Marktwained on the Mississippi River 2

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[@sergeant-d8714]

Listening to Black Sabbath , I knew I liked this guy.

[@MrSrtman18]

Nothing like a morning sunrise with ozzy/black sabbath.

[@elliotmorton6311]

We came over in 2015 from the Uk to sail on the American Queen.
Great trip and loads of pictures of the working tugs and barges, the Mississippi had been a bucket list for years.

[@TheLouisamite]

Happy late birthday captain kyle, ,,we love you on here...coming to you from Hammond Louisiana

[@NSBlack-mc5sd]

Happy Birthday. Enjoy your videos. Love to see a longer one. Say a hour or two. Cheers Capt. D. Hill. Salt water Captain.

[@marklevine7458]

i was a cook on the national stare in 1979,it was the beat job i have had to this day.i cooked for 9 men. and did we get some great food.

[@marktwained]

A good cook can make a trip enjoyable, and is a valuable crew-member.

[@navcenter77]

Happy Birthday Capt Kyle

[@VerilyVerbatim]

How many crew do you normally have onboard? I mean, two people could do 12 hour shifts each, but that's seriously demanding.

[@marktwained]

8-11 depending on boat

[@marktwained]

We work 6 hours on and six off, repeated for the trip. Usually trips are about 30 days.

[@TheLouisamite]

Keep on rockin captain kyle

[@ratdog3055]

From one Capt. Kyle to another, Happy Birthday! How often do you have close calls like that ship turning into you?

[@marktwained]

Quite often things get my attention. He was turning on his ranges, he didn't get much closer than a quarter mile. I was just past line he had to run to stay in deeper water of ship channel.

[@ratdog3055]

+marktwained Ok, the camera made it look a lot closer!

[@vw4x4]

You do work hard. Knowing how not to get the tow in trouble is not something most people could do for long...

[@cl112688]

well nice to see we share the same birthday! Do you have a facebook capt?

[@mikebonnett7730]

Hi captain how far north do the big ships go and what prevents them from going farther their length too big for the locks or their draft?

[@marktwained]

Draft

[@marktwained]

From Baton Rouge northbound, channel is only maintained to 12ft minimum. Or maybe even 9 in extreme low water situation.

[@robfraley4210]

That darn thing Wines worst @ 6:00 than a B-727 taxing into the ramp...!!

[@kingtut8381]

CAPT., HAVE NOT SEEN YA IN A WHILE. HOPE ALL IS WELL. HOW 'BOUT SOME NITE NAVIGATION WITH THE SEARCHLIGHTS PICKIN' UP CHANNEL BOUYS ?

[@davidoden]

From the camera view it looks like you are driving into pitch black.

[@marktwained]

That's the way it looks at night

[@joeyritchie6151]

That captain Ron (pokie) is a hoot.

[@mcutsiner]

I seen your thirt was the Oklahoma seal. are you from Oklahoma?

[@marktwained]

Yes. That’s where I live.