@interlakesteamship_: Freefall!!! Yesterday the crews at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding deployed the freefall lifeboat off our M/V Mark W. Barker for the first time as part of her testing to make sure she is fully operational before leaving the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin shipyard. Weighted down with water bags to simulate 30 crew members, the launch was successful and likely the first time anywhere on the Lakes that a stern lifeboat has been deployed. Our M/V Mark W. Barker is the first bulk carrier built on the Great Lakes in more than 35 years and the first U.S.-flagged vessel on the Lakes to be outfitted with a freefall lifeboat. 🇺🇸⚓️💙#shippingmatters #fyp #tiktok #shipping #greatlakes #build #newboat #us #usflag #sturgeonbay #freefall #lifeboat