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Let's see; folks up there eat lots of French fries; and/or lots of boiled eggs along with their Salty Dogs?
Great lake boats, a good video
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Let's see; folks up there eat lots of French fries; and/or lots of boiled eggs along with their Salty Dogs?
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Nice video Moss posted of the Marquette MI pellet docks which is a dated loading system. Marquette is 100 miles east of us. Below is a more modern loading system located in Superior WI which stores more pellets on the docks and uses a conveyor to get it from the stock piles to the docks.
Taconite - What is it and why does BNSF haul it? - YouTube
Taconite - What is it and why does BNSF haul it? - YouTube
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I like the low-tech of the old one better. :laughing:
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Taken from boatnerd.com. This is happening because of the record high water levels in all lakes.. Superior set a record in June...
Also found a nice camera on the St Claire river. Saint Claire river camera
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American Integrity breaks Soo Locks tonnage record
7/11 - The 1,000-foot-long American Integrity, carrying a record-breaking 76,063 net tons of iron ore, locked through July 8 at 3:57 a.m. headed for Detroit, MI. Her draft was 28 feet 10 inches, according to officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Soo Locks.
A few hours earlier, she was preceded by fleet mate Walter J. McCarthy Jr., which was reported to have had 75,387 net tons on board, also a record load. The vessels are owned by the American Steamship Co.
In carrying the cargo, the American Integrity broke her own record of 75,095 net tons, set on Sept. 23, 2017.
Also found a nice camera on the St Claire river. Saint Claire river camera
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American Integrity breaks Soo Locks tonnage record
7/11 - The 1,000-foot-long American Integrity, carrying a record-breaking 76,063 net tons of iron ore, locked through July 8 at 3:57 a.m. headed for Detroit, MI. Her draft was 28 feet 10 inches, according to officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Soo Locks.
A few hours earlier, she was preceded by fleet mate Walter J. McCarthy Jr., which was reported to have had 75,387 net tons on board, also a record load. The vessels are owned by the American Steamship Co.
In carrying the cargo, the American Integrity broke her own record of 75,095 net tons, set on Sept. 23, 2017.
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What I find amazing is how little wake a ship like this leaves. It's pretty slippery in the water.
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I'd like to find some sounds and videos of the OLD foghorns around the great lakes. I remember hearing them back in the 60's. They've all been changed out to something of a quite different sound than they were back then.
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In the news.. I kid you not! He was a long, long ways off of the Isle. Nearly in the middle of the little pond, we call Superior.
Man rescued after attempted jetski ride to Isle Royale.
LAKE SUPERIOR, Mich. (WLUC) - An Alexandria, Virginia, man was safely rescued after being stranded in Lake Superior last week.
On Monday, July 8, dispatch for the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Grand Marias, Minnesota, received a call around 8:20 p.m. about a man missing in Lake Superior. The man calling from Florida, said his friend used his Black Kawasaki Jetski to try to go from Grand Portage, Minn., to Isle Royale. The caller said his friend had hit a fog bank and run out of gas.
The Grand Marias U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) was called and began coordination with Michigan officials, including the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Soo (in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan).
After some back and forth, with the caller and the missing man, and work with Verizon, officials were able to closely ping the exact location of the stranded jet ski. He was located south, southeast of Isle Royale, about halfway between the island and Ontonagon, Mich.
According to a release from Rand Logistics, Inc., the company who owns the freighter, Michipicoten, they received a call from the USCG around 11 p.m. regarding the missing jet skier as the ship's path of travel was near where he was missing.
Michipicoten Captain Jonathan Barnes later said, "After receiving the call, without hesitation we proceeded toward the coordinates provided by USCG. The gentleman on the jet ski had managed to have cell range for only a short period to make a call to the USCG. We were assisted by a USCG dispatched helicopter."
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said by about 11:43 p.m., they had received word the missing man was aboard the Michipicoten. Just before midnight, the sheriff's office was notified the man would travel on the freighter to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and crews were working to retrieve the stranded jet ski.
Captain Barnes also said, "The crew did a fantastic job in preparing the deck to retrieve him, of course, not knowing the condition of the jet skier if found. The weather was fair, but moderately chilly. And, after some time, the jet skier was found in good health! Immediately USCG was informed, and it was discussed that the best course of action was to take him on the vessel to Sault Ste. Marie. At that time, we decided to retrieve his jet ski as well. This would prevent a future safety marine broadcast of an unmanned vessel if found. Once again, the crew did an amazing job retrieving the craft.
By about 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, the Michipicoten was back on course to Sault Ste. Marie with the extra passenger.
Man rescued after attempted jetski ride to Isle Royale.
LAKE SUPERIOR, Mich. (WLUC) - An Alexandria, Virginia, man was safely rescued after being stranded in Lake Superior last week.
On Monday, July 8, dispatch for the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Grand Marias, Minnesota, received a call around 8:20 p.m. about a man missing in Lake Superior. The man calling from Florida, said his friend used his Black Kawasaki Jetski to try to go from Grand Portage, Minn., to Isle Royale. The caller said his friend had hit a fog bank and run out of gas.
The Grand Marias U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) was called and began coordination with Michigan officials, including the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Soo (in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan).
After some back and forth, with the caller and the missing man, and work with Verizon, officials were able to closely ping the exact location of the stranded jet ski. He was located south, southeast of Isle Royale, about halfway between the island and Ontonagon, Mich.
According to a release from Rand Logistics, Inc., the company who owns the freighter, Michipicoten, they received a call from the USCG around 11 p.m. regarding the missing jet skier as the ship's path of travel was near where he was missing.
Michipicoten Captain Jonathan Barnes later said, "After receiving the call, without hesitation we proceeded toward the coordinates provided by USCG. The gentleman on the jet ski had managed to have cell range for only a short period to make a call to the USCG. We were assisted by a USCG dispatched helicopter."
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said by about 11:43 p.m., they had received word the missing man was aboard the Michipicoten. Just before midnight, the sheriff's office was notified the man would travel on the freighter to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and crews were working to retrieve the stranded jet ski.
Captain Barnes also said, "The crew did a fantastic job in preparing the deck to retrieve him, of course, not knowing the condition of the jet skier if found. The weather was fair, but moderately chilly. And, after some time, the jet skier was found in good health! Immediately USCG was informed, and it was discussed that the best course of action was to take him on the vessel to Sault Ste. Marie. At that time, we decided to retrieve his jet ski as well. This would prevent a future safety marine broadcast of an unmanned vessel if found. Once again, the crew did an amazing job retrieving the craft.
By about 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, the Michipicoten was back on course to Sault Ste. Marie with the extra passenger.
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He was fished out at midnight and I have no idea how he could not have gone hypothermic by that hour. Wonder who gave him and his jet ski a ride back to Grand Marais MN!
