Wilfred “Jack” Sykes Chesapeake – Wilfred “Jack” Sykes, 80, of Chesapeake, VA, gone to be with the Lord on Feb. 14, 2015. He was the son of the late Lem Sykes and Flossie Flemming Sykes. Jack was ...

The Wilfred Sykes, a commercial bulk carrier, momentarily lost steering near the Blue Water Bridge late Thursday night. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jeremiah Schiessel said the issue was fixed very soon after ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- How do you back a 678-foot, 20,000-ton dry bulk freighter out of a narrow river channel? Very carefully. On Sunday, Nov. 29, the "Mighty" Wilfred Sykes backed her way out of the ...

Eric Treece, captain of the steamer “Wilfred Sykes” based out of Indiana Harbor, Indiana, filmed this video of waterspouts forming towards the center of Lake Michigan. Click here to see more of his ...

DULUTH — While Saturday is the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight, it had a spectacular start with sea smoke sightings in the morning. There have already been ...

Here's your chance to win an exclusive 5-day trip aboard the 678-foot Wilfred Sykes or the 728-foot Joseph L. Block freighters. The Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum is organizing a sweepstakes. The ...

With the arrival of the Great Lakes cargo ships Wilfred Sykes and Mesabi Miner Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the Bay Shipbuilding Co. "winter fleet" is about three-quarters complete. The ...

The Wilfred Sykes travels under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth on Thursday. The 128-foot LED Bentleyville Tour of Lights tree is in the foreground at Bayfront Festival Park.

Points of interest: Built in 1949, she was the first Great Lakes vessel built after WWII. At launching, she was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes. 2009 marks 60 years of "smooth sailing" for the ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- For the third year in a row the Sault Ste. Marie Visitors Bureau is bringing back Freighter Frenzy, a March Madness-styled bracket of freighters making their way ...