A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they can or should not move under their own power, such as in crowded harbour or narrow canals, or cannot move at all, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Some are ocean-going, some are icebreakers or salvage tugs. Early models were powered by steam engines, long ago superseded by diesel engines. Many have deluge gun water jets, which help in firefighting, especially in harbours.
Tugboat
Taubåt (norwegian bokmål), Bogserbåt (swedish)
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Relatively small powerful vessels used to tow ships at sea, to tow barges, or to assist in and around harbors, as during berthing; for merchant vessels employed to push groups of barges, use "towboats."
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Tugboat
English
Taubåt
Bogserbåt
Description
Relatively small powerful vessels used to tow ships at sea, to tow barges, or to assist in and around harbors, as during berthing; for merchant vessels employed to push groups of barges, use "towboats."
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