安東妮雅葛莎號，是1954年在熱拿亞船塢建造的巨型遊輪，裝潢設備卻極盡奢華，被喻為人類史上第一座海上皇宮。這艘海上宮殿的保險由倫敦的羅氏保險公司所承保，並於1962年5月21日在拉布拉多半島海岸外失蹤。
一天，船長米奇和船員唐老鴨與高飛正在清理拖船，突然，船長米奇收到了海上的沉船求救，米奇命令回應求救信號，誰知他們越忙越亂，準備的過程中船突然爆炸了。最後，他們發現，原來求救信號只是收音機上播放的節目。
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.
Musical biography of Irish 19th century tenor Chauncey Olcott.
Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby ruins their tugboat business.
This tale of two tugboats focuses upon the rivalries between two operators competing to win a major shipping contract. Meanwhile a tugboat office secretary and an ex-con who wants to go straight, fall in love. Tugboat Annie is put in charge of a child violinist. When a waterfront fire breaks out, the two warring captains join forces to put it out.
A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.
Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.
A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.
TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective is the definitive film telling the story of how the 1989 cult classic series 'TUGS' was brought to our TV screens, and how it survived beyond its premature end.