⚓️Captain BLASTS Big Crowd! Ship James R. Barker arrives in Duluth, MN 

Jon! I’m 100% pinning your comment to the top because I totally agree!🤙👋📣⛴️

@@vibewithmike it's impressive but subjective. I like the orginal steam horns like on the Alpena and the Ryerson (please get her back in service - that is the best horn on the Great Lakes hands down).

John, I agree with you! You’re right, all of these whistle/horns are subjective. They are all cool, though. Boat friends, I have included a link so you can hear the Ryerson steam whistle right here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EYYRLGPRDYY.html

@@vibewithmike I personally think the Reyerson sounds similar to a cruise ship whistle. Just my ears. Love the Barker!!

@@karengausman1459 you are right, it’s like a cruise ship, all of these horn/whistles are unique and cool. It’s like the personality of the vessel.

Johan, I’ll bet people could hear that salute from miles away? My goodness, what an unbelievable display for the crowd.👍📣⛴️👋

@@vibewithmike If that was the only time you would ever see a great lakes ship it would certainly leave one hell of an impression!🤣

Johan! Oh, yeah! Not only would it leave an impression, but you might not be able to here for a few days!

@@vibewithmike 😂😂😂

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Kenneth, you and I both brother. You can actually hear people cheering about that bark in the crowd! It was legit.👍⛴️📣

MotorCity EMT, The captain never let us down, always let it rip! I see that you are an EMT! Thank you for your service out there helping people!🤙👍👋🙏

Jim, the crowd was having a wonderful time. The horn/whistle was crazy loud.📣📣👍⛴️

Diane! How’s it going my friend from Michigan! Thanks for dropping a comment. I hope the weather is good there for you right now? It’s been pretty dry in Duluth, Minnesota. However, we did get some rain today. I hope you come back to my channel and watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun. No agenda, just chilling out with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

Thank you mike 👍

Rod, thank you brother, the captain deserves a cold one free on us! He puts on a show for us every time. If you have a read this, captain, thank you for what you do!👍⛴️📣

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Corey, the crowd went crazy!

Catherine, these vessels are legitimate steel Giants, it’s like huge downtown buildings going right by.⛴️👋👍

Glenn, I’m glad that you enjoyed the video brother. I’m glad that we are typing because I wouldn’t be able to hear you right now after that horn!😂📣⛴️🤙

I think that’s so cool that you worked on these big ships. The wonderful memories that you must have. Many friendships. I’m guessing as well. Thank you for taking time out of your day to write this comment. Let me know what you think of this video from the other day. ⚓️Unstoppable Force: Watch 728-Ft Ship ‘Block’ Thrill Duluth! LIVE! ru-vid.comZeIlY1mJ3_8?feature=share

Leah, thanks for taking time on your Saturday to watch this video. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much my friend.🤙⛴️👋👍

Peter, we need to give the captain of the Barker a huge high five for that one brother! That had the crowd super excited afterwards? 🫸🫷🙏✋⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

Hey Peter!! How are you?

@@karengausman1459 beating the heat on the lake

@@karengausman1459 beating the heat on the lake

@@Peter-qf3be sounds like a great idea!!!

Karen, great hearing from you! I hope you’re having a great Saturday afternoon! I’ll bet if you listened close, you might have heard the Barker all the way to St. Paul!📣📣📣😂😂😂😂🤙⛴️

@@vibewithmike Yeah, I know. That was awesome 😎😎. How was it in person?

Karen, it was amazing and very loud. Everybody got pumped up.

@@vibewithmike sounded like it. Your ears were probably ringing for a while after. 🔔🔔but worth it!!

Edward, I was trying to zoom in on your RU-vid profile photo, what kind of truck is that? That’s a big one! Hey, I really appreciate you dropping the comment brother. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate people that love ships and we can share a passion together. I wish you all the best, nice chatting with you, let’s do it again soon!!!!!

@@vibewithmike If I'm not mistaken, that is a brush engine or brengine, in the fire service. I was a volunteer for 12 years. Some of the best 12 years of my life.

Ed, fantastic truck! You have a lot of guts to be out there! Thank you for your service! To answer the call every day like that means a lot to someone like me. I respect you a lot! Most people run from bad situations and you were the one going to it. Thank you! I hope to keep chatting with you in the future about the ships. It’s a pleasure.

Geoff!!! Thanks for watching my friend. I really appreciate it.⛴️👋👍

Yes, we are thankful 😊😊

Bigmon! I appreciate you watching like always. All the best.

Chuck, an incredible piece of steel! Unbelievable!

Karl, I wasn’t joking when I said, the captain blasted the crowd. That was a powerful salute.👍⛴️📣👋⛴️

Stuart, yes!🛳️

Geoffrey! It’s been blasting that horn since 1976!!!!!

So great

Art, Hey friend! The horn/whistle was amazing! Everybody looks forward to this vessel coming in because of that loud noise. It lives up to the hype every time.📣👍⛴️🤙

Lloyd, I agree with you, those master salutes are absolutely awesome!!!!📣📣📣👍⛴️🤙

Matt, those are some things that would absolutely never get old! ⛴️

Boat Friends! Please listen to this song once in honor of Uncle Paul. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FuzTkGyxkYI.html

You and I both!🚢

Anthony! It has such and powerful and distinguishable horn! It’s amazing! I’m glad you enjoyed!

Hey, thanks for watching like always. I hope your Saturday is going marvelous!👍⛴️👋

That would be really cool to see those posters you have. Bolt nerds like me would love to see that.

Todd, can you imagine having this horn as a wake up call? You definitely would not need to hit the snooze button! I’m glad you asked about the airshow, it’s a few weeks away, blue angels will be out in Flying High, check it out here. www.duluthairshow.com/

It’s a beautiful ship and the biggest. It’s so impressive. Did you see this video from the other day? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r_CfRpWjAgo.htmlsi=LZyB0recLI1qGZNC

I hope you subscribe and come back to my channel to watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

What’s up Rob! I got a question, did you hear that horn blast all the way there in Ontario? I’ll bet you heard a little bit😂😂😂😂🤙📣👍⛴️🇨🇦

@vibewithmike Haha! Only by the grace of your Videos thanks!!

@@robthebank9453 it was a loud one for sure though

@vibewithmike In my mind, though the Paul R is bigger, the Barker is the Boss!!

Rob, there’s no doubt that the Barker brings the boss whistle!

Ellen! I’m so glad that you enjoyed the Barker!

Jstoli, at this point we have to give the captain of this vessel the #1 horn award!

Anna! I’m really glad that you enjoyed the video. It’s a wonderful ship. Extremely loud too!

Chris, love the stock car in your photo! Trust me, I want to be in Australia from October through March every year because of how cold it gets in Duluth. -30°F at times! I hope all is well with you! Have a wonderful rest of the weekend brother!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍👍👋👋🤙🤙

Michael, hey brother! I really hope you had a wonderful weekend. One thing, let me know what day you’re going to do this, so I can get the best video ever!!!!!!😂😂😂😂👍⛴️🚤🚤🚤

B! Think of having a decibel meter up on the hill when the horn is happening? You might be onto a cool idea here!!!!!👍📣⛴️🤙

@@vibewithmike A few perspectives like a brewery crowd raising their beers when the JRB sounds off or the local coffee joint.

B! Exactly, raising that beverage to the salute!

@@vibewithmike Even have a line of brews named after the ships. JRB would be a stout in my opinion.

B! Now that’s worth drinking! 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️

I hope you come back to my channel and watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun. No agenda, just chilling out with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

Greg, I’m thrilled that you enjoy the video brother. How has your weekend been so far?👍⛴️🤙

Rolo, there was a lot of people rubbing their ears after that one!

Katherine, no doubt, extremely impressive salute

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GoJo, what’s up! The Barker sure woke everybody up in the crowd! It was like free Red Bull! Everybody was pumped up right after!👍⛴️🤙📣

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@@vibewithmike All's great in Vancouver Harbour. For the past couple weeks videos I've still learned to keep that darn volume down 😉. Both salutes were magnificent...

GoJo, did you hear the Barker’s Bark there in Vancouver?📣📣📣📣📣⛴️⛴️⛴️👍

Allen, it’s very cool of you thinking about the safety of the crew! Thank you for that. All the best and blessings to you!👍⛴️

Rose! That’s salute is so hard to beat. You would literally have to hook up 50 horns to beat that!

Brett, thank you so much for watching the ship video. This was one of my favorite videos.

John, it’s the loudest horn out there

Henry, that captain is awesome

Dixie, there’s a very good chance the Barker will be there during your trip. How many days? The more days the better. Even if you don’t see it, you will see some good ones.👍⛴️👋

@@vibewithmike the last week of se

Perfect!🚢

Nothing like those powerful horns on a ship

It’s an awesome ship for sure!!!!!

Ginny! It’s has a lot of power! I hope you come back to my channel and watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun. No agenda, just chilling out with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

@@vibewithmike Thanks Mike, I love watching the BIG boats. I'll be back.

Awesome! Looking forward to chatting again!

I’m with you!!!!!

This was a fun video to record, I hope you have a fantastic Friday, my friend

Rolly! You’re right! Duluth has a huge crowd that waits for this ship!⛴️👍👋📣

Thanks Susan!

Barker is awesome

Anthony, how can we go wrong with a master salute! Legit!

Trevor, I totally agree!🛳️

Just heard from Scotland. Now the UK. Pretty neat. Please stop back.

Thank you for sharing this The Big Barker Bark and Bite 😊

@briangustafson5757 Brian, were you able to see this one today? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MrL2LW-KnsY.htmlsi=YBwSoF-K1M7ECtGh

I hope you come back to my channel and watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun. No agenda, just chilling out with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

Awesome! I’m writing this comment at 7:23 PM CT. The Mesabi Miner is coming inbound right now. Also, I heard on the radio, the cruise ship will be leaving right after, stick around the pier.

Antwaun! It was like a legitimate earthquake!

I think Mike should invest in a Seismometer and start measuring ground movement in addition to his decibel readings!

I will look into that. 😂🚢

Pam, the rain is a good thing my friend. It cuts down on the water bill when you are watering the lawn!💦💦💦💦💦

@@vibewithmike 😉

Pam, It’s been dry in Duluth and the Twin Cities for a while.

Mark, I really appreciate your comment. Makes me really happy hearing that I’m able to provide this type of information to help. I’m still learning a lot as well. Let’s learn together brother.

Ellan, have an awesome Sunday my friend!

@@vibewithmike thanks Mike wish you the same! 🤗

Thank you for being a boat friend, Nigel.🛳️

Great hearing from you in Scotland. Please stop back.

Hey Steve, I hope you subscribe and come back to my channel to watch more ship videos moving forward. It’s all about having fun with the ships!👍👍👍⛴️⛴️⛴️

It’s awesome. Check this out from yesterday. ⚓️Raging Waves After Dark: Ship "Boland" Fights into Duluth! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5d2l2JrDI9A.html

Nana! It’s so funny you asked that question. The answer is NO. I don’t have any family in the maritime industry, nor do they have much interest in the ship topic either. I’m ok with that! I have good people like you and the other boat friends to talk about these ships constantly. It’s a real blessing!

Jodi, I’m really glad you enjoyed it my friend!

Jodi, that doozie was 1 minute 14 seconds in duration. In the section I keep track of sound levels, I've added a section for the Barker to record bark durations.

@@chuckg6039 I have a feeling the captain of that ship would be a lot of fun to meet in person! He probably has quite a personality.

Gill! Hey, thanks for taking a few minutes on Saturday to watch the video. All the best.👍⛴️🤙

Sky!!!! What’s up! It was raining cats and dogs here in Duluth a little bit ago. I have an update for you if you’re keeping your eye on vessel traffic here in Duluth. I just heard on the radio that the American Spirit will be departing around 7 PM tonight. The captain said that it usually takes them a little more than an hour to make it to the Piers so they’ll be going outbound around 8 PM tonight.👍⛴️👋

@@vibewithmike yep heard that too, hopefully the winds will cooperate with the Mesabi Minor for an entry. Talking 35kt gusts, hold on to your hat.

Any idea when the cruise ship is leaving?

@@vibewithmike Heard Viking Polaris is conducting a "turn-around" day, i.e. end of one cruising voyage and the beginning of another, which is a first for Duluth in a long time. Haven't heard when they will depart.

This is great information. I’m going to use it in my video if I capture it tonight. Thank you so much! What is your first name, I will mention it in my video and thank you!

Ed, nice hearing from your friend! Yes, the vessel came in empty. It was sitting way up out of the water. That was one of my favorite entries I’ve ever seen from this vessel. Powerful master salute.📣📣📣⛴️⛴️👍👋

Terk!!!!! Wow! What a very nice thing to say. Thank you so much my friend. Right now the weather is very good in Duluth. I wish I could keep it like this always. Let me say thank you, thank you for watching the videos and taking a minute to say this. I appreciate you. All the best.

It’s the Costanza? What I can’t hear you??😂😂😂📣📣📣

Dan, that’s a good point. I should look back at some videos where it’s coming in empty and others when it’s leaving loaded. There has to be a big difference.

5:10 check the Plimsoll mark on the draft markers. That’s the max

Alex! This is what I’m talking about! All of the boat friends are learning things every day. Here’s a brand new thing that I just learned from you. Check this out about the Plimsoll mark! Thank you so much, Alex! Check it out here boat friends. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/plimsoll-line.html#:~:text=The%20Plimsoll%20line%20is%20a,in%20port%20and%20at%20sea.

Thom, first off, my condolences to your wife’s aunt! The hotels and motels are very expensive right now because all the kids are out of school and it’s peak time for good weather.

I made camping reservations in January for my visit to Duluth mid next month. Crazy

Smart, Chuck. There is a high demand! ⛴️

Thank you Laura!!!!!

Alan! 😂😂😂 Boat friends, it gives me great pleasure to present to you the guy in the Maxwell tape ad! This is what Alan is talking about. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RBauT4ADKbw.html

CHEERS MIKE!

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Itsruf1, I prefer Jerry over George! 😉 I’m leaving this comment up because it’s entertaining. Boat Friends like to have fun. You might want let the Interlake Steamship Company know as well about the terminology not being a whistle. 👍 facebook.com/InterlakeSteamshipCompany/videos/an-incredible-master-salute-from-one-of-the-greatest-horns-we-call-them-whistles/353876582220437/

Paul, any wind canceling microphone would work well. I bought mine at Target.🚢

Mike mastered the wind noise issue last Winter dealing with fierce winds and biting cold. To say the least Mike is field and battle tested. He has put wind noise behind him!

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What’s up Elizabeth, I think it’s like $10 annually? I remember I paid whatever it was. It’s a fun app for sure.👍⛴️

@@vibewithmike so it won’t break the bank. Ha!

Elizabeth, no, it’s not too much, however, I don’t know if I’ve been using as many features as I thought I would. The free app does enough, I think.

Evets! Yes, I completely forgot to say it in the video. I’m not at my house right now, so I don’t have that information in front of me. Take a look at the previous comments for this video, I did mention the decibel level when some asked.

@@vibewithmike I'll go back and read the comments again. Thanks

Hey Jen!!!! It was a pleasure meeting you and your mom! It was so cool talking with both of you about Duluth and the ships, I could tell you both love them too! Just think, you were there firsthand to witness this powerful salute! It so lived up to the hype, don’t you think????📣📣📣📣👍⛴️

@@vibewithmike it does! Every single time. It’s hard to comprehend, even being there in person and hearing it a second time. Captain Newland is a treasure of a captain.

@@vibewithmike you gonna be down there tomorrow for the American Century when she comes in?

You and I need to present that captain with an award!!!!!!!

@@vibewithmike an award in the shape of that horn 🤣 Did you catch what that decibel reading was? I’m curious to see if it changed from the first one

Ken, under 10 minutes radius to the bridge! I hope your weekend is going well!👋⛴️

Thanks for sharing.

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The decibel level was 109.7 Regarding accuracy, don’t forget I was further up on the hill, I was not even right next to the wall. That could’ve been 120+ Easily

Thanks Chuck!

@@vibewithmike that top Barker Bark might never be topped

It possibly will, it was all proximity I believe and echo. It’ll be a tough one of best though.

@@vibewithmike I'm going back and will start logging Barker horn duration too.

Chuck, sounds good!

Mike, great point. I’ve seen two things happen quite often. I’ve seen very young children and animals get shocked/scared when the horn goes off, especially with the Barker.📣📣📣📣📣

Yo Lumpy! Happy Saturday night!

@@vibewithmike You too Brother!!!

Thanks Bro.🛳️

There have been a few questions about the boat and bridge signal horns when the boats are entering and leaving the Port of Duluth. In most cases, once radio communication with the bridge has been established, use of the boat and bridge sound signals are not necessary and operation of the sound signals is left up to the captains. Often, boats will not use the loud horns after dark as a courtesy to city residents. So, most often when you hear the customary whistle/horn-blowing sequence of "long-short-short" it is a friendly salute to the Port of Duluth from the ship captain and is responded to by the lift bridge operator with the same sequence. The Master Salute is an upgraded more formal whistle/horn salute. That is “long-long-long-short-short.” While the famous sound may be a courtesy, it has long been part of the nautical tradition of this great inland sea port.