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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3556244" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><a href="https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Alaskan-Cruise-and-Land-Tour-2005/Day-2-Cruising/i-W8gt8JV/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Alaskan-Cruise-and-Land-Tour-2005/Day-2-Cruising/i-W8gt8JV/0/db9462bd/X2/DSCN1765-X2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>For a while on the cruise in 2002, I wondered why their tugs were so far forward of the barges. Then, I deduced that they did it that way so that the prop wash wasn't hitting the front of the barge, thus making transport much less efficient. Also, watching a tug in the harbor prior to departure from Vancouver allowed me to see the ingenuity of the tug operators in being able to turn a barge 180 degrees to load the other side. Those people know their boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3556244, member: 7900"] [url=https://terrymiller.smugmug.com/Alaskan-Cruise-and-Land-Tour-2005/Day-2-Cruising/i-W8gt8JV/A][img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Alaskan-Cruise-and-Land-Tour-2005/Day-2-Cruising/i-W8gt8JV/0/db9462bd/X2/DSCN1765-X2.jpg[/img][/url] For a while on the cruise in 2002, I wondered why their tugs were so far forward of the barges. Then, I deduced that they did it that way so that the prop wash wasn't hitting the front of the barge, thus making transport much less efficient. Also, watching a tug in the harbor prior to departure from Vancouver allowed me to see the ingenuity of the tug operators in being able to turn a barge 180 degrees to load the other side. Those people know their boats. [/QUOTE]
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