What does "Hanging a barge off" refer to?

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What does "Hanging a barge off" refer to?

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• Towing industry slang for routine barge-handling maneuvers • Difference between handling a barge in a lock versus leaving a barge somewhere temporarily or permanently • Normal practice on rivers and canals when you can’t or don’t want to keep all barges in the tow

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• Ask yourself: when a towboat ‘hangs’ something ‘off,’ is that barge usually still moving with the tow, or left behind somewhere? • Which option best matches the idea of taking a barge out of your tow and securing it so you can continue with the rest? • Think about common river practice: what would you do with a barge if you can’t take it all the way into a lock or up a narrow reach at that time?

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• Which option clearly involves mooring the barge separately from the tow? • Which options still keep the barge functionally part of the tow (even if position changes)? • Eliminate any answer that describes a normal tow configuration rather than a barge being taken out and left.

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