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A tug underway at night. Creative Commons photo by Guian Bolisay.

Flying blind

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Get some sleep

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

Sleep and the back watch

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Seafarers International Union photo

Be careful when lifting items

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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

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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

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Photo by Paul C. LaMarre III

Avoid deck skating — Part I

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Paying attention to detail — Part I

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