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. In addition, he has been Chairman of Moran Towing Corp. since 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. 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. I love it, it's not a job to me. In 2015, Tom was recognized and honored by Crains Cleveland Business as one of the outstanding legal minds in Northeast Ohio. Catch up with their adventures here. There aren't too many waves, but come October and November then it gets nasty. On the Tregurtha, his job included baking cookies every day. She also has a dog. 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. He is the Chairman of Lake Carriers Association Fleet Engineers Committee. 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. "Back where I live, you either work on a dairy farm or cut down trees for a living. 909 has a total length of 1,013 feet (309m). There's a way for you to win a ride on board a Great Lakes freighter. This move not only was made in the dark, but in reverse for more than four miles while lightning flashed and the wind whipsawed. She can carry up to 68,000 gross tons of taconite pellets or 71,000 net tons of coal. 0000005758 00000 n This is the final trip for Captain Bob Thibaudeau, senior-most captain in his 42nd season sailing with Interlake. Mates substitute in around the clock and often pilot the ship, but they call him when needed. Awesome Inc. theme. It is the biggest ship sailing the lakes today. A handful of area fundraisers offertrips on the freighter, including the United Way of St. Clair County. 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. He called it a "lack of employment on the beach." These are the shipping lanes and channels dredged throughout the rivers and shallow areas of the Great Lakes water system. Real Estate. Poker games aren't as common, and neither is reading a good book. Our travels took us by beautiful waterfront homes, through downtown Detroit. All rights reserved. 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. Half a mile an hour or more, which has an economic impact. Contact Liz Shepard at (810) 989-6273 or lshepard@gannett.com. 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. Captain Dave Johnson says it is hard for many to imagine just what all that coal looks like, "You were out this morning as we were unloading, so you got an idea of the volume here. Aboard each boat, the work generally is split among deckhands, cooks and engine room workers. As Vice President of Marketing and Marine Traffic, Brendan leads and manages customer relations, contract administration and revenue for the fleet. We've been a leader since 2006 investing more than 100 million in re-powering and installing exhaust gas scrubbers. Twenty-nine crew members died. 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. Plus, grease. Bill graduated from The Ohio State University in 1992 with a BSBA in accounting. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. All rights reserved. "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. It can slow you down quite a bit. Related: Life on a Great Lakes freighter: All hands well fed, Related: Follow Freep aboard a Great Lakes freighter. That system moves through the ship and out onto the boom . 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!!!. "It does suck not being there for all the good times," said the man they call El Dirty. Fax: 440-260-6945. The money will be used for things including educational programs, research and the museum. Main: 440-260-6900 "Bottom line is you're not going to get along with everybody. Jan A.A. van Lier, president of the firm's ocean bulk transport. 2019 The Interlake Steamship Company. After unloading on January 29, she departed for her normal winter lay-up in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. from Columbia University and an M.B.A. with distinction, from Harvard Business School. Fair winds and following seas. In the engine room, earplug-wearing workers constantly monitor the performance of the massive diesel engines, the shed-sized generators and other equipment below deck. The men and women can work 60 days on and then have 30 days off. 0000002521 00000 n A deckhand will use a deck crane to pull those lids when coal is filling the boat. BULK SAO PAULO MSC SAO PAULO STAR PAULINE COSCO SAO PAULO PAUL OLDENDORFF Lee A Tregurtha SHIP PARTICULARS. My hat goes off to the old time captains . They caught up on "Game of Thrones" episodes in his room when he wasn't working. 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. The freighter was proceeding downbound with 62,000 tons of coal when it grounded at the bow. Coming up with new ideas, different things every day. "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. The cooks on board the Tregurtha don't even want Perkins in their galley until he scrubs his hands and arms up to the elbows, ridding himself of coal grime and black grease or as much as possible. 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. 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. They all have specific jobs, but it's a jack-of-all-trades environment. "I've been gone from my family for a long time," he said. "They're home having a good time and you're just here.''. 0000006993 00000 n These things also affect a captain's sleep. 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. That kind of trip is a lot easier because of the technology we now have on board.". 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. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship for the Interlake Steamship Company. With CENTURY on her way, she slid up and over to dock for her own offload, and the Captain's last. ELRICK. Its 1,013.5-foot length dwarfs the Renaissance Center's cylindrical tower that looms over downtown Detroit. 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. Depending on their seniority, the crew works an average of 6-8 months a year. 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. We often carry passengers and guests, so we like to step our menu up a notch a lot. He works in a tunnel where he can see the coal filtering down through the gates like water to an unplugged drain. Nater in the wheel house of the Paul R. Tregurtha Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Watch for my new Children's book. Thomas Wynne is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Interlake Steamship Company, the largest privately held shipping company on the Great Lakes. It's a lifestyle. United States of America. Search. 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. The Free Press spent a week aboard the boat ending Sunday, chronicling freighter life, watching how the men and women aboard earn their living. "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. Designed by the American Ship Building Company to fulfill two briefs: With the second brief in mind, she was one of the first freighters with full air conditioning, elevators, and luxurious dcor. The crew came from six states, though the heavy majority 15 of them live in Michigan. In the winter, they live in Ocala, Fla. Reporter Jim Schaefer and photographer Eric Seals sailed last week aboard the Paul R. Tregurtha, the longest ship on the Great Lakes. <<69DEDCDFE8AE1241B9008B1DDC630C7E>]/Prev 543681>> [1], She was the subject of a television program in the first season of Discovery Channel Canada's series Mighty Ships. Instead, there is satellite TV in every room. The others live in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, Florida and Massachusetts. 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. Between the raffle and the fundraiser we usually generate about 15% of the museum's operating budget for the year. 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. 7300 Engle Road The next day, at 1:08 a.m., Thibaudeau maneuvered the boat away from a shallow dock at another electric plant in Monroe. 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. She arrived back in Lorain on May 16, 1981. 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. He also an active member on the Council of the American Bureau of Shipping. His captain's seat resembles a barber's chair, but that's probably an insult. This enabled salvage experts to successfully raise the ship's bow by filling stern voids which reduced the amount of forward weight on the rocks, and hence refloat the vessel. Meet Captain Bob Thibaudeau, Master of our M/V Paul R. Tregurtha and senior most captain in the Interlake fleet. after dropping off a load of coal. Georgia, Michigan lead way-too-early Top 25 for next year's college football season. Operations [ edit] MV William J. 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. "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. His previous roles with the company include vice president of Industrial Relations and Government Affairs, Director of Human Resources & Industrial Relations and Director of Marine Personnel. He's just 57, but Thibaudeau already has 36 years on these waters, evident in the silver hair that sweeps back from his face. 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. July 20, 1983: broke the Lorain port record delivering 61,846 long tons (62,838t) of iron ore pellets from Escanaba. The Paul R. Tregurtha is known as the "Queen of the Lakes." This week, take a ride with freep.com on a real Great Lakes freighter. She holds a number of cargo records:[1], On termination of the Republic Steel contract, on May 23, 1990, she was rechristened MV Paul R. Tregurtha at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, named in honor of the Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship Co. On May 3, 2002, her only captain died in his cabin, Captain Mitch Hallin, aged 55. 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. The black stuff dumps into the silo like a rocky waterfall. The space where the boat had to go is 110 feet wide. Have a great retirement Captain Bob. Last week, all but two were men the chief cook and an assistant. In November 2016, he assumed his current management role. We also went under the Ambassador Bridge, where we were met by the J.W. 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. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In 1975, Mr. Barker was named Outstanding Chief Executive for Transportation by Financial World. [ship's horn blows] tregurtha's captain is legendary, too. The Paul R. Tregurtha is one of the most popular vessels on the Great Lakes. Built by American Ship Building Company at Lorain, Ohio, in 1981, this vessel was first named William J. DeLancey. 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