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I watched the Barker pass Marine City upbound on Saturday and I noticed that they were not venting massive clouds of steam from their funnel. The Mesabi Miner followed her and we saw that they were venting massive steam clouds from their stack. Was some upgrade performed on the engine's exhaust syst...

ashland69 wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 5:48 pm At 630 local time, the Block was about 8-10 miles out of Sturgeon Bay. Must have gotten under way 6ish.Wilfred Sykes probably won't be too long getting out herself.

Looks like Joe Block may be the first upbounder at the Soo this year.

At 630 local time, the Block was about 8-10 miles out of Sturgeon Bay. Must have gotten under way 6ish.Wilfred Sykes probably won't be too long getting out herself.

Upbound on Lake Erie between Ashtabula and Cleveland at 800AM (ET) enroute to Two Harbors. Watch for Walter McCarthy to come out of Sturgeon Bay soon.

From news photos it looks real bad.maybe finally the end for her You just might be right. These conveyor belt fires generate an awful lot of heat and burn for hours because of (1) what's burning...in this case rubber, and (2), the limited and difficult access that firefighters have to contain and e...

Dimensions of Algoma Vision are 749.83 feet x 105.84 feet 66.14 feet. Deadweight tonnage is 71,400 GT. Too big for the seaway.

The Jackson sailed this morning (Mar 14). AIS says she's headed for Cleveland. Shuttle run(s)?

Alpena upbound at Marine City about 145pm Eastern time Mar 13.

Its AIS system is running Tuesday (Mar 12) morning. Getting ready to sail?

ashland69 wrote: ↑March 8, 2024, 11:34 pm It looks like the Algoma Niagara may be in layup now.

It appears the Intrepid may have joined her in layup at Goderich.

Guest wrote: ↑March 10, 2024, 7:02 am Looks like Interlake is all-in for early season fitout.

Will be interesting to see if other carriers do the same.

Interestingly, if I'm correct, the Cort and the Dorothy Ann-Pathfinder are not coming out until mid to late April.

Speaking of old USS boats, any news on what actually caught fire on the Mississagi (ex- George A Sloan)? Wonder why it ended up at the SOO instead of MRC. I may be mistaken, but from my vantage point, it looked like the fire was in the area of the old engine room. Old oil and lubricants, etc. may h...

It looks like the Algoma Niagara may be in layup now.

With the MARK W BARKER out and doing the Cuyahoga shuttle, are there any other boats working now? Any rumors of late fitouts or certain boats not sailing this year With the warm temperatures and lack of ice, the efficiencies of the fleet will be tremendous during the first months compared to a bad ...

It could be? I seem to recall years ago before they built the Mark W. Barker that I thought the Herbert C. Jackson may have done a few ore shuttles early? Sorry if I’m incorrect on my information if I’m wrong here. Can anyone confirm if I’m correct or not on this? Thanks. Yes, Denny, I remember the...

It's Wednesday morning and the Venture is upbound on Lake Erie heading for Pelee Passage.

Isee that Algoma Intrepid is anchored in the Sarnia anchorage along with Iver Bright. Algoma Niagara is at the Straits heading for Chicago. MAYBE the Intrepid is the one heading into layup.

I’ve been saying the same thing on here for past 3-4 yrs . Everyone calls me pessimistic😂. Not so. Just realistic looking at the big picture. By the end of this decade it will be a parade to the scrappers. Lots of sailing jobs lost. If you’re an engineer you’re good to find great work onshore. Deck...

Don't know if this has come up, but what thoughts do you have about how VTB is going to manage or replace the lost carrying capacity of the Thompson? Build, buy and convert or do nothing at all?

Not this fall? Heard it would be back out before winter lay-up.