Ahora el remolcador se virador por la fuerza de la corriente y el peso del buque. Terrible!! Ojalá no hayan pérdidas humanas q lamentar! pic.twitter.com/mOpOJ4SFcc
— Juan Carlos Sanchez Arosemena (@Drjuanca) October 18, 2021
On October 18, a harbor tug was girted by its own line while attempting to help a tall ship in distress at the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
More specifically, the Brazilian Navy tall ship Cisne Blanco lost power and went adrift. The vessel came to rest beam-to on the Isla Santay Bridge.
Two tugs were on scene at the time of the incident and rushed to assist. The larger tug took a position upstream and made up to the Cisne Blanco’s stern, while the smaller one stayed downstream and made fast to the tall ship’s bow.
As the large tug pulled Blanco away from the bridge, the smaller tug was pulled along stern-first by its tow line.
Eventually, the small tug yawed sideways and was girted by the line. There were no injuries.
