# Bugsiergeld (tow fee; tugging costs)

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## Definition

Formerly a payment for strong men (tugboats; haulers, treedlers; towers) pulling a ship behind them by ropes (tightropes) from the shore (from the towpath; towpath); bugsieren: from bow = front end of ship. - If the ship pullers were mounted (tower on horseback; Leinreiter), the bugsiergeld increased accordingly. - A relatively high expense incurred when a ship had to be towed-up by rowing boats in the absence of any wind. - Costs incurred when a larger ship has to be towed away by one or more smaller ships. - Also said today for paying for motor vessels to tow a barge ahead of them. - See Halage, Rheinoctroi, Triftgeld, Wassermaut. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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