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Great Lakes shipping resumes
« on: March 20, 2006, 07:00:23 PM »
After one of the mildest winters in decades, shipping on North America's Great Lakes, which never completely stopped during the mild winter, is set to resume.  The Welland Canal is scheduled to open Tuesday, March 21 and the locks at Sault Ste Marie ("the SOO") are scheduled to resume operation on March 25. The Coast Guard has been clearing ice from the approaches to the SOO Locks, encountering 15 foot pressure ridges in Whitefish Bay (clearing ice is the last assignment for the venerable US Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw which will be retired this summer).

    The past week as seen numerous Great Lakes vessels come out of their winter slumber and resumed their work hauling bulk cargoes between lake ports.

    For those of us who live in interior North America the arrival of the spring shipping season is a godsend and no doubt many "boatnerds" (including myself) will be rushing to their favorite photo locatations to get their first "boatfix" of the season.  Hopefully some photos will start to apprear on this site.
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Offline Michel Gosselin

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Re: Great Lakes shipping resumes
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2006, 03:33:09 AM »
i agreed. my trigger finger has beeb itching all winter waiting to see the salties in the welland canal. even though i`ve taken some pics of ships they weren`t moving & wasn`t the same.

Offline Lanaud

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Re: Great Lakes shipping resumes
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2006, 03:35:12 AM »
You'll have your chance this weekend.  Beluga Emotion is on the move as is another Federal ship.

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Re: Great Lakes shipping resumes
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2006, 03:37:42 AM »
i know federal khushiro is due in the canal tomorrow.

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Re: Great Lakes shipping resumes
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2006, 03:44:17 AM »
A coupla SONGA tankers are here getting ready  to hed your way also.

ZIEMIA CIESZYNSKA and Federal Manitou are upbound in and just below St-Lambert lock right now.

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Re: Great Lakes shipping resumes
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2006, 11:09:37 PM »
Bring 'em on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now the challenge is to find some sunny weather when I can get off and get up to the Lakes.  But, it is a far cry better than having time and a sunny day and the boats frozen out of the lakes.
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