Talk:Tugboat

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The description for tugboats is very limited it appears to only cover smaller harbor type tugs. Tug boats can actually have horsepower ratings up to 25,000 hp.

Tugs are rarely converted to icebreakers.

Thank you, it'd be great if you could make the suggested changes to the page. This encyclopedia is freely editable by anyone, and any help is much appreciated.

I'll try to incorporate your suggestions. Tristanb 04:18, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 How much are they used these days? And historically? 2 Letters on Tugboats 3 Editing the Intro 4 Bow_thrusters 5 History and development 6 Missing Towing lights on Schematic Diagram

[edit] How much are they used these days? And historically?

How often are tugboats used these days? How does this compare to historical use? Would be a good addition to the article. Tempshill 04:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Tugboats are used more heavily now than ever. With the ever increasing size of ships calling at ports more and more powerrful tugs are required to help these large ships dock and undock. Tug technology is also increasing with the invention of tractor tugs and z-pellar drives.

Adam Hutt Seaspan Internation www.seaspan.com

[edit] Letters on Tugboats

Can anybody tell me what the large letters on tugboat smokestacks means? I've seen V, M, and K, and now i'm really curious. Taco325i 12:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing the Intro

I would say that the intro section of the article is a bit too long & that all but the first paragraph could be a section within the body. If no one has any objections I'll be making the change shortly. Trcunning 14:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bow_thrusters

Should there be mention of these since they are often used instead of tugs. Wikipedia article83.138.189.75 20:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History and development

This article needs information on the history and development of the tugboat. At the least it should mention the Charlotte Dundas and the TUG since one of these two certainly qualifies as the first tugboat. -- Derek Ross | Talk 16:03, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I am looking for information on the tragedy of one super-powered Tug I saw in an island port in the Mediterranean. I admired it but it looked not much like the pictures in this article. It had two or more bollards on the aft deck, with enormous hawsers neatly coiled near at hand. I Heard that at full power, pulling a cruise-ship (?) the hawser(s) snapped and the boat took a nose-dive, straight down, drowning all hands. If this story contains an atom of truth, please, somebody confirm or deny.Flipbustle (talk) 15:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Towing lights on Schematic Diagram

The most important characteristic of a Tugboat is missing from the Schematic Diagram on this page - that of the 'Towing lights'. These are required by the International Regulatation for Preventing Collisions at Sea. The picture in the gallery of Turecano Girls tug shows the 3 white lights on the folded mast. These lights are almost what defines a boat as a tugboat. In addition it would be good to show the port side navigation light as this appears to be missing too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Murfas (talk • contribs) 07:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)