GL: Talking to tows

[Henry Quigley]

Ralph,
I think that a tug is a boat that moves large ships around in harbors etc.
A tow is a towboat that pushes or tows barges.
A barge is what is moved by a tow(boat).
Towboats don't like to be called a tug which they are not.
Henry


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 07:24:25 -0400
>From: "Ralph Yost" <ralph at alphacompservices.com>  
>Subject: Re: GL: Talking to tows  
>To: "Coleen Barger" <coleen at calypsopoet.net>, "great-loop" <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
>
>Great tips !
>Suggest you call the TUG, not the tow. Tugs tow barges, "the tow" is the
>barge or other floating object being moved by the tug.
>R.
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Coleen Barger" <coleen at calypsopoet.net>
>> 1. Do not call the tow a barge. The barges do not have VHF radios on them.
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