Tour our 639-foot Motor Vessel Mark W. Barker

It seems fitting on Flag Day 🇺🇸 that we share our first ever tour video of the one and only 639-foot Motor Vessel Mark W. Barker, the newest freighter built on the Great Lakes for the Great Lakes!
Years in conceptual design and construction, her versatility is unmatched and she adds diverse capabilities to our proud U.S. flag fleet which has been carrying essential cargoes on the Lakes for more than 110 years! 🚢⚓️💪🇺🇸
#flagday #MadeInAmerica #UScrewed #USbuilt #USowned #JonesAct #shippingmatters #greatlakes #greatcareers #FreighterFriday #wedeliver #buildingblocksofAmerica

[@PlaybyPlayAdam]

Wow! very cool! I love Great Lakes freighters and you guys over at Interlake did a terrific job with this vessel! Awesome video by the way as well!

[@mpfireguy]

Sweet ship. The Cleveland news needs to do a story about this

[@barrymccockiner6641]

Drone guy,
Well done.

[@BlueLeader1]

Is it true that the first commenter gets a ride on it??? :)
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing it. It was fun to follow the progress as she was being built. An impressive project and congrats to everyone at Interlake.
Oh, and I would settle for a ride on the KEB, if the MWB is busy ;)
Happy Shipping!!!

[@tkdterp8]

And the 2nd commenter too! I am a HUGE fan of Interlake! ❤

[@tkdterp8]

My dad helped with the construction of the James R. Barker in Lorain, Ohio ❤👍🇺🇸

[@TheGulfstream550]

What a beauty!

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Very impressive! Say thank you to your crews! Seeing your vessels, particularly James R Barker as a child definitely shaped my interests and who I am today! Keep up the good work!
I don’t know if anyone responds to these comments but was going to post a video soon of Mark W Barker in the Duluth Canal, would it be ok to link this video into the description?

[@tkdterp8]

Very cool!

[@ByteChomper]

Awesome Video, I thought the Barker was longer than 639ft.

[@hunterdaenzer]

Very neat and unique vessel!

[@rottenroads1982]

I will say what I think.
I believe there should be a Video by the Official Interlake Steamship Company where they list all the ships that they operate (both past & present).

[@vannorman1116]

How thick are the hulls

[@gordonschimmel2453]

This kind of video makes me nuts.
The drone operators are so enamored with their technology that the viewer cannot possibly absorb any detail. Also, they create visual chaos with competing subtitles, interesting info. but crazy to follow with all of the video distraction. Useless for anyone who wants to understand what they are looking at.
Give me an old fashioned walking tour any day....