Download or read book Shiphandling with Tugs written by George H. Reid and published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In considerable detail, Captain Reid discusses the various kinds of modern tugs, their propulsion and steering systems, and their handling characteristics. Both the dynamics and the operations of handling tugs are explained and amply illustrated. He shows how tugs are used as an auxiliary to shiphandling, as a prime mover for dead ships, drill rigs, and construction barges, and in special maneuvers with VLCCs and ULCCs.