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Joel Milton

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

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Storm Shield provides severe weather alerts for your exact location. Storm Shield photo.

Stay alert for dangerous spring weather

10.28.14_gpsuser — A GPS user. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Infrastructure woes — Part II

Freighter-Soo-Locks-USACE-702x336 — A freighter passes through the Soo Locks. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

Infrastructure woes — Part I

Transocean's Deepwater Asgard drillship has a maximum drilling depth of 40,000 feet. Transocean photo

Wrong place, wrong time — Part II

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

Wrong place, wrong time — Part I

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