towing vessel

A method of towing vessels through polar ice by means of icebreaking tugs with a special stern notch suited to receive and bow of the vessel to be towed.

I suppose the most frightening moment (thus far) in An-Tiki's voyage was the realisation, after being disconnected from our towing vessel, that we were on our own.

This paper presents a calculating method based on the hull-engine-prop relations, apply capability curve of prop to determine the maximum speed of towing vessel.