North Island Log Tow

[hobbyheater]

This is a typical log tow leaving Port McNeill, BC. Destination is Vancouver, BC, a distance of about 250 miles.
This log tow has roughly 1,000,000 board feet of lumber in it and on the Marine Traffic Channel was described as a 33 section log tow.

 

[bubba3228]

Awesome pictures, even more majestic in person I am sure. Thank-you for sharing

 

[Eatonpcat]

Very coool

 

[fishingpol]

"Axe men" had an episode on that. The crew had to gather the bundles up and link them together. They were doing that at night, and I will say, if you fell down in the water between the logs, bad situation. Real dangerous work. Nice pictures.

 

[yooperdave]

what? no navigation lights?

 

[hobbyheater]

what? no navigation lights?

THe log tow had two lamps, one Starboard front, and one Port rear The picture of the back Port end of the tow is fuzzy , but the lamp is visible. the two pictures at the front are clear but the lamp almost looks like a rock on the shore. :coolmad: If you enlarge the picture of the tug , you can see the three lights on the mast. :cheese:

 

[firecracker_77]

awesome... thanks for sharing

 

[Frogwood]

Nice! Gotta love the PNW.

 

[helismash]

Great pictures. Thats an impressive amount of lumber!