Three lake freighters under the Blue Water Bridge, Port Huron, Michigan

The M. V. Roger Blough a 858 ft. long ore carrier, the S. S. Arthur M. Anderson a 767 ft. long AAA class ore carrier, and the M. V. Lee A. Tregurtha a T3 class ex-military tanker named the Mobileoil going under the Blue Water Bridge.

[@tracygarbacz7710]

Great video! Blough has a great horn!

[@debish8824]

I always loved the sound of the steam whistle...I used to live across the street from Pine Grove Park, way back when every freighter tooted their whistle as they approach "The Blue Water Bridge". Thanks for sharing.

[@royalewithcheese12]

Three fine ladies. Looks like you had a good day. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@knoxvillehermitfreemoviesm3625]

amazing how quiet it is and it doesn't make big waves

[@thersaholycow]

I was fishing under the bridge for wally about 15-20 years ago and had some Russian freighter run rite into ware I was fishing. Messed up the retaining wall pretty bad. I was told later that they lost rudder control. You wouldn't think it but there is a good scuba diving spot under the bridge. I dont know if it's still there but there is a (or was pre-9-11) chain that goes from a sandy spot in the back of a neighborhood and you can follow the chain and there is a sunken crane and barge in about 110 ft of water and you exit around the coast guard station. There is a set of stares at the station you could get out on but they fenced everything off after 9-11 so I don't know if it's still there or not.

[@DJShihTzuman]

I remember when you could make the pull whistle signal and the Captain on the Bridge would pull the whistle going under the bridge! Until the Coast Guard made a Public Announcement stating that doing so was 'distracting the captain from his job of ensuring a safe transition from the river to the lake at the turning junction.' Still fail to see how that was a safety hazard and a distraction! The captains LOVED doing that for the little kids and elderly folks!

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

I mean you can still call the captain on a radio and ask for a horn salute. Believe it or not the coast guard is completely fine with it as long as it's short and brief.

[@bkayganich]

Awesome, its about time!!!! Love the vid brother! I like your caption "has gone ships", but were still doing trains, lol...

[@baeuerlehomestead5666]

How does this water get so blue and aqua? Beautiful.

[@leoortkras1102]

What don't you get about the blue water bridge, 🤔

[@wayneerbe8299]

And the blue water area!

[@noflameskateboarding2402]

Arthur m Anderson is a beautiful ship

[@INT8105fan]

Yeah I didn't realize my mistake until after it was too late. Thanks for letting me know.

[@robertrushing5137]

lol, the caption says: "DRGW productions Has now gone to ships! (but is still doing trains too)" lol

[@shirleybalinski4535]

River City!!! Whiling it's days away in the sun. Just a shadow of its former self.

[@Michiganrailfanner23]

Actually the tregurtha was named uss chiwawa

[@baritonebynight]

No steam whistle on the Anderson?

[@INT8105fan]

Sadly no

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

The only ships I can think of that both have steam whistles and are in active service is the Alpena and the Badger.

[@slimtny]

Technically the only one that is still a SS is the Anderson. All others listed are considered MV not SS.

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

I think the last steam powered freighters are the Wilfred Sykes, Alpena, the Philip R. Clarke, and the Arthur M. Anderson. The Cason J. Callaway also has a steam turbine but with the Callaway having severe metal fatigue it's unlikely the Callaway will return to active service. Of course I would love to be wrong in that statement but with how it's been lately with the Great Lakes Fleet and the bad economy right now it isn't looking to good for neither the Roger Blough or the Callaway..

[@andyanderson9165]

Kinda forgot to follow th freighter didn't ya?!

[@SuperDuckman24]

is that track used?

[@sherrylaurence2932]

yes - twice a week.

[@trumphaz5lbspussy840]

+Insinctive Bills fishing there right now

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

Well as of my typing this yes. But unfortunately in November of 2022 the Dunn Paper Mill will be closing permanently which means the track will be abandoned. Unless another company buys the building and also wants rail traffic then maybe the track will stay. But more likely than not the track will probably become a bicycle trail.

[@MrBuckerubaby]

oh well that was yrs ago

[@TheUnflushedToilet]

And 4 years later and the Blough caught fire and has just had all of it's valuable parts stripped for a future towing. Not sure if it's for scrapping or refitting but I've heard that the damage from the fire is $20-100 million so it's likely that the next time the Blough comes down will be when it's on a scrap tow.