Great Lakes Warriors

The tugboats of the Great Lakes may look unassuming, but the sailors on them work against some of the deadliest conditions in order to manage nautical traffic. They compete against dangerous winds and swells that can erupt at any time on America’s inland seas. What’s in a day’s work for a tugboat crew? How do sailors work against these unpredictable conditions? And what kind of toll does constantly hazardous work take on the tugboat crews of the Great Lakes? In this interview from 2012, author James Campbell tells stories of the Great Lakes Warriors.