E02 Ships and Boats and Salties

The podcast episode discusses the first salty ship to come into Duluth, which was called Barbro Gee. It also mentions two recent salties, the Federal Dart and the Federal Hunter. The episode then explains the differences between ships and boats, such as size, cargo capacity, complexity, and the concept of freeboard. The podcast concludes by emphasizing the awesomeness of ships and boats. Hello and welcome to episode 2 of Shipping History and What's Happening Now. Today I will be talking about the first salty that came into Duluth and the difference between a ship and a boat. We'll start off with the first salty to come into Duluth. The first salty's name was Barbro Gee. It was 623 feet long, built in 2010, it came in April 1st, entered the Duluth Harbor at 1145. So now we're going to talk about recent salties that came into Duluth. The first one came in March 28th and it was called the Federal Dart. The second one came in March 30th and its name was the Federal Hunter. Got it? Makes sense? I hope it does. Now we are going to switch gears and talk about the difference between a ship and a boat. There are many differences so I will be talking about a couple today. Number one, the size of a ship and a boat. A ship can carry a boat but a boat cannot carry a ship. Makes sense? Okay, so another one. Any floating man-made object that weighs at least 500 tons or more is categorized as a ship. So, here's another one. Boats are simply vessels with less complicated equipment. Especially trained crews are on ships because a ship is a lot bigger and goes on a lot longer voyages and stuff. And you don't need to be trained to own a boat, do you? No, you don't. Okay, so another one is ships can carry more cargo. Have you seen a boat carrying, I don't know, let's say 500 tons of random crates carrying cars and groceries and stuff? I bet not. Okay, another one. Ships are complicated to build. So, I bet you knew that. Okay, so now we are going to talk about the freeboard. The freeboard is something that can help you categorize the difference between a ship and a boat. The freeboard is just above the waterline or the deck of the boat. If the center of mass is above the freeboard, the boat tilts outwards when it's turning. If the center of mass is below the freeboard, the boat tilts inwards when it's turning. Makes sense, right? So, that you probably didn't know. Like, the difference between a ship and a boat. Ships and boats are awesome, amazing, you can probably tell. I've started a podcast about it. That's the end of the podcast.