12 hrs on a TUGBOAT - Dangers of a Log Runner
2024 ж. 9 Мам.
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Do you think you'd like to be a tugboat captain or deckhand?
Were you surprised by how difficult this job was?
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Starting the Tugboat
1:50 - What a tugboat does
2:34 - Coffee run...
2:52 - Fuelling a tugboat
3:27 - Tugboat tour
4:53 - Connecting logbooms
7:07 - Towing a logboom
9:20 - Lunch on a tugboat
10:59 - Excitement on a tugboat
14:25 - End of shift on tugboat
Edited by: @MattMort
I love how these guys are so totally chill, just having the time of their lives when cruisin' along, but when called upon to step up, like passing through those bridges, they're all business. Not in the least a job I'm cut out for, but gods love these boys for doing it.
Dude I just love how the stories you show aren’t the flashy clickbait stuff that travel vloggers tend to make. You really make unique stuff man. 🙏🏼🙋🏻♂️
Thanks man. I really appreciate that. Just trying to share real stories that matter.
@@DownieLive hey can you bring fishing polls? Like catch fish and cook it for lunch?
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again... a video I never knew I needed. solid work man ✌🏼
Hahaha. Thanks Joe. Glad you liked it!
I’ve seen the tugboats plenty of times, but seeing an inside look to what happens was really cool!
Tim B at sea has a great channel showing the ins and outs of being a tug captain in the north Eastern 🇺🇸. He recently did a great on harbor control. The channel is timbatsea.
Love how hammer talks in the 3rd person , guys a legend
Hats off to Tyrell!! He makes it look so easy!! And the Captain and other crew keep their "calm" so well!! This is one nailbiting job!! Thanks again Mike for taking us on a trip that most people have no idea about what it takes to get lumber to the public!!😉
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Love the video! My dad has been in and around the towing industry for the last 50 years (on Vancouver Island at Jones Marine Group). I think it’s super important to note that although the captain/skipper “appears” to be doing minimal work, he definitely first started out as a deckhand and then after many seafaring hours as a deckhand made his way to ‘first mate’…the jump between mate to skipper also requires a crazy amount of schooling. I admire all of the men (and small amount of women) who work in the towing industry! They are such hardworking people and deserve every penny that they make! ❤️
Absolutely! They are all professionals with an incredible amount of experience and skill.
My brother Stephen works there as a deckhand out of chemainus.
@@Trudeau-is-Stalin cool! My dad is Bob 😊
Exactly! On my power boat I have hard time even getting in and out of my marina, and I'm not towing anything.
@@sjoywilson small world eh
I just checked out Tyrell's channel. He's actually played for NLL Vancouver Warrior team. Respect!
Wow, lacrosse athletes are tough as nails. Really impressed. Super friendly but you would never mess with them. Great to have as friends.
As a Vancouverite, it is SOOO cool to meet these neighbours. It feels real. You see their smiles and sweats. This really helps us understand each other and the world better. We need more content like this to restore faith in humanity.
My grandpa was a tugboat captain for weyerhaeuser on the Fraser River for many years. He passed away last year and I never got to see what he did (just stories). Thank you for this!
Now those are two very tough jobs! Cooking in that small space...not easy. Haha! Seriously...lots of skills and hopefully no lost fingers/toes/legs/Tyrell or Justin. Danger all day long. Could I do Tyrell's job? Nope. But glad there is someone doing it and enjoying it! Nice coaching job Mike! And better job not getting in their way of doing their jobs!! Wicked cool video!!
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That second rail bridge is my view! Love watching the working river go by 😁
So glad there are people like this in our world. GOD BLESS and keep them. Thanks for showing them!
Tyrell is an absolute joy to see...we need more great souls like him
What a fantastic insight! I live near the river and we see these tug boats going up and down every time we go out for a walk. Great to have more knowledge on the work involved.
You have given me a much better appreciation for the guys on the tugs and the work they do. Great video Mike!
Love that you cover the kind of topics that we might be curious about, but wouldn't otherwise have a way to get an inside look. Reminds me of your cranberry farm video or the Stanley Park 9 o'clock gun video - so informative!
I'm just as curious as you are about these, so it's nice that I can share the experience with you 😊
Total respect for these impressive gentlemen!
Another Freaking AWESOME video, Mike!!! Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING about your vids is superior. You manage to pack in piles of information but make it SO entertaining, and all the technical stuff that goes into production you totally have down. In love with your channel dude!
I live in Oregon, in the Willamette Valley. I remember growing up, seeing the logs floating on the rivers when I was a kid. I don't think we do that anymore in the US. But this brings back memories.
Glad You Guys had a Beautiful Day for Shooting this Awesome Video ~! Very Cool Bunch!
Great Job bro! Being a Vancouverite myself, I can relate so much to your videos as you make our daily views so much more special to the rest of the world and also to us! Really appreciate it! Keep it up.
That was a great video, I live by the Fraser river close to Oak bridge in our younger days we would go down to the river for cocktails and us girls would lift up our shirts for the tug boats to show our appreciation for the hard work they do, good times !
I worked on log booms when I first graduated from high school. I loved running on the bundles and sorting out the logs that got sent down river to the pulp and paper mill complex near my home. I worked on the swing shift from 300PM to 1130PM.
No matter what I am doing I always have time for a DownieLive video
Amazing experience. Thank you for filming this.
Finally! Was a bit confused why there wasnt a video last week. Always looking forward to one tbh. It gives me both escapism + knowledge at the same time! Good job :)
Wow ! Huge respect for him running those booms and working the ropes/chains. Great show Mike !
This was a fantastic video…as someone watching from outside Canada, seeing people working on the water like this is amazing. Loved it!
this is awesome , thank you for making this content . I enjoyed every second of it
We are loving the vibe of the channel. . . You are making it work. Love all the interesting trips
I really liked this video. So much so I had to watch it again the very next day. No way could I have every done Tyrell's job. Kudos to Tyrell and Justin. And Kudos to you to bringing this to your audience.
Love seeing your vlogs documenting stuff I never knew about my hometown. Keep it up man.
Fantastic video!! I love going down to the river there and I have a soft spot for tugs so this was the perfect video! Keep it up!
Bravo - a fantastic video. I've lived in one of those condo's near the perilous train bridge for over 17 years. From my window, I enjoy watching these gentlemen ply the waters of the muddy Fraser at all hours of the day and night and in all weathers. Now I have an even greater appreciation for the work they do.
This was awesome to watch! I loved this great JOB!
Brings back a lot of memories. Worked on them 40 years but have been retired 14 years.
Love it. Always wondered how it was done. Huge respect for the guys. Thanks a ton for showing facts about Our Home.
Another great experience on Downie Live. Michael, your fun loving spirit brightens my day.
This was absolutely fabulous! What a fun adventuress day! Keep On Tuggen!
Loved this video Mike; the last train bridge you passed (13:14) is one I spent growing up next to, my grandparents live along there and I'd go to the beach nearly every Sunday and watch the tugs and trains as a kid, really made me happy seeing it from their perspective!
What a great video. Thanks, Mike. The work they do is so crazy and from safety perspective dangerous.... so my deepest respect for their work. They might be great guys with a lot of fun during their work but never without respect to their own safety. Great
Wow.. this shows how much work is involved just to get the logs to the mills. Pretty dangerous work Tyrell is doing but looks like he's having a blast
Thank you for another amazing and educational video!
Great photography, editing and music. The excitement is palpable and great fun to "boot."
Amazing...thank you for making this video!
Great vid. Super interesting on many levels. Lots of respect to those guys (from a fellow Captain on a much different machine) making it look easy on a perfect weather day, when its not easy and I'm sure crazy when the weather gets rough. Cheers boys.
This is an awesome video! Thanks Downie!
Thanks Mike. Always knew that being a deck-hand is a dangerous job and this video proves that very well. Excellent.
Wow, what an amazing video! So dynamic and fun. I usually see the tugs from a different perspective. When I'm kayaking, they create a huge wake trying to capsize you. When I'm on my power boat, I find a lot of hazardous logs and deadends left behind.
Amazing video! Great work, great people.
First time seeing the channel and this is awesome. Its awesome to know that if I choose something else as a career id be just as happy doing something like this.
What a great video and these crews seem to be so chill, I would love to work with people like this!
Great video, that looked like so much fun!!!!
I would not want to be the one running out on those logs, that looked pretty wild!
Great video, thanks for sharing!
From Train travels, Aircraft, Motorcycle trips, Zamboni's to cool trips on Tugboats! Mike and TheDownieLiveChannel ALWAYS delivers some amazing entertainment! and adventures I have NO DOUBT that Mike has way more fun doing what he does on his travels than I do watching his adventures! ♥ Many thanks for this latest adventure Mike! LOVE IT!!! ♥♥♥
Thank you so much! That is lovely to experience through you! Amazingly hard workers indeed! Reminds me of the 40 years hard farming in my history! FarmerMJ
Great stuff yet again. What a life these guys live! Full on hard work, hands down. The next video could be now what happens after the logs are dropped off👊
Great suggestion!
You make the coolest videos. Seriously. Nobody else does this. And at 60, I don’t think I could do that. 40 years ago, I’d have loved it!
What an interesting video! Tyrell is the coolest! How does he ever keep his footing? It was great to learn about how the logs are transported, and the daily life of these guys on the tug is fascinating.
Hammer is perfect for the job. He's got so much energy ... and he can also cook. Amazing! Nice video.
Man how do you come up with such out of the box video concepts. Loved it!!!
Awesome video (again!), Mike! Followed you while I was in Vancouver, still following you here from Manila!
Another great video! Didn't realize how hard their job is
This is one of the most informative and one of the best of your videos to date!!
Wow, thank you!
Wow that was an awesome video Mike ! A lot of hard and dangerous work involved ! Tyrell makes it look so easy ! Thanks Mike Cheers!
He sure does! My pleasure, Bill!
great video as always! missed you last week xxx
new found respect and appreciation for a job i didn't give much thought to! thanks for sharing!
You really get a good idea of the skill, experience and other stuff it takes, a keen awareness for sure, to get all these logs downriver. This is a great video, Mike. Different, too.
Wow, thanks!
Fantastic video...they just keep getting better and better. The only job I would be cut out for is watching the video. Thank you for putting these together.
Amazing video. They deserve our respect . Congratulations all hard workers. Cya!!!
I love this - so cool - my favourite river and I get to see how these guys do what they do!
Mike I see you working hard on this ship-great video!
Thanks Mike, another great post! Great insight into one of the life blood industries of British Columbia.
Just came across this channel. Didn't know I needed it, but I need it. Really cool.
Great content! thanks for the video! I would love that job
I have loved boating and water my whole life, this is a job i could see myself doing. Super cool vid my guy!!👌🏻👍🏻
Was missing you last week but this quality content sure made up for it!
This was a crazy enjoyable video, glad I stumble across your channel
Amazing adventure. Looks so much fun to be out doors
I find it really cool that you can find so many interesting things to do in the same place!
These are the men that build countries into what they are and usually the leadership takes the credit. Hell of a lot hard workers out on the rivers.
EXACTLY the people our governments totally abandoned during Covid. Our governments really showed their deep levels of incompetence during that period. Luckily where I live near the Rockies we were done with covid March 2020
The 360 dive and the boot were hilarious. This is such a cool channel!
Interesting trip to a whole world I never knew existed - tugboats towing logs. Tyrell's job is strenuous, involves skill and is dangerous, too. It takes a certain kind if person to do it for sure. Great sunny day for such a trip.
The tug boat life is one of a kind and you showed us why. Great video showcasing their work. I didn't see you on a log tho!
Salute to these amazing, hardworking men!
What an awesome group of guys!
Great Job, amazing efforts DK Hand well done professionally Skipper All the best
So cool to see jobs like this in Canada.
The only time I have seen logs being hauled in the water was on a ferry trip from Kuopio to Savonlinna in Finland They were moving the logs through the lakes and we spent a long long time passing them. Our reward beyond going on a fabulous ferry journey was going to the opera festival in the castle at Savonlinna the following evening.
And for them the trips take days.
Thanx Mike Awesome vid. Thats a job with a killer awesome view. Those guys are great and working hard. Thanx again great vid😁🇨🇦👍🏻🍁
Epic video bro. Couple of talented hard working bc boys. What a great look at a day in the life. I don't know where you're going next, stoked to find out
dude i got this on repeat. such a good show
Mike: You are so full of the joy of Life it is amazing...and inspiring!
So cool! We watch the tugs on the river near home all the time, and it was neat to see from the other side. Caught our neighbourhood in a few shots too!
My great grandfather’s family were Canadian (Quebec) lumbermen who came to Michigan for the same. Would love to see the part of the job before the logs make it to the river. Great episode. Authentic comes to mind. Thanks.
When I didn't get my weekly fix last week, I checked the calendar and realised it was your Labor Day long weekend so this morning (Sunday 12th Sept. here in Melbourne) I switched on and WOW! As you say how Canadian is this! A really great insight into a vital part of the lumber supply chain and what great personalities you were with to show what goes on with towing logs. Tyrell does a really great job, loves how he does it and, man, can he do a great Steak lunch. Not sure if you've twigged to this, but there are interesting parallels of danger between log towing and managing a freight train. Oh, and being a shunter in the rail yards assembling and breaking down long trains. So how about contacting CP or CN Rail to see if you can do a video or two on board a freight up the Fraser Canyon or in the Mountain Districts and a shift in one of the yards (say Coquitlam). Thanks for this great insight into the lumber industry and stay safe and well.
Mike I love the "how stuff gets done" videos. I am also a train buff, and like you, I like going places on trains. I also like the sound of steam locomotives and diesel electric locomotives.
Cool video and awesome guys! Glad they can have fun while doing such a hard job.
You got that right!