▁the ▁bar ge ▁James ▁Nas my th . ▁According ▁to ▁Captain ▁Richard ▁F . ▁Hum ble , ▁they ▁were ▁round ing ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Islands ▁when ▁a ▁nor ' e aster ▁hit . ▁After ▁hours ▁of ▁fighting ▁the ▁storm , ▁Hum ble ▁decided ▁to ▁turn ▁back ▁to ▁safe ▁port ▁in ▁Two ▁Har b ors , ▁Minnesota . ▁After ▁five ▁more ▁hours ▁of ▁struggling ▁with ▁the ▁nor ' e aster , ▁the ▁ship ▁made ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁Two ▁Har b ors , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁har bor ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁darkness . ▁Her ▁only ▁remaining ▁option ▁was ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁port ▁at ▁D ul uth . ▁ ▁As ▁she ▁approached ▁D ul uth , ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁useless ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁bring ▁both ▁the ▁ste amer ▁and ▁the ▁bar ge ▁through ▁the ▁narrow ▁D ul uth ▁Sh ip ▁Canal ▁into ▁the ▁har bor , ▁so ▁Captain ▁Hum ble ▁gave ▁the ▁order ▁to ▁cut ▁loose ▁James ▁Nas my th , ▁after ▁which ▁M ata af a ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁har bor ▁alone . ▁She ▁made ▁it ▁about ▁half - way ▁between ▁the ▁tw in ▁concrete ▁pi ers ▁when ▁a ▁back water ▁sur ged ▁out . ▁He avy ▁water ▁struck ▁her ▁stern , ▁driving ▁her ▁pro w ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁mud dy ▁bottom , ▁and ▁then ▁sl ammed ▁her ▁stern ▁against ▁the ▁north ▁pier . ▁Her ▁rud der ▁t ore ▁off ▁and ▁the ▁water ▁pulled ▁her ▁pro w ▁out ▁toward ▁the ▁open ▁lake , ▁then ▁sm