by hausen » July 15, 2010, 11:33 am
That was one of the fastest inbound passages through the Duluth Ship Canal I've ever seen. The Block often comes in a little hot (and handles it beautifully), and on top of that yesterday there was a real unusual current running into the harbor at 3 or 4 knots for a good part of the late afternoon/early evening. Not sure wether the Block's crew expected it, but they went rippin' through the canal. Earlier in the afternoon the Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. departed, probably doing whatever they consider their usual RPMs for the canal; it was one of the slowest outbound passages I've ever seen there. The aerial bridge was down behind them while the McCarthy's stern was still only halfway between the bridge and the lighthouses at the outer ends of the piers.
Given that post on the news channel about the American Century and the water level fluctuations at the Soo, I think the storm system that passed over the western lake yesterday morning might've caused a small seiche.
That was one of the fastest inbound passages through the Duluth Ship Canal I've ever seen. The Block often comes in a little hot (and handles it beautifully), and on top of that yesterday there was a real unusual current running [i]into[/i] the harbor at 3 or 4 knots for a good part of the late afternoon/early evening. Not sure wether the Block's crew expected it, but they went rippin' through the canal. Earlier in the afternoon the Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. departed, probably doing whatever they consider their usual RPMs for the canal; it was one of the slowest outbound passages I've ever seen there. The aerial bridge was down behind them while the McCarthy's stern was still only halfway between the bridge and the lighthouses at the outer ends of the piers.
Given that post on the news channel about the American Century and the water level fluctuations at the Soo, I think the storm system that passed over the western lake yesterday morning might've caused a small seiche.