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11 thousand-foot freighters working the Great Lakes, led by the 1,013-foot Tregurtha

The Great Lakes carry iron ore, coal and stone aboard some of the largest working vessels in North America. A small group of thousand-foot freighters anchors that trade each shipping season, each with its own claim to fame. Here are eleven of them, from the record-setting Tregurtha to the one-of-a-kind tug-barge Presque Isle. AI, explained […]

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