by Custom500 » November 12, 2022, 8:20 am
Not a seaman, but ill take a guess- they pull up to the lock and the tug drops its tow and locks thru alone. Then the towed vessel pulls itself into the lock with its lines and winches, or maybe the lock has tow vehicles available that run beside the lock, and the tow locks thru. Then when the lock does it's thing, reconnect and go!
Not a seaman, but ill take a guess- they pull up to the lock and the tug drops its tow and locks thru alone. Then the towed vessel pulls itself into the lock with its lines and winches, or maybe the lock has tow vehicles available that run beside the lock, and the tow locks thru. Then when the lock does it's thing, reconnect and go!