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Joel Milton

Joel Milton works on towing vessels. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Tug-underway-night-CC-Guian-Bolisay. — A tug underway at night. Creative Commons photo by Guian Bolisay.

Flying blind — Part II

The tug Franklin Reinauer carried rescue workers to Lower Manhattan. Tugs from Moran, McAllister, K-Sea and others also helped in the transport of workers and survivors. US Coast Guard / PA2 Tom Sperduto photo.

9/11, 20 years later: Calling All Boats

Tug-underway-night-CC-Guian-Bolisay. — A tug underway at night. Creative Commons photo by Guian Bolisay.

Flying blind

The Sleep Shift light bulb by Hárth. Hárth image

Get some sleep

Southern Towing's 3,800-hp, 120-foot towboat Scott Stegbauer. Southern Towing photo

Sleep and the back watch

Seaman SIU — Seafarers International Union photo

Be careful when lifting items

Coast Guard re-establishes navigation aids in Little Egg Inlet, NJ — Members of the Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo

Disappearing buoys — Part II

Coast Guard re-establishes navigation aids in Little Egg Inlet, NJ — Members of the Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo

Disappearing buoys — Part I

Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard christened two new tugs, the 2,000-hp Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, at the companies' Cleveland facilities on Dec. 16. Photo by Paul C. LaMarre III

Avoid deck skating — Part II

Great Lakes Towing tugs.jpg — Photo by Paul C. LaMarre III

Avoid deck skating — Part I