James R Barker arrived in Duluth 06/23/2022

[@jimellis5246]

Thank You Captain Newland and crew. Great Master Salute.

[@georgec7899]

Brings back memories of the time i spent working in Port Colborne in 1957 in more peaceful times seeing the great lake ships. Spent 9 months there now at 90 years old back home in Scotland

[@Useaname]

Wishing you many more years

[@joel3659]

Respect mister!! God bless you!

[@mahmoudkhalidbinzayed6760]

Wish you many many more years full of happiness and health

[@sreedharanpillaik8653]

May the Almighty God shower his blessings immensely on you to remain in this world more happily for years and year. I do not know you or your name and have not at all seen you so far. But I liked your write up or comment very much. So I also drop a few lines. I am from southern most part of India. 🙏🏼🌺

[@dhananjay608]

I wish to compliment on your ability to recall the events at this age. Sir I have a question. Do you have any idea as what could be the weight of this ship when empty?

[@GaryGP40]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Barker bark!!! Thank you Captain for a great show!

[@wb8ujb]

Always brings a smile to my face when I hear her salute.. Thanks for sharing.

[@laurabartoletti6412]

Hello James R. Barker & her Crew!! Good day to you 🌤🍀

[@revelationakagoldeneagle8045]

Awesome 👍😎 I need a horn system like the Barker has for my motorcycle!

[@douglasbard5334]

I grew up in Detroit and lived there from 1956 until 1984. We all loved watching the iron ore ships running up and down the Detroit River.

[@debbiemclaughlin3460]

Thr Master at the master salute. The Barker bark is a beautiful thing

[@TOTALCAMARO]

I’m always impressed with the way the captain can maneuver her ⬅️➡️↘️↙️⬆️⬇️↪️↩️🔄. Amazing to watch. Very talented and skilled. Beautifully done ❤️

[@daleolson3506]

It’s not reverse

[@skizztrizz4453]

Reverse??

[@brucel399]

Welcome Barker and crew CHEERS from Colorado

[@joshperson95]

This is my favorite video and makes me so badly want to move back to Minnesota!

[@jefff6167]

What a beautiful machine and very fine seamanship 👍🇺🇸.

[@blackmoom]

Interesting to hear the calls to the bridge from the sailboats! 😃

[@tbc27Z]

Always a Fantastic salute from the James R. Barker⚓⚓

[@wallyman292]

What a beautiful evening. . . Makes me miss my days of racing sailboats on Lake Michigan. Getting old can suck at times. . .

[@jimmeade2976]

I love watching these large ships move. When I was much younger, my family used to spend the summers at Sodus Point NY which, at the time, was the place where coal from Pennsylvania via rail was transferred to coal ships that took it over to Canada. We used to love watching the ships come and go, and listen (and sometimes watch) the loading process.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

Always love to see that harbor. I lived there as a child. I remember my dad taking me down there when the St Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. I was nine years old.

[@bryansmith5980]

Love to see the J.R. Barker. When I was younger. I remember her being built in the Lorain Ship Yard.

[@msmagsmn]

Thank you Captain, for giving the people what they want!! 🚢

[@user-wk1mw9nj3i76]

Love the musical horn salute! Those long lakers look like they’d be hard to navigate, but they go exactly where the captain wants them. Thanks!

[@christyrussell7872]

I enjoy the chatter as well. I look forward to the horns tooting, that’s wonderful. Thank you for this upload. Well done.

[@324bear]

I'm always surprised by the number of people that are around to watch these beautiful boats transit the Duluth Lift Bridge and Canal. And Thank You James R Barker for the MASTER SALUTE!!!

[@jonathangodbout6645]

I will be there for a few days in August and I can't wait to see one of those ships come

[@carrisasteveinnes1596]

Always had a soft spot for Duluth, especially this time of year.

[@Watusifarm]

I watched the Barker come in early AM one New Years and the horn honestly blew my mind. I don’t know why I love these ships so much but I do😊

[@ovalwingnut]

Guess that's what makes it so magical :) I sure agree.

[@NoewerrATall]

What a beautiful evening arrival! I love the contrast of the Barker and the much smaller boat transiting behind her.

[@MSmith-sixfiddle]

Best sounding boat in the fleet!

[@conniedebruyn8045]

I never get tired of the Barker bark.

[@KoriLinae]

Ohhh my very favorite ship and ahhhh that master salute is the best ever!!

[@colettebusquet4091]

HELLO !!! with this awesome Barker's view as usual on her musical horn here I am ! so would you excuse my long absence... not really far from your lovely videos I watch as often as possible but busy with many other works ... I hope all is going well for you and Duluth not too hits by the world chaotic events... I stay sincerely yours from Paris country (better than downtown !) 🏡💕🚢🌊

[@JudyJudyJudy44]

That is so cool ... made my day!

[@santiagobenites]

That's some really beautiful footage .

[@cynthiapalmer3427]

Excellent capture and thanks for sharing this

[@rolanddansereau6947]

100% agree with Gary Wilkins, I LOVE the Barker bark. There is no other like it.

[@briandoyle667]

Love this monster marine stuff!! Thanks!!

[@johndennis879]

It was nice to hear the other vessels give thier intent and the second vessel outbound said he would hang back and let the barker enter and not get in his way

[@lockehaney3013]

amazed at how calm the lake is

[@nicholasdavies6264]

Wow , that is a beast of a Great Lakes ship!

[@carolinabeacher1558]

that is a sight to see, i live a couple miles from the cape fear river, last year i watched the Hyundai Hope come in fully loaded at 1200 ft long, its something to realize how massive these ships are once you see one. up close, the pilot boats looked like toys.

[@leonardcollings7389]

On the Great Lakes At 1013.5 feet, Interlake's flagship M/V Paul R. Tregurtha is the longest ship on the Great Lakes. She can carry up to 68,000 gross tons of taconite pellets or 71,000 net tons of coal.

[@edwardpate6128]

What an amazing horn!

[@LibbyRal]

Nice shot of the Barker passing the Speer

[@GMOHAN-ow3dj]

Beautiful Capturing of Mass 💪💪 entry of This big Vessel🏯 👌👌👍

[@joechancio5177]

Damn that ship is big. Always love to hear them horns.

[@machone35]

My gawd such a gigantic machine. I cannot imagine working that in a harbour. Wow!

[@coniferousforests8030]

thanks for radio communication

[@archertyro6481]

Its like the openings to starwars movies just on the a different plane,awesome

[@machobunny1]

That thing actually is over 1000 feet long. No trick photo effects. Huge.

[@conradgibson5660]

Is this a famous ship.comments seem to say she is much loved.here in northern Ireland we love our ships also.

[@rodlamont3736]

Crazy cool ....i just love these lakers !!!!! Love em ❤️

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I love that the horn makes a musical chord! Bflat and Eflat!

[@johnnydavis8351]

You really have to respect overall weight and displacement of water... TRULY amazing 😳👍👌

[@mikepech1648]

The difference in handling when I went from my 18' to my new 37' was interesting. Took a bit to get it figured out. The captains of those beasts to me are beyond smart. That isn't just a job, it's an art and they are the Picaso's.

[@emilyb.kazira5625]

Indeed captains of ships are amazing, dealing with forces of elements for safety of cargo and lives of crew, dealing with docking/undocking maneuvers involving physics inbuilt with his ship's structure versus momentum, draft and pier features!!!

[@johnconlon4020]

What a beautiful sound he makes

[@eulero75]

*she

[@kaykiekid]

😕❤️ Ah man, I wish I was there. What a wonderful experience for the people to see such a long beautiful ship like that. 😊👍

[@aj-2savage896]

Was waiting for the Barker's Captain to play the tones from Close Encounters.

[@Joesmoothdog]

Sheriff Brody " Now THAT'S a bigger boat!!!! " Gotta love a skyscraper sailing by vertically.

[@D.Frasure]

Those people on the mic sound happy like they have the best job in the world. nothing wrong with that.

[@richardjohnson2965]

Magnificent boat….riding high. Love these fresh water boats.

[@fivethreeyearolds8562]

All I can say is WOW! That's a HUGE SHIP 🙂

[@MrJohnthefarmer]

Good looking ship. I Loved going to Duluth by ship. Purchased my girlfriend(now my wife) a stereo for Christmas at a local store there back in the 70's while we were unloading salt.

[@codacreator6162]

Man, the size of that ship. Amazing. So, supply chain disruption is corrected with one load…

[@michaelwellman3485]

Ladies and Gentlemen,,,,,, big Jim has arrived!!

[@thisisus.504]

Hear that two tone horn. I want one for my car. To ward off idiots!! Great video. That ship should be called wall of steel!

[@gregprince2523]

Wow..... just WOW!!!!!!!

[@damkayaker]

Love that two tone horn!

[@jeremylynn9894]

Can someone explain why they do the 3 longs and 2 shorts with the horns? The lift bridge did it too.

[@jaypek43-Phil]

Quite the crowd on hand!

[@njosborne6152]

🎶Low bridge, everybody Down. Low bridge and we’re going to Town✊🏼✊🏼🎵

[@sambell_101st6]

Self-unloader type? It looks like (boom on the deck).

[@reshiyum]

my sister’s on this one!!

[@melvinamoss3561]

They don't allow females on Lakers, bad luck

[@julycious86]

Along side Capt 👍👍👍 Keep safety

[@Muneshtyagi1990]

Thanks

[@kentyler966]

What a ship like this normally haul?

[@LibbyRal]

Iron ore, limestone are a couple I remember. There is active chat and audio on the live Duluth Canal cam that announces what each ship is hauling or picking up. You can also look back at other compilations of arrivals and departures of the various ships on this Duluth Harbor Cam page, and the descriptions list the load. This time, the Barker is coming to get iron ore pellets, per the description. The live cam chat is a very friendly group, always willing to answer questions and you can learn a lot. And see some gorgeous sunrises.

[@kevinduveneck1504]

Coal for power plants to the east is also something that is loaded in Duluth

[@davidpalin1790]

One hell of a horn!

[@alfonsosoriano171]

4 long blasts followed by 2 short blasts... what does it means?

[@jeanwilson9925]

Love it!

[@yassinelaouar5614]

Love u too ❤❤❤

[@Diane-ww6kb]

Is there ever a special event- floatila where many ships come in on 1 day

[@jonathanellsworth21]

It happens. Not by design but it happens, particularly after a bad, multi-day storm, the ships all leave or get to Duluth at the same time after it’s over

[@alexandersinclair9006]

Not really. The freighters have to move enough loads to keep everything running through the winter so they don't have a lot of time for anything else.

[@mlbowen6476]

THAT is a huge friggin' boat!!!!!

[@raybin6873]

Wow! It's so long! Has to be a real challenge to maneuver! What is it carrying?

[@kevinduveneck1504]

In this video the Barker was coming in empty on its way to load iron ore pellets

[@davidvaughn7752]

She puts on quite a show!

[@CreeSweetSage61]

Anyone know how far the Barker's horn can be heard?

[@delano62]

I could hear it. And I'm in Kansas!

[@tonymanero5544]

The insomniacs say 3 miles.

[@stefenosthepom2649]

I heard it in Sydney!!!

[@rarleyposting5546]

Why does this already have 2 million views?

[@mick0846]

It's like a small country approaching

[@carlpearson6734]

I didn’t see a pilot boat? I struggle parking a van sometimes without a reverse camera

[@johnr5252]

What is the weather like in Duluth this time of the year?

[@jaypek43-Phil]

Shouldn't the title read 6/22/2022?

[@anton1949]

That salute says Get a load of me!

[@josephinebennington7247]

Is there any other type of freight shipped around the Lakes?

[@kevinduveneck1504]

Coal, wheat, limestone, salt, barley to name some. There are also 'salties' that come from Europe with products such as wind turbines or who pick up beet pellets to go back to Europe.

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

Ayyy the Barker repping good ole Delaware!

[@johnbowkett80]

How long and what weigjt is she ? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@antonioneli1612]

Quantos metros tem esse navios na tela

[@bomax5995]

Ohh man! What an entry and the captain knows about it. When they retire that ship I would like to buy those horns and mount them on my car.

[@normanreedus5496]

Cuanto mide ese barco????🤔

[@cesarjulioquimbaya301]

Creatividad humana gracias a Dios

[@original21enas12]

How many metres is these ship?

[@Пётр-к2я1н]

Охренеть какой длинный....сколько же он метров???

[@EdGoPlaces]

This Beast is a real Monter 😱😱

[@Mithon125]

Very nice wow big ship👍

[@paulbrown1585]

How often do crowds like this show up ?

[@TheJimbob1603]

Thank you for no music!

[@jurandirfortes8254]

😁que barcao imenso é esse, aposto que ele não consegue virar na primeira curva😃