by Pazzo » October 17, 2017, 11:33 am
That's a tough one, huh? It costs too much to get her fit out to sail and it's another steep cost to the company to scrap her.
I've wondered often, as of late, whether we should expect to see any new ship builds proposed for the American side... and would that be a reality for Lower Lakes? Would they be built on our shores? I should surely hope, but seeing how the Canadian companies have sent all that new business to overseas builders, it may serve as a precedent.
Manistee is still laid up in Toledo, in one of the Torco docks, right? It's been so long since I was in Toledo. Is she within a decent distance for photography from an adjacent river bank?
That's a tough one, huh? It costs too much to get her fit out to sail and it's another steep cost to the company to scrap her.
I've wondered often, as of late, whether we should expect to see any new ship builds proposed for the American side... and would that be a reality for Lower Lakes? Would they be built on our shores? I should surely hope, but seeing how the Canadian companies have sent all that new business to overseas builders, it may serve as a precedent.
Manistee is still laid up in Toledo, in one of the Torco docks, right? It's been so long since I was in Toledo. Is she within a decent distance for photography from an adjacent river bank?