The Paul R. Tregurtha is the crown jewel of her fleet, and she makes a lot of trips through our area. July 20, 1983: broke the Lorain port record delivering 61,846 long tons (62,838t) of iron ore pellets from Escanaba. As we entered the western basin of Lake Erie, there was algae in the water Captain Johnson says the algae causes problems for more than just our drinking water, "It creates quite a drag. A lot of people can't cut it, but to me it's much more than just a paycheck. Fax: 440-260-6945. 0000002521 00000 n They caught up on "Game of Thrones" episodes in his room when he wasn't working. Georgia, Michigan lead way-too-early Top 25 for next year's college football season. Perkins is officially the conveyorman on the longest freighter on the Great Lakes, spending hours in the bowels of the ship where the coal is stored. The ships usually run from March into December or January. Her stern then pivoted and grounded on the opposite side of the channel, completely blocking the approach to the Rock Cut in the Lower St. Marys River. Built for approximately $60 million, she became a flagship for the Interlake fleet. Prior to joining Interlake, he sailed aboard numerous vessels in the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and trans-Atlantic trades. As Chief Financial Officer, Bill manages Interlakes financial and banking relationships, and analyzes all financial aspects and drivers of the organization using his comprehensive understanding of operational processes. Hawsepipers can eventually also be licensed if they take the necessary tests, which allows for promotions. There are plenty of exceptions. Across the Great Lakes ships All rights reserved. There's also a mate on site, and a wheelman to steer. 61K views 1 year ago SARNIA After sailing with Interlake Steamship Company for over 40 years, Captain Bob Thibaudeau commands the Queen of the Lakes, the 1,013 foot long PAUL R. TREGURTHA,. "So there's really nothing. Burgett and his wife, Lynn, boarded the 1,000-footer Tuesday in St. Clair with friends Bob and Linda Kempf,Janet Knust and Rick Sheffield. 0000002601 00000 n If there's an emergency, he can escape climbing a ladder straight up 52 feet to the deck. wolverines. "Being dirty all the time doesn't really bug me," Perkins said. We also went under the Ambassador Bridge, where we were met by the J.W. He beams a little bit when talking about them. "They actually assign to the guests a porter, an individual who looks after us, keeps us advised She's constanly bringing us plates of goodies," Randy Burgett said Thursday from the ship. Follow Jim Schaefer on Twitter at@DetroitReporter and on Facebook at facebook.com/jimschaef . Phil joined Interlake in 2004 as a Fleet Engineer and was later promoted to Fleet Superintendent. Of all the duties of a Great Lakes captain, this is the one Thibaudeau likes most, gingerly driving a monster ship through a spider's web of tight, restricted areas on the Great Lakes. Those are duties he must do. Charming Craftsman-style house in northwest Detroit listed at $430,000. "I grew up on a farm; I've always been dirty. The Tregurtha, which can haul 70,000 tons of coal, is a floating business, and customers like DTE Energy want the boat to make haste. Its 1,013.5-foot length dwarfs the Renaissance Center's cylindrical tower that looms over downtown Detroit. In 2015, Tom was recognized and honored by Crains Cleveland Business as one of the outstanding legal minds in Northeast Ohio. Type: Cargo IMO: 5385625. De Lancey departed Lorain on her maiden voyage on May 10, 1981, sailing in ballast to Silver Bay, Minnesota, to load 55,944 long tons (56,842 t) of iron ore pellets. Prior to his current position with Interlake, Bill was a Senior Director and Business Unit Controller at Cliffs Natural Resources, an international mining and minerals focused company. for nearly fifteen years, first as an associate and then as a full partner. Randy Burgett said it is hard to explain what it is like to be a guest on the largest freighter in the Great Lakes. . There's Nater and her cat. Thanks for the double salute when you arrived yesterday, both the Captain's Salute and the Master Salute--and lots of cheers from the onlookers when the Canal Park Museum narrator told them you were retiring. [1], She was the subject of a television program in the first season of Discovery Channel Canada's series Mighty Ships. trailer Paul R. Tregurtha - Sporting the title "the Queen of the Lakes" for being the largest freighter to sail on the Great Lakes, "Big Paul" is a staggering 1,013 feet in length. %PDF-1.3 % Randy Burgett said it is hard to explain what it is like to be a guest on the largest freighter in the Great Lakes. There are a few incredible raffle prizes, including $10,000 in cash. Officers start around $90,000. "Bottom line is you're not going to get along with everybody. Search. The scrubbers clean the environment and give us a signature steam plume.". A handful of area fundraisers offertrips on the freighter, including the United Way of St. Clair County. The freighter Paul R. Tregurtha quickly resumed work early Sunday morning, after it was cleared for action by U.S. Coast Guard inspectors looking for any sign that the longest vessel on the Great . After 42 years on the Great Lakes, Captain Robert Thibaudeau, or \"Captain Bob\" as we all call him, Captain of the Paul R Tregurtha from the Interlake Steamship Company, made his final transit down the St Clair River at Port Huron and beyond to St Clair where he spun the ship around one last time, docked at DTE Energy and then packed up and called it a careerI have had the pleasure of knowing Captain since 2016 as a result of my Photography and he was gracious enough to agree to do an Interview with me before he ended his career. For more information, click the "The National Museum of the Great Lakes" or "Interlake Steamship Company on Facebook" link on this page. If they start bobbing too much, he knows he will have to replace the bearings soon. Hawsepipers on the Tregurtha, like Perkins, said they get as much respect as the school-licensed sailors. ", People on board have invested their lives on the lakes, and while it's a different way of life, Denise says she wouldn't trade it for anything, "I figure these kids I am watching climb the ladder right now, one day some of them will be captains. That means learning on the job, rather than earning a maritime license from an academy. The raffle is September 30th. On board the Paul R. Tregurtha: The Great Ship of the Great Lakes, GRAPHIC: I am going to die: Body camera footage released in womans in-custody death, Toledo students accused of giving teacher edibles, could face criminal charges, Alleged serial bank robber arrested in Findlay, Toledo teen identified in 41-year-old cold case, TPS becomes part of Safer Ohio School Tip Line, City of Toledo names community members to weigh-in on next Police Chief, City of Toledo launches landlord and tenant surveys, MSU plans to update security, reclaim our sense of safety. We're just like a big family on a boat.". ", The menu while we were on board was impressive,"We're serving prime rib, sea scallops in butter Parmesan sauce and a chicken Parmesan breast. PAUL R TREGURTHA Royal Blast (2021) Creator (s) Sharon Miller Jo Jordan Voice Actors UK Voice Actor Matt Wilkinson (2010-2012) US Voice Actor Tom Kenny (2010-2012) Overview Name Paul R. Tregurtha Nicknames The Logging Freighters (along with US Brig Niagara) Gender Male Country Misty Island England (formerly) United States (built) Affiliation It's minimum wage; $8 an hour is all you're gonna get," Perkins said. It's a story you'll only see here. A backup is necessary there because the channel is too narrow for the Tregurtha to turn. The engine room is the blood of the ship, making everything work. Captains like Thibaudeau use markers and GPS and radar to help them guide these goliaths plus a substantial amount of gut. That kind of trip is a lot easier because of the technology we now have on board.". That system moves through the ship and out onto the boom . 2023 www.thetimesherald.com. (But) you gotta be very fair with people you're dealing with.". Before taking the helm as Interlakes President in April 2007, Mark held various appointments of ascending leadership moving from Fleet Engineer to Vice President and Treasurer. Thank you for everything you've done for us :) The Interlake Steamship Co., which owns nine working vessels on the lakes, employs 23 people aboard the Tregurtha. We did Part One the day before this Interview and I will post it as well but the sound isn't as good (they were in a dodgy area on the St Mary's River) Even in this video you'll notice there are times when the sound goes a little wonky but it's worth it to see and hear Captain answer some questions, show us what's happening on the River and just talk for about a half hourA huge thank you to him for agreeing to do this With Covid and me being in Canada, this was about as good as it was going to get to be able to see him before he left the ship so I'll take it!I apologize for the sounds issues here and there.. The guests have three staterooms on the same floor as the captain on the ship, along with a larger community room with picture windows giving them a view of the ship and waterways. A native of Worcester, Mass., Brendan has been a respected member of the maritime industry since graduating from The Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1993 earning a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and an Unlimited Third Mate Open Oceans License and a commission as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve. Paul R Tregurtha Downbound Lake Huron to Blue Water Bridge while Captain Dayton explains late fall and winter transits on Lake Superior After undergoing repairs at the Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin, she then loaded her coal cargo at the dock and carried it to Detroit, Michigan. They're meeting and learning about the crew, the captain, the jobs they do, the sights they see and even the food they eat aboard the 1,013-foot ship, which is longer than the Renaissance Center's cylindrical tower is tall. Freighters are a big part of our local history and economy. Before joining Moore McCormack, Mr. Barker was Executive Vice President of Temple, Barker & Sloane, Inc., a management consulting firm that he co-founded in 1969. 0000002884 00000 n Paul R. Tregurtha: See how Great Lakes freighter Tregurtha's first mission of the shipping season pushes her and her crew to the limits. It drops onto the belt, which then whisks it up out of the ship, through a boom stretched to a silo on land. In the winter, they live in Ocala, Fla. Nater in the wheel house of the Paul R. Tregurtha Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Watch for my new Children's book. They hold union jobs, all the way up to the captain, and crew members say the pay and benefits are worth the sacrifices they make to be on board. Contact Jim Schaefer: 313-223-4542 or jschaefer@freepress.com. The pilot house that's the brains of the ship making everything go. Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth early this morning. He is the Chairman of Lake Carriers Association Fleet Engineers Committee. "It's more mentally stressful, the job is. The ship and crew work around the clock, running day and night. Mark is a strong leader with a clear voice on industry issues at the state and national level. In November 2016, he assumed his current management role. Operations [ edit] MV William J. And they are proud of their ability to succeed. ", And it's not just cargo the crew takes care of, there are often VIP passengers on board. Burgett said after boarding in St. Clair where the ship was offloading coal, they continued to Monroe where more coal was offloaded. When something breaks, there are no repairmen to call until port. 0 The Luck of the Lakes raffle is a fundraiser for the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo. She is truly a workhorse out on the water. Kadleck says the company moves cargo for a number of different industries, "In any given season, all of our ships move about 20 million tons of iron ore, coal and stone. Tonight we take you on board and introduce you to the men and women who keep the big ship on course. He pilots from high above the stern, in a rectangular room filled with banks of computers, radar equipment, communications equipment and electronic mapping screens. At more than three football fields long, not only is the ship's size impressive, but so is her workload. "It's calming and awesome, you're almost lost for words," Linda Kempf said. The coal gets there through gates that are opened at the bottom of the cargo hatches, which are above where he works. These are the shipping lanes and channels dredged throughout the rivers and shallow areas of the Great Lakes water system. Captains make $160,000 to $200,000, according to Glenn Kolke, marine personnel manager for Interlake. 0000006958 00000 n It is a complex process.". But they can be called at any time, if needed. Don't miss the boat! Have a safe one captain bob well miss you stay safe in the MV paul r thergertha, Enjoy your retirement, Captain Bob!! 0:32. Make a mistake and you "scrape the paint," as ship-watchers say. Bob Thibaudeau early Wednesday morning eased the Paul R. Tregurtha into northern Michigan's Soo Locks slowly, slowly like a driver inching a monster truck into a crowded mall. Bob Thibaudeau early Wednesday morning eased the Paul R. Tregurtha into northern Michigan's Soo Locks slowly, slowly like a driver inching a monster truck into a crowded mall parking space. Sail to the last mile with inland North Americas multimodal logistics hub. Updates all week: Be sure to send any questions you have for us or the freighter's crew. Fair winds and following seas. We had a trip earlier this month in zero visibility through a narrow river channel. ", Captain Johnson has worked on the lakes for decades. William M. Thornton is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. 7300 Engle Road He has served as Chairman of Mormac Marine Group, Inc., since 1998. Interlake hired him right out of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, which he entered in 1976, the year after the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior during a gale. Arriving into Port Huron on, suitably, the 4th of July, it appeared that nearly every seaworthy vessel in the area, likely already planning a nice holiday boat cruise, made its way out on to the river to escort the Captain in, and occurring on Independence Day made the spectacle even more impressive. They stay in staterooms near the captain's own on a deck below the pilot house. He gets it on his clothing and in his eyes. He called it a "lack of employment on the beach." While a lot of the work is done outside, there's one place inside everyone likes to spend time. At the Soo, it doesn't get any tighter than this. Mark is past Chairman of the board for Lake Carriers Association and he serves on the board of Moran Towing Corporation. Framing beneath the plating was also bent and cracked. "Everybody I've talked to has said it's a trip of a lifetime and I have to agree with that," the Fort Gratiot man said from aboard the Paul R. Tregurtha Thursday. Of the 13 "footers" on the Great Lakes a nickname for the 1,000-foot boats the Paul R. Tregurtha is the longest. "I have talked to people who have been on this trip and I guess it's like anything else, until you actually experience it, it's unbelievable.". Follow him on Twitter: @DetroitReporter. Real Estate. She arrived back in Lorain on May 16, 1981. In addition, he has been Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. since 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. 0000006993 00000 n "I've lived here all my 60-plus years and watched plenty of boat traffic come and go, but I had no idea what was truly involved in keeping a vessel like this running," he said. That money allows us to fulfill our mission of making known the important history of the Great Lakes.". The Free Press spent a week aboard the boat ending Sunday, chronicling freighter life, watching how the men and women aboard earn their living. "I can park this thing better than I can park my car," Thibaudeau said. During the Reagan Administration, Mr. Barker served as a member of the Services Policy Advisory Committee of the United States Trade Representative. [3] With assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, at 5:30a.m. on August 19, two tugs with a combined 4,000 horsepower (3,000kW) moved the stern of the ship into the middle of the channel. The crew of the Paul R. Tregurtha had to pull a 360-degree maneuver on Friday morning when they learned the aerial lift bridge in Duluth, Minn., that they'd planned to go under had. Cheers and congrats from those of us who have had the great opportunity to watch your comings and goings here on Dennis' wonderful duluthharborcam website, and on our occasional trips to Duluth/Superior. This move not only was made in the dark, but in reverse for more than four miles while lightning flashed and the wind whipsawed. Richard Laksonen, an Upper Peninsula native who has been with Interlake for 30 years, said crew members have shifts (watches, as they call them), which typically have them working four hours on, eight hours off, then repeat. "This is the ship that everyone would like to sail," Thibaudeau said, noting not just the Tregurtha's crown as "Queen of the Lakes" due to its length, but also because he likes hosting 20 sets of passengers each year. With another 1000 footer, AMERICAN CENTURY, needing a little more time to finish her coal offload, PRT swung around downriver to wait in sequence. In addition to his license, Phil holds many certifications including hazardous materials management and fire-fighting training. [ship's horn blows] tregurtha's captain is legendary, too. 105.0' 17,120 At 1013.5 feet, Interlake's flagship M/V Paul R. Tregurtha is the longest ship on the Great Lakes. A few days ago, on Monday morning, Thibaudeau executed a tight 180-degree turn in the St. Clair River while departing a dock at a DTE Energy power plant in East China Twp. Marie. Posted by duluthharborcam at 7:21 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 4 comments: First 71 cargoes totaled 4,151,398 long tons (4,218,015t), averaging 58,450 long tons (59,390t) per load, restricted due to the lower draft in Lorain (less draft) and Escanaba to Indiana Harbor, Holds lower lakes record of 50,239 net tons of coal, shipped from, 2001 season: Carried the most cargo through the, This page was last edited on 18 December 2022, at 12:01. A deckhand will use a deck crane to pull those lids when coal is filling the boat. As Interlakes Vice President of Engineering, Phil oversees all of the day-to-day engineering processes for the fleet and the associated fleet maintenance, repairs and upgrades, dry-docking, as well as regulatory compliance, engineering budgets and general oversight of engineering personnel both aboard ship and shore side. After 42 years on the Great Lakes, Captain Robert Thibaudeau, or "Captain Bob" as we all call him, Captain of the Paul R Tregurtha from the Interlake Steamship Company, made his final. The shipping industry has a more than one billion dollar economic impact on the region. It is the biggest ship sailing the lakes today. Last week, all but two were men the chief cook and an assistant. Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, January 6, 2023. michigan. He's been working in the galley for more than 25 years, "That's the hardest part of the job. 67 0 obj <> endobj The 308 meter long, 69172 dwt bulk freighter Paul R. Tregurtha went aground on St. Mary's River near Neebish Island.. [1], In winter 2004, she was asked to transport a reserve of coal to Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. De Lancey, named in honor of Republic Steel's chairman who participated in the launch. "But if I wasn't out here doing what I'm doing, they wouldn't have the good times.". Eric will be posting @ericseals on Twitter and Instagram.They'll be using the hashtag: #FreighterLife. 0000000016 00000 n The Tregurtha is one of nine ships owned by Interlake Steamship, the largest privately held fleet on the Great Lakes. Home; Features; Services; About; Contact; Login; Get Free Demo The groom, Gerald, was the Captain of the Tregurtha back in 1991. Perkins, 33, comes from the tiny town of Hillman in Michigan's northeastern lower peninsula. duluthharborcam.com. Here in the kitchen, we're the heart, so we help keep it all together. In exchange for their paychecks, crew members miss family occasions, birthdays, holidays and more. Perkins watched as a layer of the black chunks whizzed by. My wife deserves better than that, so that's why I come up here and I do this.". I was only out here for a day, so I can't imagine how cool it would be to be out here for several days for the raffle trip. Interlake wishes Captain Tim Dayton all the best as he departs the M/V Paul R Tregurtha for the last time as Captain. It's a process that takes about eight hours, much faster than the old days, when such boats were unloaded from the dock with a sort of shovel contraption. His whole career has been with Interlake Steamship Co., which owns the Tregurtha and eight other working ships. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen "thousand footers" to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. Before coming to Interlake, Phil utilized his United States Coast Guard issued license, holding chief engineer positions with Andrie Inc., Grand River Navigation, and Great Lakes Towing. she's been hibernating in sturgeon bay, wisconsin. Time lapse as freighter goes through Soo Locks, Time lapse video as Capt. [1] In 1990 she received her current name. Our management team has a deep institutional knowledge of Great Lakes vessel safety, ship operations, marine engineering and maintenance and collectively more than 300 years of experience in the shipping industry. She started as a temporary cook, and years later she's still sailing, "My kids were all grown, and I was working on Mackinaw Island and I would see the freighters go by. For many on the crew of the Paul R. Tregurtha it had been a long and difficult week and the reality of life without Captain Hallin was slowly beginning to sink in. Interlake is home of the largest freighter on the Great Lakes; the Paul R. Tregurtha. The others live in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, Florida and Massachusetts. They are currently upbound, headedto Duluth, Minnesota. It's dark down where Perkins works on the belt, and he uses a flashlight to watch rollers that move the belt along. On another boat, the cook who dubbed Perkins "El Dirty" would hand him garbage bags to line his chair before he sat down to eat. And he likes chatting with them and spreading his love of the lakes. With CENTURY on her way, she slid up and over to dock for her own offload, and the Captain's last. Depending on their seniority, the crew works an average of 6-8 months a year. Perkins works in the deepest areas beneath the engine room. Follow her on Twitter @lvshepard. Since joining forces with James R. Barker to purchase and reinvigorate The Interlake Steamship Company in 1987, Mr. Tregurtha has actively served as Vice Chairman. That program recounts how in 2008, while leaving Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, MV Paul R. Tregurtha got stuck in ice and cracked steel plating on the port side of her bow, causing ballast tank water to leak out. It was certainly a lot more challenging in the early days. Because you're out here, you're away from your family, the ones you love," Perkins said. There's a way for you to win a ride on board a Great Lakes freighter. hb```%,@% @cF&>nT. PAUL R. TREGURTHA: Captain: Dayton, Timothy J.; PM Log 61(2) PM Log 61(2) MESABI MINER: Captain: Dayton, Timothy J.; Interlake Log 62(3) Interlake Log 62(3) PAUL R. TREGURTHA: Captain: Dayton, Timothy J.; Interlake Log 63(1) Interlake Log 63(1) PAUL R. TREGURTHA: Captain: Dayton, Timothy J.; Interlake Log 64(2) Interlake Log 64(2) PAUL R . MV William J. He is also Vice Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. and Mormac Marine Group, Inc. and Chairman of SeaStreak, LLC. Marie, Ontario, necessitating a mid-winter voyage. For dessert, there's a cake called chocolate insanity. He's a hulking man, fond of blue coveralls unzipped to the center of his chest because he works where it's hot. Capt. Half a mile an hour or more, which has an economic impact. Her unloading system and 260-foot boom empty her five cargo holds in about eight hours. He lives out of his suitcase in case he gets a call to report to a port. And the boat's width that 105 feet leaves just a tiny buffer zone on each side. The Interlake Steamship Company was given a contract in 1979 by its customer Republic Steel, to transport iron ore from Lake Superior ports to their steel mill at Indiana Harbor, or to their transshipment terminal at Lorain.[1]. The chef makes three gourmet meals that would be found in a five star restaurant. Moore, who left the Tregurtha on Sunday for a few days off before joining another boat's crew, makes a killer pineapple upside down cake. They have two children. The nonprofit will start selling raffletickets for its trip in November, according to its website. Deckhands pull heavy steel cables to tie up the boat to docks, sweep the decks, paint, and shovel excess coal into the cargo hold during the loading process. Phil Moore is Vice President of Engineering at The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. Chrissy Kadleck is with Interlake Steamship, the owner of the Tregurtha, "She can hold up to 70,000 tons in one trip which over a season adds up to millions and millions of tons of cargo. His other responsibilities as captain include managing the crew of 23, planning out schedules, projects and maintenance, and sometimes acting as sheriff and counselor, de-escalating any on-board issues. That's when you earn your money in the winter time. Prior to the purchase of this group of companies, Mr. Tregurtha was Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Moore McCormack Resources Inc., a natural resources and marine transportation company. Brendan is also the Chairman of Board of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Foundation, where he has served as an Officer and Trustee since 1999. The 1,000-foot boats the Paul R. Tregurtha is the biggest ship sailing the Lakes today was... 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