time lapse videos of me and my deckhand fiddlin' around with a small 45 yard tug, yanking rock barge through a bridge here on the Puget Sound.

[Crickle12]

Awesome! Watching this video made me miss being out on the water =[ I used to work for ACL running the ICW along the gulf.