T&T: Cruise ship docking

[Lawrence Zeitlin]

On Dec 13, 2008, at 12:00 AM, trawlers-and-trawlering- 
request at lists.samurai.com wrote:

> Actually, a prime motivation for the captain's using the thrusters  
> is to
> avoid the cost of using tugs. With the new rules promulgated by  
> Homeland
> Security/USCG, he probably has to have at least one escort tug. The
> thrusters avoid two other tugs for maneuvering. Cost is everything  
> to the
> cruise lines and probably other marine enterprises.
>
> Ron Rogers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krogenguy
>
> Won't be the last comment but just in case some of you folks are
> having "Manly" issues with all this stuff, have you ever watched a
> cruise ship dock?  That crusty old guy w/ 40 years of salt water
> experence doesn't have a lick of pride!  He'll use those bow and
> stern thrusters when ever it makes his job a whole lot easier.
> Thrust On.


The 600 ft. long Norwegian Coastal Ferries dock in tiny, crowded  
harbors with the ease of a Boston Whaler. No need and no space for  
tugs. Of course they have twin controllable pitch props and a 500 hp  
bow thruster. A bit overkill for my trawler.

Larry Z