28 Miss. Code R. § 1-02-206
The Port Authority does not provide tug services. Such services are provided by private tug companies licensed by the Port Authority, and users of such tug services expressly agree by the act of engagement of tug services that the Port Authority shall not be responsible for any negligence and/or damages experienced through the use of such tug services.
Tug assistance is not compulsory, but Masters, owners and/or agents are urged to heed the advice of pilots as to the need for tug services with due consideration for weather conditions and other circumstances affecting the safe navigation, maneuvering, docking and undocking of vessels, with due consideration for the safety of other vessels, Port facilities and personnel.
28 Miss. Code. R. § 1-02-206