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Originally Posted by mapuc

^ Interesting concept

The engineers behind this idea has they taken every thing into account ?

Here I'm thinking hurricane-Even though I think they will try to avoid an upcoming Hurricane.

Rough sea - The Atlantic and the Pacific isn't exactly calm.

Markus

The problem with towing astern or pushing ahead with chains and or hawser is trying keep the tug and barge ‘in-step’ especially in building seas.

Someone got around that problem in the mid to late seventies with something I think still referred too as a composite tug and barge system. The system is a ridged connection which permits the tug and barge to pitch and roll as one. I suppose the same system could be used to connect multiple barges together and use a tug like the Presque Isle for propulsion. I just don’t know if it’s such a great idea.

(edit): Here is the Presque Isle. The barge is around 900 feet long the and the tug 150 feet. When rigidly connected act as one.