A backup is necessary there because the channel is too narrow for the Tregurtha to turn. Powered by. With another 1000 footer, AMERICAN CENTURY, needing a little more time to finish her coal offload, PRT swung around downriver to wait in sequence. This was on a gorgeous late August day, but of course Darby says life on the lakes is not always like this, "Summer sailing is nice and easy. Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth early this morning. He generally works 60 days, then takes off for 30. She can carry up to 68,000 gross tons of taconite pellets or 71,000 net tons of coal. You get used to it by now.". The Free Press spent a week aboard the boat ending Sunday, chronicling freighter life, watching how the men and women aboard earn their living. Freighters are a big part of our local history and economy. Paul R Tregurtha Downbound Lake Huron to Blue Water Bridge while Captain Dayton explains late fall and winter transits on Lake Superior This is the final trip for Captain Bob Thibaudeau, senior-most captain in his 42nd season sailing with Interlake. Capable of unloading at a rate of 10,000 long tons of iron ore per hour, or 6,000 net tons of coal per hour, the total system displaces 14,497 tons.[1]. The money will be used for things including educational programs, research and the museum. United States of America. ", In addition to bad weather, the ship's can also be affected by what;s in the lake. Eric will be posting @ericseals on Twitter and Instagram.They'll be using the hashtag: #FreighterLife. Mark Barker is President of The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. 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. The freighter was proceeding downbound with 62,000 tons of coal when it grounded at the bow. It's a Great Lakes Freighter boat and you see it has really big lines. 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. Phil Moore is Vice President of Engineering at The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. Brendan P. OConnor is Vice President of Marketing and Marine Traffic at The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. His wife, Kathleen (Sissy) Perkins jumped onto the boat this week at the Soo Locks to spend a week with him. Contact Jim Schaefer: 313-223-4542 or jschaefer@freepress.com. A week earlier, on May 3, 2002, Captain Mitch Hallin passed away on board his command, the M/V Paul R. Tregurtha. now, winter shore leave is over. 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. NOTE: YOU MAY HAVE TO CLICK THE REFRESH ICON ON THE LEFT TO SHOW SHIPS! Interlake wishes Captain Tim Dayton all the best as he departs the M/V Paul R Tregurtha for the last time as Captain. Bill graduated from The Ohio State University in 1992 with a BSBA in accounting. He views the water from behind a bank of angled windows that curve around the front of the bridge. Since joining Interlakes executive team in January 2008, Tom has leveraged his vast expertise in the areas of admiralty and maritime law to represent the companys interests on all legal issues, contract negotiations and crisis management. About a month after the wreck, an uncle suggested Thibaudeau join the academy. Sail to the last mile with inland North Americas multimodal logistics hub. Across the Great Lakes ships Listed below are some of our friends that share the harbor. "There's really nowhere to go, except your room," he said. Brendan is part of Interlakes Incident Response and Management Team, and is a Qualified Individual (OPA 90) and is trained as an Incident Commander/On-scene Coordinator. For dessert, there's a cake called chocolate insanity. The biggest shift is in the pilot house, where there are now things like electronic navigation and satellite weather forecasts, "We didn't have all these fancy electronics in the early days , it was mostly visual then. I thought how cool would that be to work on one. "So there's really nothing. Paul Smith is the Chief Cook. It drops onto the belt, which then whisks it up out of the ship, through a boom stretched to a silo on land. ", When it comes to the environment, Kadleck says it's a big priority for Interlake Steamship, "We are always looking for ways to protect the water ways and reduce our emissions. startxref Prior to joining Interlake, he sailed aboard numerous vessels in the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and trans-Atlantic trades. Meet Captain Bob Thibaudeau, Master of our M/V Paul R. Tregurtha and senior most captain in the Interlake fleet. 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. While a lot of the work is done outside, there's one place inside everyone likes to spend time. Her unloading system and 260-foot boom empty her five cargo holds in about eight hours. "Back where I live, you either work on a dairy farm or cut down trees for a living. 2023 www.thetimesherald.com. Thomas Wynne is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. The 308 meter long, 69172 dwt bulk freighter Paul R. Tregurtha went aground on St. Mary's River near Neebish Island.. MMSI: 366904950 . It is the biggest ship sailing the lakes today. There are workshops filled with tools all over the boat, some with wrenches as big as a human head. Built for approximately $60 million, she became a flagship for the Interlake fleet. Fair winds and following seas Grammie Pat, Roberts, Wisconsin, Have a safe trip captin bob of MV paul r thergertha have a nice shipping seasen bye captin bob!!!. 0000006958 00000 n When something breaks, there are no repairmen to call until port. Find stories from the journey on freep.com, at @freep on Twitter and on the Detroit Free Press Facebook page. 0000000576 00000 n It's truly a mountain of coal. He serves as Director Emeritus of Cornell University. Once the Great Lakes freighter was tucked safely inside the lock, the gates shut behind it, an influx of water raised it 20 feet, and she was on her way into Lake Superior. UTC. Follow him on Twitter: @DetroitReporter. Real Estate. Westcott II, a boat that among other things, picks up and delivers mail to sailors. He is also Vice Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. and Mormac Marine Group, Inc. and Chairman of SeaStreak, LLC. 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. She is the current Queen of the Lakes, an unofficial but widely recognized title given to the longest vessel active on the Great Lakes. "Bottom line is you're not going to get along with everybody. Paul R. Tregurtha, born 1935, was the Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship Company's Board. Last week, all but two were men the chief cook and an assistant. 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. Catch up with their adventures here. 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. A lot has changed since the captain's first days on the job. One of my favorite things is to use the meat smoker we have on board. Dustin Darby is a First Mate, "There are gates at the bottom of the cargo holds, hydraulic gates, and they put the cargo on to a conveyor system. Paul R. Tregurtha, Vice-Chairman 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. Home; Features; Services; About; Contact; Login; Get Free Demo 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. Framing beneath the plating was also bent and cracked. 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. ", And there's a lot of engineering that goes into moving the cargo from ship to shore. Our travels took us by beautiful waterfront homes, through downtown Detroit. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 0000006993 00000 n 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. 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. The ships usually run from March into December or January. She arrived back in Lorain on May 16, 1981. She also has a dog. Follow Jim Schaefer on Twitter at@DetroitReporter and on Facebook at facebook.com/jimschaef . MV William J. %%EOF Reporter Jim Schaefer and photographer Eric Seals are sailing this week aboard the Paul R. Tregurtha, the longest ship on the Great Lakes. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Science from the Maine Maritime Academy and also served four years in the U.S. Coast Guard. "I wanted to be a captain," he says. 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. Make a mistake and you "scrape the paint," as ship-watchers say. The chef makes three gourmet meals that would be found in a five star restaurant. Reporter Jim Schaefer and photographer Eric Seals sailed last week aboard the Paul R. Tregurtha, the longest ship on the Great Lakes. A slight man with a scruffy beard, he may be the filthiest crew member aboard the 1,013-foot Paul R. Tregurtha, a coal-hauling freighter that spends most of its time between Wisconsin and Michigan. In exchange for their paychecks, crew members miss family occasions, birthdays, holidays and more. Though they may be sporting suits and ties now, many have worked their way up the ships ladder so to speak, earning degrees from maritime colleges, U.S. Coast Guard licenses and sailing aboard vessels. As the Free Press rides along with the captain and crew of the Paul R. Tregurtha this week, Thibaudeau talked about his 12 years as a permanent captain aboard Great Lakes vessels. Freighter life does have challenges, though, and when there are normal, everyday disagreements, there is no escape. These are the shipping lanes and channels dredged throughout the rivers and shallow areas of the Great Lakes water system. De Lancey, named in honor of Republic Steel's chairman who participated in the launch. In addition, he has been Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. since 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. Those goodies are everything from pastries and cookies to smoked sausages. On Sunday morning, Perkins was up early as the boat nestled against the dock at a power plant in East China Township to dump half its load of coal for DTE; the other half goes to Monroe today. During his six years at Cliffs, he was responsible for financial oversight of the North American Coal business unit as well as various non-business unit projects that included oil & gas, South American iron ore, Iron Nuggets, renewaFUEL, mergers & acquisitions, and union negotiations. 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. Congratulations, Captain Bob, on a new chapter. That kind of trip is a lot easier because of the technology we now have on board.". He beams a little bit when talking about them. Deckhands average about $55,000 to $65,000 a season, which usually equates to six or seven months of work. Perkins descended ladders into the belly of the ship, below the massive cargo hold, to monitor a conveyor belt as it unloaded about 34,000 tons. The Great Ship of the Great Lakes moves quietly and efficiently through the water. Of course they have a couple months off in the winter. The Paul R. Tregurtha is one of the most popular vessels on the Great Lakes. One reason is that he thinks they made the right choice. 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.. 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. That means learning on the job, rather than earning a maritime license from an academy. 0000000891 00000 n One deckhand last week said he'd had just three off days since March, and that was to get a broken tooth fixed. It's dark down where Perkins works on the belt, and he uses a flashlight to watch rollers that move the belt along. "But if I wasn't out here doing what I'm doing, they wouldn't have the good times.". 7300 Engle Road In addition, he has been Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. since 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. Captain Johnson says life on the lakes is not for everyone, but most of the people on board the PRT have been sailing for a long time, "Everybody has a vital role whether you are a deckhand, an engineer, cook,mates, we're a big team. 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. 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. 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. 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. And she can hit hard, with things like fog and thunder storms in the summer, and thick ice in the winter. With CENTURY on her way, she slid up and over to dock for her own offload, and the Captain's last. In the winter, they live in Ocala, Fla. . Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Tonight we take you on board and introduce you to the men and women who keep the big ship on course. Longtime owner of . They are currently upbound, headedto Duluth, Minnesota. 0 Captains like Thibaudeau use markers and GPS and radar to help them guide these goliaths plus a substantial amount of gut. 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. A deckhand will use a deck crane to pull those lids when coal is filling the boat. He was born in suburban Detroit, and later moved with his family to East Grand Rapids. [1], She was the subject of a television program in the first season of Discovery Channel Canada's series Mighty Ships. In addition to his license, Phil holds many certifications including hazardous materials management and fire-fighting training. She then established a lower lakes record by loading 50,239 long tons (51,045t) net tons of coal from Ashtabula to Consumers Power, becoming the largest cargo loaded on the lower Great Lakes. Fax: 440-260-6945. 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. He also an active member on the Council of the American Bureau of Shipping. He's just 57, but Thibaudeau already has 36 years on these waters, evident in the silver hair that sweeps back from his face. At 1013.5 feet, Interlakes flagship M/V Paul R. Tregurtha is the longest ship on the Great Lakes. When they are on board, they work seven days a week. 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. You can't provide for your family. I hope you all still enjoy the interview anywayFair winds and following seas to Captain Bob we will all miss you on the Lakes very much, but wish you the best in the years ahead while you begin this new chapter of your life. Hawsepipers can eventually also be licensed if they take the necessary tests, which allows for promotions. He called it a "lack of employment on the beach." 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. "It worked out great for me.". Captain Johnson says the ship is a floating city, "We're our own village, we're self-contained. Interlake allows family visits to cut the stress of being away. The others live in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, Florida and Massachusetts. There's Nater and her cat. We move those cargo for industries like construction, steel and power generation. "Everybody I've talked to has said it's a trip of a lifetime and I . 13abc's Lissa Guyton and videographer Todd Gaertner had a rare opportunity to go along for the ride as the ship unloaded coal in the Detroit area and Monroe. 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. Since assuming the leadership role of Chief Financial Officer in the fall of 2014, Bill has brought his extensive financial acumen to The Interlake Steamship Company. Because you're out here, you're away from your family, the ones you love," Perkins said. If they start bobbing too much, he knows he will have to replace the bearings soon. During the period from 1971-88, Moore McCormack grew from $50 million to more than $800 million in revenues. 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. Formally launched on February 4, 1981, the vessel was christened on April 25, 1981, as MV William J. That system moves through the ship and out onto the boom . My hat goes off to the old time captains . Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, January 6, 2023. michigan. four in a bed contestant dies. Jan A.A. van Lier, president of the firm's ocean bulk transport. On the Tregurtha, his job included baking cookies every day. [1], Stephens-Adamson designed a loop belt elevator system, that feeds a stern mounted 260-foot (79m) discharge boom that can be swung 100 degrees to port or starboard. Fair winds and following seas. Don't miss the boat! trailer She is more than 1,000 feet long and more than 100 feet wide and these cargo holds can carry tens of thousands of tons of cargo in a single trip. Contact Jim Schaefer: 313-223-4542 or jschaefer@freepress.com. We often carry passengers and guests, so we like to step our menu up a notch a lot. 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. He also grew up in the Upper Peninsula, and said he had to come to the water to find decent work. The pilot house that's the brains of the ship making everything go. she's been hibernating in sturgeon bay, wisconsin. In the pilot house high above the water, mates and wheelsman help navigate around the clock. xref hb```%,@% @cF&>nT. The groom, Gerald, was the Captain of the Tregurtha back in 1991. I'll be coming up to them on the gang way with a walker until you tell me I can't do it anymore.". During the Reagan Administration, Mr. Barker served as a member of the Services Policy Advisory Committee of the United States Trade Representative. Its 1,013.5-foot length dwarfs the Renaissance Center's cylindrical tower that looms over downtown Detroit. 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. Perkins watched as a layer of the black chunks whizzed by. He gets it on his clothing and in his eyes. He listened to mates on the deck and issued directions to the wheelman. Following graduation from Massachusetts Maritime, Brendan utilized his United States Coast Guard license, spending several years aboard U.S.-flag vessels before transitioning shoreside and joining Mormac Marine Group, Inc.s marine division and shortly thereafter the Interlake Steamship Company team in 1996. But being out on the lakes isn't as lonely as it used to be. Built by American Ship Building Company at Lorain, Ohio, in 1981, this vessel was first named William J. DeLancey. He received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. They'll be using the hashtag: #FreighterLife. Contact Liz Shepard at (810) 989-6273 or lshepard@gannett.com. Brendan also holds an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. The scrubbers clean the environment and give us a signature steam plume.". Paul R. Tregurtha, president and chief o p e r a t i n g officer of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., has announced that Capt. [1], In winter 2004, she was asked to transport a reserve of coal to Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. The completed hull No. The Tregurtha is one of nine ships owned by Interlake Steamship, the largest privately held fleet on the Great Lakes. An hour later downriver, after countless salutes to friends along the way, TREGURTHA reached the DTE St. Clair power plant for the final time with Bob at the helm. 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, one last time down the St. Clair River for the DTE/St. Our trip took us through the St. Clair River, to Lake St. Clair, then through the Detroit River and finally into the western basin of Lake Erie. Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth early this morning.This is the final trip for Captain Bob Thibaudeau, senior-most captain in his 42nd season sailing with In. Hawsepipers on the Tregurtha, like Perkins, said they get as much respect as the school-licensed sailors. 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. We don't have a meal plan per say. It takes a lot to get the Paul R. Tregurtha from Point A to point B. 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. He works in a tunnel where he can see the coal filtering down through the gates like water to an unplugged drain. He plans to join his wife in Muskegon, where they live on a houseboat. Crew members fix their own problems. July 20, 1983: broke the Lorain port record delivering 61,846 long tons (62,838t) of iron ore pellets from Escanaba. If something busts, he may have to shut down the line, losing precious time. Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130 Perkins, 33, comes from the tiny town of Hillman in Michigan's northeastern lower peninsula. He and the other men and women who work aboard Great Lakes commercial freighters make good money devoting months of every year to these boats. [4], During the afternoon of September 20, 2014, she was involved in an incident in Duluth, Minnesota, when she ran aground just off the Bayfront Festival Park in the Duluth Harbor Basin, just west of the Aerial Lift Bridge. 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 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 . Crew members come and go, especially during vacation season. In open water, there's an autopilot, but someone always has to be on watch. Randy Burgett said it is hard to explain what it is like to be a guest on the largest freighter in the Great Lakes. "If you turn the lights off in my room you don't know if it's 3 o'clock in the afternoon or 3 o'clock in the morning," he said. Depending on their seniority, the crew works an average of 6-8 months a year. 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. He started as a deckhand and worked his way up. 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. Follow him on Twitter: @DetroitReporter. "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.". 67 14 How to follow along: Find Jim on Twitter at @DetroitReporter and on Facebook at facebook.com/jimschaef. 0:32. Now in his 41st season sailing with Interlake, Captain Bob stands at the helm of the longest vessel to ever sail the Great Lakes. The guests have a private area on the ship that you might not expect to see on a freighter. erath county rant and rave; springfield, mo jail inmates; essex county hospital center jobs; blanching vs non blanching erythema; star trek next generation cast salaries Anna Kolin from the museum says the trip is priceless,"I had a chance to spend a day on the Tregurtha with the 13abc crew and it was absolutely amazing. They all have specific jobs, but it's a jack-of-all-trades environment. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Everything he touches down there is coated with black smudge from the coal. This week, take a ride with freep.com on a real Great Lakes freighter. Instead, there is satellite TV in every room. Follow her on Twitter @lvshepard. 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. A trip on a freighter will also be raffled off. 0000000016 00000 n His whole career has been with Interlake Steamship Co., which owns the Tregurtha and eight other working ships. Tradues em contexto de "Master Motors" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : So all you have to do is take the inconvenient time of the Master Motors company or the longest 4 to 6 hour trip with departure from the port of Camar, with morning and afternoon departures. Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130 Perkins, 33, comes from the tiny town of Hillman in Michigan's northeastern lower peninsula. How much do Great Lakes freighter captains make? 0000001202 00000 n He is the Chairman of Lake Carriers Association Fleet Engineers Committee. Two Long Three Short. Don't miss the boat! . Phil joined Interlake in 2004 as a Fleet Engineer and was later promoted to Fleet Superintendent. 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