Tug Bulldog At Work

Tug Florida has several "sister tugs". As part of a larger family of tugs, at our local port the company has Tug Florida, Tug Georgia, Tug Savannah, Tug General Oglethorpe, and Tug Bulldog. The company also has tugs in Mobile and New Orleans.

The following photos are of Tug Bulldog on a routine job.

Note the unsuspecting tourist caught in the photo.....I love living in a tourist town :)

Tug Bulldog, following close

Approaching the Talmadge Bridge

Tug Bulldog moving into position

Tug Bulldog pushing the ship to the dock, with help of Tug Florida at the bow (but you can't see Tug Florida)

  Note the HUGE Ship-to-Shore cranes at the ports behind the tanker ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note the huge Ship-to-Shore cranes of the Ports in the background

Still pushing against the dock!

This is all in a days work. Tug Florida was traveling upriver on the port-side near the bow of the ship while I was taking these photos. She was hiding from the camera...a bit camera shy I suppose! The large red ship you see in the foreground is called a RORO...which stands for 'Roll on, Roll off". This type of ship brings in cars, trucks, military equipment, heavy equipment, you name it!