⚓️See the Foggy Colossus: 1000ft Ship's Dramatic Duluth Fog Emergence!

[@daverukkila9089]

Mike I give all your videos an automatic "thumbs up" everytime. Still knocking em out of the park! Have a great weekend!

[@vibewithmike]

You are the best Dave. Thanks man.

[@SallyBedow]

I love these fog videos!

[@vibewithmike]

Ships and the really dense fog like in this video are so fun

[@terrsaelbon]

Great great shots. Loved the ghost ship.

[@vibewithmike]

👍⛴️

[@chuckg6039]

Wonderful wonderful video Mike! Those red and green end of the pier lighthouse colors have a very important meaning. The expression “red right returning” has long been used by seafarers as a reminder that the red lighthouse/buoys colors are kept to the starboard (right) side when proceeding from the open sea into port (upstream). Likewise, green lights are kept to the port (left) side. Also those 3 bright white spot lights on the stern are there to help it when the Captain backs up. This will be happening shortly as footers typically will back up under the Blatnik Bridge and then dock at Midwest Energy Terminal (SMET). The Captain will perform a 90 degree pivot swing just after they clear Rice's Point. Once that maneuver concludes, the backing up will begin.

[@vibewithmike]

Think of a captain going through basically zero visibility, and then finally seeing a lift bridge. That is a true professional what we saw on this video with 1000 foot ship and the fog.

[@chuckg6039]

Captains at this level are the best of the best. Typically many decades of experience in a wide variety of vessels. I'm so proud of them Mike.​@@vibewithmike

[@vibewithmike]

@chuckg6039 👍⛴️

[@elizabethw4519]

@@chuckg6039 Wow, the experience these men have and watching them in action. I was watching.... I think the Lee Tregurtha do just that recently backing through the Blatnik bridge, crazy!

[@vibewithmike]

@elizabethw4519 these ships are unbelievable

[@robertkaspert4092]

I can't wait to see this in person when I get there this summer 2024.

[@vibewithmike]

Let me know when you’re coming to Duluth we will watch a ship together

[@Geraldasopko]

Hi Mike Out of 13 ships you said I helped build 5 of them at AmShip in Lorain Ohio. I loved that job because you did something different every day.

[@vibewithmike]

My friend, you have my max respect! Thank you for your hard work on those ships

[@NorthshoreLover-gk7zv]

You should sent Mike some pictures if you have any of you building them so all of us can see! Soooo cool!

[@chuckg6039]

I sure wish Lorain, Ohio was still building American ships.

[@vibewithmike]

@chuckg6039 ⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@Geraldasopko]

@@NorthshoreLover-gk7zv Sorry back than we didn't have cell phones or for another we were not allowed to have cameras in the yard . But I can tell you I was places that no others will ever be.

[@johnsweet8508]

New Boat Friend here from Maryland. I'm in!

[@vibewithmike]

Thanks for watching the ship. I hope everything is great in Maryland my friend. Thanks again, John.

[@patricks_music]

Mike is out there when everyone else is staying in. Thanks for providing this video! This was a super cool video with the fog!

[@vibewithmike]

You got it my friend this was an unbelievable ship and experience with the fog

[@patricks_music]

@@vibewithmikeThey really are sneaky giants!

[@vibewithmike]

@patricks_music and these huge ships are so silent going by in the fog

[@carlcrosier5314]

Great video mike

[@vibewithmike]

Carl!!!! Thank for watching this ship in the crazy fog!!!!

[@elizabethw.8561]

What, no salute???? I guess captain was too busy navigating the fog and the canal. These fog ship arrivals are absolutely breathtaking, Mike. Thanks!!!

[@vibewithmike]

Surprisingly, no salute with this crazy cool fog under the lift bridge and ship

[@elizabethw.8561]

@@vibewithmike I've gotten so spoiled!!

[@vibewithmike]

@elizabethw.8561 😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👋👋👋👋⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@elizabethw4519]

😅🤣😂

[@lindahill3835]

No fog horns?

[@bobpurs]

Catching up Mike. Great video and awesome shots. Keep up great work. Looks like we got some weather come our way and more for you up there 👍👋🫡🚢

[@vibewithmike]

Can you believe how much fog there was with the ship? ⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@bobpurs]

@@vibewithmike Yep that was crazy and it was cool seeing it just come out of the fog. Big hunk of steel. Definitely a cool video 👍

[@vibewithmike]

@bobpurs 👍⛴️

[@dennisrockeysr4167]

This was truly awesome, thanks so much Mike.

[@vibewithmike]

I’m so happy you enjoyed the ship and all of that fog

[@jrs9144]

I love the foggy videos. Excellent job. Make it snow!

[@vibewithmike]

Fog makes these ships look even cooler!

[@gerb3664]

WoW! Love it!!!!

[@vibewithmike]

This ship really takes the cake when it comes to the coolest fog video I’ve ever recorded at night

[@andreasgroeller1083]

It looks so cool when this cute MONSTER is comming out from the Fog. The Lights are looking very beautiful in this Fog. Very great Night Video. Thank you Mike. 👍👍❤️

[@vibewithmike]

I hope everything is going great in Austria. I love these ships at night as well. The fog looks so cool. I don’t think I’ll ever get a winter fog video like this again. It was a crazy winter.⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹

[@andreasgroeller1083]

@@vibewithmike All great here in Austria. Thank you. This is realy a crazy Winter. Greetings. 👋🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⛴️⛴️

[@vibewithmike]

@andreasgroeller1083 👍⛴️

[@tonyfreeman5048]

The fog looks kinda spooky and cool at the same time very good video thank you

[@vibewithmike]

It was amazing seeing that crazy fog with this ship

[@anthonygiglio9860]

Fantastic Video Mike I Enjoyed it Great Ghost Ship Have A Great Thursday Night 😊

[@vibewithmike]

It was fun seeing all the lights changing colors with the fog and the ship

[@chuckg6039]

First to hit Like! I'll be tuning in.

[@vibewithmike]

Chuck! You the man! But you already know that!😂👍⛴️

[@jackmcgill3150]

I gotta say! These fog videos are just too awesome! I love seeing the ships come through it!

[@ostbagar3]

It’s amazing with this fog, i like it😃! And that ship is majestic! Thank’s for this one Mike👍!

[@vibewithmike]

Majestic and beautiful with that fog, I agree

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Awesome! I love the fog! 🙂👍

[@vibewithmike]

Thanks friend!👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@thomaselmore-zp9wz]

I can't wait to see that beautiful ship come into the harbor

[@vibewithmike]

It’s such a great looking ship and especially in the fog. It really made this video so different in the winter.

[@vibewithmike]

I cannot wait for you to see this video! It’ll play today at 4:00pm CT. Click the “Notify me” button above, and you will be notified when it plays! See you soon!

[@GhostSportsES]

5:01PM for me lol

[@vibewithmike]

Hey Ghost! This video will live up to your name because the ship was like a ghost coming out of the fog!👍⛴️

[@GhostSportsES]

@@vibewithmike I can't wait to see my Ghostly Floating Brethren than

[@vibewithmike]

@GhostSportsES ⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️👍👍👍👻

[@ksw8415]

I bet that bridge gets slippery when wet or icy. Mom had a 1963 Corvette Stingray (in 1963), 4 on the floor (split window). That thing fishtailed like crazy on the steel grate bridge in Cleveland. I can’t remember the name of the bridge.

[@kevinmcneal4451]

As always Mike great video. Awesome watching that ship emerge from the fog. Always learn something new when I watch...

[@vibewithmike]

The fog with this ship is crazy cool

[@jimjohnston7688]

Wow, another terrific video. That fog really made for an awesome video. Thanks for all your hard work. Really enjoyable.

[@vibewithmike]

Hey, it’s my pleasure to provide these videos to you brother

[@stevekoester3404]

Awesome ! Thanks !!!

[@vibewithmike]

Steve, that fog was so wild out there that night with this ship

[@ellanwiehman1851]

Wow! Awesome! Great video thanks Mike!

[@Dstew57A]

Excellent. Thanks Mike!

[@vibewithmike]

Absolutely, my friend, my pleasure. Have a fantastic weekend and I hope to catch you soon.

[@Douglas_79]

Great video Mike!! The fog is the icing on the cake!!

[@vibewithmike]

How crazy was that where we couldn’t see the bridge only a few feet away. That captain really has a lot of respect from me.

[@critterscute3642]

Loving the fog videos. Very cool 👍🏻⛴️

[@vibewithmike]

Thank you for leaving a comment my friend. This was really fun to record with all of the fog and the ship looks huge.

[@thomaselmore-zp9wz]

Good evening Mike and boat friends

[@vibewithmike]

Hey, thanks for watching the ship in this unbelievable winter fog. You could barely see the ship and it looked so cool when it got close.

[@CurtCavalier]

Fun watching that huge ship come in out of the foggy open harbor. Spectacular!!!

[@vibewithmike]

This was a real show as the ship came in with that type of fog

[@edkalix7619]

Hi Mike and all Boat friends,it will be cool with all that fog.Herre comes the goast ship.Love it my

[@darthgrundle2349]

A very spooky night indeed Mike, amazing video as always. It does look like a ghost coming out of the mist.. Magnificent..!!!

[@vibewithmike]

This would’ve been the perfect ship arrival if it was Halloween

[@darthgrundle2349]

Oh man, that would have been perfection.!!!!

[@ellenhalpern1882]

Once again you have outdone yourself. I always say this - I love the 1000 footers! Beautiful night video in the fog. Thanks Mike

[@vibewithmike]

This will most likely be the last fog video until next year. It was really fun.

[@leonard7736]

Great looking vessel even in the fog...Thanks Mike from Arizona City were the weather is 46 F going down to 33 F, next Tuesday there saying we are going down to 24 F.

[@vibewithmike]

It’s a big powerful ship coming through the fog

[@LeslieToews-d9e]

Great video, Mike!

[@vibewithmike]

Thanks my friend.⛴️

[@WeimpuppyFan]

I love the title of this video!

[@vibewithmike]

Ha! Thanks friend! I appreciate you!

[@beavis4play]

great stuff. if i lived up there, i'd be out there too!

[@vibewithmike]

Absolutely, I try to get out there as much as I can. It’s truly amazing seeing these huge ships come through the canal in fog and weather like that.

[@janetryan9779]

There is something very beautiful and magical about a dense fog like this- but I certainly don’t envy the mariners who must navigate enormous ships with such low visibility. Thanks for showing this neat video!

[@vibewithmike]

I have always loved fog with ships and this was one of my favorite videos of all time that I did

[@janetryan9779]

@@vibewithmike It was good one! I liked seeing the bridge shrouded in fog, as well. We had a very thick fog here about a week or so ago, lasting for a couple of days. One could not even see Lake Ontario when standing near to it- nor Niagara Falls. It was very enjoyable. : )

[@vibewithmike]

@janetryan9779 I still have never been to Niagara Falls

[@janetryan9779]

@@vibewithmike Oh, I hope you can go sometime! We are blessed to live about 15 minutes away from it- but we never take it for granted . The beauty and power of the two waterfalls always amazes us! (Unbelievably, there are people from around the area who have never been there! I know people like different things, but as NF is known worldwide, this always rather surprises me).

[@dianesavage6394]

Cool!!!!

[@vibewithmike]

Thank you so much. This ship was incredible. Coming through that fog.

[@edwardmcloughlin3797]

That was a cool video. How the captin can maneuver that huge ship in that fog is beyond me.

[@vibewithmike]

It was like having a Hollywood fog machine for this ship

[@bilinda508]

Mike, that was awesome!! Loved it! But no salute tonight?

[@vibewithmike]

No salute, the captain was focusing on that fog, I think

[@sunsetsandwater]

Cool! Love it!

[@jerryodell1168]

A ship coming out of a fog brings on the internal alarm especially when you are at sea. Also, as a sailor, coming into port in a fog stretches the bodily feelings. Especially, when you see the channel or dock the last minute or two before arriving. Both times you are sailing dead slow and still the feeling is there (Normal reaction).

[@vibewithmike]

The captain really did something cool, and took his time with this ship. The fog was unbelievable to record with the cool lights next to the

[@elizabethw4519]

Whoa! @jerryodell1168, what a description of your reality as a sailor. Thank you for this.....I could almost feel the anxiety!

[@vibewithmike]

@elizabethw4519 Jerry’s comment is so fantastic

[@chuckg6039]

Mike mentioned she has a depth of 56 feet. Don't get this confused with draft. Ship depth is measured from the main deck to the bottom of the keel. Ship draft is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel.

[@vibewithmike]

👍⛴️

[@susanpugh130]

Holy cow, Mike, this is incredible! It's unreal how navigation gets them to the port, through the canal, the turn, and bringing her to the dock in this dense fog. Kudos to the Captain. Incredible skill.. Thanks for the, "Ghost Fog", video! ❤

[@vibewithmike]

It was like having a Hollywood movie set create the fog for the ship

[@stephenknight-m4y]

Watched on catch up. Ethereal Bro!

[@vibewithmike]

Thank you so much. This is definitely my favorite fog and ship video that I’ve ever recorded. I don’t think I’ll ever get one this good in the winter again.

[@edkalix7619]

I live along the Youghagany in Connellsville Pa,we get fog like this a good bit,I love it.

[@vibewithmike]

Fog like this looks so pretty with the lights around it

[@jeffjohnson5810]

Cool I'll be at home just in time for it 😀

[@vibewithmike]

Awesome!👍⛴️

[@AndyM.]

DUDEZILLA! That fog is NO JOKE!!!

[@vibewithmike]

It was cool to see the ship in that fog

[@donwesterfield1422]

Unseasonably mild weather continues . Will keep an eye out at St . Clair DTE .

[@vibewithmike]

It’s been an unbelievable winter with the ships

[@NorthshoreLover-gk7zv]

The fog videos are up there with the ice burg videos. ❤

[@vibewithmike]

I think this is the coolest fog video with a ship I’ve ever done

[@carllafrance5510]

Hi Mike i missed it at five i was driving Just catching up So there is a surge in and out of the channel Does it rize and fall like a tide ? And how strong does it get ? Somebody on a kyack or paddle board could go out with the current and have a hard time getting back. when the ship "just appeared " out of the fog the enormity of the vessel grabs you ! Have a great day !

[@vibewithmike]

Can you believe 1000 foot ship like this can actually hide behind the fog as it gets that close to the bridge? It was absolutely unbelievably cool. The current can actually move pretty quick from what I’ve seen over the years.

[@chuckg6039]

Hi there. The Great Lakes do experience tides but they are tiny. Spring tides are only 2 inches. But a much more relevant impact are seiches. Seiches can mimic the effects of tides, but are not caused gravity. If the wind is strong enough and consistent enough, water will actually pile up on one side of the lake. This makes the water level appear lower on the other side. Once the wind stops, the water will rebound, flowing back and forth just like in your bathtub.

[@vibewithmike]

@chuckg6039 👍⛴️

[@carllafrance5510]

@@chuckg6039 Hi Chuck thanks for the info ! I worked for national sea products on a ocean trawler out of Halifax from 1964 till 1967 One time I was at Toro Nova Scotia on the bay of funday They have 50 foot tides there One time I was there when the tide came in and the water rises as fast as you can walk up the bank almost running I am glad I found Mike's channel Mike is really enthused with his Videos and I can tell from the comments of his followers All good people with a love of ships ! Have a great day !

[@vibewithmike]

@carllafrance5510 I can’t say it enough, you leave awesome comments for all of us to read

[@PCBill0622]

It’s soooo eerie to see that huge hunk of steel coming out of the fog. Great video as always-there won’t be many more coal movements to Detroit Edison this season. But it will be a boost for BNSF train crews hauling coal from Montana all the way to Chicago and handing off to CSX to deliver to DE power stations. Also the taconite trains will start up shortly going from the Iron Range to Indiana and Ohio mills. I know you have a stock pile of videos but these “now” videos will be missed by this landlubber.😢

[@vibewithmike]

Don’t worry during the off-season I’m going to do some live streams where we can look at the ice and snow building up by the lift bridge

[@dennisrockeysr4167]

I will be included.

[@vibewithmike]

Awesome!!!!👍👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@pixie706]

So eerie and majestic....making me think of the Fitzgerald. What is the purple light that sometimes reflects off the ships

[@vibewithmike]

It was kind of like being on a movie set

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Almost looks like a giant stage with those lights shining on it! We cant see the bridge but can the bridge operator see down? Its crazy to think that something so large and m oving at a decent speed can be concealed until its almost on you. This is a astonishing sight! Thank you for sharing this amazing moment bro! 🌫🌫🌫⛩🛳🌫🌫🌫

[@vibewithmike]

I think the only way that the bridge operator can see down is if they go outside of that operation center on the bridge and actually look down they have a catwalk around it that they can move around that little house

[@johanvandersandt8904]

@@vibewithmike Yeah most likely. Otherwise you might miss something and then it could lead to tremendous disaster.

[@38lastdance]

Very spooky looking

[@vibewithmike]

Can you believe 1000 foot ship can appear out of the fog like that that close to the bridge!⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

[@francisforest9342]

I can just imagine the Captain radioing in conditions: "Visibility...about 1000 ft."

[@vibewithmike]

There’s no way I could do this as a captain. This captain is the best on the ship.

[@Robbie1075]

What an awesome video. That fog just raises the visual aspect of the video to new heights. And those blue lights on the bow looked so cool in the fog. Great video Mike.

[@vibewithmike]

Think of trying to hide 1000 foot ship in the fog

[@Douglas_79]

Hello boat friends!!!

[@vibewithmike]

Doug! How’s it going man! I still can’t believe I was able to record this awesome ship in the fog like this

[@Douglas_79]

@@vibewithmike that’s so cool!! Timing is everything!! She’s a beast!! I remember when it was real foggy there before Christmas!

[@vibewithmike]

@Douglas_79 that’s exactly when I recorded this ship. That crazy winter fog.

[@mattharper588]

Keep showing us the Ladies as they come in for winter lay up before they close the Soo Locks on January 15th

[@vibewithmike]

I will show you the ships

[@pamberry7162]

Same weather here in Calgary yesterday. Cold snap arriving in the next day or two though - supposedly to be a high of 0 F by next Thursday!

[@vibewithmike]

The weather has been crazy, I’m glad that you enjoyed this ship and the fog

[@railroadralf]

Another great video, Mike! Thanks!

[@railroadralf]

Another great video, Mike! Thanks!

[@vibewithmike]

@@railroadralf this was definitely a fun one to record with all of the fog. I love how the lights on the bridge really look awesome with that fog and the ship.

[@wendyphillips5002]

Great video of heavy fog with the channel, lift bridge and the huge ship. Instruments guide the ship into the far away narrow canal passage. I am surprised there is not fog horn nearing the entrance to the channel warning of the shoreline and the passage to the lift bridge. This is one of the earliest and most wonderful thing about being in San Francisco near anywhere in the city on a foggy evening and night is the loud fog horn. It seems to blow a few times a minute through the night.

[@chuckg6039]

The big time real deal diaphone fog horn was removed in 2006. The Coast Guard currently maintains a single toned horn. It's kind of lame....being more quiet sounding than not. Many locals call today's horn a "peanut whistle".

[@chuckg6039]

Today mariners needing foghorn assistance must now activate the sound signal by using their marine VHF-FM radio. In one of Mike's videos I recall seeing reference to this stamped in bold letters on the South Pier Lighthouse.

[@johnskelton5683]

Interesting seeing what I'm seeing in this video and what I'm not seeing! Fog will always present danger to vessels while in operation, especially in what this video is capturing as we see this huge vessel navigate through what for this ship, is a channel very narrow with bridges it must navigate under and pass. While radar is of most importance in this ships navigation, its alignment to the port channel entrance in this fog, failure of electronics, there glitches etc. can be mitigated for the ship well before that time and distance needed to bring a huge ship to complete stop. Many bridges having fenders attached to the structure at water level that a bridge is built upon. Ships do strike them, however it is rare! That said, a ship caused the complete failure of the Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay striking one of its supporting structures. More recently a San Francisco Oakland Bay bridge support structure was struck by a huge ship leaving port causing major damage to the fenders of that support structure damaging the ship. Here we see the lift bridge, here we see the navigation lights Mike is making reference to, however, weak illumination. What I don't see is this, this being important to aid this vessel through this narrow passage, strobe lights within the navigation lights attached to the bridge! Also this, like a runway at an airport, both strobe and fixed lights on the seawalls of this narrow channel. Perhaps those who make decisions at this port will consider implementing added navigational aid for these massive vessels egressing this port. A great video seeing a huge ship in operation while navigating through fog, now add heavy rain or much snow falling. A testament to the skill and professionalism of the captain and all seaman aboard! 🥸

[@chuckg6039]

Hey there John. Always nice hearing from you. With the Blatnik Bridge in the Twin Ports, they use strong reinforced concrete cylinders placed directly in front of the bridge supports at water level. These would hopefully protect the bridge if a ship accidently veered off course while passing under the bridge.

[@rikhalsteen8341]

Mike great videos. Thanks. Also how deep is the canal?

[@vibewithmike]

How deep/wide/long ship canal: Its length is 0.33 miles (0.53 k). The canal is maintained at 245 feet (75 m) wide. Depth: 28 to 32 feet in the entrance; 27 feet deep in the iron-ore route channels, and 20 to 23 feet in the inner channels. Here’s a little more information about dredging the canal. It’s a few years old, but the article still is relevant. www.lre.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2289075/wisconsin-company-to-dredge-duluth-superior-harbor/ (www.lre.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2289075/wisconsin-company-to-dredge-duluth-superior-harbor/)

[@rikhalsteen8341]

Thanks

[@vibewithmike]

@rikhalsteen8341 👍⛴️👋

[@mikeboyer2421]

imagine drivng this rig in ---------------then having to parallel dock park

[@vibewithmike]

I know what you mean Mike, this ship, and captain has my respect

[@GTLakeMate]

She was hauling ass through the piers even for conditions which have good visibility.

[@38lastdance]

Very spooky

[@vibewithmike]

It’s a true ghost ship creeping in to Duluth at night

[@timlabell]

Holy fog 🦇 man. 🤷

[@vibewithmike]

This fog was wild

[@popko12345]

waarom geen horn salut in de avond mike

[@vibewithmike]

I was hoping that the captain would use the horn, but he must’ve been paying attention to the radar to make it through that fog

[@willgaukler8979]

...I did not ever hear the horn salute either ... is that what you meant ? ...

[@popko12345]

Oke dank je wel

[@willgaukler8979]

...wonder if they can make that salute tho at night ? ...

[@vibewithmike]

@willgaukler8979 no horn salute from the captain during this video

[@CharlesDavis-r3z]

DAS BOOT

[@vibewithmike]

👍⛴️

[@KenHartman152]

Just set my notification. 🛳⚓

[@vibewithmike]

Ken, I’m looking forward to seeing you this afternoon brother. How are you feeling?

[@KenHartman152]

@@vibewithmike A little better. I hoping it is just a 24 or 48 hour flu. I'm going to be there. I've set my notification.

[@vibewithmike]

@KenHartman152 it seems like everybody nationally is sick right now. There’s really something going around with coughing and other things.