HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — This weekend, Hope College students will partake in one of the longest-running college traditions in the country: The Pull. It’s a simple tug-of-war contest that has taken on a ...

Mayport, Fla. July 16, 2007 -- The flight deck of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy now looks like a modern sculpture park as 38-feet of her once proud mast and her golden bow anchor are now welded ...

When the crowds cheer during the historic Hope College Pull-tug-of-war on Saturday, Sept. 28, it just may be possible to hear some echoes from 1898. The traditional freshman-sophomore contest will be ...

On the face of it, comparing an aircraft carrier with a tugboat is like comparing a family saloon car with a locomotive. It should be a no-contest. For instance, the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class is among ...

It makes sense that Moran's fleet of four tugboats berthed conspicuously on the downtown Portsmouth waterfront has become emblematic of the city itself. After all, the tugs are traditional in style, ...

The venerable Hope College Pull tug-of-war — which this fall is marking its 125th year in existence — will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. along the south side of 11th Street between Lincoln ...

The plight of tugboats ushering Great Lakes ships off Lake Erie and into the Cleveland Harbor is a sign of changing times. Two tugs assisting a single ship, once a common sight in most ports, is a ...

The Navy wants to replace some of its aging tug fleet with charter tugs from commercial vendors in certain ports, including Hampton Roads. The program, which the Navy hopes will save it $16 million ...

They are the unsung heroes of the sea who haul huge vessels into the harbour – often in treacherous conditions during the dead of night. Being a tug master is not for the fainthearted. It requires ...