Towboats

The shouts from the towboats were the only sound as the dark hulk of the condemned ship creaked, quivered, and turned into the wind, shrouds groaning as she set out on her last brief voyage. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (1992)

For transporting coal in calmer waters, such as rivers and lakes, flat-bottomed vessels called towboats are used. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Its main purpose is to allow towboats, cargo carrying things to go up and down to deliver the corn, coal, soybeans, and other raw materials that industry needs to keep operating." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Reinhart said two more towboats were on the way as back-ups. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A single barge can carry as much material as 70 tractor-trailers, and some towboats can move 45 barges at once. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Two towboats were holding the restaurant in place Saturday, keeping the restaurant from straining the last cable. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They have to learn, and re-learn, the river every day, all while dodging towboats, cruise liners, ferries and massive grain and chemical ships. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In Amsterdam there are still historical records of the towboats used on the canals during the 'golden age' of commerce. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Above) Ship fitter Scotty Storey (left) welds on a ship as dignitaries tour the Evanick (right), the first of four towboats constructed for the Army Corps of Engineers, at Orange Shipbuilding in Orange on Tuesday, August 9, 2005. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Chartering out five towboats is a full-time job without trying to captain a sixth one at the same timenot to mention watchin 'the stock market like ya do. ❋ Wells, Robin (1999)

The New Orleans harbor was busy, tugs and towboats moving steadily up-and downstream, freighters and cargo ships tied up to wharfs. ❋ Janet Dailey (1983)

Engines throbbed, turning props and churning up water in a muddy wake as the towboats passed. ❋ Janet Dailey (1983)