Another issue is the fuel tank, which would need to be much larger for any standard tugboat making long oceanic journeys. Support tugs however, are built for ocean travel and can handle offshore work.

Enter Mike Vinik and his Keyport-based tugboat service, Vinik Marine. Using a half-mile-long, 2 1/4-inch wire cable, his tug last month pulled the nearly 1,000-foot ship down the East Coast and ...

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Another issue is the fuel tank, which would need to be much larger for any standard tugboat making long oceanic journeys. Support tugs however, are built for ocean travel and can handle offshore work.

Like parenting, the tow that brought the “dead ship” to Alabama was a 24-7 responsibility, he said, with the crew of seven taking turns standing watch while others slept.