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

Жыл бұрын

Wishing you many more years

@joel3659

Жыл бұрын

Respect mister!! God bless you!

@mahmoudkhalidbinzayed6760

Жыл бұрын

Wish you many many more years full of happiness and health

@sreedharanpillaik8653

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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?

I have said it before, but love that y’all include the radio chatter on the arrival and departure videos that are uploaded.

@conniedebruyn8045

2 жыл бұрын

I find it fascinating to listen to. 100% agree with you.

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.

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

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

Thank You Captain Newland and crew. Great Master Salute.

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

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

@daleolson3506

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not reverse

@skizztrizz4453

2 жыл бұрын

Reverse??

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

Welcome Barker and crew CHEERS from Colorado

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

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

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

Best sounding boat in the fleet!

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

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 !) 🏡💕🚢🌊

I never get tired of the Barker bark.

Excellent capture and thanks for sharing this

That is so cool ... made my day!

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

amazed at how calm the lake is

Nice shot of the Barker passing the Speer

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

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

What an amazing horn!

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

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

That's some really beautiful footage .

Love this monster marine stuff!! Thanks!!

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

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

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

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

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

my sister’s on this one!!

Thanks

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

thanks for radio communication

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

2 жыл бұрын

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!!!

Quite the crowd on hand!

Love it!

@yassinelaouar5614

2 ай бұрын

Love u too ❤❤❤

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

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

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

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

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

Love that two tone horn!

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

Ай бұрын

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.

One hell of a horn!

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

Creatividad humana gracias a Dios

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

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

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

What a beautiful sound he makes

@eulero75

5 ай бұрын

*she

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

Fabulous fabulous.

Love that horn.

AWSOME

Fantástico 😃 😄 😁

ella es hermosa 💜

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!

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

Impressive ship !

I miss duluth!

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.

Along side Capt 👍👍👍 Keep safety

Amazing Ship

That’s impressive

Cute arrival salute..

It's like a small country approaching

amazing ship

So Cool

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

And that's why that's my ringtone.

Very nice wow big ship👍

Great horn section

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.

Ayyy the Barker repping good ole Delaware!

Cooooooool.............. beautiful.

That salute says Get a load of me!

Это монстр! Дух захватывает!

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

This Beast is a real Monter 😱😱

PARABÉNS tmj

What a monster! 🛳🚢⚓

He is a big boy!

Gigantesco

🤩🤩

I just love the horn on The Barker! so majestic. And the Bridge's horn is so small and pathetic compared to it. I Think she has the most unique horn out of all the Lakers....