Todd McInturf / The Detroit News

Tielke waves back at Hanford and Frisk as the 1000-foot freighter, carrying ore to Zug Island, passes The Great Lakes Maritime Center in Port Huron, Thursday. Tielke was captain and Frisk was second cook of the Kaye E Barker, a 767-foot-long bulk cargo carrier-self unloader, earlier in their maritime careers.