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 cannot or should not move under their own power, such as in crowded harbors or narrow canals, or cannot move at all, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Some are ocean-going, and some are icebreakers or salvage tugs. Early models were powered by steam engines, which were later superseded by diesel engines. Many have deluge gun water jets, which help in firefighting, especially in harbours.
Tugboat
Other languages: 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."
English
Wikipedia (via Wikidata)
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slepebåt
er båt eller skip som hovedsakelig benyttes til tauing. Størrelsen varierer fra små båter med 20 hestekrefters motor beregnet for tømmersleping i innsjøer, til havgående offshorefartøy med motorkraft på over 30 000 hestekrefter for tauing av skip, boreplattformer, flytedokker og større maritime k...
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15/02/2025 10:06:29
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