Great Lake Warriors

Season 1

HISTORY makes waves on the Great Lakes. For more than 150 years, they have served as one of America's busiest commercial waterways, connecting East Coast ports to America's heartland. In Great Lake Warriors, a maverick American tug boat company braves storms, ice, and the competition as they navigate and transport materials across one of the most dangerous bodies of water in history.
8 Episodes
  • The Lethal Season
    E1
    Episode 1The Lethal SeasonAs ominous red skies forecast a storm on Lake Michigan, Captain John "The Legend" Selvick races out of port to try to beat the weather--only to be sidetracked when his rookie first mate, Chris Costello, almost sinks a smaller tug in a dangerous maneuver.
  • Suicide Mission
    E2
    Episode 2Suicide MissionWhen "The Legend" Captain John Selvick brings on a replacement to teach his rookie first mate, Chris Costello, a lesson, his plan backfires. Across Lake Michigan, Captain Ted Long stares down one of the most challenging hauls of his career: six oil containers standing upright at 80 feet tall, prone to being toppled by even a small gust of wind...bringing Ted and his men down along with it. Up on Lake Superior in Duluth, the upstart tug captain Mike Ojard tries to make a name for himself by taking on an ice-breaking job that would challenge a veteran skipper--and nearly gets crushed in the process.
  • Collision Course
    E3
    Episode 3Collision CourseTwo storm fronts are on a collision course for Lake Michigan, and Captain John "The Legend" Selvick is caught in the crosshairs with over a million pounds of cargo that almost goes overboard. Captain Ted Long steams North on a 100-mile run through a graveyard of wrecked ships, before traversing one of the most dangerous harbors of his career. In Duluth on Lake Superior, a career-making job comes in, and upstart Captain Mike Ojard and his family risk life and livelihood that a 44-year-old used tug can become a monster ice-breaker.
  • Make or Break
    E4
    Episode 4Make or BreakFatigue threatens the crew when Captain John "The Legend" Selvick pushes them when he attempts to do something he's never done in his 50-plus years on the lakes. Meanwhile, Captain Ted Long unleashes his alter-ego "Captain Nice" on his un-communicative crew in the face of a 30-million-dollar barge move through Indiana Harbor's notorious "Chute". On Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, things heat up when Captain Stan is forced to work with his novice nephew, and ice-breaking for a massive fuel freighter goes from trial by ice--to trial by fire.
  • Deaths Door
    E5
    Episode 5Deaths DoorCaptain and owner of Calumet Fleeting, John "The Legend" Selvick, struggles with his nephew Ricky's inattention, and doubts whether one of his own has what it takes to carry on in the family business.
  • Dead of Winter
    E6
    Episode 6Dead of WinterIn the wake of a severe winter storm, Captain Nathan Schley--stepson of John "The Legend" Selvick, leads a job for the first time without The Legend at his side. When boats get frozen into the dangerous harbor ice, the job seems destined for disaster.
  • Friday the 13th
    E7
    Episode 7Friday the 13thThe Captains head out to sea on the unluckiest day of the year, and while churning through a deep fog bank, Captain Nathan Schley squares off with ice fishermen who won t move--even when the breaking ice threatens their lives.
  • The Final Battle
    E8
    Episode 8The Final BattleFaced with a 700-foot long "Superbarge" and a massive wind storm headed his way, Captain Ted Long puts it all on the line in a mad dash for home--and the final haul of the season. Meanwhile, tempers flare and a crew mistake costs John Selvick tens of thousands of dollars. In Duluth, upstart Captain Mike Ojard must think and act quickly to salvage the final job of the season when massive slabs of ice threaten the massive ship for which he is responsible.
 
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