摘要: |
There's nothing easy about operating a workboat, be it a tugboat, cruise boat, search and rescue vessel, you name it. From the time you leave the dock you must keep track of a lot of things if you hope to return in one piece and tie up again. Anything that makes life on the water less stressful is a welcome addition. Below, we take a look at three relatively new electronics-based products designed to do just that. There's a 3-D forward viewing sonar from Far-Sounder, a Furuno AIS, and a Standard Horizon VHF radio designed with workboat operators in mind. On April 15, 2019, the 55', 900-hp DeJeanne Maria was pushing two empty 130' spud barges down the Mississippi River south of Pilottown, La., when she struck an unseen object and immediately began taking on water. The captain and two deckhands abandoned the towboat and transferred to another towing vessel, the Supporter 1. |