Lake Superior delivers huge waves

United States coast guard RBM-44
surfs huge waves in the Duluth Mn ship canal oct 21.
RBM-44 (Response boat medium )
powered by twin 824hp Rolls Royce jet propulsion .

[kevinnobody]

The person piloting that craft DEFINITELY knows what they are doing. Reading the boats speed and when to ride the wave and when to turn into the wave.
Scary stuff but great skills.

[tombeyer]

Hats off to the USCG, for their skill and bravery. I've seen them in action, making rescues, from both the water and the air, to some unfortunate boaters, that either had equipment failure or made poor weather decisions. God bless the USCG and ANY OTHER BOATERS, who step in to help others, on our waterways!!

[travistolbert]

Looks like a good training day for the Coast Guard! Bravo guys thank you for all you do keeping people safe on the water!

[ac]

And the Coast guard is doing what they do. Thank you men and women for your service🎉

[letitiaraebadness]

This is the port of Duluth, Minnesota. What you're seeing is the Duluth Ship Canal. (note the tugboat on land near the Maritime Museum, and the city of Duluth in the background hills). Waves regularly are higher than the walking platform out to the lighthouse. Here it seems the USCG is in training mode, and that walkway is closed off for safety.

[thomasbarlow]

What I enjoy most about the internet is being able to watch a video like this and learn things like this. When to ride the wave/when to turn around. Don't wanna be featured on That Haulover Inlet Channel!

[mrmeseekstruth]

Very well executed turn. He timed that perfectly.

[mikedziak]

I'm an Army vet that never thought much about the Coast Guard until watching some of their rescues on the Great Lakes . Those boys are bad and do some crazy sh#t . Hats off .

[TheAttacker]

And here we see a glimpse of how the Great Lakes have claimed so many vessels.

[Alpha]

For those wondering. The Coast Guard RB-M is essentially a forty-five foot jet ski. Thats how it could turn the way it did

[SPUDMAN]

Coasties doing coasty stuff! Thanks to the men and women of the USCG for keeping us boaters safe on the Great Lakes.

[finsterk]

This is called “practice”, it’s what makes the Coast Guard such Badass’s in any weather..

[nyxstara]

Just the sheer size of the lake never ceases to amaze me

[Modifyre]

The Great Lake's "Sea"! No one really understands how big this water body is. To have an island in it with its own lake on it is just one the marvels.

[robertsobczak]

This is in Duluth Minnesota, I lived there most of my life, Lake Superior can be a very dangerous lake. This is were the ship, Edmond Fitzgerald, started from. The waves on this lake were 30 feet high when the Edmond Fitzgerald went down, true story, I'll never forget it. The news came on the TV and said there's a report of a ship in trouble on Lake Superior. Every time I hear that song, I remember that day. The water is very, very cold even in the summer.

[Cdaniel]

“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee”

[grass]

Wow. The captain whips that large vessel around like a Toyota Corolla in an empty parking lot. Respect.

[nb]

The greatlakes especially superior is no joke. The weather can turn around in 5 mins.

[miraccav]

Wow, what a ride! The Coast Guard sailors on that cutter must have LOVED that!

[n-da-bunka]

Reminds me of Kenosha Wisconsin where we had a boat when I was younger. The chop on the great lakes is SO MUCH CLOSER to each other than it is on the Oceans