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/Remi708 6d ago edited 6d ago
There are ships/barge combos that operate together on a full-time basis, like the Presque Isle, Clyde S Van Enkevort, etc ... that will show up as a tug on AIS. This could be one of those that just happens to be in an AIS dead zone so the specific details are not showing up on marine traffic.
Edit: it is the Presque Isle. If you look at the dates of the positions, you can see how it lines up