Paul R. Tregurtha - The Queen Arrives at Dawn

Fans of Great Lakes shipping really need no introduction to the Paul R. Tregurtha. She is the reigning "Queen of the Lakes," a designation that applies to the longest ship to actively sail the Great Lakes, measuring in at 1014 feet long. (Actually, the true length is 1013 feet and 6 inches.) Here we see the Tregurtha arriving at the Duluth shipping canal shortly after sunrise on the morning of August 1, 2020. She was bound for the Midwest Energy Terminal on the Superior side of the harbor to pick up a load of coal.

Like I often do for arrivals, I re-located to Rice's Point to watch the Tregurtha make a reverse 90-degree turn so she could back into the Midwest Energy dock. This time I sped up the footage so you could see more of the turn, but without prolonging the video too much. Morning hours aren't always the greatest for recording at Rice's Point, but we get some sunlight illuminating the bow once the Tregurtha moves under the Blatnik highway bridge.

We also get a short glimpse of the Tregurtha loading coal, as I pushed the limit of my 300mm camera lens. The conveyor boom that loads coal is covered, so we can't actually see the coal fall into the ship. But we at least get an idea of how the system works. Note the boom operator's station situated high above the ship.

Keen viewers might also catch a glimpse of the couple of loons in this video, the state bird for Minnesota. Loons are often seen around the Duluth harbor, diving for fish. (Hint: They are seen near the beginning of the video.)

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