Jonathan Saruk Photography

Images: Tugboats

The President Jackson container ship sails through New York Harbor ahead of the McAllister Sisters tugboat November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
  
A worker aboard the President Jackson container ship pulls up a Jacob's Ladder after a harbor pilot boarded from McAllister Sisters tugboat November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships through New York's waterways since 1864.
   
A worker on a tugboat watches as container ship moves through New York Harbor April 17, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
     
  
A tugboat cruises under the Bayonne Bridge on April 25, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats assist shipping vessels around New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
The shadow of a deckhand is visible in the wheelhouse of the McAllister Sisters tugboat as it cruises through New York Harbor November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
  
The tugboat McAllister Sisters cruises through New York Harbor at night November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
     
  
The hand of an engineer, covered in oil, rests on top of the engine of the McAllister Sisters tugboat, as it is repaired in New York Harbor November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
  
A deckhand onboard the tugboat McAllister Sisters waits to assist a cargo ship November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
   
The tugboat McAllister Sisters, aided by other tugboats, follows the container ship Mol Velocity as it goes under the Bayonne Bridge November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
     
  
A light from a tugboat shines on a bilge outlet on a container ship May 9, 2008 in New York, NY. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
A container ship is led by tugboats through New York Harbor May 9, 2008 in New York, NY. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
A pilot walks from a tugboat to a container ship at the APL loading dock on May 9, 2008 on Staten Island, NY. Pilots, who train for years, navigate ships in and out of ports.
     
  
A worker on a tugboat observes a storm through the window May 9, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
Workers on a container ship peer down on a tugboat May 9, 2008 in in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
A worker roles a line aboard the McAllister Sisters tugboat November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships through New York's waterways since 1864.
     
  
The crew of a tugboat, as seen through a window, maneuver a container ship with a tugboat May 9, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
  
A tugboat assists a ship carrying cars under the Bayonne Bridge April 25, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats assist shipping vessels around New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
A tugboat cruises under the Bayonne Bridge pushing a barge on April 25, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats assist shipping vessels around New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
     
  
A container ship is pushed by a tugboat through New York Harbor May 10, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.
   
A deckhand on the McAllister Sisters ties the tugboat to a container ship in New York Harbor November 8, 2007 in New York City. McAllister Towing has been assisting ships dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey since 1864.
   
A life preserver stands at the end of a dock at McAllister Towing April 17, 2008 in New York City. Tugboats operate in New York Harbor 24 hours a day.