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Derek Montgomery

Duluth, Minn.

February 14, 2015 4:00 AM

Photos: Up close with an ore boat in dry dock

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The Kaye E. Barker ore boat sits in dry dock. — The Kaye E. Barker sat in dry dock undergoing maintenance at Fraser Shipyards Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.
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The Kaye E. Barker sits in dry dock this winter, undergoing maintenance at Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wis. Fraser has more than 200 workers doing a variety of maintenance tasks on the Kaye E. Barker and other ships laid up there for the winter.

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A ship out of water — The Kaye E. Barker was the first Great Lakes ore boat built in dry dock, and it is once again out of the water for winter maintenance.
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The Kaye E. Barker ore boat sits in dry dock. — The Kaye E. Barker sat in dry dock undergoing maintenance at Fraser Shipyards Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.
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A worker enters the Kaye E. Barker — A worker entered the Kaye E. Barker as the ship sat in dry dock.
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