My horn is louder than your horn! (Duluth Lift Bridge)

[USSWISCONSIN64]

yay go twin ports :)

[SuperDuckman24]

Nice frieghter horn!!

[htc6600]

Congrats on catching the Roger Blough. For those of you who don't know your ore boats, a little trip to Google or Wikipedia is in order so you can learn about this history-making ship. Also, the Blough, with the Wilfred Sykes were following the Edmund Fitzgerald when it sank.

[johnairlines8]

I actually heard on the duluth news when I was on vacation up there that they will get rid of the harbor and stop ships on lake superior

[mounsteres]

it was probably the ship going, hahahaha i got a loud ass horn, louder than u!!! (Bridge honks) (ship:) aww damn, i got beaten by another damn bridge

[usafisasome]

the liftbriges horn is a train horn sounds like a 3 chimed

[IntoWisOutdoors]

Nice!

[VerrucktKid]

My camera is better than your camera!

There is a thing called a steady cam, uh hello!

[Kleimo]

@VerrucktKid Watch my other vids than. I also own 2 other camera that I am pretty sure are a better than yours, but if not whatever. On the day I filmed this it was either shaky footage or NO footage.

[Sharkformer]

Boat" horn" hahaha beat THAT you stupid bridge"

Bridge: "horn" FUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!!!!!!

[augpeh]

Hmmmmmmm.....

Try two long, one short and one long.

[robby120013]

The second Horn Sounded Like A Train Horn And Not A Ship Horn...

[SuperDuckman24]

Cool!

[johnairlines8]

the ship did 2 long and 2 short and the bridge did 3 long and 2 short

[Suckmykiss20]

Which one was which?

[radbie]

@Suckmykiss20 The first horn set that has the low deep sound is coming from the boat and the second horn set that is higher pitched is from the bridge.

[sindude300]

The Horns are making me HORNY

[triangletrexx]

wow, what do you do if this will result an accident while captain doesn't interpret right?

[BoostedB16A90]

haha ive been to that bridge!

[johnairlines8]

@BoostedB16A90 me too i go there every year

[122cadet]

i always wanted to work on one of those ships but i dont know where to ask for a job at .

[hmasterzbuddy]

that should be the islanders goal horn!

[omgCSIrocks4ever]

Man, I remember about 2 years ago we were stuck on Park Point for an hour in backed-up traffic. I think it was because there were two boats going through...

[cathgil]

i rember two boats coming in. but we were on the pire.

[1234ka123]

I was here a week ago and it was AWESOME!!!

[Sarge679]

lol been there, cause duluth is only 70 miles from our cabinin wisconsin, which is only 123 miles from our house, in wisconsin

[drwho135]

It is a standard salute from the Captain to the Bridgemaster.  The louder horn was the bridge, not the ship. I lived 2 minutes from there for most of my life.

[elmogetsnuked31]

so how come the bridge repeated the captains request horn on the boat?

[miked9372]

@elmogetsnuked31 its a salute

[elmogetsnuked31]

oooh, gotcha

[andybowe]

what do the horn signals between the boat and bridge mean?

[pdura002]

the ship will blow its horn in a certain pattern to indicate what they intend to do and if a response is necessary a reply will be blown back.

[elmogetsnuked31]

wow, so what was the boat singling to the bridge and what was the bridge singling to the boat then?

I have so many things to learn about that =P

[ballm0use]

much easier than using a radio

[fanofCOH]

@ballm0use AND COOLER!!!

[PINKluvr01]

sounds like a train horn

[BNSF5608]

I believe it is.

[snowgirl1052]

Who gets to blow the horn on the boat, the captain?

[vikingsdude1]

Yes

[DeltaPhi79]

Damn. That horn is loud. And it's nice how your camera picked up that without killing the sound.

[coondogtheman1234]

man those are loud, id like to put the horn thats on the bridge on a massive truck and then if retarded drivers are in the way or driving too slow ill give em a blast they will never forget and they will move.

[StarsMarsRadio]

my horn is horny er

[Varg29]

the sound sequal is that like a morse code for safe to pass?

[dpstarcom]

kinda i know for trains its 2 short and one long to single that the train is coming to a railroad crossing

[Avaholic77]

2 longs, 1 short, 1 long for a railroad crossing

[miked9372]

or long long short long in Montana

[Avaholic77]

isn't that what i said?????

[moogleye]

dnam that ship is like a toy compared to the lift bridge lol

[brdmnmex]

Two long blasts followed by two short blasts is the signal for the bridge to lift. In this case the bridge is already up because the captain probably radioed to the bridge. But they continue the custom. In addition the captain can give one blast while going under to say "thank you!" and then after clearing, the ship will signal with one long and one short blast. Each time the bridge tender will respond with the same signal to acknowledge that he is aware of the approaching ship.

[alexrex20]

that's exactly the info i was about to google! thanks!

[miked9372]

@brdmnmex true true but it also means 'I intend to over-take you on your port side.'

[miked9372]

@brdmnmex and long short short is a captain salute

[snarkymaven]

@brdmnmex The Blough was sounding the full, or formal, captain's salute of 3 long, 2 short. Some captains or officers opt for this salute over the more common short captain's salute of 1 long, 2 short. (The video misses the Blough's first long blast) Captain's salutes are a greeting or farewell. The signal to request a lift before radio was common practice was long, short, long, short. You can still hear this signal from the bridge to alert pleasure craft of an upcoming scheduled lift.

[pulppeeler]

i ca nnever remember what the horn signals are...gonna hafta write em down next time im up there! It neat to see them come in and out though, and the ppl on ship and shore waving to each other

[danantnap]

NICE!!!! is that an ice breaker as well??

[Cody2936]

it aint an ice breaker ic beakers have that like half ark under theyr front and its lieke rounded

[moogleye]

sorry about my writing im under my first account so dont wonder ok

[chocolatcats]

Ok, so when is the mothership going to land?

I love this; brilliant

[KidFunkyFry15]

dueling horns!

[LNERMallard]

Does anyone know what horn(s) is installed on the Bridge?

[Volvican]

I used to live on the Point - while it was a real pain in the butt at times, it never really got old to see the ships go through.

[MCOvronnaz]

Ce bateau est le fameux "ROGER BLOUGH", le plus grand de sa catégorie! Mais les sifflets, ahhh, les sifflets sont MAGNIFIQUES, spécialement du bateau!!

Coincidence, parce que le port d'attache de ce bateau est DULUTH!

[itsanthonyhere]

What's he gonna do run into a car? What's the point of it?

[LNERMallard]

It's a salute, kinda like "Hey, thanks for lifting up for me". Then the bridge says "You're welcome, nice to see you again!"

[polarisrmkowns]

i might see this ship tonight!!! great boat my favorite!

[mdog192]

Those horns are beasts

[Deadq]

MV Roger Blough(Great Lakes Fleet)

Built 1969-1972 at Lorain Ohio

858 Ft Long

105 Ft wide

41'6'' depth

[lowrider3205]

omg i love this place i wish i could go back my dads family lives in duluth i want to go back so bad when we went there we got the hotel we got the perfect room where you could see the whole canal i wish i could go back

[racer927]

i went there once i liked the bridge

[baronmark]

lol cant hear them listen to QUEEN MARY 2 now thats an horn

[coondogtheman1234]

holy crap those horns are loud you can hear the echo reverberating

[wired126]

my g-pa is the captain on that boat and i take trips all the time. it really cool.

[medmonkey]

It tells the captain the bridge is all the way up and it is safe to go. I go to Duluth a lot

[medmonkey]

And to entertain the crowd.

[LNERMallard]

No, not just to entertain the crowd. We usually go down there at around 12 am to watch boats, and they still do it, and whenever we do, we have the peirs all to ourselves.

[andybowe]

why does the Lify bridge opertaor use its horn and blow 3 longs and 2 short and what are the horn signals for Huge boats like the ones going up the Canal in Duluth MN?

[LNERMallard]

I think that is a captian salute, it it saluting the captian. I am not sure, but the bridge is a very local site to me, because I live in duluth and I see it almost every week.

[ogborat]

ha! nice

[freeridemtb2]

Cool video, definely jump on the tripod though, I think I got seasick.

[radbie]

Yeah I've got a tripod now from my dad and yeah sorry about the video I was learning how to use my camera still, I would try to zoom out and the opposite would happen lol. and woops!

[andybowe]

what is normal Boat Horn usage, in terms of Signals? Andy Bowe

[LNERMallard]

I saw that ship layed up when we went to goodwill last week.

[StormAWeather]

lol 18 years of living in Duluth. and the horns NEVER get old... :) i can hear the bridge horn from my house =^_^=

[radbie]

I wish they still used the old foghorn on the pierr! Its too bad that people had to complain about the noise and ruin it for everyone else. I feel that the noise was part of Duluth's personality!

[jane1975]

The horn is saving the lives of millions of seafares it also is protecting the lighthouse too -why they have to complain, best thing to do is not live next to a flipping lighthouse or anywhere by the sea!

[sapperion]

@radbie What do they use then for Fog Horns.... or do they just write it off to GPS

[RohanChild]

haha. me too. i live on 13 ave east and i can hear it.

[KWatson1984]

I saw this ship several years ago going through the Soo Locks

[RainyJane]

Thanks for posting. Everytime we drive the North Shore up to Lutsen, we always stop at the bridge to see if any ships are coming in.

[crackerbomb2]

the ship horns freaked me out

[fonephat]

It probably frightend the gulls.

[Shalinar45]

I'd take either of those horns, any time on any vehicle capable of hauling them around.

[joshuaclyde]

i had a buddy who installed an train engine horn behind the front bumper of his 2005 Acura TL, he pulled up to the office and was like, come check this out guys, so we all went out there, were walking around his car, and went to the front, and he blew the horn, sucker was LOOOOUUUUUD!!!

[Hage3000]

xD ....

[tebreds1]

Wow, kind of cool listening to you chaps discuss the horns. Heck, I was just impressed with the ship/boat. Makes me want to visit Duluth. I have a little guy who is obsessed with trains- but I think these ships might send him over the edge!

[frostyman2294]

You should visit us here in Duluth! =P

[LNERMallard]

If he likes trains, then take him on the North Shore Scenic Railroad here in duluth!

[jeancharlesdu21]

It's the Roger Blough ship !

[cdahrendt760]

its funny because, im pretty sure the horns are just for the entertainment because the ship is halfway through so its not like the tower cant just tell them to stop lol. but o well, its always fun to be in duluth watching the ships come in

[farcense]

Nah dude

Long, short, short

is a salute

so it's not to warn anything

just sort of a hello

thanks for opening/not hitting me

[ajjal2]

you know what it is fun to watch them dang ships come through on a nice warm summert day. Just imagine it

[ThunderAppeal]

Get them to play Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

[flargmuffin92]

Is that the John G Munson?

[boeingLL747]

i didnt know they still made ships with the helm in front nearest the bow. Great Lakes Frieghter?

[895689568956]

cooooool

[tangobuddie]

sorry, i ment toot not took!

[tangobuddie]

God! Evert time I go to duluth it always jerks me when they took, or rather blow the hell out of their horns!

[salmonsweetie]

Thanks for making me homesick.

[Kelye828]

Makes me homesick for DTown as well!! Ah the nostalgia!!!!

[truckinman86]

the bridge sounds an awful lot like train horns

[LNERMallard]

I know! That's why I like it! I was scared half to death by it when I was 3. I still am, but not as much!

[LNERMallard]

I like the bridge's high pitched horn.

[spartydrew5]

heeeee shoooots and scccoooorreeesss

[norman20ft]

Oh dear, watching it makes me feel seasick..Panning in and out is not a good idea.

[f5snoprobro]

Ah my hometown. I was just stuck on the other side of the bridge for an hour coming back from the second beach this weekend. If anyone is ever in town, come check out Canal Park some Friday or Saturday and watch the cruising.

[jane1975]

I suspect the old diaphone on the lighthouse was louder-still it is kind of cute though -their having a conversation.

[radbie]

I miss that thing...on foggy days I would feel like I was in a different country! It was neat hearing it blast all day long...what was it....one blast every minute and than three long ones every fifth...I cant remember! Oh well wish it was still in use!!

[jane1975]

I think someone has a video on here with the old diaphone sounding behind him, sounds like one short then a long blast to me on a chart that would be Dia(Diaphone) Morse code ( Mo) N. I would say the bridge was louder that the ship though. I suspect you do miss it, I understand it is just puny peep now.

[weaselsqeezins]

By the way, those aren't ships...they're boats...

[MaxInterjects]

they're ships. big boat=ship

[weaselsqeezins]

ships are alot bigger than ore boats...it's a fact. Living up there so long and getting corrected about it all the time, it's ingrained to correct others now

[MaxInterjects]

so ships are the ones with the pilothouse on the back and boats are the ones with pointy fronts with the pilothouse up front?

[weaselsqeezins]

not particularly...it's more a matter of size

[NIN34]

it all depends, on the lakes there refered as boats. the ore boats are some of the largest boats iv ever seen, even compared to the salt water ships.

[LNERMallard]

not on the lakes. On the lakes, we call them boats.

[MaxInterjects]

but then how do you distinguish them from the tiny motorboats?

[LNERMallard]

Oops, correction: They are called Lakers, not ships. They are not ocean going vessels, and that dubs them the name lakers.

[MaxInterjects]

er...in terms of name. obviously if you're looking at them both, it's one of the easiest differences to spot....sorry. should've been more clear

[weaselsqeezins]

I used to live in Duluth, I remember being blasted out of bed my 1st morning there by those horns...

[drumteen]

Were is this. i dont find to many bridges doing this to much

[radbie]

This is in Duluth, Minnesota.

[ZacharyWds]

Thats how ships talk.....to bridges....lol

[airraidsiren]

The bridge much have Cunningham horns. I compared the sound to the samples of the various 3-chime Kahlenbergs and no match. The more I listen to it, the more it sounds like the tone of Cunninghams too, and this would explain the different start times for the notes (since the Cunninghams are devilishly tricky to tune combinations of them for the same exact cracking pressure).

[MJkate]

Wow you know alot about horns. I wonder what the horn sounds likein your truck.

[MaxInterjects]

if you can tell me the exact horn type the bridge has, you'll be my hero, dude. i've been wanting to know this information for a long time!

[eluko79]

I think the horn was making music with its own echo.

[airraidsiren]

Great video! The first blasts are obviously the Leslie Tyfon 425 and 300 steam horns on the Roger Blough, but what is producing the second set of blasts? I can't tell what kind of horns they are either--I'd say a Kahlenberg T-3, but one of them is sounding late which is would be unusual for a Kahlenberg horn. This video really makes me want to get moving on my Tyfon 425 restoration.

[clayster03]

The Ship Blasts it's horn to tell the bridge "I am coming in and I wont be stopping so the bridge better be up" and the brigdes responds letting the ship know "Bridge is up, clear to pass channel" Now that is paraphrasing but basically thats the gist of it

[NIN34]

the blough was blowing a master salute, the bridge returned the same.

bridge signals are usually two short

[minababy11]

lol good paraphrase!

[NIN34]

the blough does not have tylfons. she has a set of airchimes.

[airraidsiren]

It's a shame that they just replace the horns, rather than trying to repair the Tyfons. I understand why though, a set of 425 diaphragms costs more than a KM-85. While you can't tell the difference from a recording, the power of Leslie Tyfons is much more impressive than AirChime KMs. Definitely not an upgrade.