Thanks for watching! What's a forgotten Great Lakes story you want to see on the channel?

I am finally happy that they found the old girl, may her crew rest in peace.

The J. H. G Hagarty sailed for a while and she was finally scrapped in Spain in 1968.

"we can do one more run"
Ah, here we go...

How I marvel at your ability as a storyteller of actual maritime lore & facts.  Your well researched account & soulful narrative presentation provides dignity & justice to all who may have served on the great lakes &/or died performing their allotted tasks & duties.  Thank you for sharing with us viewers!

Wait so if he had boarded the ship, there would have been two young men with webbed toes, a "JT" tattoo, a scarred nose, and the same missing tooth on board?! Life is wild sometimes.

John Thomas, I really marvel att the coincidence of all the chracteristics that lined up for the false identification to be made. I am so glad the young man made it home, and sincerely hope that the doppelgänger got a respectful burial, and that somehow, his people could recieve some measure of comfort, even if they neverknew what happened. The Lakes are both genereous and cruel. Several of my mother's family rest in their arms now. Listening to your voice feels like a rite of rememberance for me. Thank you for your work.

These Great Lakes freighter stories are the heart of the channel.

The truly brave captains are those who disregard the wrath of the company and instead respect the forces of nature and make their decisions accordingly.

Last year I showed your videos about Great Lakes shipwrecks to my mother, and it finally convinced her to start planning a trip to the Lakes region for a vacation, and we went to many of the preserved ore carriers, and the great lakes shipwreck museum, as well as visited many memorials and shipwreck sites to pay respect for the victims of these awful tragedies. So I thank you and your informative videos for convincing my mom to bring me to the Great Lakes!

There's a certain mindset to those who live along the Great Lakes and actually enjoy it.  Proud to be a survivor of many blizzards and other lesser snowstorms.

I have a life long obsession with wrecks. I almost died in 2015 in one. Got the bends (didn’t ascend too quickly) and had a painful, partial recovery. Your videos keep this messed up obsession alive. When you often end on these furtive glances at the wreck, my blood is always cold and my body frozen. Thank you!

25 minutes well worth spending, thanks for your patience and time

These are strange times, but the Boat Man is always there. Bringing us a tinge of beauty in the grief and sadness. And giving a voice to those who were silenced by the ferocity of nature.

Thank you Amigo and please keep up the good work. ❤

Sir, you have taken one topic, ships, and created a channel that is informative and entertaining. But you are so unique. You do this in a way that is so engaging, so interesting that we find ourselves caring about people who perished before we were born. And you tie it together with that voice...that comforting, deep voice that allows us to hear the worst shipwreck stories and never feel the wind and waves, the terror and the loss of hope.
   Here's to all the men, women and children who set out to sea, and never returned. And here's to the man who told us about them. Their hopes and fears, the loneliness and despair of being on the ocean, in the night, in the storm...and the vessel you put all your faith in is sinking beneath your feet. You took us there. But with that soothing voice.
  I'm not big on awards. People like to clap each other on the back for everything these days. Many honors we see are not earned, but won through connection and intimidation. But I would love to see this channel get some recognition. Let's give this man his flowers, now, while he is here with us. He should know how special this channel is.

Thanks for doing a more Canadian-focused story! As a Canadian who has lived in the Great Lakes area almost all my life, I know we must have some stories worth telling. Keep up the excellent work!

By the way, Kincardine is pronounced like "Kin card in." I spent a lot of time there at my aunt and uncle's cottage. :)

I am 72 now. My Grandmother's First Husband was the First Mate on the Charles Price. If the 1913 storm, had not happened, or history had been different for the Price and her crew, I would not be here today. My grandmother remarried 5 years later to another Great Lakes sailor. The rest is history.

The theory is that all the ship laying upside down had bottomed out and bend either the propeller, rudder, scag or any combination of the 3, leaving them powerless and then rolled by the massive waves. If you have 35’ waves, that allowed those the stern ends of those boats to drop even further than usual and potentially hit bottom. It’s just a theory though. As it stands, all the white hurricane boats that are laying upside down have propeller and rudder damage. Some have the anchors deployed as well because they knew they were in trouble after losing power.

I have watched all of your videos on the white hurricane, what a Sad day for all those caught out on the Lakes that day in November,May all those souls find peace 😢

I don't pay membership to many channels. Always 👍 the ones that I follow, so you can count yourself worthy  of my hard earned, less valuable money. I enjoy your content mate, hold fast to your AI ban. It makes you authentic, real, and a realm of Big Old Boats. Cheers from North Queensland 🌴

The Witch of November was hungry that year.