Bowzer's Towboat Channel
Bowzer's Towboat Channel
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"Triple Screw Towboat Ballet at Cairo, Illinois: Convergence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers"
Hideous Horsepower of Three Triple Screw Towboats: Craig E. Philip, Joseph Roy Dee, and the Marquette Mariner
Video shot at Fort Defiance State Park, situated at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Observe the striking contrast in water clarity, with the Ohio River appearing noticeably cleaner on this particular day. While the ambient noise prevented me from capturing audio, the majestic sight of these powerful vessels more than makes up for it. Enjoy the serene beauty and industrial might on display!
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The Towboat Myra Eckstein Northbound at Thebes
Просмотров 1 тыс.Месяц назад
The Myra Eckstein headed northbound at Thebes Illinois following the American Pillar. Audio recorded from shore with cellphone. Thanks for watching! ENGINES P-CAT-3612 S-CAT-3612 GEAR RATIO 4.229:1 Falk 2-114X113.75 GROSS TONS NET TONS 674,458 FUEL CAPACITY 110,998 Cost over $300,000.00 for a fill up LUBE CAPACITY 1,243
The Big Towboat American Pillar Northbound Mississippi River at Thebes
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Watch the impressive triple screw towboat, "American Pillar," as it pushes 28 mostly empty barges northbound Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois. Apologies for the occasional shaky footage; I was trying to capture an approaching train in the shot. Stick around until the 2:05 mark for the train's appearance! The audio was recorded from shore.
The Towboat Alice Hooker Northbound at Cape Girardeau Missouri
Просмотров 5152 месяца назад
Towboat Alice Hooker headed northbound at Cape Girardeau during sunrise. Looks like they are doing a great job getting her ready for some new paint! The audio was recorded from shore. There is a passing train that can be heard in the video. Thanks for watching!
The Towboat Cairo Shoving 25 Empties at Cape Rock Park
Просмотров 9192 месяца назад
Captured on a rainy April day, this video shows the Cairo pushing 25 empty barges northbound at Cape Rock Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The rain paused just long enough for this video, the audio was recorded from the shore. This footage was taken during the week of the eclipse in April, with the only clear day being Monday the 8th, which was perfect for viewing the eclipse. Although I didn'...
The Towboat Beau Blessy Northbound Illinois River at Hardin Illinois
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
The Beau Blessey passing the Joe Page Bridge in Hardin Illinois with the swallows just swarming the drone. The swallows make the flight so stressful I just know one is going to get me some day. The phone is recording from the car window near a Purple Martin house and swallows all over.
The John H. MacMillan Jr. Pushing 25 Departing Southbound Grays Point Cape Girardeau
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.4 месяца назад
I asked Chat GPT to write a description for this video LOL Witness the power and grace of the towboat John H. MacMillian Jr. as it embarks on a monumental voyage down the legendary Mississippi River, near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Join us on the riverbanks as we capture the awe-inspiring sight of this behemoth vessel pushing 25 barges, each laden with cargo, on a journey that echoes the spirit ...
The Big Towboat Ray A. Eckstein Northbound at Cape Girardeau
Просмотров 2 тыс.4 месяца назад
Ray A. Eckstein pushing 18 northbound Mississippi River at Cap Girardeau Missouri. The audio is from shore and the concrete floodwall kinda screws up the audio for whatever reason. The obituary of the founder of Marquette Transportation Ray Eckstein, for those interested is here and it is pretty amazing. www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/04/26/marquette-founder-ray-eckstein-dies/ 9,280 Horsepower 1...
Triple Screw Towboat Jacky L O'Neal Pushing 35 Barges at Cape Girardeau
Просмотров 3 тыс.4 месяца назад
Between rain showers I was lucky enough to catch the Jacky L. O'Neal following the Elisabeth R. Chase northbound Mississippi River at Cape. The audio is from this boat recorded from shore.
The Big Towboat Mark Knoy Pushing 48 Barges Near New Madrid Missouri
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
This one was pretty far from shore which makes the audio faint and the video was short due to rain. Kinda cool how they keep underway while taking on stores. The boat, one of ACBL’s largest boats on the Lower Mississippi, is a triple-screw towboat built in 1977 by the Nashville Bridge Company, and originally called the Miss Kae D. It was rebuilt in 2010. It is 195 feet by 54 feet and runs on th...
Towboat Kent W Freeman Northbound Mississippi River Cape Girardeau Cape Rock Park
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.4 месяца назад
The rain let up for a while so I was able to get this one. I said the name of the boat before I put the phone down to prove it is audio from this boat as well as remember which boat it was lol. The only audio surprise is at 1:06 where the skipper blows the horn for some kids at Cape Rock Park The boat you can see ahead of this one is the Ray A Eckstein. Thanks so very much for watching! www.mvr...
The Towboat New Dawn Northbound Mississippi River
Просмотров 7276 месяцев назад
The Artco towboat New Dawn northbound Mississippi River mile 231 to 232 passing Two Branch Marina and Criminal Island. Audio recorded from shore with cell phone. Kind of amazing how fast the ice can come and go. Just a week ago this area was iced over. www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Portals/48/docs/Nav/NavigationCharts/UMR_new/Chart_118.pdf
Missouri River Ice at the confluence with the Mississippi
Просмотров 8397 месяцев назад
While the Mississippi Rivers ice is being held up by lock and dam 26 the Missouri dumps all its ice into the Mississippi just north of the Chain of Rocks. Bonus footage at the end of the video is the towboat Gerald Majors of the Canal Barge Company approaching lock and dam 26 at Alton, which may have gone unpublished due to lack of enough video and no good audio.
The Towboat Roberta Tabor in the Ice Southbound Mississippi River
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
We've had a mild winter so far this season but the ice came fast with these brutal cold temps. Temp was 1 with wind chill of -10 -17C wc -23C this morning. At the very start you can briefly see on the top right 3 eagles and a large nest along with a fox on the ice at Two Branch Island. The audio is from my cell phone on shore. Thanks for watching!
The Towboat M/V Randy Hooper Northbound Mississippi River
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.9 месяцев назад
The Towboat M/V Randy Hooper Northbound Mississippi River
The Towboat Aaron F. Barrett Video Shot with DJI Mini 3 Pro
Просмотров 5239 месяцев назад
The Towboat Aaron F. Barrett Video Shot with DJI Mini 3 Pro
The Paddle Wheeler American Queen Northbo0und at Thebes
Просмотров 1 тыс.10 месяцев назад
The Paddle Wheeler American Queen Northbo0und at Thebes
Low water Sunrise and 4 boats at Cape Girardeau
Просмотров 97010 месяцев назад
Low water Sunrise and 4 boats at Cape Girardeau
Low Water at Cape Girardeau with Towboat Twyla Luhr
Просмотров 4 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Low Water at Cape Girardeau with Towboat Twyla Luhr
Towboat HFL Mariner
Просмотров 73111 месяцев назад
Towboat HFL Mariner
The LST-325 Northbound at Thebes
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.11 месяцев назад
The LST-325 Northbound at Thebes
Towboat Twyla Luhr Pushing 24 Barges
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Towboat Twyla Luhr Pushing 24 Barges
Towboat Cowboy Carl at New Madrid
Просмотров 52511 месяцев назад
Towboat Cowboy Carl at New Madrid
The Towboat Oliver C. Shearer Pushing 20 Loads of Tesla Fuel
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.11 месяцев назад
The Towboat Oliver C. Shearer Pushing 20 Loads of Tesla Fuel
Z Drive Towboat Jerry Jarrett Meets the Emily Davis at Tower Rock, Grand Tower Illinois
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Z Drive Towboat Jerry Jarrett Meets the Emily Davis at Tower Rock, Grand Tower Illinois
Towboat Marquette Warrior at New Madrid
Просмотров 439Год назад
Towboat Marquette Warrior at New Madrid
The USACE Grand Tower & Pathfinder in the Chain of Rocks Canal
Просмотров 642Год назад
The USACE Grand Tower & Pathfinder in the Chain of Rocks Canal
The Towboat Theresa L. Wood at Grafton Ferry Landing
Просмотров 675Год назад
The Towboat Theresa L. Wood at Grafton Ferry Landing
Onboard the M/V Mississippi
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Onboard the M/V Mississippi

Комментарии

  • @judyvance4580
    @judyvance4580 14 часов назад

    The size of the pilot house !!

  • @Scodel
    @Scodel 15 часов назад

    Where is this filmed at? I’ve lived on the Miss River all my life never heard of this place

    • @BowzerTowboats
      @BowzerTowboats 13 часов назад

      Grand tower Illinois north of Cape and south of Chester www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Portals/48/docs/Nav/NavigationCharts/UMR_new/Chart_142.pdf

  • @Tzachtowboats
    @Tzachtowboats 22 часа назад

    Great Video Bowzer can you teach out to me when you can?

  • @andylee237
    @andylee237 День назад

    I watch tow boats go by this exact spot all the time

  • @MatthewWills-z3u
    @MatthewWills-z3u 3 дня назад

    This is my dream job as soon as I graduate I’m gonna try and get a job on the boat my dad and grandpa both worked on the boat growing up in grand tower Illinois always seeing boats just made me excited

  • @dannycrayton725
    @dannycrayton725 3 дня назад

    i worked on this boat in the 90s

  • @Tater2000
    @Tater2000 4 дня назад

    Interior, please

  • @Zach707
    @Zach707 14 дней назад

    It looks like the ferry from the wild west on roblox

  • @christinaschafer9050
    @christinaschafer9050 14 дней назад

    1:10 I hear a train

  • @steelandwater6330
    @steelandwater6330 16 дней назад

    I work for altar I worked on the Jeffrey G I was on the Phyllis when it crashed into the lock song Darbar head and the port head and the thunder string I stopped in lock before it crashed in the lower gate I’d like to have that video

  • @steelandwater6330
    @steelandwater6330 16 дней назад

    Why do all these videos have some gay ass fucking music I know your pilots think so highly of yourself I was a first mate for 22 years on the boat until I wasn’t able to pass a physical and I never heard any fucking music like that playing on the boat

  • @wc878
    @wc878 16 дней назад

    I never knew they had an ice crusher boat

  • @wc878
    @wc878 16 дней назад

    This is a really cool concept you just flying drones around getting pictures of the river and boats and stuff this is really cool I'm a subscriber now

  • @wc878
    @wc878 16 дней назад

    Thats a really cool drone, I see its not affected much by the wind. Do you have a link where you bought it

  • @stevebryant6631
    @stevebryant6631 17 дней назад

    Back when I worked on the “Rivers” we only pushed fuel barges. Only 4 of them at a time, but they were larger barges than the dry cargo barges that it pushes now. That was a while back, 1975-76.

  • @ivoryjohnson4662
    @ivoryjohnson4662 18 дней назад

    You just got a sub!!!

  • @user-sh5hj4fr1n
    @user-sh5hj4fr1n 22 дня назад

    Man I just love them cruisin' it's just cool and relaxing

  • @mrsbigbug
    @mrsbigbug 24 дня назад

    Beautiful morning. Thank you!

  • @tcschenks
    @tcschenks 24 дня назад

    They probably can't dredge it because it is Federally protected. Not sure which President...Grant maybe?

  • @user-qv2ho3kp5o
    @user-qv2ho3kp5o 28 дней назад

    I hear Big Dan is getting a new name

  • @billwendell6886
    @billwendell6886 29 дней назад

    I miss watching the tows at Hannibal.

  • @davejoseph5615
    @davejoseph5615 Месяц назад

    I wonder what the St. Louis Mississippi river level was on the day of this video? I'm guessing it was a very low level. When we would kayak down the Mississippi we would line up with the water tower on the Illinois side of the river. This would lead us to the top of the main trough of water flowing over the chain of rocks. If the river level was low enough then at the bottom there would be some huge standing waves that you would ride over. I'm not really sure what river level is too low for that route to be safe. At high river levels the river flattens out and the tongue is less distinct. On the Missouri side of the river there were said to be some very dangerous pour-overs that were keepers. People have drowned there. The safest approach was to portage on the Illinois side and walk down the gravel bar.

    • @BowzerTowboats
      @BowzerTowboats Месяц назад

      Check this out it was really low in the minus on the gauge hope the link works waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/07010000/#parameterCode=00065&period=P365D&showMedian=false

    • @davejoseph5615
      @davejoseph5615 Месяц назад

      @@BowzerTowboats Looks like the river level was around -2.6ft on the day of this video.

  • @Brandon91702
    @Brandon91702 Месяц назад

    THATS MY BOAT lol im on it right now and was interested to see what videos there was of her

  • @wesakins
    @wesakins Месяц назад

    Is that 12,000 HP Total?

  • @aliensojourner
    @aliensojourner Месяц назад

    Very cool.👍

  • @danubebim7110
    @danubebim7110 Месяц назад

    What are the dimensions of barges on the Mississippi, and what is the average draft?

  • @solaveren1
    @solaveren1 Месяц назад

    unreal machine

  • @cliftonwhite8151
    @cliftonwhite8151 Месяц назад

    Wish I was introduced to the line haul side so I'd have some cool stories and experiences. But now I like going home everyday after my long days. Been decking with Inland the past eight years out of dupo Ill. / St. Louis. Can't see myself doing nothing else, I love it

  • @cds957
    @cds957 Месяц назад

    There's nothing like the sound of big diesel engines and splashing water.

  • @saigonmonopoly1105
    @saigonmonopoly1105 Месяц назад

    what this cargo coal iron trash lid

  • @saigonmonopoly1105
    @saigonmonopoly1105 Месяц назад

    why the hell you push not tow?they enclosed cover low clearance that heavy carrying what ?

  • @kingtut8381
    @kingtut8381 Месяц назад

    GRA 8 ONE, AS ALWAYS. THANX

  • @cds957
    @cds957 Месяц назад

    You have some great videos sir.😄 It's hard to believe that water is so low and yet how high some of the water has been.

  • @vladzimirtsalko7556
    @vladzimirtsalko7556 Месяц назад

    I wonder what kind of diesel engine is available here?

  • @kingtut8381
    @kingtut8381 Месяц назад

    XCELLENT !!!!!!

  • @kingtut8381
    @kingtut8381 Месяц назад

    GRA 8 ONE AS USUAL. TANK A U BERRY BERRY MACH

  • @davidharris2519
    @davidharris2519 Месяц назад

    why is the exhaust so prevalent on the tow

  • @davidharris2519
    @davidharris2519 Месяц назад

    love it when you add the classical music to the videos

  • @chiefjohnsonBR549
    @chiefjohnsonBR549 Месяц назад

    👍💯👍

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD Месяц назад

    That boat looks like it is at full power. Bet it drinks up some fuel.

  • @drforjc
    @drforjc Месяц назад

    I'm sure all the flooding upstream in MN and IA is contributing to an extra muddy appearance to the Mississippi

  • @deanlamberth0sbcglob
    @deanlamberth0sbcglob Месяц назад

    Just like a well kept lady, tall, nice appearance from the front and a nice rear end.

  • @kevinvanpelt5302
    @kevinvanpelt5302 Месяц назад

    I really enjoyed this video. As a young man who was raised along the Mississippi between Grand Tower and Chester the barge traffic brought back lots of memories. Also, you could not have picked a better waltz to be timed to the dual radar antennas making their sweeps. All of it was very enjoyable! Thanks.

  • @deanlamberth0sbcglob
    @deanlamberth0sbcglob Месяц назад

    Very nice kept boat with a nice front awning

  • @gregmctevia5087
    @gregmctevia5087 Месяц назад

    There’s some hard working boats. Great job, Bowzer.

  • @cymbalom
    @cymbalom Месяц назад

    These are video love letters to our river. Thanks so much, Mr. Bowser!

  • @mikegeist3322
    @mikegeist3322 Месяц назад

    As always good stuff.

  • @RVJimD
    @RVJimD Месяц назад

    Nice, I bet you are seeing some water down there by now? Sure has been raining here in iowa

  • @lynadams2220
    @lynadams2220 Месяц назад

    Just awesome as always. That's my river...💓 Thanks Bowzer! 👍🇺🇸

  • @craigpalmer9196
    @craigpalmer9196 Месяц назад

    excellent