Excellent footage of the mighty Paul R.! Had the joy of being at Duluth with my, now deceased, Tugboat-Captain-Sweetheart, while Paul R. Tregurtha was arriving. Even though I think the Lee A. is more "impressive" ... together they surely make a handsome "couple" ... ;o) Thank you for the great shots!
Great vid ! Thank you for posting. I couldn't help but think if they couldn't get it loose that this would make a great sequel to Mike Mulligan and The Steam Shovel.
They are underpowered and almost useless when a ship like this gets into trouble. They are cool antiques, but they need a modern tug with 3X the HP for work like this.
Thanks for viewing, Charlie! It is very fun to see those thousand footers go under the Aerial Lift Bridge and through the narrow canal. We never tire of it. :)
RadiantSpiritGallery It really is great seeing those ships isn't it? I've never made it to Duluth, but I lived in Sault Ste Marie for 8 years. The best was seeing one of the thousand footers coming in with the sunrise on a cold morning
The size of these boats cannot be shown through pictures or videos. I was just at the bow of the ole PRT last week with my little boat... it was dwarfed.
Thanks for the video,Two Great Lakes tugs, tug Kentucky at her bow; tug Minnesota on the stern 10,000 a hour. Tug Kentucky pouring on the coal. Duluth, New tugs for old tugs,The Kentucky and the North Dakota will be replaced by the Arkansas and Indiana. The tug Kentucky and North Dakota will go in for maintenance and will go to New ports after service.
Bands 1999..... is the Kentucky powered by ABC or a Naturally Aspirated EMD? Sound like V12's either way and if EMD.. is it a 567 Series or early 645 Series from the mid 1960's (the 567 Series was 1st gen. EMC/EMD... after Winton)? What year was the Kentucky first launched? They both sound rather similar even though one is a 4 cycle (ABC) and the other (EMD) a 2 cycle.
Do they have stern anchors? would have come in handy in that scenario I've seen it done before to drop the hook before running aground and haul in and pull yourself free. Alternatively the tug can take the anchor out and drop it...try the same trick...or simply with the cable.
They intended to go from the harbor, under the Aerial Lift Bridge, and out to Lake Superior, but didn't make the turn. I never heard what caused this costly mistake/malfunction.
That soft mucky bottom around Lakehead boat basin will stick any vessel that goes too far out of the channel around the bend. Very shallow. Even the most seasoned captains will get hung up if they're skirting the edge of the channel. Not a good place for 1000 footers to pass other vessels.
How about a little help from the ship's main engines maybe? What about the bow thrusters? It doesn't even seem like the ship itself is even offering any help except for a brief period where smoke is rolling out of the smoke stacks. Why aren't the ship's main engines in full astern the entire time?
A number of reasons can cause a grounding. Misheard commands, mechanical failure, etc. I don't speculate anything on the crew unless the investigation shows it was human error.
The depth was around 18 feet deep. By looking at the vertical numbers on the bow she was drafting approximately 26 feet. So the Tregurtha was stuck in 8 feet of mud
this captain but a hole in the ship a few yrs ago tring to leave winter lay uo now this he has a masters license as well as a pilot license did he get fired?????? or was it mechanical.
James Mcguire Actually Captain Tim Dayton, who was involved in the incident where the ice put a hole in the ship retiired in July of 2014 so he was not involved in the grounding incident. BTW - I am sure that it was Management's call as to when to begin the season and to begin in spite of the worst winter in years where it had thicker ice than previous years. The Captain was told to take her out at that time and did what he was told to do. The ship was suppossed to have thick enough steel to be able to operate in ice.
Actually, yes, some of the largest tugs in the world are on the Great Lakes (like the 153-foot Presque Isle). For this particular incident, nothing better was operational in the area, so older tugs had to be used.
+Alex Hayward Everyone is blaming Captain Tim Dayton but he was retired in July of 2014 so he was NOT in command of PRT when it grounded in Duluth. Captain in command doesn't seem to be mentioned but it was NOT Tim Dayton
Excellent footage of the mighty Paul R.!
Had the joy of being at Duluth with my, now deceased, Tugboat-Captain-Sweetheart, while Paul R. Tregurtha was arriving. Even though I think the Lee A. is more "impressive" ... together they surely make a handsome "couple" ... ;o)
Thank you for the great shots!
Great vid ! Thank you for posting. I couldn't help but think if they couldn't get it loose that this would make a great sequel to Mike Mulligan and The Steam Shovel.
It's like watching something from 1960, but in HD!
Danim24 if it was 1960 the boats would still be going through.
She's my favorite vessel.
Very nice, thank you !
Cute little tuggies 😄
This old tug still has the old Cleveland 12 278A engine....antique.
They are underpowered and almost useless when a ship like this gets into trouble. They are cool antiques, but they need a modern tug with 3X the HP for work like this.
What engine does the Kentucky have. Sounds like EMD or Fairbanks-Morse 2-stroke. Love the sound, especially when he notches it up to full.
bearbon2 Cleveland 12 278A
The camera contrast from. Wow beautiful in Duluth to. Whoa that’s not good!
Dear Great Lakes Towing,1000 ft freighters have been around since the 70's, it might be time to get some higher horsepower tugs?
So nobody has commented on the storm clouds in the background starting about 1:50 with the lowering wall cloud in the center?
Jean Hutchinson That's actually why I clicked on this particular video :p
Its a shelf cloud with rising scud looking like a wall cloud not to mention its an extremely high based storm
Great tugboat action! I love tugs. I bet somebody got reamed out.
Thanks for sharing..I've never been down there to watch the ships..Would be fun someday to do that.....
Thanks for viewing, Charlie! It is very fun to see those thousand footers go under the Aerial Lift Bridge and through the narrow canal. We never tire of it. :)
RadiantSpiritGallery Your welcome and very well done...Maybe someday we'll see it done....
RadiantSpiritGallery It really is great seeing those ships isn't it? I've never made it to Duluth, but I lived in Sault Ste Marie for 8 years. The best was seeing one of the thousand footers coming in with the sunrise on a cold morning
Is he making progress at all?
I didn't see it freed.
Great Lakes towing tugs, small but capable, my old man used to work for them
The old lakers look much better with the forward wheelhouse and sharp bow.
Has that tug got a wooden hull?
The size of these boats cannot be shown through pictures or videos. I was just at the bow of the ole PRT last week with my little boat... it was dwarfed.
Did the ship get a new captain after this?
We're going to need a smaller boat.
These Tugs make it all happen with these great ships..
The lake level is up at less a good foot since 2014.
Was the tregurtha working its props
Thanks for the video,Two Great Lakes tugs, tug Kentucky at her bow; tug Minnesota on the stern 10,000 a hour. Tug Kentucky pouring on the coal. Duluth, New tugs for old tugs,The Kentucky and the North Dakota will be replaced by the Arkansas and Indiana. The tug Kentucky and North Dakota will go in for maintenance
and will go to New ports after service.
Bands1999 Wow, the Tregurtha's parking spot was alot more expensive than the $5 I paid at the festival grounds! ~Dawn
Bands19pop
Bands 1999..... is the Kentucky powered by ABC or a Naturally Aspirated EMD? Sound like V12's either way and if EMD.. is it a 567 Series or early 645 Series from the mid 1960's (the 567 Series was 1st gen. EMC/EMD... after Winton)? What year was the Kentucky first launched? They both sound rather similar even though one is a 4 cycle (ABC) and the other (EMD) a 2 cycle.
Do they have stern anchors? would have come in handy in that scenario I've seen it done before to drop the hook before running aground and haul in and pull yourself free. Alternatively the tug can take the anchor out and drop it...try the same trick...or simply with the cable.
Why is it so close to shore???
They intended to go from the harbor, under the Aerial Lift Bridge, and out to Lake Superior, but didn't make the turn. I never heard what caused this costly mistake/malfunction.
crazy oldschool Ships
The 1st mate said to the Captain "sir you suck at parallel parking!"
There are two kinds of captains: them what has gone aground and them what is gonna go aground'
Today is 11/28/2020. Is Paul still stuck 😏?
Wait for the tide???
It's the great lakes they dont have a tide
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I would have been nice to have a bird's eye view.
That soft mucky bottom around Lakehead boat basin will stick any vessel that goes too far out of the channel around the bend. Very shallow. Even the most seasoned captains will get hung up if they're skirting the edge of the channel. Not a good place for 1000 footers to pass other vessels.
Was this grounding the fault of the tugs? The tugs do not look powerful enough to control fully laden carriers like these.
John Burns Looks empty.
How about a little help from the ship's main engines maybe? What about the bow thrusters? It doesn't even seem like the ship itself is even offering any help except for a brief period where smoke is rolling out of the smoke stacks. Why aren't the ship's main engines in full astern the entire time?
Lakers do not use tugs nor pilots in this port to guide them in.
We don't get to see it break free? Just an old tug fruitlessly pushing?
Lots of ships have ran Aground on they're way to the Aerial Bridge. Even the Mighty Edmund Fitzgerald is Guilty of It
Mikey. driver's a putz
A number of reasons can cause a grounding. Misheard commands, mechanical failure, etc. I don't speculate anything on the crew unless the investigation shows it was human error.
was in same spot on land in 2016 july 4th firework
Anyone know the depth of the water there?
The depth was around 18 feet deep. By looking at the vertical numbers on the bow she was drafting approximately 26 feet. So the Tregurtha was stuck in 8 feet of mud
Less than 26'05" obviously.
this captain but a hole in the ship a few yrs ago tring to leave winter lay uo now this he has a masters license as well as a pilot license did he get fired?????? or was it mechanical.
James Mcguire Actually Captain Tim Dayton, who was involved in the incident where the ice put a hole in the ship retiired in July of 2014 so he was not involved in the grounding incident. BTW - I am sure that it was Management's call as to when to begin the season and to begin in spite of the worst winter in years where it had thicker ice than previous years. The Captain was told to take her out at that time and did what he was told to do. The ship was suppossed to have thick enough steel to be able to operate in ice.
+gimpcornet
Lol... The same thing Capt Smith was told before taking the Titanic out on it's maiden voyage!!
James Mcguire. putz driving
How many points on his driving record for this genius move, same ship same thing on st marys river
No Tides so you can't just wait for the water to rise.
is it only me, or is a huge u f o in the sky to the right of this boat?
Don't you fresh water guys have any real tugboats?
Actually, yes, some of the largest tugs in the world are on the Great Lakes (like the 153-foot Presque Isle). For this particular incident, nothing better was operational in the area, so older tugs had to be used.
How 🤔🙄
Didn't turn in time
There’s 50 or 60 ft of ship under water that you dont see.
The Tregurtha hull is 56' so I am guessing about half to 35' under
At the beginning of the video it shows the water mark at 27'
Congrats, captain, you have been demoted :P
{No he really wasn't :P}
Yea, Tugboat ain't doing well eh?
Whats even the point of it if it takes 4 hours to push a boat :P?
Alex Hayward Ok, ignore those comments. I was just tired and when im tired im not in thebest of moods
+Alex Hayward Everyone is blaming Captain Tim Dayton but he was retired in July of 2014 so he was NOT in command of PRT when it grounded in Duluth. Captain in command doesn't seem to be mentioned but it was NOT Tim Dayton
New captain not used to a large vessel is my best guess. Tim was a great captain
Dooohhhh ohhh homeyyyyy lol
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