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New York on the Clock: Tugboat Captain Chris Baker

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2009 ж. 27 Қыр.
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Chris Baker pilots tugboats for Staten Island-based McAllister Towing, one of New York City's two towing outfits. Our film crew joined Captain Baker as vessels from the United States and Canadian Navies called to port for Fleet Week 2009. Captain Baker's tug, the Rosemary Ellis, escorts ships and helped dock the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, an 844-ft Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, and the U.S.S. Roosevelt, a 500-ft Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

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  • There is something about the captains seat on a tug boat I love. The view all around and controls at your fingertips, the horsepower, it's like a fighter cockpit on water

    @BobSmith1980.@BobSmith1980.5 жыл бұрын

  • I was stationed on a US Navy Tug YTB-820, Guantanamo Bay, 92-93. leading seaman the last 8 months or so. Very busy back then. Awesome job, I loved it. Thought of a career as a civilian, but then I met the Mrs. Nice video Captain.

    @BrotherDamon73@BrotherDamon732 жыл бұрын

  • I watch these guys work every day from my office in Hoboken. As a licensed six-pack captain I watch in envy.

    @TroutOffTheGrid@TroutOffTheGrid9 жыл бұрын

    • Come join us!

      @Tuglife912@Tuglife9122 жыл бұрын

    • ​@@Tuglife912 hi i want to join you

      @machinetech7151@machinetech7151 Жыл бұрын

  • 👋 good 4 a sea lesson. Thak you Chris. Land of the free-🌈 we live in a brave land; have the greatest weekend for us @ the laguna hills mcnally house. N.Y.💚

    @brianmcnally1578@brianmcnally15782 жыл бұрын

  • Great video, thanks for this! Greetings from Sweden

    @DeltaStar777@DeltaStar7778 ай бұрын

  • Awesome Chris ! Thanks for sharing

    @canehaultruck@canehaultruck7 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it.

    @marysmith7093@marysmith70934 жыл бұрын

  • Great video, We live in Maine just 30 min. south of Portland. Love doing the Mail boat run out on Casco bay.

    @LifetheWildRide@LifetheWildRide4 жыл бұрын

  • I drove a tug for the first time today, and it’s definitely different than traditional helm driving.

    @maleta2011@maleta20118 ай бұрын

  • I got my Merchant Mariner Credential and TWIC Card so now I'm ready to start working on Tugs! I'm going to try Moran Towing Corporation in Savannah, Georgia or Jacksonville, Florida with my alternative being McAllister Towing in Jacksonville, Florida and Crescent Towing in Savannah, Georgia. Awesome video!

    @Tuglife912@Tuglife9122 жыл бұрын

    • Great seeing the United States Navy Wasp Class Landing Helicopter Dock Amphibious Assault Ship USS. Iwo Jima LHD-7 from Naval Station Mayport, Florida being docked in New York City, New York for Fleet Week! That's usually done by McAllister or Moran Tugs.

      @Tuglife912@Tuglife9122 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks for the video! Great insight

    @JoseGonzalas@JoseGonzalas4 жыл бұрын

  • I wish I could work for him. Greetings from the Netherlands!

    @oxidatie@oxidatie Жыл бұрын

  • wow, chris really sums it up, we need men like him up here on the canadian west coast,fantastic video!

    @LANDSEAAIRCANADA@LANDSEAAIRCANADA12 жыл бұрын

  • this is such a great video! beautiful!

    @SouthPortlandKK@SouthPortlandKK13 жыл бұрын

  • quality stuff man' Thanks!

    @musicisanalog@musicisanalog10 жыл бұрын

  • Nice video featuring the life of a pilot tugboat capt (and beautiful NYC as backdrop).

    @KrillSystems@KrillSystems12 жыл бұрын

  • love it! you got hooked! boom! it's like a drug! i wanna come hang out on vacation! man it's a good thing! so rare now! you rocked it!

    @davidheitman7004@davidheitman70048 жыл бұрын

  • New York tugboats are the most beautiful tugs in the world!

    @rs9219@rs921913 жыл бұрын

    • No there not the tugboats of liverpool docks and the river mersey are the envy of the seagoing world.

      @johndowd5792@johndowd57924 жыл бұрын

    • No way European tugs are so much nicer

      @michaeldonovan7522@michaeldonovan7522 Жыл бұрын

  • I operate tugs on the Illinois river..nice video..thanks for posting

    @danross9824@danross98245 жыл бұрын

  • BRAVO . I love it the tug boat .

    @cidcampeador1952@cidcampeador195213 жыл бұрын

  • I wish I was doing what you do. I love your video, and more power to you. It is nice to see people, that found their love in life, and live it every day.............kind of makes me jealous.

    @VTSPQR@VTSPQR12 жыл бұрын

  • love your boat wi good job aye.

    @flemmingrobert4806@flemmingrobert48067 ай бұрын

  • That was,,,,GREAT !!! Thanks. Sno

    @snobird583@snobird5839 жыл бұрын

  • Awesome like the railways its a lifestyle ,nice video

    @tart_lover@tart_lover11 жыл бұрын

  • i wish there was more footage of the boat and out to the ocean. You could still have the guy talk in the background. Most of the footage focuses on his face but I'm here to see the tugboat.

    @pratwurschtgulasch6662@pratwurschtgulasch6662 Жыл бұрын

  • 7 and 7 is not a bad schedule I work a 28 and 14 on the Mississippi and have for the last 20 years. It is rough especially missing out on all of the holidays

    @brianladyman6426@brianladyman64262 жыл бұрын

  • Keep pushing brother

    @joewyatt9694@joewyatt96946 ай бұрын

  • Great video, thanks for taking the time to put it out there. Is there any voith in the New York Harbor?

    @1captalexracine@1captalexracine7 жыл бұрын

  • "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life".

    @whoyoukidding1@whoyoukidding110 жыл бұрын

  • nice video

    @alegwapz31@alegwapz3111 жыл бұрын

  • This guy has the life

    @giovannibazzini1403@giovannibazzini14034 жыл бұрын

  • Very nice.

    @blue387@blue38714 жыл бұрын

  • In the good old days every boat had its own cook who would put out quite an impressive spread. some of the best food I ever had was on a tug.

    @129jaystreet@129jaystreet4 жыл бұрын

    • Then the strike came and the southerners showed up and never left. Thats why theres companies paying the same or less now than they were in the late 90s/2000s

      @ThatSB@ThatSB4 жыл бұрын

  • in my next life I want to be a tug captain in NY harbour.

    @leeosborne2611@leeosborne26115 жыл бұрын

    • Me too.

      @BobSmith1980.@BobSmith1980.5 жыл бұрын

    • No you dont

      @ThatSB@ThatSB4 жыл бұрын

  • you have a nice movie

    @bobbrown3395@bobbrown339512 жыл бұрын

  • That Bayonne Bridge 4:03 which spans the Kill van Kull, was recently raised to provide for the increased height of Panamax shipping vessels. www.joc.com/port-news/us-ports/port-new-york-and-new-jersey/ny-nj-handles-mega-ships-post-bayonne-bridge-lift-stride_20180618.html

    @anitasmith4559@anitasmith45593 жыл бұрын

  • 1:12 Rosemary in Virginia these days, according to website

    @DougGrinbergs@DougGrinbergsАй бұрын

  • #50 Enjoy your career, young Captain. Moving ships into dock is just one aspect of operating a Tug. US Navy needs skilled Captains to assist their vessels into the dock. Anchor's Away!

    @happyhighway106@happyhighway1065 жыл бұрын

  • Get that Cubs cap off cap!

    @johnnyangel9163@johnnyangel91632 жыл бұрын

  • MY FATHER WORKED FOR MCALLISTER. HE RETIRED IN 1974 AND PASSED AWAY IN 1977. DAD HELD AN UNLIMITED PILOTS LICENSE. I WAS TOLD HE USED TO DOCK THE OCEAN LINERS WHEN THEY WERE TROOP SHIPS DURING WW2. DAD WORKED FOR ANOTHER COMPANY DURING THE WAR. BOATS IS A HARD LIFE. MY MOTHER HATED HIS JOB AND TRIED ALL HER LIFE TO GET HIM TO SWITCH CAREERS BUT DAD WOULD NOT HAVE IT. AS A RESULT I KNEW MY FATHER ONLY HALF THE TIME. HE WAS A GOOD PROVIDER. RIP DAD. PS DAD SUNK THE CATHERINE MCALLISTER IN 72

    @48censor@48censor12 жыл бұрын

    • BOYCOTT PC, how did he sink it?

      @justanotheraviator2357@justanotheraviator23575 жыл бұрын

    • Is your keyboard stuck on caps? Or?

      @OgbobbyJ407@OgbobbyJ4074 жыл бұрын

    • Sometimes I watch the videos of harbor pilots boarding ships. It can be the most hair-raising thing to watch.

      @anitasmith4559@anitasmith45593 жыл бұрын

  • hay capt its harry look like a movie star

    @khamanharry2087@khamanharry208710 жыл бұрын

  • This boat is now working in the Houston Ship channel

    @tugboatkirk@tugboatkirk14 жыл бұрын

  • I was a snipe, stationed on a U.S. Army Large Tug in Thailand during the Vietnam era. I've always liked tugs, and have sailed for many years. After the service, I got my merchant ticket, but 'Nam had slowed way down and shipping was at a standstill, so went into other things, but living near the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, I see a lot of tugs in action.

    @PrinceKlutz@PrinceKlutz6 жыл бұрын

  • are its using a VSP sir?

    @galactus21@galactus217 жыл бұрын

  • How can I apply for a position on the boat ???

    @luissantiago8544@luissantiago85444 жыл бұрын

  • somehow i like this job !!!!!!!!!

    @eloyex@eloyex10 жыл бұрын

  • The United States Navy Arleigh Burke Class Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer USS. Roosevelt DDG-80 from Naval Station Rota, Spain originally from Naval Station Mayport, Florida is 509.5 Feet not 500 Feet.

    @Tuglife912@Tuglife9123 жыл бұрын

  • cool

    @tugcrazy@tugcrazy14 жыл бұрын

  • I am GREEN WITH ENVY and kicking myself to sleep now.

    @rjfpace@rjfpace13 жыл бұрын

  • I'm oilar , how to contact your company for placement

    @ssailor3826@ssailor38264 жыл бұрын

  • Driving truck to and thru NY is a days work... I can't imagine that on top of everything, you also have the chance to drown?

    @granddad2002@granddad200212 жыл бұрын

  • since when did eminem become a tugboat captain

    @minabishay1@minabishay14 жыл бұрын

    • Since 8 nautical miles relaunched

      @andreanicolas9363@andreanicolas93633 жыл бұрын

  • Does anyone know where I can get a good "Tug Job?" These are hard to come by.

    @user-si8zf9hy1b@user-si8zf9hy1b5 жыл бұрын

    • No theyre not you just gotta find someone to get you experience. Theres 500 tugs in every city

      @ThatSB@ThatSB4 жыл бұрын

  • 2009 likes more like 2016

    @therago-xm7lg@therago-xm7lg3 жыл бұрын

  • amaizing Video!take look our video from POLAND .good watching... take captai)

    @TheIWANTV@TheIWANTV12 жыл бұрын

  • Do they have licensed engineers on tugs? Interested in a career in the industry and can't choose between obtaining my deck or engine license. Thanks

    @nickpasco8741@nickpasco87418 жыл бұрын

    • Yes they do

      @keepittwisted3805@keepittwisted38055 жыл бұрын

    • if you don't mind working off shore, crew/supply tugs and sea going tugs have licenced Engine people. my oldest son worked 11 plus years on them

      @bearguy2617@bearguy26173 жыл бұрын

  • DAD WAS A MEMBER OF LOCAL 333

    @48censor@48censor12 жыл бұрын

  • Tug boats are always U.S. flag - local waters - best career for a young person since that is very well protected under the Jones Act. McAllister, Moran etc. are Jones Act vessels. Kings Point is the Maritime Academy like say Annapolis for the Navy. There are also excellent State Maritime Academies too. I used to represent Kings Point it started during WWII for Liberty Ships and the need for officers for cargo ships. 6000 were killed by enemy submarines sometimes right off NYC during WWII - nobody mentions them of course. Sorry for the history lesson....

    @skipsassy1@skipsassy17 жыл бұрын

    • I did not live during WWII of course - I represented KP in the 1990s-2002 era.

      @skipsassy1@skipsassy17 жыл бұрын

  • no way arriva shitown 👍

    @jesusvera1210@jesusvera12107 жыл бұрын

  • He must get a lot of shit being a Cubs fan in NY.

    @boataxe4605@boataxe46057 жыл бұрын

  • Tugs are the incredible workhorses of any harbor. To save time start video at four:twelve. The tugs handle and park a massive container ship. (So sorry for the poor whale that got snagged at the bow.) kzhead.info/sun/aJqNfMhwa5SrdWw/bejne.html

    @anitasmith4559@anitasmith45593 жыл бұрын

  • $800-$1000 a day. Easy. Tugboat captains have it made!

    @spudeedoo@spudeedoo5 жыл бұрын

    • MasterofDisaster17 Doubtful. PNW AB’s and Mate’s make more than east coast. And our Captain’s make 6-700 a day. I doubt east coast boys are making 1000.

      @dash456789@dash4567895 жыл бұрын

    • Michael Finnelly Your full of shit.

      @DeepWater5453@DeepWater54534 жыл бұрын

  • Degree in journalism or tugboat captain?..hmmm..🚢

    @mrabrasive51@mrabrasive514 жыл бұрын

  • Nice. What's with that woman's voice in the background the whole time? Distracting.

    @KutWrite@KutWrite3 жыл бұрын

  • I'm an expert tug captain and always on red alert. I hope this helps

    @thegeneral3094@thegeneral30944 жыл бұрын

  • You have a job ya love. One week on & one week ...is such a great situation. Whatever you do don't ever quit this job. God bless. The Guy upstairs loves you & the guy downstairs hates the entire world. Read New Testament. Fact & Truth and not so fairy tale.

    @AlA-ok5jh@AlA-ok5jh4 жыл бұрын

    • No time for that bible thumper bullshit just hard men doing hard work. If you worked on a boat offshore and saw the sky at night youd realize you aint important and no religous fairy tale is gona change that

      @ThatSB@ThatSB4 жыл бұрын

  • EYESIGHT PROBLEMS SORRY BOUT CAPS

    @48censor@48censor12 жыл бұрын

  • ok

    @bozo05051961@bozo0505196112 жыл бұрын

  • Fish is fish Meat is food

    @thefriendlygrizzley6728@thefriendlygrizzley6728 Жыл бұрын

    • Nope.

      @Look_What_You_Did@Look_What_You_Did2 ай бұрын

  • My G**d those tugs look like floating antiques! Very little in this video to get a thumbs up - very little actual tug work.

    @Leblond987@Leblond9875 жыл бұрын

  • I miss the Navy's YTB tugs, Nothing against the privately owned Tugs. But I am hesitant on civilian Tugs docking Navy ships. there is too much of a security risk in my opinion. the Navy use to operate it's own Tug fleet because of this possible threat. and I believe they should return to that practice. Let civilian Tugs service civilian ships. but let the Navy dock their own ships.

    @cjdavis2684@cjdavis2684 Жыл бұрын

    • You clowns and your security BS. Always some bogeyman you created out of thin air.

      @Look_What_You_Did@Look_What_You_Did2 ай бұрын

  • Nobody ever mentions the Jones Act and the U.S. flag issues that protect your career actually?

    @skipsassy1@skipsassy17 жыл бұрын

    • The "Jones Act" is a law that requires U.S. citizens jobs on all ships that are inside our waters: coastal cruises such as all rivers: Mississippi Rivers etc. This includes freighters, barges etc. All ships must be built at U.S. shipyards in short. Cruise ships are in the "blue water trades" they make sure to hire only the cheapest labor they can find - and you can be sure all ships are built in foreign shipyards (again labor costs) and all the passengers are usually Americans. These are "Foreign Flag ships" They rule the cruise industry. No U.S. flag ships are in this trade. I'm giving you the simple story ok. Retired maritime lawyer age 60.

      @skipsassy1@skipsassy17 жыл бұрын

  • Thats no job for a married man.

    @clevelandantwine8985@clevelandantwine89854 жыл бұрын

    • Exactly why im about to get into that if I don't get back on the railroad.

      @Tuglife912@Tuglife9123 жыл бұрын

  • what is monthly check look like?

    @stateniland@stateniland10 ай бұрын
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