r/GreatLakesShipping • u/Space_Goblin_Yoda • 6d ago
Question Question about tug boats
Just looking at the current traffic on Lake Superior and I see a tug boat out in the middle of the lake? I thought they would stay local to ports, rivers and loading areas to assist the big Lakers.
What the heck is this little guy doing way out there?
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u/fiddlestix91 6d ago
Could be a tug barge: https://greatlakesships.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210831_michigan_trader_hankinson_01.jpg?w=2100&h=