Monday, November 24, 2008

Tug-A-Lug, toot toot



This morning I watched two tugboats dock a 500-foot long car carrier ... by turning it on a dime and (safely) backing their charge into her slip.  

The entire endeavor took about 45 minutes and not once did they back off, take a time-out, ask for a "do-over" ... or form a committee and ask for a vote about what to do next.  Those guys are Good.

They have to be.

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Tugboat captains communicate with whistles, btw.