Interesting reply sir. Could have used “Advanced” towing equipment. As a few posters including yourself, it was not monetarily feasible. In my career, lost one large ,appx 600 ft empty barge. Not because of speed or wire length, but mate not shifting the cable on the “Doughnut” on a regular basis. Broke right at the wear spot. Same storm Nw heavy winds rounding Tortugas. A notable early ATB tug sank a bit north of us. . Cmakin knows a bit about that much larger and incompetently designed rig…Most of the rigs I operated later in my career were 5600 to 7000 hp., The captains I worked under were were passing knowledge in many different ways. To this day, and retired now, that advise was welcomed… Main one, GET A GOOD CHIEF ENGINEER! Folks, I listened to that one. for sure.
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