I moved to tugs a year after I got out of school. Deep sea jobs had pretty much dried up by then, and I just couldn’t afford the time and $$$ to run down to the Hall every week for one or two night jobs a month. I originally thought that my time on tugs would be temporary. . . One of my classmates also started at the same time with the same company. He was gone after one trip. Me, well, I actually learned to love it after a couple of voyages. Challenging to be sure.