Trio of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers - first the Mackinaw, then the Morro Bay, and finally the Katmair Bay - arrive in Duluth from icy Lake Superior - March 24, 2014
I live just outside Duluth. Seeing ships coming into port never gets boring, Each time I see one... especially the “ 1000 footers” ... I cannot wrap my mind around how anything like this can float. The physics and engineering are beyond my imagination.
God bless those Coast Guard ships especially in that weather! My Dad served 4 years USN WW2 one year in the artic and N Atlantic. People don't realize how dangerous and miserable duty on a small ship can be in that weather! FYI many happy and wonderful memories from time spent in Duluth and Lake Superior!
I have loved watching these magnificent ships since I was about 3, least that's as far back as I can remember! We lived right on Lake St. Clair (next to Selfridge Air National Guard base) on her western shore. We could always tell the difference between a lake and ocean freighter by where the wheelhouse was. Lake freighters back then were longer than ocean going freighters and their wheelhouses we on the bow where the ocean going fellas had theirs on the stern. Living along the St. Clair River and St Clair/Marysville areas we make it a point to go to a local restaurant, sit by the water ( of course!) and wait for the freighters to move majestically on by. Even at 10mph, the giants of the lakes make nary a ripple. I have heard you can take a voyage on one and is definitely on my bucket list. Happy freighter watching. You'll find me sitting along the river, maybe even with a couple of lines tossed in, waiting for my ships to sail on by.
Amazing job by the coast guard and an amazing “cold” job. Lol Thank you for showing us on how the coast guard works together to make it easier for the ships to make their deliveries. And credit goes to the bridge operators too. Thank you for standing in the cold to share this video Brr 🥶
GREAT !!! thanks a lot for this super video (without any disturbing music) only with real noises in infinity landscape showing this awesome work ... very interesting report 👍
thank you so much too for your winter video ...no silly music only the real sounds awesome !!! its well remember me my fantastic journey in Greenland with the mythic icebreaker Disko 💕 these ones are more powerful but my adventure was like that..braviii !
Too funny. 1st duty station, St Clair Shores MI, we would go up to Selfridge's DMRO (the military's version of the Goodwill Store) to get our fowl weather gear. Heck, we would come back with NB3's, Antarctic parkas with a couple cigarette burns in them and thought we were styling. Next duty station, CGC Mobile Bay, brand new cutter, new gear. We had EVERYTHING. Wasn't always like that back "in the day".
I reported aboard the Mobile Bay in early 80. Was issued some decent foul weather gear. Artic parka, even a special set that had pants and "Ike" jacket w/floatation liner snapped in and bunny boots. Before that, I was at a small boat station outside Detroit. We got the green jacket and our watch caps. If you wanted anything else, you had to go up to the DMRO facility at Selfridge ANGB and get it. I had a girlfriend who's dad was a Col in the Air Force. He got me an insulated flight suit and artic mittens. So, the gear got better IMO but you had to have a CO who was willing to buy it.
I really miss working on the freighters during their layups each year.I spent 7 winters working at the Toledo Shiprepair yard,a subsidiary of Manitowoc Industries,out of Manitowoc,Wisconsin, working through the machinist shop as a machinist mechanic.My main job was the 5 year inspection work on the main propulsion systems. Even though ,it's been almost 20 years since I worked there,I can still remember on how to do the job from the start to finish. I worked on many other systems and other things on the freighters in addition to the main propulsion systems. If it was a mechanical system on the boat,there was a reasonable chance to work on that job. Too bad I was only listed as a"seasonal employee" for each of those years.I tried my best to get hired in as a "fulltime" employee,but getting that status was almost impossible.The machine shop only had 5 ir 6 "fulltime" employees and even most of them were laid off at times during the summer months.The only ones that stayed all year long was the top 3 in seniority and the union steward I really mis that job.The job I took a job at a Walgreens distribution center was the reason I left there.
Guess the Katmai Bay's horn is broke... or.... he doesn't like the bridge tender. ;-) What I noticed is, it's hull isn't too beat up so ether it's not been doing much breaking or they are fresh out of dockside. But I noticed that too and thought it was a little rude. Never was from the nautical cloth, I went the Radioman route so I left the bridge protocols to that bunch of pirates driving the ship. (Mobile Bay crewmember (80-81)) sends Cheers
I wanted to hear the horn beep from the 3rd boat.. They are not required to beep their horn(s) when they float under a bridge? Now, is it safe to assume that it is just a friendly gesture to do so, beings several others already did, and the 3rd guy is already known he is going under the bridge? either way, still neat to watch these, even though, i have no clue what is allowed or not allowed.. required or not required..
@Steven Van Niman LOL... I like how you worded that... LOL.. I am one of those dumb people...LOL... in my GLADIATOR voice, "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"..LOL
@Jleed898; Moving unsuspecting boaters and pier peeps who don't get out of the way when they are just standing around taking pictures/videos.. Just kidding. It's design is that of a ice breaking buoy tender no mater what a Mac crewmember says. LOL.. Mobile Bay crew member(80-81) sends! 73's
The 140's were named after bays. Katmai, Bristol, Mobile, Neah, Biscayne, Morro, (next few out of order) Thunder and Sturgeon, (I had to look to remember these) Penobscot but they didn't build the Curtis Bay. Though you can find them all, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay-class_tugboat, the initial boats have been around since that LATE 70's. 103 (my old boat) was commissioned in the fall of 79. I reported onboard as a SN in winter of 80. Great boat. Great crew and outstanding captain (who went on to retire off the Polar Sea). Very capable boats IMO and I really feel sorry for the Bristol/Mobile Bay who got barges to work buoys. Me personally, I have been onboard (visited) the first 5 at one time or another in during my career.
No, they were following each other into the harbor. The 140's, at least back in my day, worked in tandem (side by side) to break larger channels for the 1000footers. But unless it's something major, you normally won't see more then one working their area. Cheers.
How effective are the smaller icebreakers? They don't seem heavy enough to be able to do a lot of good. Being landlocked and in the south icebreakers aren't much of a thing for us.
Mike Hill those smaller vessels can punch through several feet of ice, which is usually what we get in the harbor in Duluth. It doesn’t look like it, but all three vessels have 10-14 feet of Reinforced hull underneath the water. Hope that answers you
@@WallaceWoodsPhotography Thank you for the reply. It does help. Still blows my mind. Again being from Texas, it's hard to wrap my mind around ice getting that thick.
when stationary they keep the engines running and have a water bubbler system that constantly keeps the water moving around the hull to prevent it from freezing solid, to move they just crank up the horses and let er buck
I live just outside Duluth. Seeing ships coming into port never gets boring,
Each time I see one... especially the “ 1000 footers” ... I cannot wrap my mind around how anything like this can float. The physics and engineering are beyond my imagination.
The Coast Guard never gets the credit it deserves.
Thank you for not having background music. It was great to hear the ice cracking & the engines of the icebreakers
Meryl Wade what are you talking about....that's music within itself
Totally agree
Love watching the videos of Duluth waterways. Thank you
God bless those Coast Guard ships especially in that weather! My Dad served 4 years USN WW2 one year in the artic and N Atlantic. People don't realize how dangerous and miserable duty on a small ship can be in that weather!
FYI many happy and wonderful memories from time spent in Duluth and Lake Superior!
I have loved watching these magnificent ships since I was about 3, least that's as far back as I can remember! We lived right on Lake St. Clair (next to Selfridge Air National Guard base) on her western shore. We could always tell the difference between a lake and ocean freighter by where the wheelhouse was. Lake freighters back then were longer than ocean going freighters and their wheelhouses we on the bow where the ocean going fellas had theirs on the stern.
Living along the St. Clair River and St Clair/Marysville areas we make it a point to go to a local restaurant, sit by the water ( of course!) and wait for the freighters to move majestically on by. Even at 10mph, the giants of the lakes make nary a ripple. I have heard you can take a voyage on one and is definitely on my bucket list. Happy freighter watching. You'll find me sitting along the river, maybe even with a couple of lines tossed in, waiting for my ships to sail on by.
Port Huron same thing. Sault Saint marie as well with the locks
Amazing job by the coast guard and an amazing “cold” job. Lol Thank you for showing us on how the coast guard works together to make it easier for the ships to make their deliveries. And credit goes to the bridge operators too. Thank you for standing in the cold to share this video Brr 🥶
Always one that puts a downer on the show .
GREAT !!!
thanks a lot for this super video (without any disturbing music) only with real noises in infinity landscape showing this awesome work ... very interesting report 👍
thank you so much too for your winter video ...no silly music only the real sounds
awesome !!!
its well remember me my fantastic journey in Greenland with the mythic icebreaker
Disko 💕 these ones are more
powerful but my adventure was like that..braviii !
arrrrrrrrrrr,i was waiting for the toot toot of the little one
Captain must be a Hard-Ass !! Lol
Looks like they have much better cold weather gear than we did back in the day lol. I'm glad to see it.
Too funny. 1st duty station, St Clair Shores MI, we would go up to Selfridge's DMRO (the military's version of the Goodwill Store) to get our fowl weather gear. Heck, we would come back with NB3's, Antarctic parkas with a couple cigarette burns in them and thought we were styling. Next duty station, CGC Mobile Bay, brand new cutter, new gear. We had EVERYTHING. Wasn't always like that back "in the day".
I reported aboard the Mobile Bay in early 80. Was issued some decent foul weather gear. Artic parka, even a special set that had pants and "Ike" jacket w/floatation liner snapped in and bunny boots. Before that, I was at a small boat station outside Detroit. We got the green jacket and our watch caps. If you wanted anything else, you had to go up to the DMRO facility at Selfridge ANGB and get it. I had a girlfriend who's dad was a Col in the Air Force. He got me an insulated flight suit and artic mittens. So, the gear got better IMO but you had to have a CO who was willing to buy it.
Helped build these smaller ones at tacoma boat inc back in the 80’s
Ahh those horns. I miss them the most. Growing up in Duluth I took them for granted.
I wish I was there seeing that. Jerome.
I really miss working on the freighters during their layups each year.I spent 7 winters working at the Toledo Shiprepair yard,a subsidiary of Manitowoc Industries,out of Manitowoc,Wisconsin, working through the machinist shop as a machinist mechanic.My main job was the 5 year inspection work on the main propulsion systems.
Even though ,it's been almost 20 years since I worked there,I can still remember on how to do the job from the start to finish.
I worked on many other systems and other things on the freighters in addition to the main propulsion systems.
If it was a mechanical system on the boat,there was a reasonable chance to work on that job.
Too bad I was only listed as a"seasonal employee" for each of those years.I tried my best to get hired in as a "fulltime" employee,but getting that status was almost impossible.The machine shop only had 5 ir 6 "fulltime" employees and even most of them were laid off at times during the summer months.The only ones that stayed all year long was the top 3 in seniority and the union steward
I really mis that job.The job I took a job at a Walgreens distribution center was the reason I left there.
thank you 😘
Great opening shot!
Muy bonito tu video, saludos desde Oax Mexico 🇲🇽
Nice, Thank you
What happen to the Captains salute from the 3rd ice breaker???
Guess the Katmai Bay's horn is broke... or.... he doesn't like the bridge tender. ;-) What I noticed is, it's hull isn't too beat up so ether it's not been doing much breaking or they are fresh out of dockside. But I noticed that too and thought it was a little rude. Never was from the nautical cloth, I went the Radioman route so I left the bridge protocols to that bunch of pirates driving the ship. (Mobile Bay crewmember (80-81)) sends Cheers
já navei nós grandes lagos, é maravilhoso embora o frio, fico feliz por ter conhecido, marinheiros goz de alguns previlegios
I wonder why the last breaker did not signal a masters salute.For being an organization that's full of traditions,why miss this one.
Super F-ing Cool! Looking Good Coasties!!
Bless those Coast Guards! They know just when to arrive! 😀😃🙂🙃😊
I dunno.... that ice looks pretty broken already. Maybe they were coming into port for dinner
It's amazing what coast guarders will do to get to a good donut shop...
Last boat says, not playing the horn thing.
I'd never leave my "spot" to observe.
Queria dar um mergulho nessa água
Much, much respect for these Coast Guarders.
At the very end, do I hear someone open a bag of chips and start chomping away?
I think so
Lol! Yes, I believe so! 😁
Those are baby boats compared to the Wind Class boat I was on; the Northwind. And the new Polar Class makes the Wind Class look small.
Big "don't talk to my son ever again" energy
love it
see that guy waving :)
_"Semper Paratus."_ 👍👍
Semper Paratus
I wanted to hear the horn beep from the 3rd boat.. They are not required to beep their horn(s) when they float under a bridge? Now, is it safe to assume that it is just a friendly gesture to do so, beings several others already did, and the 3rd guy is already known he is going under the bridge? either way, still neat to watch these, even though, i have no clue what is allowed or not allowed.. required or not required..
@Steven Van Niman LOL... I like how you worded that... LOL.. I am one of those dumb people...LOL... in my GLADIATOR voice, "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"..LOL
As Ice breakers go, the second and third ones were fairly small ??
The New Mac is beautiful, I served on the Bristol Bay in the late 80s.
Why didn't the last boat get a welcome horn?
He doesn’t get a Captain’s Salute if he doesn’t give one first.
Ya entiendo la frase "Rompiendo el Hielo"
These boats moved a good bit faster than the cargo ships.
Inertia, my man, inertia to break the ice and not get stuck.
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What is the crane on the front of the ship used for?
Buoy handling.
Aids to navigation repair, stores and equipment loading and offloading.
In the summer they do buoy maintenance...
Lifting heavy objects.
@Jleed898; Moving unsuspecting boaters and pier peeps who don't get out of the way when they are just standing around taking pictures/videos.. Just kidding. It's design is that of a ice breaking buoy tender no mater what a Mac crewmember says. LOL.. Mobile Bay crew member(80-81) sends! 73's
It's funny there would be an ice breaker named after a town in California. "Morro Bay"
WootTootZoot thats the “Bay” class tugs Morrow Bay, Galveston Bay and so on
The 140's were named after bays. Katmai, Bristol, Mobile, Neah, Biscayne, Morro, (next few out of order) Thunder and Sturgeon, (I had to look to remember these) Penobscot but they didn't build the Curtis Bay. Though you can find them all, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay-class_tugboat, the initial boats have been around since that LATE 70's. 103 (my old boat) was commissioned in the fall of 79. I reported onboard as a SN in winter of 80. Great boat. Great crew and outstanding captain (who went on to retire off the Polar Sea). Very capable boats IMO and I really feel sorry for the Bristol/Mobile Bay who got barges to work buoys. Me personally, I have been onboard (visited) the first 5 at one time or another in during my career.
I see that the 2 first breakers harbored the Canadian flag ???
Is it cool in Duluth
Do the ice breakers follow each other or carve a new channel?
No, they were following each other into the harbor. The 140's, at least back in my day, worked in tandem (side by side) to break larger channels for the 1000footers. But unless it's something major, you normally won't see more then one working their area. Cheers.
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How effective are the smaller icebreakers? They don't seem heavy enough to be able to do a lot of good. Being landlocked and in the south icebreakers aren't much of a thing for us.
Mike Hill those smaller vessels can punch through several feet of ice, which is usually what we get in the harbor in Duluth. It doesn’t look like it, but all three vessels have 10-14 feet of Reinforced hull underneath the water. Hope that answers you
@@WallaceWoodsPhotography Thank you for the reply. It does help. Still blows my mind. Again being from Texas, it's hard to wrap my mind around ice getting that thick.
I was also told that the bigger icebreakers can cause hull damage to low reinforced hulls as they carry out release operations from a total freeze up.
@@mikehill3996 Come on up and have a chill!
My curiosity is when they dock for "whatever", don't they freeze in place...so they have to break loose..no momentum it would seem to ride up on ice..
when stationary they keep the engines running and have a water bubbler system that constantly keeps the water moving around the hull to prevent it from freezing solid, to move they just crank up the horses and let er buck
They don't look like ice breakers. I would think the front would be heavy to break the ice....I could be wrong.
They have very thick steel but the main way they break ice is by riding up on top and crushing it
Bugger you last boat where is your horn?
When does the ice start breaking up there ? On average.
It can vary. Need ice to form. Supposed to be in the 40’s this weekend. Unusual.
@@jaxx1142 that is warm for there. I follow the wolves in Ely and that would be a warm temp spike for them. ☃️
🤨👍👍👍💪😎
Shame on you, #101 for no salute.
Yes!
👋👋📢🔊🔈🔉
Now thats what I call global warming!!!
Looks like most of the ice broken in your clock bait vidio.
Click bait? (clock bait?) The title says icebreakers arrive in Duluth. Is there something wrong with ya?
People in Russia and Finland will have a big laugh when they see these crappy and obsolete icebreakers