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Tandem Towing
Towing two vessels at once over ocean distances, such as former US Navy vessels returned 9,000 miles from Australia.
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Smith Maritime performs tandem tows, towing two vessels at the same time. The site cites the tandem tow that returned former US Navy vessels USS FAIRFAX COUNTY and USS SAGINAW 9,000 miles from Australia to the USA. Its project history also lists a tandem tow of Army LCUs from Norfolk to Southampton UK (1997) and the tug RHEA's tandem tow of two 250x72 barges from New York to Malta (2005).
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