James R. Barker - Earth-Shaking Master Salute!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2020
- If you watched my previous video showing the Cason J. Callaway arriving on the morning of June 28, 2020, you will have noticed the 1004-foot James R. Barker in the background, as she started to move away from the dock at Midwest Energy on the Superior side of the harbor. This video picks up where that video left off. (If you missed the Callaway video, I will include a link at the end of this video.) The Barker had just picked up a load of coal and was starting her journey towards the Duluth shipping canal from where she would head out onto Lake Superior. We see her pass under the John A. Blatnik highway bridge before I relocated my camera to the south pier of the shipping canal to catch the rest of her departure.
As always, the Barker is a crowd favorite due to both her massive size and the sound of her dual horns. We got a special treat from the Barker this time around as she gave us a long and loud master salute, which consists of three long and two short blasts. From my camera position, the salute started out nicely enough... but then got louder and louder as the salute went progressed, because her horns got closer and closer to my position. By the the time it was over, you could swear you were feeling the ground shake. An exaggeration, perhaps, but it goes without saying that the Barker's horns are among the loudest out there!
Of course, hearing a video is nothing like experiencing it in person, but hopefully this footage gives you a rough idea of what it's like. I purposely set "manual" record levels on my camera's microphone when I make these videos, so it doesn't automatically reduce the volume of the blast in the recording. Most cameras automatically limit the volume as their default setting, to make loud noises sound quieter so they fit in "better" with the rest of the recording. In contrast, I want the salutes to sound as loud as they do in relation to other surrounding sounds, for that jump-out-of-your-skin experience when the horn goes off! That's not always the best approach to filming TH-cam videos, but I find it's the most accurate recreation of the audio experience.
____________________
If you are interested in supporting this channel to keep new videos coming, I accept PayPal donations at the following link:
www.paypal.com/paypalme/1long...
Donations of any size are gratefully accepted, as they help offset my expenses. Thank you postcards are sent for any donations over $5, plus thank you gifts are sent for donations of $30 or more. Gifts increase in value with donation size and are of my choosing, usually themed on Great Lakes shipping and/or the Duluth-Superior region.
Your views, likes, comments, and subscriptions also help this channel and are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
What a beautiful ship !!! Thats why we can't forget November 10 1975.....god bless all of you !!❤️👍
I wish I could use this as a ringtone!
If you belong to the Great Lakes Ship Watchers group on FB, do a search for ringtone, I have posted several ringtones of various ships including several of the Barker.
@@ttack8636 OK thanks!
@@CaptainNicBlake if you have issues with it, let me know
I did. The problem is I don't want to answer my phone anymore...
@@jonasasplund1423 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The James Barker salute hits me at a deep cellular level. Crying out for those lost on the water and touching my soul.
I actually wept the first time i heard her. I am just outside Duluth and long for the day I hear her call in person.
Had to watch the whole thing. Ever since I was a kid in Mayport, Fla. I loved watching the ships go in and out. Giants so huge and seemingly so close it was like you could reach out and touch them. There's something a little melancholy about a ship as it disappears in the distance heading out to sea. God bless those men who go down to the sea in ships. BM2 USN/ Able Seaman Unlimited 1977-forever.
Every year through my childhood I would visit Sault Ste Marie with my dad. After he passed away it took me 20 years to make it back there. A master salute from James R Barker going past Rotary Park was the first great lakes boat I'd heard in all that time -- and the first my young nephews ever heard. Truly an incredible experience when those blats shake you.
I love it when they respond back to them like they are saying “welcome back boys”
The big Barker and her mighty, mighty master salute. I watch these all day.
The Barker is truly the best!
7 years living in the Soo and never ever tired of watching the ships go through the Soo locks! I was a freshman at Lake Superior State when the mighty Fitz sank in a storm I’ll never forget!
That was wonderful!! Just imagine it's dark and foggy, sends chills down my spine... back for another watch 😊
The Master Salute that she had sent chills up and down my spine! For all who deserve it! Another beautiful lady!
So massive, yet she glides gracefully upon the water.
They are mesmerizing to watch in person... so much bulk gliding along so smoothly!
@@1Long2Short that’s a real testament to the crews and designers of these vessels
She truly is a big, majestic lady ⚓ Love this vessel! 🌊💕
A BEAUTIFUL Master Salute from my favorite Lady Of The Lakes, the JRB.
✊❤️❤️✊
Lovely video work - the clear close-ups! Thank you
I love that the horns aren't muted. It's WAY more fun this way, and I really appreciate your creative uploads! It makes it a lot more interesting.
if ya got it....................flaunt it!
A while ago, Interstate had a pic/post of the engineers tuning up her horns. I was worried they would change her sound. They are the same - just awesomely louder : )
Link to this pic?
Massive, simply massive....both in size and sound!!!
Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
That is some mighty fine film angles and views, well done!
Would the 5 idiots that gave a thumbs-down, please identify yourselves. Please state exactly, what it was you were expecting that this masterful example of the "Master's Salute," did not deliver. ....Still waiting... Nothing? I didn't think so. The video was excellent and the sounds superb. If you were expecting unicorns and dancing elves on deck, you should look elsewhere. Geez!!Some people's kids!!
Haaaaa. Your right. And another thing ..... Hey you kids , get off my lawn. !! FFS
I think they just had to wait too long to hear the salute, idiots nowadays can't sit that long on 1 video .
I love it, no music ,no talking just the massive size of the ship, different angles, dead silence and then the salute, that's what I love about it, you just don't know exactly when it's coming
NO You Tube channels does their videos of Lakers like you do! So many unusual angles and the video of them is crystal clear. Send this one to Interlake. It's that GOOD. Chrissy at Interlake is their PR manager. She'd love to have this. Her email is on their website Wow. JUST WOW. Good job! The Chief Engineer fixed the JRB's horn a couple of months ago. It's just fabulous. It fits with her royal look. What a family of ladies Interlake is.
Thanks as always for your nice comments! Perhaps I'll contact Chrissy to see if there is any interest.
I had the speaker volume turned half way up in anticipation for this one , that thing is waay too awesome!!! Excuse me while I go nail some shingles back down on my roof...lol, thanks!
Lol
And to think the "Ever Given" is 300+ feet longer, and almost twice as wide.... Unbelievable how huge these things can get!
If I lived along the Suez Canal, I could probably record 100 ships videos every day! 😄
@@1Long2Short Especially now, since they've been backed up!
I watch many vids on this and live here. My Dad being a WWll Navy Sailer has many stories on his ship. Master Salute............ a good thing.
The seagulls sure like the ships lol Great video.
That's a big boat! Thank you for filming this.
Absolutely phenomenal 👍👍👍👍
No other ship can do 3 2 like the Barker can do. No other ship should. It would be an insult.
Thank You
My fave !
5:00 here I am
headphone warning - LOL
Cool
These ginormous ore carriers and their salutes must be the biggest draw of
anybody's visit to Duluth Minn.
That’s some great footage my friend, hope to see you again sometime!
Thanks Tom! Hope to run into you again.
I'm landlocked in Lansing, so I'm gonna wear headphones and shake the computer.
I’m in Oklahoma, I can feel the earth shake from here😉
Many years ago, the Barker was out of service for a season or 2 and was moored beside Drummond Island, where my parents lived. So when I was visiting, my dad took me out on our boat, and around the point to visit the Barker and a sister ship beside her. I don't recall for sure which one, I think it was the Mesabi Miner. We idled along by the side of the Barker for her full length, about 10 feet away from that wall of steel. It took a while to go from the bow thrusters to the stern, and when we reached the stern and saw the rudder and props, (the ship was so empty that about 5 feet of the prop blades were above the waterline, I think I recall it being the props and not the rear thrusters, but it's been many years,) well just damn. It was huge! I felt like I was the size of a bug, a very small bug. I'm still amazed at how humans can build things that size that actually move around. The immensity of it all made me want very much to just climb aboard and live there. I have no idea why. It was a very strange feeling.
Is it just me or is this the loudest ship in the fleet?
The loudest. It's two horns at once
These big ships don't cut through the water, they push and shove it out of the way!
Actually, the water is just frightened by the ship and moves out of the way on its own. 😁
@@1Long2Short 😀😃🙂🙃😊
Reminds me of when I would go to the wharf in Darwin. There would sometimes be warships etc tied up there from different places.
Watching this in December, wishing it was June.
At this point, I'd be happy with April right now!
Ok, I'm in my 50s but looking for a career change. Where do I sign up? :) (I know - academy in TC)
You must have 20 cameras set up !!!
Just one camera!
Sounds like the last time I sat on the toilet after eating some knarly chili!!
Dude!🤣🤣🤣🤣
6:08 Interesting horns right there in a closer look.
Must have horn for my car like that.
Salute at 4:53.. awesome...
Beautiful, deep harmony. I would like to know what the horns are. There are two on the pilot house. I would guess one is an "Airchime KM-85", frequency 85 cps, the other an "Airchime KM- 110", frequency 110 cps. It looks like there might be a "Kahlenberg 90 cps Piston Horn" on the front mast. That would make a three note deep bass chord, lovely sound. I have heard this ship live and have heard the horns I mentioned at our whistle toot events. Owned by horn collectors.
👍👍👍👊😎
how could i put this on my fishing kayak or my pick up
But, if you ever used your horn, your vehicle would be blown in the other direction...either one of them!
This boat must be bigger than the “Fitz” was ? It’s hard to believe how waves can be so big that they can take down boats of that size. They are a floating small town.
40 footers are the ones that sailors dread. Doesn't matter how large a boat is, if your not meant for heavy seas, (like FG) your damn well drownin' in Davy Jones locker.
Fitz was 728-730 ft long, depending on what source you read. The Barker is 1004 ft.
Great video miss you on chat
Thanks! I usually get on the chat when I have lots of spare time... such as when I'm in Duluth waiting for the boat! Otherwise, work and other things get in the way. I'll try to log in more often.
I miss both of you on the chat : )
Doesn't want to have that drawbridge join them on the Captain's bridge.
Is there berthing at the bow?
All accommodations are at the stern for the Barker. Older style lakers have them at both the bow and stern.
@@1Long2Short
Just curious, that's a long haul to the bow
@@1Long2Short
I often started to apply to work on those boats years back
I worked the Tennessee River from Guntersville, Alabama to Knoxville, Tennessee
I made a trip from the Georgian Bay back to Chattanooga on a 50 Sea Ray Sedan Bridge
Beautiful water up there
@@1Long2Short she almost has a bagpipe like quality to the pitch of her horns
Is this done because the bridge set so far back like that they can't see up in front what is in front of them?
They have cameras mounted on the bow, plus there are usually watchmen on the bow when moving through the harbor. The salute is just a friendly greeting.
>>> 5:23
How dig is her
She is 1004 feet long and 105 feet wide! She's one of 13 vessels on the Great Lakes that are 1000 feet or longer. The longest is the Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013 feet.
Good Thank you in I love the rms titanic and her sister ships and the ss Edmund Fitzgerald to and the h l hunley in 1864 and the Hms hood and the Bismarck in 1941 please go to my Channel Is sherry Martin Edmund Fitzgerald please go see ti in I love ships a lot .
In what is her name
@@1Long2Short
Is there berthing in the bow
5.01. Thank me later
Is it me or was the barkers horns out of tune in 2020? Kinda ruins it for me when the horns don’t perfectly harmonizing each other