DETROIT – Small tugboats are working to free a massive freighter that ran aground Monday morning in the Detroit River. Background: 623-foot freighter carrying 21,000 tons of wheat to Italy runs ...
Tugboats make up some of the hardest workers on the water. From guiding massive ships through narrow harbors, towing barges through busy channels, even pushing vessels against ocean currents, they're ...
Tugboats are built to be strong enough to pull massive ships, not for speed. Unlike cargo ships or speedboats, which are designed for high velocities, tugboats serve a different purpose: assisting and ...
When the cargo ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge March 26, collapsing lanes into the water below and resulting in the death of six people, tugboats became part of the unfolding news story.