Docking a liner can be a hazardous business for tugs, especially with cross currents and the danger of this high wind. Usually the liner can assist, but the Princess Alice couldn't do much due to the damage to her rudder. With all their expertise and experience, the Star Tug team were finding her very difficult to keep under their control…
What's happening back there? Come on, Stars!
She's not responding, Hercules! The wind's too strong!
I can't hold on much longer!
Full power, everybody!
I'm pulling full-steam, can't do no more!
We need another tug! Just one more'd do it!
Sorry, I can't help! I'm needed in case of fire!
Come on, lads, hold it!
Oh, look out, I'm in TROUBLE!
Come on, somebody!
We're losing it! We'll be crushed between ship and quayside!
This is two you owe me, switchers!
Zebedee! Aw, thanks, just in time! You're a lifesaver!
Thank you, Zebedee! She's under control again!
Got her, O.J.!
Aw hey, thanks, Zebedee.
Zero'll have my boiler for this…
More from this episode
All quotes from this episode →More Tugs quotes · These quotes come from Wikiquote's Tugs pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.