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English translation: towing

12:36 Mar 23, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Spanish term or phrase: a la tira
I'm translating a ship's log and after "security and protection round", it says
"Continuamos a la tira con la barcaza XXX al pairo en cercanias del fondeadero XXX"

I'm thinking it means "towing" but are they towing or being towed? Then I found this definition for 'tira' and it confused me even more!

Tira:
5. f. Mar. Parte de un cabo que pasando por un motón se extiende horizontalmente de modo que se agarren de ella los marineros para halar.
https://dle.rae.es/tira

Thank you in advance
Mónica Hanlan
United Kingdom
English translation:towing
Explanation:
I asked the original poster privately for the rest of the context to protect confidentiality. The name of the barcaza (which turns out to be a huge lifting double barge used for clearing shipwrecks and debris) gave me the hint I needed to know that it was being towed. There's even an article about how it broke off from its towline. This ship's log is for the vessel towing the barge. Thus, "a la tira" here means "towing".
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S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
Spain
Local time: 08:47
Grading comment
Thank you so much!
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towing


Explanation:
I asked the original poster privately for the rest of the context to protect confidentiality. The name of the barcaza (which turns out to be a huge lifting double barge used for clearing shipwrecks and debris) gave me the hint I needed to know that it was being towed. There's even an article about how it broke off from its towline. This ship's log is for the vessel towing the barge. Thus, "a la tira" here means "towing".

S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
Spain
Local time: 08:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much!

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