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Billy approaches the Green Diamond’s gangway and boards the towboat.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGood morning, Brent!\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrent\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGood morning, Billy. How’s it going, man?\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing pretty good, brother.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEye-level footage shows Billy greeting Brent, a crew member, on the towboat as he boards. They shake hands and pull into a quick shoulder hug.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI've been working on the water for over 30 years, been captaining for 20.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterview footage of Billy sitting confidently in a chair, dressed in a uniform adorned with name and company patches, aboard a boat with a window view of the water stretching behind him. Next, high- and low-angle footage show Billy, wearing his life jacket, climbing a set of stairs on the boat.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI started out working on marinas and ports, and then progressed into fish boats. Finally ended up working on towboats. 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Additional drone shots highlight the boat’s signage, including the Green Diamond name, the Kirby company logo and the unique ‘Eco-Tug’ logo.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E[Text displays]\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKirby’s Green Diamond is the USA’s first hybrid diesel-electric powered towboat.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIts emissions are 60% reduced compared to a conventional towing vessel.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E*Since entering service on April 2024, Green Diamond's diesel engines have on average 53 hours of runtime per month compared to a conventional vessel’s average 300 hours of runtime per month, resulting in an estimated 60% reduction in emissions compared to a conventional vessel.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAerial footage of a large red-and-white barge being towed by a towboat across a wide river, with a distant shoreline and overcast sky in the background. Text transitions into view, appearing at the center and along the lower portion of the frame.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGreen Diamond’s coming out of Old River.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClose-up footage of Billy speaking into a walkie talkie from the bridge.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt's nice knowing that as we're running this vessel, we help lower the emissions for the industry. We average about two thirds of the time on batteries and about 10% of the time on generators, and the rest is shore power.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrone footage of a bustling port area featuring multiple barges docked along the waterways, with a closer, zooming shot of the Green Diamond departing the dock near the large industrial facility with towering silos. Close-up of Billy gripping and controlling a lever on the bridge, with the shot tilting up to show his head turned, looking out over the water. Zooming shot of a gray metal door with a small square window, labeled with “High Voltage” and “Restricted Area Authorized Personnel Only” signs. More drone footage of the towboat moving through the waterway. Point of view footage of the water rushing past the towboat, churning and rippling as the vessel steadily moves through the waterway, with the distant industrial port fading into the background.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENormally, the industry's always been run off of diesel. 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Drone footage of the Green Diamond moving through the port waters emphasizes the quiet purr of the engine as the background music briefly gives way to silence and the crying of gulls.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERemember the old vessel we used to drive, the Thor?\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECrew member\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYeah.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd how it used to shake all the time, and that the engines were really extremely loud.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scene shifts from drone footage of the Green Diamond to Billy on the bridge, steering the vessel as he chats to another crew member. Close-up of Billy’s hand on the lever.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAround the port, the other vessels thought that it would never work, it was just for show, it would never ever push a barge.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrone shots of the harbor as the Green Diamond navigates through the waterway, passing barges and other vessels.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd then as we started moving barges every day, they saw us moving so much, now they really respect the vessel.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClose-up shots of a computer screen display an EV battery system interface, featuring a schematic diagram with multiple green battery icons and numerical values, dynamically updating to reflect the vessel's electrical performance. Another close-up of Billy’s hand on the lever, followed by point-of-view footage of Billy, seen from behind, looking out over the harbor. Drone shots of the harbor as the Green Diamond navigates through the waterway, passing multiple barges.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoger on that. Overtake you on the two whistles.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClose-up footage of Billy speaking into a walkie talkie from the bridge. Another point-of-view shot of Billy, seen from behind, looking at a map graphic on the bridge, seen against the background of the port.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBilly Patterson\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey'll tell their crew, it's the way of the future. It’s coming.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVideo footage\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterview footage of Billy sitting in his chair aboard the Green Diamond, with the window view of the water stretching behind him. 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