June 1 - A Beautiful Day for a Freighter

June 1 was a beautiful day in Cleveland, perfect weather for watching a tugboat pull a long freighter down the Cuyahoga River toward Lake Erie. Here you'll see the freighter Calumet get pulled (backwards) past a drawbridge. First...a look at one of the towers of the drawbridge. The bridge lifts a section of roadway high into the air to give the freighter clear passage. View of the Calumet as it passes under the bridge. The tug pulling the Calumet continues downriver. Ahead, the Goodtime III, a sight seeing vessel, turns to get out of the way and head downriver with the advancing freighter following close behind.
Here's a video of the event. You'll hear some noises--the bridge creaking as it moves up, wind and the bridge's bell. Click/drag the red dot to fast forward.