Capt. Larry Barnes and his son were watching a television show about retired professional basketball players when he had an idea. Why not make a television show where retired river… Read More
Features
Stories on some of the unique and colorful people who populate the barge industry. Human-interest articles on companies and individuals who make a difference in people’s lives, all while keeping the boats and barges moving.
With a complete disregard for his own personal safety, Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Harry James Loe Jr. kept firing at an oncoming Japanese kamikaze plane, saving his ship and losing… Read More
Each February in The Waterways Journal, we take the opportunity to feature a few of the captains who helm towboats and tugs on the rivers. From harbor boats to line-haul… Read More
Capt. Bo Tucker has worked aboard tugs—primarily in Mobile, Ala.—for the better part of 30 years. Tucker said he actually started out in construction, but he had some uncles and… Read More
Capt. Vince Bradford, captain of the mv. Frank T. Stegbauer, made his way into a career on the inland waterways almost by accident. He was raised in Los Angeles, Calif.,… Read More
Growing up on the banks of the Ohio River in Cloverport, Ky., Harold Newby was around boats, but he didn’t always see them as a career path. “My father always… Read More
From the time he was 8 years old, Capt. Michael “Mike” Coyle knew he wanted to be a riverman. He was going to school in Oakville, Mo., which is just… Read More
Bryan Bishop’s dad was a captain when Bryan was born in Fairhope, Ala.—and is currently a captain on fishing vessels in the waters of the Bering Sea for the company… Read More
A conversation with his father while driving down a back road changed the course of Sam Chumley’s life. Chumley was about to graduate from high school, and his dad asked… Read More
Near a bend in the Mississippi River above the Sunshine Bridge in Louisiana, scores of vehicles—some cars but mostly trucks—are parked along the crown of the levee and all along… Read More
