Paul R Tregurtha downbound from the bridge - Great Lakes Freighter

[@arrienl6372]

Beautiful to be on board. I only recently found the Duluth web cam and the vids of Paul Scinocca. Never realized that you always have sounds around you, of course that's logical, I just never thought of that. Oh .. and my compliments to the person who washes the windows. Job well done! Thank you for taking us along. oops, 10 years ago ...

[@mcschrage]

I won a raffle through the Detroit Lodge of the International Shipmasters Association. Trip of a lifetime!

[@gwencurry3405]

Omg WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. USED TO LIVE ON THE ST. MARY'S JUST SOUTH OF SOO LOCKS THIS VIDEO MAKES ME CRY. WHY WOULD I LEAVE THAT?

[@Waterman-wv2jx]

Glad you did Mike. This is a wonderful series to watch. We all got to go with you.

[@davidlesley1328]

Fascinating…”here for a week, or here for 30 years”…says it all

[@Trainle]

I've watched alot of boats including the Tregurtha about a thousand times from Mission Point in the Soo. Pretty cool to see it from a different perspective!

[@davidnajor2222]

These great ships must have a shallow draft. When you look at the narrowness of this body of water they just passed through, you wouldn't think it would be deep enough to support this ship. All in all, pretty amazing to watch.

[@GEES44DC]

Many places have been dredged to add depth.

[@wendygoerl9162]

They need to. The shallower the draft, the more ports they can serve. Lakers haven't even had external keels since the days of sail. Just the world's largest canoes.

[@funnelvortex7722]

Deeper keeled ships can access these channels since they need to accommodate salties, the lack of deep keels on designated lakers is moreso a cost saving measure.

[@blauer2551]

I believe this ship is 103’ berth, 50’ depth (loaded), 1013’ length.

[@highplainsdrifter8643]

Guiding a sideways skyscraper! Amazing!! I hope you have more, a lot more videos on soon!!

[@timothyspearman9347]

That was Rotary Island also known as boat nerd island. We gather there. Usually the Tregertha gives a salute.

[@timothyspearman9347]

I have been on Rotary Island a lot. The Tregurtha usually gives a captains salute.

[@hasrulmuhammad8271]

Tm e dos eesm. SaaaEaAA. Uiweas_You can

[@cheatmaster2222]

can you tell me how you got to ride the tregurtha????

[@gravityimage5]

This sounds like every family videotaping get-together, ever.

[@davidfeller1021]

This is a treat!

[@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State]

That’s crazy that they can’t even hear the bow horn from the bridge, she’s THAT big.

[@OfflineNetwork]

DID YOU WIN???

[@nakinajay]

Still the same captain. Good man

[@user-wc1ft6jv8r]

Thats awesome who said u cant drive a 10 story building down river

[@mwatwell67]

How did you get a ride along?

[@Project_Prescott]

0:30 do they bike the length of the ship?

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

LOL! no, its probably the captains bike, as its right near his dayroom.

[@diamend5]

He liked to bike to stay in shape, also once they’re docked, he would bike around town

[@geoffreywallace9432]

Captain Timothy Dayton. Respect ✊

[@diamend5]

RIP 😢

[@geoffreywallace9432]

Chaaa, didn’t know he had passed. Rip 🪦 Captain 👨‍✈ Dayton @@diamend5

[@diamend5]

11/11/23 :( @@geoffreywallace9432

[@P61guy61]

Cooolll

[@vikings844]

Cool,where do I sign up! Looks like a cool job!

[@lukehayter508]

vikings844 I work on the ships on the lakes. It’s an interesting job and pays well but I would recommend only doing this job if you are single and not wanting a family. It’s hard when you have a girlfriend or kids whatnot. It’s a mentally challenging job and has great benefits. I have contacts if you are still interested 5 years later lol

[@nakinajay]

@@lukehayter508 I’m interested

[@dano8613]

It's union so no thanks

[@macdawg6403]

Come on. if fans are on the shore.. Blow the Horn!

[@orionharmon6017]

Right, just salute them.

[@RyanL88827]

He did blow the bow horn. It’s about 1000’ in front of the bridge so you can’t hear that one.

[@m1co294]

@@RyanL88827 you can faintly hear it

[@cheatmaster2222]

In Duluth mn the Raffel is for Edwin h gott

[@1armedgal]

While "Hot Child in the City" plays in the background. Lol

[@cheatmaster2222]

no i didnt i have alot of luck winning sports contest but no others its weird

[@pickleboat45]

the ferry does not have the right of way - Rule 9: "A vessel shall not cross a narrow channel if such crossing impedes the passage of vessel which can safely navigate only within that channel . . " This applies to sailboats too. The Tregurtha has right of way.

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Bill Thomas, absolute truth.I had a run into by a sail boat while transiting the Hudson River, while at the wheel of Niagara Prince. Sail boats son started screaming all the number and rules that did not exist. We won in Court.

[@pickleboat45]

Court? No question about the rules, shouldn't even go to court. But sail boaters do not know or understand the Rules of the Road. I saw the same situation going in the channel to Erie, Pennsylvania several years ago - a small sailboat tacked into the path of a freighter coming in - this is not sail over power right of way. A 600 foot freighter in a channel has the right of way.

[@FlyNAA]

He was speaking sarcastically

[@RoyceLerwick]

YEAH.

[@DerelictDan69]

She is one fancy gal.

[@nohandle62]

Nerve. Wracking.

[@hughghazz7906]

Visitors should not be allowed on the bridge during these manuvering evolutions...

[@whatdouwant7665]

He's not a visitor he is a crewmember

[@michaelcanney7218]

James Fagan why would a crewmember ask questions? sounds like visitor

[@wendygoerl9162]

"Manuvering evolutions"? They're in the St. Mary's--practically a weekly commute for them. They literally transit it around a hundred times a year. If you take a friend with you on your daily commute, do you refuse to talk to them while you're inches away from other cars (in the other lanes) going down the highway because you can't afford the distraction? When Dennis Hale was invited on the Roger Blough, the only restriction the captain gave was he and his friends weren't allowed in the pilothouse while the ship was docking. Otherwise, he let them have the run of the boat. Compared to some of the places lakers have to go, St. Mary's in daylight on a relatively calm day doesn't even demand a fully-trained wheelsman.

[@SportDogg2008]

He won a raffle the parent company puts on and guess can rome the ship and if you saw the other videos they are giving a tour and its up to the pilot durning this time. most of these ship have been through here many times thorough the years!

[@hotrodhog2170]

@@whatdouwant7665 He is a visitor. Look at the top post where he says he won a raffle to go on the ship.

[@kathleenevans1201]

I would love to be on board!