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My father was on two of the ships shown the Stewart J Cort and the Burns Harbor. My father was a head chef on both ships. I was even on the the Cort visiting him many years ago. Thank you for showing these awesome ships of the Great Lakes.
Saw a brief documentary about a chief chef who was retiring after 40+ years of service. The interviewer and cameraman were permitted aboard for one of his last trips. He baked fresh bread, croissants, pastries, etc. One meal had around a dozen pork loins. Incredible meals prepared from the heart---
Thank you for making this without any annoying background music or narration, just the sounds of these beautiful big ladies of the Great Lakes. My father started sailing on ships of the Canada Steamship Line when he was only 16. He was from Wiarton on Georgian Bay and work was scarce so a lot of the men from that area sailed. I remember going to pick him up when his ship would come into a port close to home and marveling at the size of it and back then they were only about half the size of these. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
One ship that I would love to see in person is SS Arthur M. Anderson, watched a documentary on big Fitz recently and it would be cool to witness in person the very ship that was accompanying Edmund Fitzgerald during that storm in 1975.
The legend lives on...these ships are incredible. I'm not a boat nerd like some of y'all 😉 but these ships are unreal. I can't imagine the inertia these ships have is unfathomable
We camped on the St Claire River at Algonac and watched freighters come and go. What struck me was not so much the visual sight of them but how you could feel the rumbling of the ground through the water when they were very far away.
I like to sit under the twin bridges at Point Edward Ontario and watch the ships go by hopping to see a 1000 footer, and of course eating some french fries.
Saw a model of Paul R. Tregurtha at Museum of Science and Industry today. We live right on the South Shore, so we see these freighters regularly from our living room window.
I sailed aboard the Canadian ship named the MV Comeaudoc, 734 ft. Seeing these great ships was a sight to behold. With most being self unloaders, the crews were cut drastically. Putting many sailors out of work. Also, due to their length, these ships were limited due to lock sizes as to where they could sail. Like all Great Lakes ships, they had a blunt bow, that made them slow and hard to handle. None the less their size was awesome, and a wonder to watch as they plied their trade. Credit must be given to their skippers for being able to maneuver and berth these ships.
@@hines862009 I'd argue they're more like a massive barge(one in fact is) thus giving more usable space for haulage. Surprised they don't haul plus 100,000 actually. 300,000 tons is "China(Vale) Class."
I live in Ludington, Michigan, half way up the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. We are a deep water port of refuge. When these 1000 footers came into service, we had to cut back the outer end of our breakwall to allow for the width of these monsters. Our channel also was widened. Pere Marquette Lake (our harbor) had to be modified to allow a 1000 foot ship to make a right turn to get in. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitors our channel to keep it deep enough to allow these ships to continue to get in if they should have to run from a storm.
I was in junior high school, when the Stewart J.Cort on it's first voyage. The Stewart J.Cort is the number #1 of the 1000 foot freighters. And this was back in 1972.
Growing up in Erie, PA I watched as the Stewart J Cort and the Presque Isle were built and launched. Glad to see the shipyard where they were built is active again!
Very well done indeed! thanks for all the hard work to pull this together. James R Barker is one of my fav's on the GL, esp her horn. Happy 2018! Cheers from south side of Lake Erie. Yeoman Jim, former Tin Can Sailor, USN
I’ve seen four of these ships in person in the past year: American Century, Mesabi Miner, Walter J Mcarthy Jr, and Paul R Tregurtha. Personally, I think the Stewart J Cort looks the best out of all of them because it has the classic design. I wish they would build more ships like that cause they have a sort of elegance that the stern-Enders are lacking.
I used to sail into Duluth/ Superior on a regular basis, and this footage brings back some great memories. The ship I worked was a 730' that had twin Pielstik engines which made 15 000 H.P. and gave her a top speed of about 25 kts. The only time we ever went that fast was when we served as the flagship for the fleet and the "commodore" was onboard. Usual cruising speed was 14- 16 kts.
Ah, this is so relaxing. It's amazing how silently they can glide by you. If you closed your eyes, you could easily miss a transit, until they crack the air with some horn music.
@Jim Jessen ~ my cousin recently retired from years on Interlake ships on the Great Lakes. I asked him about the Barker horn and he said it is actually 2 horns, 1 in the bow and 1 aft and if they time them correctly you get that sound.
My grandfather and most of my uncles worked in the iron ore mines in and around Buhl Minnesota around the turn of the century until the early 1930s. My great grandfather was the mining superintendent of the Buhl mine. At one time Duluth MN had more millionaires than any city in the U.S.
This footage deserves 3 longs and 2 shorts!!! Much different then the 50's and 60's when I sailed the Great Lakes. Thanks for your efforts to bring this to the Arizona desert...
This was fantastic. Having grown up in Buffalo, I love the freighters of the lakes. Even when they "get in the way" of our sailing races. Awesome footage, thanks for this.
I just got back from 3 days in Duluth. Absolutely fabulous place! The Lake, the Ships, the Bridge, the views and hills, not to mention the museums and all the history make this a great vacation spot. The North Shore drive with all the Light Houses and cliffs and waterfalls is probably the most scenic area east of the Rockies!!! Can't wait to go back and spend more time!
Don't remember the name of the area, but the sandbar strip that juts across the harbor..with all the restaurants and bars...was great! Who KNEW COLD Duluth...was so HOT!
Same, I love Duluth. I live 10 hours away, so I rarely get to go there, which makes it all the better when I do. Obviously the focus of tourism is the ships, and the most I have seen on one trip is I think around 6, in just a day or two. Busy year. The train depot is also great. It has all these trains, old and new, along with a Yellowstone-class locomotive that operated on the Duluth and Mesabi Iron range railroad (I think that’s the right name for the railroad). They also have an awesome HO-scale model train layout. The area is also home to the first lighthouse in Minnesota. Along Minnesota point (the small island that the aerial lift bridge is connected to) there is a hiking trail that leads goes past the Minnesota point lighthouse. It’s not much anymore, just a crumbling column of 164 year old bricks, but it’s still a cool thing to see And of course there’s split rock lighthouse along the north shore. I’ve actually gone there the only day in the entire year when they are lighting the spotlight completely by accident…not once, but twice!
In the 90's I did winter maintenance on a few of the ore boats. One year I worked on the Gott and the Blaugh which were tied up side by side. I also got to do work on the Callaway, and a cement hauler the St. Crapo the year prior to her retirement. There is no way to do justice to what it is like to see these ships up close and be able to go aboard and work on them. Thanks for the great vid.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy
@@JustforFun-ki6fk I think most of the ships on the Great Lakes have aft bridges. The bridge is the location of the captain and the crew responsible for the operation of the vessel. Don't know the benefits of this though
I thought about including every bridge reply, but I figured it might be repetitive to have ten bridge replies in the same video... so I just settled on two or three.
America, all of these ships were launched in the 1970’s early 80’s. When you realize our Great Lakes big boys are almost half a century old that should tell you America is in trouble. If we don’t do something to improve/diversify how we move freight as a country we could be in serious trouble if we go to war with any of the other super powers of the world. China’s Navy is almost 100 ships larger than Americas as of the beginning of 2021. If you’re like me you think “bullshit” when you hear this. It’s sad and it’s true. Our politicians need to pull their heads out of their asses before this country goes beyond the point of no return. These ships are just the first of the large warning signs we should be listening to. Surround yourself with like minded loyal people and make a plan in case of harder times, make a plan for these hard times as well. Godspeed.
I grew up in New Baltimore Mi, it always made our day when the freighters would honk at our little boat when we waved. Good times Good times (Yes I remember the Edmond Fitzgerald, that affected Literally Everyone in the State)
Wow, very cool and interesting video. Really like the natural sounds within the video, bring a real to life visual for those of us not near the Great Lake! Very impressive, thank you for sharing! BTW, really enjoyed the light house shots! May I ask you what the name of that bridge is that you show lowering just after American Spirit? My Dad was born and raised in Hibbing.
The Aerial Lift Bridge. Impressive structure. Drove across it a few times on visits to the Duluth-Superior area. Fewer and fewer of these old beasts around. I think this one is a registered landmark.
Spent the summer on the St. Lawrence River, near Cape Vincent. Had many encounters in our boat, with these ships. Followed many around the back side of Carlton Island (NY) on their way to and from Lake Ontario. Very good video and audio recording. Thanks for no droning soundtrack and certainly, for using a camera mount.
First time I saw the Cort was in the middle of the night in the middle of Lake Michigan,I was on the Arthur K Atkinson headed for Frankfort and we hauled and ran alongside of her so we could take a look at the awesome beast, the Atkinson was just a tad under 400 feet.
Presque Isle is the loudest ship on the lakes especially this year, I bet the staff on that vessel wear ear plugs. Why is the James R. Barker so loved by all?
Unfortunately the Presque Isle has been pretty quiet for several weeks now, undergoing major engine repairs. It may be another month until she runs again.
Having lived on Lake St Clair all my life I was always enthralled by the 1000 footers! So impressive! Can’t even imagine what it must take to captain behemoths like that! Thanks for a great video! Really enjoyed it!
one long, two short.....if you want to reach out and touch any or all of these motor vessels...go to Barbeau Michigan....drive past the Neebish island ferry dock and look for a rock built house on the water side...walk the path just passed the house..whaalla....your at the rock cut...all downbound ships must go thru there.... p.s. if your standing at Soo lock...and a down bound ship is just pulling out..you have approx. one hour forty minutes to drive to rock cut till ship passes by...give or take
Wow! You didn't erase the sound and replace it with musical noise. We get to hear what we are seeing. Please tell the rest of TH-cam to include the audio on their videos!
RIP the 6,000 ships and their crews on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Sorry, but my first impression is that the 1,000-footers are so magnificently long as to be vulnerable, in the infamous bad-weather Great Lake chops, to cracking in half amidships. Or diving bow-down in such bad weather as to strike the bottom in forbidden shallow water. Behemoths they may indeed be, but are they not fragile monsters?
All of the 1000-footers are now over 40 years old. To my knowledge, no vulnerabilities in hull strength have been found. Also, ships don’t sail into large storms like they used to, thanks to better weather forecasting.
Enjoyed the video. I love watching Great Lakes ore containers. I got a 6 foot model of the Edmond Fitzgerald. I want a few more of the ore carrier models. One with an ore unloader. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thanks for posting. The background was nice to see too. Visited Duluth 2010 and was fortunate enough to see one of these monsters go thru the canal. I'm from NZ so great to see this footage. The lifting deck bridge is amazing too.
Funny now though, I walleye fish the St. Clair river all the time now and don’t even give the 1000’s a second glance. They are impressive though how much water they displace. They suck the water way out of the canals and then it comes crashing back in. Occasionally two will pass each other and that is something to see. I like to slide right in behind one when they pass me fishing and get a transom view. All the mates will come out on the side bridge and ask us how the fishing is. Masabi Miner is my personal favorite
I do have a problem how come only 1 ship has it's bridge at the front, at the back where your going is a very trick I think plus if there is somebody in front they're screwed. Explains why some boats get run over, just can't see em. These days there is no reason to put a bridge at the stern--- ever.
Most (if not all) of the 1000 footers have cameras mounted at the front of the ship, so the crew can see what's in front of the bow. Also, during most departures and arrivals in port, there is often a crewman stationed at the front as a watch. The main reason for having the engines, living quarters, and bridge at the stern is that it allows for more cargo carrying room at the bow of the ship. It also makes the ship a little easier to maneuver, as the crew really only needs to focus most of their attention on what's in front of them. In contrast, a front-mounted bridge requires the crew to look both forward and backward when moving around in the harbor.
@trent Ludington Ludington, Michigan has one ferry left. It is the 410’ long steam ship, the S.S.Badger. It now sails only in the summer even though it has two hulls, the inner one to keep the water out and the outer one with which to break ice in the winter.
2:08 in the morning and i'm watching these ships :). Learned a bunch tonight about what happened to the Fitzgerald and the Morrell. Crazy to think with right or wrong weather conditions one of these big ships could be sent to the bottom.
Bob Vittumn I worked at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay wI.in the late 70s and worked on the EM Ford after it sank in the Milwaukee harbor with a load of cement what a job we replaced the whole bottom below the cargo holds I was also able to check out some of the ship.the crews quarters were right above the engine room. I do not know how those guys were able to sleep. The engine had 18'open push rods really cool
I worked at Bay Shipbuilding in 1979 - it was one of my first jobs out of High School / before college and I remember being totally lost in the place. In our department (paint shop) you'd get sent to work on the concrete boat if you were a screw up. I spent a week over there and I was a much better employee after that!
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Paul R. Tregurtha is of course, at the End because it’s the Longest of all the Current Great Lake Freighters.
I help build all the 1000 footers built in Lorain. Very proud of my ships
Good, honest work. Definitely something to be proud of!
@@Gr8Layks Good Work Sir
you should be. Majestic old gals.
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Thank you! ❤️ your work
My father was on two of the ships shown the Stewart J Cort and the Burns Harbor. My father was a head chef on both ships. I was even on the the Cort visiting him many years ago. Thank you for showing these awesome ships of the Great Lakes.
Saw a brief documentary about a chief chef who was retiring after 40+ years of service. The interviewer and cameraman were permitted aboard for one of his last trips. He baked fresh bread, croissants, pastries, etc. One meal had around a dozen pork loins. Incredible meals prepared from the heart---
He probably knew my grandfather. Both he and his father both sailed for over 50 years, over 100 years combined. He was a head chief as well.
Thank you for making this without any annoying background music or narration, just the sounds of these beautiful big ladies of the Great Lakes. My father started sailing on ships of the Canada Steamship Line when he was only 16. He was from Wiarton on Georgian Bay and work was scarce so a lot of the men from that area sailed. I remember going to pick him up when his ship would come into a port close to home and marveling at the size of it and back then they were only about half the size of these. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Thank you for not filling vid with crap music...great job
Billy McNichol
I agree wholeheartedly. I watched the entire vid, and gave it a like. If it had music, I would not have watched it nor given it a like.
I agree! Who needs MC Hammer chucking' and jiving when a ship is passing peacefully?
I agree, why so many people feel they are enhancing a video with music is beyond me. If we wanted music we would be on a music site.
Excellent video, I am fascinated by these gigantic ships.. many thanks for putting this together :)
WOW, excellent job, great video quality, and no corny music.
One ship that I would love to see in person is SS Arthur M. Anderson, watched a documentary on big Fitz recently and it would be cool to witness in person the very ship that was accompanying Edmund Fitzgerald during that storm in 1975.
The legend lives on...these ships are incredible. I'm not a boat nerd like some of y'all 😉 but these ships are unreal. I can't imagine the inertia these ships have is unfathomable
We camped on the St Claire River at Algonac and watched freighters come and go. What struck me was not so much the visual sight of them but how you could feel the rumbling of the ground through the water when they were very far away.
The Clydesdales
of the waterways!
I like to sit under the twin bridges at Point Edward Ontario and watch the ships go by hopping to see a 1000 footer, and of course eating some french fries.
A tradition if your from the area👍🏻
Saw a model of Paul R. Tregurtha at Museum of Science and Industry today. We live right on the South Shore, so we see these freighters regularly from our living room window.
I sailed aboard the Canadian ship named the MV Comeaudoc, 734 ft. Seeing these great ships was a sight to behold. With most being self unloaders, the crews were cut drastically. Putting many sailors out of work. Also, due to their length, these ships were limited due to lock sizes as to where they could sail. Like all Great Lakes ships, they had a blunt bow, that made them slow and hard to handle. None the less their size was awesome, and a wonder to watch as they plied their trade. Credit must be given to their skippers for being able to maneuver and berth these ships.
Do you happen to know why the bow is vertical? ...maybe it's better during storms?
@@hines862009 I'd argue they're more like a massive barge(one in fact is) thus giving more usable space for haulage. Surprised they don't haul plus 100,000 actually. 300,000 tons is "China(Vale) Class."
Id never noticed that about the bow befor now. Thanks.
Oh ! Comeaudoc. The old Murray Bay. She was a nice one to look at.
I live in Ludington, Michigan, half way up the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. We are a deep water port of refuge. When these 1000 footers came into service, we had to cut back the outer end of our breakwall to allow for the width of these monsters. Our channel also was widened. Pere Marquette Lake (our harbor) had to be modified to allow a 1000 foot ship to make a right turn to get in. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitors our channel to keep it deep enough to allow these ships to continue to get in if they should have to run from a storm.
I rode the Badger I think it was out of Ludington to Milwaukee through a wicked storm one night in the late 70's, scared the poo out of me.
I went too ludington Michigan and was shocked by the size of the ferries there.. 1000 foot ships that's crazy big!!
@Steven Van Niman um the west coast of Michigan is the eastern shore of Lake Michigan😉
@@poppawheelie59 The Badger is great. A privilege to ride her
I was in junior high school, when the Stewart J.Cort on it's first voyage. The Stewart J.Cort is the number #1 of the 1000 foot freighters. And this was back in 1972.
My dad was one of the shipbuilders who built the Edwin H. Gott back in 1978.
William Schmoll Jr I also worked on the Gott during construction really cool experience
@@milesrand8675 must've been heartbreaking when it went down
My grandfather helped build the Edmund Fitzgerald
(Deleted my comment by accident)
I'm a maritime security officer let me tell u these r massive ships up close but the nicest people from the boats ull ever meet
The BARKER...grew up on the. Detroit river...seen everyone of them .most of my life...
Growing up in Erie, PA I watched as the Stewart J Cort and the Presque Isle were built and launched. Glad to see the shipyard where they were built is active again!
Most of the big boats are over aged now and we need new ones
Chuck Straub where is the shipyard located?
jstoli996c4s Erie Pennsylvania
Chuck Straub is it Donjon?
jstoli996c4s now it is. It was Litton Industries and Perry Shipbuilding back then.
Absolutely terrific footage! Thanks for sharing!
Would these vessels class as the largest motorized barges due to the nature of their work and environment????????
I worked on most of these at Bay Ship during the 80s.
I worked on the last ship in 1980
Ditching background muzak is m u c h more preferable 🍺
The Presque Isle could carry 115,000,000 lbs of cargo!
Great work, thanks for your effort, and, for using a tripod and keeping natural sound.
Very well done indeed! thanks for all the hard work to pull this together. James R Barker is one of my fav's on the GL, esp her horn. Happy 2018! Cheers from south side of Lake Erie. Yeoman Jim, former Tin Can Sailor, USN
I’ve seen four of these ships in person in the past year: American Century, Mesabi Miner, Walter J Mcarthy Jr, and Paul R Tregurtha. Personally, I think the Stewart J Cort looks the best out of all of them because it has the classic design. I wish they would build more ships like that cause they have a sort of elegance that the stern-Enders are lacking.
I used to sail into Duluth/ Superior on a regular basis, and this footage brings back some great memories. The ship I worked was a 730' that had twin Pielstik engines which made 15 000 H.P. and gave her a top speed of about 25 kts. The only time we ever went that fast was when we served as the flagship for the fleet and the "commodore" was onboard. Usual cruising speed was 14- 16 kts.
What was her name?
TY TY TY you have made a homesick gal feel alot better!
Ah, this is so relaxing. It's amazing how silently they can glide by you. If you closed your eyes, you could easily miss a transit, until they crack the air with some horn music.
My favorite was the James Barker the two tone horn was cool and I favor ships with the taller bow, reminiscent of the forecastles on sailing ships.
Yeah I’m pretty fond of ol’ Barker’s horn.
@Jim Jessen ~ my cousin recently retired from years on Interlake ships on the Great Lakes. I asked him about the Barker horn and he said it is actually 2 horns, 1 in the bow and 1 aft and if they time them correctly you get that sound.
@@colleen3107 your cousin is mistaken, 2 horns next to each other, different tones and time
The Barker has a unique voice for sure.
My grandfather and most of my uncles worked in the iron ore mines in and around Buhl Minnesota around the turn of the century until the early 1930s. My great grandfather was the mining superintendent of the Buhl mine. At one time Duluth MN had more millionaires than any city in the U.S.
My ships favorite horn
James r Barker
Indiana Harbor
American integrity
American Spirit
Mesabi Miner
Paul r tregurtha
I like to listen to lousy music. Oh wait, no I don't.
Great comment.
These ships are so big that they are scary.
The size of those ships are amazing! great job, I love ships!
I salute our President's actions to keep a domestic steel industry.
It hasn’t really happened, nothing but hollow words. See link for production numbers.
www.statista.com/statistics/209343/steel-production-in-the-us/
This footage deserves 3 longs and 2 shorts!!! Much different then the 50's and 60's when I sailed the Great Lakes. Thanks for your efforts to bring this to the Arizona desert...
This was fantastic. Having grown up in Buffalo, I love the freighters of the lakes. Even when they "get in the way" of our sailing races. Awesome footage, thanks for this.
Wathing this and it's brilliant but for the life of me ,I cannot get the EDMUND FITZGERALD and her crew out of my mind, RIP
Something about watching these Great Ships! Just Awesome!
Spent most of my life living in Duluth and Two Harbors.. Nostalgia came watching from my home in Wyoming.
I just got back from 3 days in Duluth. Absolutely fabulous place! The Lake, the Ships, the Bridge, the views and hills, not to mention the museums and all the history make this a great vacation spot. The North Shore drive with all the Light Houses and cliffs and waterfalls is probably the most scenic area east of the Rockies!!! Can't wait to go back and spend more time!
Don't remember the name of the area, but the sandbar strip that juts across the harbor..with all the restaurants and bars...was great! Who KNEW COLD Duluth...was so HOT!
BADGUY 1 That would be Park Point, Minnesota. I lived on The Point for the better part of 2 years. Make that 2 winters...Brrrrr!
Sounds like I need to put Duluth on my itinerary! Northeast Ohio Erie shore guy here.
Duluth, Minnesota..proud to have it as my hometown 🇺🇸🦅❤️🤍💙🔧🛠️⚓
Same, I love Duluth. I live 10 hours away, so I rarely get to go there, which makes it all the better when I do. Obviously the focus of tourism is the ships, and the most I have seen on one trip is I think around 6, in just a day or two. Busy year.
The train depot is also great. It has all these trains, old and new, along with a Yellowstone-class locomotive that operated on the Duluth and Mesabi Iron range railroad (I think that’s the right name for the railroad). They also have an awesome HO-scale model train layout.
The area is also home to the first lighthouse in Minnesota. Along Minnesota point (the small island that the aerial lift bridge is connected to) there is a hiking trail that leads goes past the Minnesota point lighthouse. It’s not much anymore, just a crumbling column of 164 year old bricks, but it’s still a cool thing to see
And of course there’s split rock lighthouse along the north shore. I’ve actually gone there the only day in the entire year when they are lighting the spotlight completely by accident…not once, but twice!
In the 90's I did winter maintenance on a few of the ore boats. One year I worked on the Gott and the Blaugh which were tied up side by side. I also got to do work on the Callaway, and a cement hauler the St. Crapo the year prior to her retirement. There is no way to do justice to what it is like to see these ships up close and be able to go aboard and work on them. Thanks for the great vid.
If my memory serves me, the St Crapo looked like crappo.
Great 👌👍
from Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
The Barker hands down was my favorite salute. Miss watching these ships go up and down the Detroit river while at work.
The Bark
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Every time....those words to the song....chills down my spine....
@@m.t.o.9035 💯
I like it without the music. I have a friend who is a captain on one of those boats.
Nice story bro....tell it again!
I have a friend who is a captain on one of those boats.
What do they mean when they say the ship has a foreward bridge ?
@@JustforFun-ki6fk I think most of the ships on the Great Lakes have aft bridges. The bridge is the location of the captain and the crew responsible for the operation of the vessel. Don't know the benefits of this though
I used watch the 'boats' near Marquette, Michigan where I was born.
When the SJC went by, you can hear the beautiful sound of the EMD's drumming away below deck. I think they're EMD 20-645 @ 3500hp/each.
To put things into perspective, the friggan Titanic was 883 feet long
Watching these monsters come into the harbor is awesome in real life! Have also watched them get loaded with ore. Takes about 24 hours to do so.
Thank you Mark, wonderful, peaceful video...
Amazing feats of engineering and almost ghostly in their movements
wicked!!!! no bullshit music that makes you want to puke! i have to get one of those horns for my grand banks,,,,, and my dirtbike too!!!! nice vid!
I love the whistle of the James R Barker
I so expect to hear that bridge answer back every time ...
I thought about including every bridge reply, but I figured it might be repetitive to have ten bridge replies in the same video... so I just settled on two or three.
I'm from Australia and am fascinated by these huge ships. My favourite is the Paul R. Tregurtha.
Pretty sure I've seen that one in person. I'm currently a couple hundred yards from lake superior have been most of my life
I’m from mn and have seen it multiple times. Great ships, fit for the Great Lakes
America, all of these ships were launched in the 1970’s early 80’s. When you realize our Great Lakes big boys are almost half a century old that should tell you America is in trouble. If we don’t do something to improve/diversify how we move freight as a country we could be in serious trouble if we go to war with any of the other super powers of the world. China’s Navy is almost 100 ships larger than Americas as of the beginning of 2021. If you’re like me you think “bullshit” when you hear this. It’s sad and it’s true. Our politicians need to pull their heads out of their asses before this country goes beyond the point of no return. These ships are just the first of the large warning signs we should be listening to. Surround yourself with like minded loyal people and make a plan in case of harder times, make a plan for these hard times as well. Godspeed.
Awesome. is 1000 feet length a limitation due to lock size or build issues?
Yes, the size is limited by the Soo Locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Awesome video bud!! All natural sounds, no music or talking..Almost made me feel like i was their..But still showed some info on the ships..
I grew up in New Baltimore Mi, it always made our day when the freighters would honk at our little boat when we waved.
Good times
Good times
(Yes I remember the Edmond Fitzgerald, that affected Literally Everyone in the State)
Bravo ! Very well done !
Thank you for creating and posting such a fine video of the greatest ships on the Great Lakes !
SBF
Wow, very cool and interesting video. Really like the natural sounds within the video, bring a real to life visual for those of us not near the Great Lake! Very impressive, thank you for sharing! BTW, really enjoyed the light house shots! May I ask you what the name of that bridge is that you show lowering just after American Spirit? My Dad was born and raised in Hibbing.
The Aerial Lift Bridge. Impressive structure. Drove across it a few times on visits to the Duluth-Superior area. Fewer and fewer of these old beasts around. I think this one is a registered landmark.
Spent the summer on the St. Lawrence River, near Cape Vincent. Had many encounters in our boat, with these ships. Followed many around the back side of Carlton Island (NY) on their way to and from Lake Ontario. Very good video and audio recording. Thanks for no droning soundtrack and certainly, for using a camera mount.
Great presentation made all the better with natural sounds! Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding! Thank You! :)
I was a 5 or 6 year old kid, when I saw the newest 1000 foot ship, in the 70s.. the Stewart J Cort
First time I saw the Cort was in the middle of the night in the middle of Lake Michigan,I was on the Arthur K Atkinson headed for Frankfort and we hauled and ran alongside of her so we could take a look at the awesome beast, the Atkinson was just a tad under 400 feet.
We walked down to the Saint Marie's River during school to see the Stewart J. Cort on its maiden voyage through the Locks.
Presque Isle is the loudest ship on the lakes especially this year, I bet the staff on that vessel wear ear plugs. Why is the James R. Barker so loved by all?
Unfortunately the Presque Isle has been pretty quiet for several weeks now, undergoing major engine repairs. It may be another month until she runs again.
This the best video I have ever watched I love this video with all the horns
Thank you!
OMG, SO MNI Thanks for the Nat sound v some music, YAY!
Thank you. We lived in Hayward Wi for 35 years and spent many happy hours ship watching at the waterfront park. Good memories thanks.
Oh dear! 80 pistons. Some deep sea vessels had problems getting machinists with 16!
my dad works on the indiana harbor
Great video !!! Have seen many of these on the St. Clair River, these are amazing ships to watch !!!
My ships favorite
James r Barker
Mesabi Miner
American integrity
American Spirit
Edwin h gott
Paul r tregurtha
I'm maritime security wen thay come in thay r huge
the JR Barker, Mesabi Miner, and PR Tregurtha are pretty much EXACTLY the same
My all time favorite ship is the Anderson. But, the James R Barker has the best horn!
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Excellent video!
Having lived on Lake St Clair all my life I was always enthralled by the 1000 footers! So impressive! Can’t even imagine what it must take to captain behemoths like that! Thanks for a great video! Really enjoyed it!
one long, two short.....if you want to reach out and touch any or all of these motor vessels...go to Barbeau Michigan....drive past the Neebish island ferry dock and look for a rock built house on the water side...walk the path just passed the house..whaalla....your at the rock cut...all downbound ships must go thru there....
p.s. if your standing at Soo lock...and a down bound ship is just pulling out..you have approx. one hour forty minutes to drive to rock cut till ship passes by...give or take
Yes, at some point in the future I hope to make it over to the Soo Locks and the rock cut to shoot some video. Hopefully this coming summer.
Wow! You didn't erase the sound and replace it with musical noise. We get to hear what we are seeing. Please tell the rest of TH-cam to include the audio on their videos!
These truly amaze me. I'd love to see them in person. I can only imagine the work that goes into keeping these mammoths going.
RIP the 6,000 ships and their crews on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Sorry, but my first impression is that the 1,000-footers are so magnificently long as to be vulnerable, in the infamous bad-weather Great Lake chops, to cracking in half amidships. Or diving bow-down in such bad weather as to strike the bottom in forbidden shallow water. Behemoths they may indeed be, but are they not fragile monsters?
All of the 1000-footers are now over 40 years old. To my knowledge, no vulnerabilities in hull strength have been found. Also, ships don’t sail into large storms like they used to, thanks to better weather forecasting.
Enjoyed the video. I love watching Great Lakes ore containers. I got a 6 foot model of the Edmond Fitzgerald. I want a few more of the ore carrier models. One with an ore unloader. Thank you for sharing this video.
The last ship, the Tregurtha, is the best and the longest ship on the Great Lakes!!
Thanks for posting. The background was nice to see too. Visited Duluth 2010 and was fortunate enough to see one of these monsters go thru the canal. I'm from NZ so great to see this footage. The lifting deck bridge is amazing too.
It’s called the Aerial lift bridge and is an iconic symbol of the Great Lakes shipping industry
How cool and relaxing! Such a great video love the spec on all the ships.....kinda partial to GM power....dont see any Ford or dodge power lol
I remember in’72 I was 12 and my mom had us all out on the St. Clair river bank to watch the Cort go by. It was a big deal the first 1000 Footer
Funny now though, I walleye fish the St. Clair river all the time now and don’t even give the 1000’s a second glance. They are impressive though how much water they displace. They suck the water way out of the canals and then it comes crashing back in. Occasionally two will pass each other and that is something to see. I like to slide right in behind one when they pass me fishing and get a transom view. All the mates will come out on the side bridge and ask us how the fishing is. Masabi Miner is my personal favorite
I was in the USCG and broke ice in 1983-1995 worked around them ALL.
I do have a problem how come only 1 ship has it's bridge at the front, at the back where your going is a very trick I think plus if there is somebody in front they're screwed. Explains why some boats get run over, just can't see em. These days there is no reason to put a bridge at the stern--- ever.
Most (if not all) of the 1000 footers have cameras mounted at the front of the ship, so the crew can see what's in front of the bow. Also, during most departures and arrivals in port, there is often a crewman stationed at the front as a watch. The main reason for having the engines, living quarters, and bridge at the stern is that it allows for more cargo carrying room at the bow of the ship. It also makes the ship a little easier to maneuver, as the crew really only needs to focus most of their attention on what's in front of them. In contrast, a front-mounted bridge requires the crew to look both forward and backward when moving around in the harbor.
Beautiful ships beautiful Lakes.
worked winter fleet at bay ship in WI. love the big boats
I've always loved the sight and sound of these beasts the power of em is so epic fricking awesome!!!
Great Video. Thanks for leaving original sound track !
@trent Ludington Ludington, Michigan has one ferry left. It is the 410’ long steam ship, the S.S.Badger. It now sails only in the summer even though it has two hulls, the inner one to keep the water out and the outer one with which to break ice in the winter.
2:08 in the morning and i'm watching these ships :). Learned a bunch tonight about what happened to the Fitzgerald and the Morrell. Crazy to think with right or wrong weather conditions one of these big ships could be sent to the bottom.
simonriddick it benches
These tanks aren't going down. Those ships were built poorly with bad steel
Hands down the J.R. Barker has the most colorful bassoon whistles.... Kahlenburgs no doubt....
Bob Vittumn I worked at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay wI.in the late 70s and worked on the EM Ford after it sank in the Milwaukee harbor with a load of cement what a job we replaced the whole bottom below the cargo holds I was also able to check out some of the ship.the crews quarters were right above the engine room. I do not know how those guys were able to sleep. The engine had 18'open push rods really cool
I worked at Bay Shipbuilding in 1979 - it was one of my first jobs out of High School / before college and I remember being totally lost in the place. In our department (paint shop) you'd get sent to work on the concrete boat if you were a screw up. I spent a week over there and I was a much better employee after that!
Enjoyed the video. Great work !