Keyword Tugboat

The daily lives of the men and women who sail the hazardous waters of Quebec’s main waterway. Be they towing, escorting, repairing, dredging or cruising, workers have to pull complex manoeuvres in ports and on cargo ships. At the wheel of powerful tug boats, captains, navigators, mechanics and sailors have to make one of the most dangerous waterways in the world safe for sailing.

The Runaway Barge is the pilot for an unsold TV series. Bo Hopkins, Tim Matheson and Jim Davis star as three owners of a Mississippi river tugboat who find themselves neck deep in a kidnapping and hijacking plot.