First Great Lakes freighter built since 1981 gets ready to set sail
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2022
- The Interlake Steamship Company, based in Middleburg Heights, christened its newest lake freighter on Thursday afternoon.
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Just for reference, The Fitz, at almost 100 feet longer, carried what the Mark Barker can carry
The Fitz was also narrower, hence less cargo capacity.
And she was a straight decker
The story of Friz makes me tear up rip to those men
@@funnelvortex7722 And also the Fitz had it's pilot house at the front. As nice as the forwards pilot house looks, companies don't like having them because it eats away at the efficiency and convince.
@@TheUnflushedToilet The captain's like them when fog is thick
That is some seriously impressive manoeuvrability for a ship that size!
I am still astounded that they can move a ship that big down into the industrial section in Cleveland. Clearances are TIGHT, to say the least but they get it done.
Welcome to the lakes may your career be long and prosperous. Fair winds and following seas
She made her first trip into the Rouge River here in Detroit/River Rouge, Michigan a couple of weeks ago.
How'd she look?
Building a smaller boat like this is smart because it's easier to maneuver in the rivers and the Soo Locks.
It is a shame the classic laker lines are gone; however, I am glad there is a need for new vessels instead of just maintaining the existing ones.
At one point or another, it's more cost effective to just buy a new ship than maintaining an old one.
@@americanace96not to sound rude but its definetley more cost effective to maintain a ship then buy more steel, pay workers, and make a brand new hunk of numeral than fix some engines and repaint anither ship
@@EperogiLimousine yes, but eventually you just need one more boat. And that is why you see such old ships on the Great Lakes because the freshwater means they can last way longer than marine ships.
@@WillTheBassPlayer Oddly, it's the opposite situation for wooden boats, which last much longer in salt water.
So much industry moving back to the states. This is a great sign
Thank Biden!
That is awesome!! I've always wondered if there were new freighters being built.
The fresh water of the great lakes is more conducive to long lifespans of ships.
They have not built a new freighter since 1981 for the great lakes
Why build new boats?? We haven't lost a single freighter since the Fitzgerald went down in 1975. Things changed after the Fitzgerald went down. I really think that Gordon Lightfoot s song really changed everything. He made a shipwreck forever famous. Safety measures increased. We don't have rogue captains like Mc Sorely out on the Lakes running full speed in shallow waters anymore. Captains who feel unsafe cannot be fired for not going out in a storm anymore. The Fitzgerald changed everything because a top 10 hit was wrote about this loss.
@@gregorylyon1004 clearly there is a new freighter... Also, things wear out
@@tvviewer4500They built one boat. It's not a 1000 footer
We need more ships built in the USA!
Yes!
We need much more than that built in the USA, but don't expect anyone in our government, regardless of political affiliation, to facilitate that. They're quite content with the way things are, just like the megacorporations.
@@QuadMochaMatti actually under Orange man bad the Company I worked for was thriving. I build ship Propellers. With the stroke of a pen his first week in office Biden put me out of work along with the majority of new Tug Boat builders.
@@mikebrase5161 please elaborate?
@@PershingOfficial nothing to elaborate on. You have all the information you need.
Love these ships dearly big part of my life,want to see them go forever, much love there.
These 40 year old freighters have another 40 good years in them still. No problem
After seeing all those Great Lake ship videos from 100 years or more ago, and the Edmund Fitzgerald in the 1970s, I am happy that weather reporting is so much improved now.
as long as she's not labeled unsinkable. she'll be fine
Saw the Barker being built over the past couple years during visits to Sturgeon Bay.
I only have 2 words for this........HELL YEAH!!
Awesome. Both my parents grew up in Cleve. (& area). I've been there many times. My mother's family has been there for several generations. My paternal uncle lives there.
Great to see this! I sailed for Cleveland Cliffs at one time. I always remember the Raymond Reiss. If I recall it had 32 hatches!
That was a much older ship then to have that many. Were they also the telescopic kind that opened in consecutive sleeves? That was my experience on the Paul Tiejten which was built in 1907 BEFORE the Titanic had her keel laid in 1910!!
I feel nostalgic about my days working on ships that traveled through the Great Lakes and up and down the Cuyahoga River many times. That 46 years ago!! This ship looks impressive with stare of the art tech from bow to stern.
The Mark Barker contrasts with that older ship shown at 2:58.
She's a beautiful vessel.
I agree with the comment that we (the U.S.) need more ships and more shipping - Great Lakes and otherwise. Thanks for the story!
Great to see a new ship on the lakes.
That's so cool, I was a steveadore once upon a time loading ships like that. Also 20 yrs in the US Navy 💪.
Outstanding!!!!
This is so good to see. Nice job on the report.
“I brought this thing here. I didn’t hit anything” I swear my wife said that exact same sentence last week 😉
She talking about her driving?
A year later that statement has a vastly different meaning. 😢
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE BROUGHT THAT HUGE SHIP UP THAT TINY STREAM
Yeah where were the tugs ???
@@josephshulman4330 From what I recall, they aren't common for that use on the lakes
The ship has both bow AND stern thrusters. Makes it look easy!
The ship was designed specifically for those smaller ports
@@billyjoejimbob56 Unless there are strong winds that ship could probably make it up the Cuyahoga on its own.
She spent some quality time at Belle Isle last year!
Praise to another Big Fitz❤😊
I remembered the last freighter launched in Lorain in 1981, "William De Lancy," before it closed down.
Carter and Reagan didn't watch out for us in the midwest, allowing Japan and foreign steel to
run roughshod over us leading to auto, shipyards, and steel to nearly be wiped out.
Reagan especially since everything went out of business on his watch.
Yet, he favored California which did very well with the growth of Silicon Valley and the military.
As I recall from the era, the steel plants were old and wouldn’t innovate while the unions were killer of the US factories. Sad to see area now known as the rust belt.
@@oldmech619 Yeah, graduating that year there were no jobs not even fast food once unemployment ran out for laid-off workers.
At the time, even if steel and auto did modernize, it would take years and the steel being imported was just too cheap and plentiful.
They were priced at cost to capture market shares.
A presidential tariff or limit should have been imposed and a requirement for the industry to modernized to compete against the new imports.
Kamra came to Japan when Mexico and China came online and now Vietnam and India are starting to take shares from China.
It really comes down to cheap nonunionized labor and lenient environmental regulations.
@@darkguardian1314 exactly this - US Steel used to operate the "Duluth Works". Since the vast majority of US iron ore comes from northern Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, it made sense to turn some of the ore into finished steel closer to the source - since there was local demand, and shipping finished steel back from Indiana, PA, OH etc (where most of the steel mills were) didn't make a lot of sense. Sadly the economics of it weren't quite enough once foreign competition got in the business... and were dumping on the market, to the point where we basically lost our steel industry. We still ship lots of ore, but we're not the global leader like we used to be. Allowing steel to go international at commodity prices was a seriously shortsighted thing - we were still in the cold war, and Ronnie was looking at raw profit margin above strategic needs... how ignorant, but then again, he only had a few marbles rolling around at that point; his second term was guided more by Nancy's damn astrologer than anything that actually made sense. :
THANKFULLY the Midwest/Great Lakes region is finally recovering thanks to a limited return of manufacturing as well as the tech/IT industry expanding to the region, but that was a completely unnecessary 30-40 years of pain and suffering for people of the region for nothing. But even if things are getting better it will take a long time for those "rust belt" scars to heal completely.
@@darkguardian1314 thank you for posting your comment very well said sir
Congratulations
I love ships
26,000 tons, same as the Edmund Fitzgerald.
A smaller boat gets down the river better.
Damn they brought that big ship up that narrow way
I was on a couple ships that navigated up the Cuyahoga back in the late 70's. Then we had to use tug boats. If it is not windy the captain could probably take her up solo.
Thank you for sharing, that’s a great perspective.
God bless her !
Glad to see new Lakers being built. Anyone in the Cleveland are should take a tour on the William G. Mather. It was what first got me into learning about ships, and especially Lakers.
Not one mention re: 100% built in Wisconsin
I looks great but I hope it sounds as great like the James R Barker .
I can list nine Great Lakes Freighters build since 1981 with out evening thinking too hard. Algoma Mariner 2011, Algoma Equinox 2013, Baie St. Paul 2012 , Whitefish Bay, Thunder Bay and Baie Comeau in 2013 and the CSL Welland and CSL St. Laurent 2015. Not sure how "IN DEPTH" this reporter really went.
😂
Maybe he was referring to ships sailing under the American flag. All of those ships I think are of Canadian registry.
@@richardwarren1718 yes but he didn't say USA. He says Great Lake Freighters. Of which these 9 ships are. The reporter was lazy at best.
@@donmacaskill5022 he reminded me of Jared from Subway. He was a total idiot, I figured that out in 2 seconds. He kept stammering and stumbling over words.
@@donmacaskill5022 Those ships were built in China. This is the first ship built on the Great lakes
Good to see.
The old lakers are such beautiful boats. Should have made this one with a forward pilothouse.
Ya know that rear view camera we've all gotten use to in our cars? I bet there are several really good ones on the bow of the Mark Barker.
But if a big wave comes it knocks the captain and other officers, right?
None of the later models had the wheel house and crew quarters in the bow. In fact when I was on the Great Lakes in the late 70's several of the newer boats had already moved the super structure to the stern.
Nice paint job
you can watch her live entering duluth on the 6th on duluth harbor cam
Sturgeon Bay, WI proud to be the Birthplace of the Mark Barker
Sturgeon Bay is the birthplace of many lake freighters.🚢
She's a fine looking ship. That boat should last 80 years. It's way better than the Fitzgerald
She's beautiful!!!
funny thing is the backlog at the port of la is over. and now all the other ports are backed up because shipping companies thought it would last longer.
COOL AS HELL!!!!!
Wow...
Good looking boat, now we need to build steel mills to receive all that iron ore !
Hum 3:17 the ladder safety net isn’t hooked up… times have changed 😂!! Safe sailing!! Those things were a pain to set up!
The into said it’s the first Great Lakes bulk ship in 40 years. Several bulk carriers have been built for the Canadian carriers CSL and Algoma. More accurately this is the first US bulk carrier built
So the station assigned a guy with the last name "Rudder" to do a ship story. Cool!
Owner names the vessel after himself. nice.
@Wayne Flanigan Trump Tower
@@ithaca4201 its his last name? Like Hilton hotels. Not their full name.
@@chrisrock3108 Same BS garbage. Trump brands everything with his trashy name.
almost like the artemis moon launch after 50 yrs ...looking forward to spotting her!
Better actually since it didn't have to go back to dry dock. 😆
26,000 Tons, sounds familiar
Nice one
Are you talking about the Fitzgerald load capacity??? That boat was originally only supposed to haul 20 thousand tons. They increased the capacity 3 times on the Fitzgerald to 30 thousand tons
@@gregorylyon1004 "ship", not "boat"
Fitting that the reporter’s name is “Rudder” lol
It is a new bulk carrier and they open the story with a statement and interview about general cargo! That is TV news!
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours
Oh for F sake stop moron. Let the Fitzgerald and her crew rest. God you people need help
I guessing this new Ship has bow and stern thrusters, although he didn't mention it.
Yes it does have a bow thruster
I like it and "I didn't hit anything".
The captain of The Mark W Barker just said leaving Deluth harbor 1-10-23 that he will be on the Masbi Minor next season. He said the Barker was for younger guys. The tight Cleveland river must of worn him out.😂😂
And today she ran aground at Belle Isle in Detroit! They just got her re-floated and moving to anchorage.
Oops! Well it happens and sometimes it's even intentional for safety reasons. High winds for ex.
Are they going build more or they just dding the one ship?
This boat costs about 150 million dollars to build. They just ordered 1 boat
I wondered if someone was going to make any “Rudder” jokes. Well played.
Another barker on the lakes, I wonder if it's going to have a unique horn like the James R Barker
So did Gordon Lightfoot singlehandedly kill the industry?
No. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song that made the Edmund Fitzgerald famous. And he single handedly brought to light the dangers of Great Lakes shipping. We owe this man a lot. He caused a change in the industry standard. We haven't lost a single freighter since 1975.
WHILE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
GREAT LAKES FREIGHT TRANSPORT, I AM QUITE SHOCKED
TO FIND OUT HOW FEW NEW SHIPS ARE BUILT !!
They last a long time since it is fresh water, so they are used forever.
The real reason why they haven't built a new boat since 1981 is because of the Edmund Fitzgerald and it's loss. We quit sending boats to the bottom of the Lakes. Boats quit sinking after 1975. Safety measures increased. We don't have foolish captains like Mc Sorely out Manning boats anymore
“I didnt hit anything”😂😂
There's also a shitton of moderately priced skilled labor anywhere in the US
This story has a big false element. Port Weller Dry Docks were still building Great Lakes-bound ships into the 1980s.
Canadian Ambassador Upper Lakes Shipping Laker 24,230 Jul-83
@@benwilson6145 I used to pass by the PWDD and cross its rail spur (and the Welland Canal) every day to go to school.
The reporter's last name and the topic (rudder & ship)? 👍😆
2:27 lots of scratches on the bow.
They need a Bob Barker now🤣
No mention of the date when she was launched nor the yard that built her.
Fincanteri shipbuilding in Sturgeon bay., Oct 29 2021.
Anymore ships being built for the great lakes
Is it electric? Did John Kerry approve it?
Jon Rudder's name is apt.
Hey does America still use steam power? One of the first sources of energy.
Mostly in power generation.
Yes. There are still currently 5 freighter's still running steam power in the great lakes today
I cannot think of a more perfectly named reporter for this particular assignment and all other maritime stories. 😆
Am I missing something here? There's dozens of lakers that were built after 1981...
Do the great lakes have a U.S. Navy presence?
I never saw the navy in my years sailing course that was over 40 years ago. But the coast guard were sure present on the lakes!!
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 I’m from Southern California and I’ve never been to the Midwest or seen the Great Lakes. I was curious to know because the Navy does have their training center in Illinois.
@@samuelplacensia9979 I can't speak from any direct knowledge, but I wouldn't be surprised if the navy did some training on the lakes if they have a training center in Illinois. I'm sure there must be info online with some detail.
Lakes are handled by the US Coast Guard (District 9 for the Great Lakes). There is no need for the Navy on bodies of water shared only with an allied nation. We haven't come over the border and beat you up for over 200 years.
Why are we setting sail when there are no sails? 🤔
Only 24 passengers on that giant ship? wth???
Crew members, not passengers.
Hopefully they don’t pollute the lake
Most people couldn't drive a big car in and out of the dock!
May it be legendary like the Edmund Fitzgerald. Iron ore is valuable and must get to its destination on time. Railroads are not well suited for such purposes.
Plus ships like this can carry a vastly greater amount of ore over time then the trains can.
Very nice. Not quite the Edmund Fitzgerald but nice.
The boat is way better than the Fitzgerald. Double hull buddy unlike the Fitz. This boat could last over 80 years on the Lakes
Should have named it the Bob Barker
😂
No trips in November.
This boat can travel in November. It's got a double hull
Heck even when the lakes froze over back in the late 70's I recall being out in November on a ship and one year even into December.
Where was the bulldozer? I saw a small payloader and a skidloader.
This guy is more tongue tied than brandon.
I'm really happy to see such a thing where you have Americans who are working very hard not complaining about the government going out there doing things realizing that America is to be great it is not in the hands of the government it has never been in the hands of the government it is individual United under the patriotism love of nation if Americans are united and not sweet by the partisan biases there's nothing to connect you the government exists only on the unity and the tax they pay I hope the TV could continue show us Americans investing in the US.
In the words of Antonio Brown… “business is BOOMIN”
They build a new ship and yet theres a few in mothballs that could rehabbed and reuse
You apparently missed the point that this ship is shorter but carries a larger load than ships a hundred feet longer. Plus I'm sure the company that built this ship understands their needs better than most anybody would!!
“Coal’s on the way out” 😂 Yeah right!
He’s making an observation, not a prediction. Railroads are facing the same reality.
They’re switching to pixie dust and unicorn farts… in bulk of course..lol
@@bluntone2273 😂
“Green New Deal” LGB
@@tomconley2458 There is no Green New Deal. That's an idea that hasn't turned into legislation. The slow death of coal is mostly due to natural gas being cheaper. It's much cheaper to build a natural gas plant, cheaper to transport the stuff via pipelines, cheaper to burn per btu, and no fly ash to deal with afterwards.
the next fitzgerld
Well Canadian shipping lines in the Great Lakes either purchase newer ships from the People's Republic of China or purchase second hand aging ocean going cargo ships made in other countries.
But with the United States, a foreign made ship cannot be flagged in the United States of America or travel domestically from port to port in the United States due to the Jones Act.
It has to be fully built in the United States.
Skid steers and wheel loaders.....
Absolutely correct. That boat has a double hull. It can definitely handle it. Those loaders stay in the ship to all it's destinations
"taking advantage" - YUP, 100% WHAT COMPANIES DO TODAY
"I got it here, didn't hit anything." Capt humor.😅
Well the first new domestically built freighter. There have been dozens of others but they were built overseas in china at this point.
I didn't see a bulldozer
There actually wheel loaders
I'm kind of amazed that a dock still exits that they could build in
It was built at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin where they have a graving dock where they built thousand footers in the 70s and 80s so yeah they can still build large ships