Watch out for that side splash back! The James R Barker Departs Duluth after the storm

[@amywright2243]

I'm a 1976 edition too! Love the Barker's horn.

[@johnneedy3164]

Boy love the sound of the horn (the first part of it )✌

[@adnanadnan-ks4dg]

Similar to the alien ships in the Tom Cruise movie, War of the World.

[@judyscheiber3661]

I am absolutely crazy about the Interlake fleet. My fav is the queen but the Barker is no. 2 with her horn. SO CLASSY. Unique, just like she is.

[@kristennoelle9447]

That first horn was very Close Encounters of the Third Kind😲💜🙏

[@toocutepuppies6535]

I lived there as a kid, but never got to see the boats that close. That was so cool! Thanks!

[@TastyChevelle]

How? Hasn't Canal Park always been open?

[@nangustafson8110]

Cool slow mo on that splash!

[@jamesfarnham1976]

I'd be seasick before I left the channel. Gotta love that horn!

[@HistoryRocksMuse]

Perfect. Great job Paul.

[@sonjaleesloth]

I thought this was Cape Cod it's looks so similar. Wicked cool and relaxing!

[@Herzankerkreuz67]

Hey Captain could you make a quick turnaround I forgot my cellphone in my car........

[@SteveMikre44]

Thanks for another Great episode!

[@MRHSDM316SD18186]

Always love those dual horns on the Barker........

[@wayneengelbert9537]

I agree 💯

[@acts2211]

What is the purpose of the Dual horn one sounds like a typical ship on the other one sounds like a diesel locomotive

[@MRHSDM316SD18186]

@@acts2211 Possibly it's what was ordered by Interlake for the horns; and the horns on lakers are "massive" compared to a railroad locomotive horn; two trumpets are almost 8 ft long & need a MASSIVE airtank if you were to put them onto a pickup as a novelty. A guy dropped a 4 cylinder Detroit Diesel into a pickup & he put twin turbos onto it & he saw a guy was selling the horns off of the American Fortitude; a retired laker that went overseas for scrapping.

[@anorthosite47]

@@acts2211 The deep two-tone horns belong to the ship, the horns that sound like a train locomotive belong to the vertical lift bridge. It's sort of a tradition in Duluth that the ships coming and going give the bridge a horn salute on their way through, and the bridge answers back. Sort of like "Thanks for lifting out of our way!" "You're welcome. Welcome to the port!" (or "Have a safe journey!)" This practice sort of harkens back to the pre-radio days of the ships using whistle signals to request that the bridge lift for them. Of course these days with radar, radio communication, and location transponder signals (AIS) the lifts are arranged well in advance and the use of horns is more of a way to say hi/thank you/you're welcome.

[@anthonyl950]

Grew up vacationing in Geneva every summer. Loved going to Ashtabula and watching the ships.

[@pamelatillery2841]

Excellent! Great video, choppy waters, safe journeys big ships. Happy New Year to you and yours 👍🇬🇧👍

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Thanks for sharing another amazing video 😊

[@BonnieDragonKat]

Beautiful video Paul! Happy New Years!

[@judyscheiber3661]

LOL LOL - nothing like a cold wave flying through the air right at you! Happy New Year, Paul. Thanks for all the incredibly good videos! You are NO. 1 among many.

[@williamboorn2097]

especially in minnesota eh

[@patkirchner1443]

Baptism by Barker. Wave action in the canal is awesome.

[@daviddoherty7321]

The people that live in Duluth 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@WhiteArrow76]

Drunks, drunks and more drunks, a few meth dealers and a fuckton of old people who are too stubborn to leave.

[@taniadolphy5122]

This is a rare sight for me -- really cool! Glad I tuned in.

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks

[@wyomingadventures]

Barker is awesome! That was great!♥️🚢🌊😄

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

“The sea was angry that day my friends...like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli”

[@jayminor9757]

The “sea” is Lake Superior and it’s not angry, perhaps just annoyed. Angry is really something behold.

[@bugbomb8048]

And then I looked directly in to the eyes of the great fish ......

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

Bug Bomb you must be a marine biologist

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

Jay Minor glad someone got it-my comment was hanging out there like a pretty big matzo ball.

[@bugbomb8048]

Mark Burkey ......I always wanted to pretend I was an architect but a marine biologist will do even though I don’t know my fish from mammals

[@daviddunn5264]

Awesome video, keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing.

[@janeshipley6993]

excellent! your best so far - thanks!

[@PaulScinocca]

Thank you Jane.

[@Bob.W.]

Now thats a horn. B O.

[@littlelittledeer1435]

One of your best. How did you not get swept off your feet? I live a few hours from the coast & the news folk always remind us to never turn your back on the sea. How could these folk keep walking with this "wavage" behind them? My heart is still pounding!

[@jerryjones1275]

James r Barker was built in my home town

[@natehage7919]

One of my favorite spots in Duluth

[@christisgod3354]

Holy Tidal Wave, Batman!!!

[@mellyndachevalier7177]

WOW """"❤"""" It's difficult to explain...😐 I really Love this videos🚢 Thank you sooooo much!!⚘

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@Johnny-lu6zt]

Great video thanks Paul im glad im not aboard that ship I would be sea sick

[@marymoore7466]

Love her horn, Paul your work is Amazing

[@PaulScinocca]

Many thanks!

[@thxdts]

Excellent video!

[@trgtdron]

Been a long time since I fished near that bridge, lived in Proctor and Duluth.

[@davidr9614]

Wet wet waiit 😀 beauty slow mo 👍 good job !

[@FSEVENMAN]

So beautiful.....

[@mopacrailfan]

A Blind Person would KNOW the Barker just from its outstanding HORNS! ☺️

[@richardjohnson2965]

I love Canal Park, all seasons, day or night. Been there numerous times...each time is exciting.

[@PaulScinocca]

excellent!!

[@nickkaye176]

Absolutely awesome and that swell is just coming out of the harbour! I had heard that the bridge horn had been replaced for a wimpy one. Read it on a comment somewhere. Have they put the original one back?

[@pudermcgavin4462]

And wow some of these waves are half way up the hull and this boat is already 20isf feet below the water line

[@marksommers6764]

Thanks !

[@anasalminen5547]

Paul,you are great HAPPY NEW YEAR,MASTER VIDEO MAN👍👍👍💪💪

[@rickkearn7100]

Epic "slosh" Paul! Cheers.

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks Rick!

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

I am always in awe of that canal and loved watching ships go through. I have sometimes wondered if anyone accidentally got swept in by the waves, as there are ladders there to climb out with.

[@PaulScinocca]

Good question! 54 years ago there was a tragedy with 3 brothers and one Coast Guard rescuer were taken by the waves from the Pier.

[@bettygilmore611]

Wow, that poor person got really splashed. Amazing splash.

[@jeffwoehrle]

Great video!

[@colinmorgan7771]

the good ol days when your start your turn on a buoy a quarter mile before you hit it... I sailed on the ss meldrum bay for 4 yrs before industry went down hill with foreign registry was a great life and i miss her but ya roll with the punchs

[@jayso9989]

cool colin, what a privilege, always wondered about working on one, where did ya go on ss meldrum

[@zirndorfredleg7688]

Great video and horn.

[@bigfrank1010]

Love the bridges and boats happy new year to all 🚔

[@OkieBeeMan]

Magnificent ships. Cool waves. Thanks for sharing.

[@roylehew3164]

Hope you had a WETSUIT on. GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@kellygervais3440]

Came for the splash stayed for that great horn...

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@muttt.whopull3252]

Please tell me the lady giving the ship information sits in the little boat on dry land at side of the harbour wall and presses a big red button to give the horn reply.

[@chrisk8187]

......just like my bathroom when I use the tub...... My favorite ore boat horn!

[@PaulScinocca]

LOL!

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

Beautiful sight!

[@patriciaschuster1371]

Fascinating to watch at any te, but this is a little special.

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks 👍

[@andyleininger4822]

The Edmond Fitzgerald keeps playing in my head.

[@jmdudley3859]

Cool horn !

[@cecilwilson5442]

Proper built ships last the distance being on the great lakes must make them last longer,, than 10 to 15 years old getting put into scrap yard in India and Turkey,, good American steel, ☘️☘️☘️☘️👍👍👍🚢🚢 from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated thank you for the video awesome viewing

[@patrickj4747]

It was a little choppy on the lake today.

[@colintraveller]

Is there anyone able to tell me of how deep is the Entrance please ? Am Intrigued to know . Does it ever get dredged ???

[@PaulScinocca]

It is dredged to 33 Feet (10M) they dredge the Harbor and the canals every year.

[@bullydully7428]

Paul Scinocca that’s not a lot actually...I thought more!

[@klosnoski]

Yall KNOW its gonna be a long trip when breaking white in Duluth canal. Gonna be a rough ride today boys

[@smokeless7774]

Not even out of Duluth and the Great Lakes are already scary.

[@susanfaulkner2304]

And don't you just LOVE it!

[@sprucesoldier]

2:23 you can watch the concrete shake from the force of the waves 😳

[@michaelwashington2682]

Never seen that. I'm going back to look at it

[@anitasmith4559]

Incredibly awesome video. The size of it! I noticed in another video you uploaded, a different ship that also blew the horn as it passed under the bridge. Excuse my ignorance, but why is it done? Thanks.

[@PaulScinocca]

A tradition, to either say hello ore goodbye. It is not required, more for the boat watching fans.

[@daboo7725]

Your last couple videos show the water very high in the channel. Is the lake level high right now or is it due to the monster storm front that went thru. I remember being there as a kid in the 70 's with calm water and it would seem that the water usually was about 10' lower on the sea wall

[@tommcadam9897]

Lake levels are really high. Growing up in Manistee (I'm now 76), I remember high water and low water. You take what Mother Nature gives you.

[@daboo7725]

@@tommcadam9897 I now live in central Illinois, but grew up close to Cloquet and some summer weekend shopping trip to Duluth include a trip to cancel park to watch ships and dip toes in the big girl. Cold as begebies as I remember

[@tommcadam9897]

@@daboo7725 As a little kid, anytime the water was 60 degrees or better, it was swim time. Not so much any more.

[@daboo7725]

@@tommcadam9897 Aaah. Yes. The physical abilities of youth are long past me as well. At one time I could swim the length if an Olympic size pool on one breath. Can hardly walk across living room on 3 breaths now. Oh but what a life with clean air up north, cool summers and cold winter's.

[@waynewilliams8554]

We have islands in the Florida Keys that shorter than the Barker!!

[@PaulScinocca]

Now thats funny!

[@Magnacorpanicous]

@2:30 Metal AF !!!!

[@Magnacorpanicous]

James R Barker Metal AsHail kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3S3lJKBdtGWnrc

[@danajohnson3799]

Brrrr.. that water is cold!

[@markthompsoncpa]

Oh no I see snow

[@Duh6666666]

Nicest horn of them all, wow!

[@ashleycalloway9729]

That was a splash of a video! Lol

[@bestamerica]

' beautifully natural water wave wave

[@vani9527]

We were there yesterday 🤩

[@PaulScinocca]

I hope you enjoyed the Sunday ship traffic!

[@kathyreeves8853]

Ivr never heard a horn like !

[@susanfaulkner2304]

If I had a choice between a Disney Cruise or a Great Lakes freighter, you can surely guess what I'd pick!...

[@edwardmyers1746]

That tide is very high

[@conrad4667]

They can build gutters into the sides to prevent splash back like in competition pools. On second thought, I guess that open walkway is a gutter.

[@PaulScinocca]

It really is, scuppers every 60' as well.

[@zachlafleur6651]

The James R. Barker has to be also an ocean going motor ship, with its cabins, controls and all of the machinery at the stern end. The freighters that are on the Great Lakes exclusively have quarters in the bow as well as the propulsion machinery in the stern, but can also be 1000 feet or longer as well. All of that weight displaces a lot of water, especially going through locks or entering or leaving a channel, so that is why the waves splash so high, as well as why they had to wait until the wind died down before being able to leave harbor and go out to lake.

[@adamt4742]

actually the laker style is the one with the cabins forward, and the 1000'+ ships stay on the great lakes, they are too big to fit through the locks to get to the ocean, that and the ocean would break them in half due to the length

[@zachlafleur6651]

@@adamt4742 Part of that is true (too long to fit in the locks to leave the Great Lakes). The other part is false as there have been quite a lot of 1000' and longer ocean passenger liners, cruise ships, tankers, and other bulk carriers that enable worldwide shipping of just about everything, so they wouldn't easily break apart crossing the worlds oceans.

[@adamt4742]

@@zachlafleur6651 I must have fallen for the myth on the second one. but I saw it on the internet, it must be true. LOL

[@ChillFrost]

Very nice 🙂

[@pudermcgavin4462]

If you have ever been to Duluth those waves seem ehh. But on a calm day the top of the warf to the water line is prob about 8ft

[@mysticvirgo9318]

Nice horn!

[@michaeldavies9600]

Hi i am a big fan of your videos,please may i ask you a question,where are the people situated who do the little talk about each ship?

[@bradnoah9240]

The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is the building behind the little tug boat. There is person in there that gives info over the loudspeaker. Also some neat stuff to look at in there as well. The whole Canal Park area is nice.

[@michaeldavies9600]

@@bradnoah9240 Thank you so much for your kind reply.Regards from East Anglia,England:)

[@rildain76]

Wow, the walkway (and the land beyond it in the camera’s field of view) appears to be below the level of the water. Seems like an awfully thin concrete barrier preventing a whole lot of flooding, especially considering the size and mass of the ships frequently passing by.

[@PaulScinocca]

Optical illusion, the water on a calm day is about 10' below the walkway, maybe 7' on a day like in this video. They have scupper holes about every 80' to drain rain water, wave water.

[@chrisk8187]

....what's for supper, honey?

[@johmurphy315]

Where do they go

[@gali01992]

I think that ship just waved at you...

[@NB-ky5ol]

I have no idea about what this is or where it’s at but I watched it. Are you happy YT recommendations?

[@ShashankRockerYo]

2:25 that horn!

[@jamesbateman4386]

Just catching up again Paul. I was freeamericausa1. KZbin did something on July 4, 2021 to eliminate my other handle. If you read this...Great work as usual. PEACE.

[@PaulScinocca]

They did not like your channel name ? Thanks James

[@ilovedogs7224]

Why is it so choppy in a canal you’d think being protected I’d be smooth.

[@PaulScinocca]

The waves from the lake are coming into the canal, once in the harbor the ships are protected from the weather's effect.

[@a.m.bruins4122]

Why is the smoke of this ship and the P.Tragurtha white and from the others hardly not. Are there special exhaust filter installed?

[@PaulScinocca]

Correct, they both have scrubbers on their exhaust.

[@a.m.bruins4122]

@@PaulScinocca Found this link, thanks. www.pacificgreentechnologies.com/envi-marine/?gclid=CjwKCAiA0svwBRBhEiwAHqKjFlBwI8BEPAWHnmwu39UUsbEs-YJ354pzqF4Kl0DEggNLXLskkZjBZRoCMjMQAvD_BwE

[@davidnielsen4490]

Paul, I wouldn't want to get hit that backsplash.

[@PaulScinocca]

It may be a bit chilly.....

[@IndianRedBaron]

Look at the amount of water that has slipped silently into our oceans...

[@bigbow62]

Drag Racing @ sea,just about the right length__________________________________ ( well for 1/8 mile blasts anyway ! 😉 )

[@janicesullivan8942]

That’s some really cold water to get splashed with.

[@PaulScinocca]

That is true!

[@frmerrin2]

How long does a journey like that usually take?

[@PaulScinocca]

Roughly 24 hours per lake.

[@aldo5428]

What route would she take?…

[@Lauraevoy]

Hey just a question, why is the water to turbulent? Is this bc the ship is headed to open water? As opposed to in controlled lockes and can al ways? Great video!

[@PaulScinocca]

They are heading into Lake Superior, open water. The winds are coming from the N.E, making the waves. Up here we call it a "Nor-Easter".

[@Lauraevoy]

Oh neat! The big boats we have here on Lake Ontario, I have only seen them in the channels so the water is always very calm. It’s crazy to see it this way. Thanks for the info!

[@TOTALCAMARO]

She just plows right through lol It’s like she’s saying “Bring it on” lol Great job on filming that wave. How often does that happen?

[@PaulScinocca]

We get a few good events like this every season, when the vessels start moving again it is well past the big waves. They stay hunkered down in the harbor to wait out the storms.

[@JH-qv3xv]

A splash you say. Some of us call that a big wave. Thanks

[@PaulScinocca]

Either way you get wet! 😁

[@susanfaulkner2304]

Just be a little spritz. There be a good breeze to dry ye off.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

You'd think the shores would have been built up a little higher when this was designed.

[@CoinsAndCapsaicin]

Lake shore flooding was happening due to high winds.

[@CoinsAndCapsaicin]

I live in Duluth