I checked with my foster son who is a Mississippi River pilot, and he said:
" If you towed with them behind you’d have no control and the other reason
is draft. Pushing multiple barges with only a 10 to 12-foot draft The big
boys push up to 40 loads at a time."
Regards,
Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
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USA
On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:09 PM David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sonny, Aram:
Thanks for your thoughts ... maneuverability makes sense to me.
David.
Everywhere you look, on the Danube, there are barges carrying a myriad------
of goods.
Unlike ocean barges, which are invariably pulled, the river barges are
almost universally pushed along. I'm not sure just why.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/49206150798/in/dateposted-
public/
Enjoy!
David.
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