I would have liked your mentioning one of the most famous paintings of a tugboat and a favorite of the English public -- "The Fighting Temeraire" is being towed to the breakup yard, about 1890. Also, most new modern tugboats are equipped as firefighting vessels.
the pushback operator has more a relaxed gangster lean than an american dad bod on the recliner during monday night football !
Dude, we often say the word "off-ten" and the T is silent!! In fact, the T is always silent! Similarly the words listen, fasten and hasten all have a SILENT T.!! LISS-TEN UP!
On the way to Norway we experienced really rough seas,thought my days were numbered,the next day, I asked the waiters....was that a super bad storm? They all laughed and said....madam,that was nothing
You have to teach these naval engineers that, in order to prevent sliding of furniture and the like in storms at sea, you have to put a metal sheet under the top floor and place small legs at the feet of all objects to be fixed momentarily, like tables, chairs , vases, small cabinets, buffet, etc.etc.
My sister-in-law is a cruise travel agent and her and my brother go out on the Ocean cruising often,they're very well off so they can afford it,myself even if I did have the money to do something like that I wouldn't I like my feet planted firmly on terra firma this is definitely not my bag baby