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Towing

Run-a-way again in FLA

Yet another story about boaters and a run-away boat. http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=15463&z=3&p= Hats off to the SeaTow captain who did the rescue. Now, if can only find out how the Sherriff stopped the runaway….

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November 6, 2007 Read the full article →

Runaway boats

Dave Drenick of Vessel Assist Dana Point raises a good question after viewing this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hADs9yDNk Perhaps you have already heard the story; a 20′ outboard center console has tossed its only occupant out into the Connecticut River, and the boat is making circles on its own. I guess the day shape for [...]

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September 23, 2007 Read the full article →

Tandem tow anyone?

CG Cutter Dependable’s Crew Rescues 5 in Fla. Cape May County Herald: Shortly before 4 p.m. Aug. 18, a commercial salvage company had been assisting two vessels that had reportedly run out of gas. Upon towing in one of the vessels, when the salvage company returned to tow the other vessel in they were unable [...]

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August 21, 2007 Read the full article →

Tandem Towing

In Southern California, where twenty-five and thrity mile tows are pretty common, we used to do “tandem” tows when things got really busy. Its not very hard to set up, and can save valuable resourses when the jobs are getting stacked up. I had a chance to grab a small boat this past weekend and [...]

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August 10, 2007 Read the full article →

Softly I Ground, Inch by Inch….

In keeping with the law of unintended consequences, the expression Soft Aground has entered the lexicon of general maritime phraseology. I’m not sure who first coined the term Soft Aground, or when it was first used. Perhaps that phrase has been around for ages, used as a way of saying “I’m aground, but remain otherwise [...]

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July 5, 2007 Read the full article →

Heavy lifting

Capt. Charlie Meyer, TowBoatU.S. Lake of the Ozarks, provides this dramatic photo of the power of lift bags. This Case bulldozer reportedly weighs almost 20,000 lbs. Contact Charlie at LAKETOW2@aol.com for more info and links to this story in the local press. (click on photo for larger version) (Any risk managers out there care to [...]

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April 22, 2007 Read the full article →

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