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That's not the Jackson. Looks like an Algoma boat. Either the Quebecois or Montrealais.

Jared my dad dove all through the 70s and 80s. One of the stories he always told us was how he met Dennis who then signed his Robert McGreevy paintings for him. During this meeting Dennis had asked him the same question about retrieving some of his personal items. My dad tried when they went back to ...

Sydney e smith is readable on the stern in the first picture.

Dix street bridge on the rouge heading into AK steel is my personal favorite. Freighters so close you can talk to the crew sometimes and almost touch them. Belle Isle is another good spot.

Looks like 1939 or 40 ford sedans.

Theyre two platform supply vessels they built for Tidewater Marine in 2011.

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Thanks for the info!

Yeah I saw that after I posted. Just wondered why she turned around and backed back into the slip. Never seen them do that before.

Just watched the Kaye Barker back out, turn around, and back into the slip at AK rouge. Her ais is now off. Is this an early layup? She also appeared to get stuck for about 45 minutes while backing away from the dock. She was moving back and forth with quite a bit of prop wash and exhaust from her ...

Here's a pic of the damage the Royalton suffered after her collision with the Monrovia. I see no such damage in postcard #4.

bulwark. a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or maindeck for the protection of persons or objects on deck.

How does overall available tonnage compare today between the US and Canada? Canada has no 1000 footers each of which could equal 2-3 Canadian boats. Also how does today's tonnage in the US compare with the tonnage pre 1000 footer era? Late sixties for example?

What does hand bombing mean?

I remember seeing freighters there all the time when i was camping as a kid in tawas. How long would it take to load like that?

Saw the Mississagi today at Port Huron and noticed the first five hatch combings are twice the height of the rest. Any reason why that is?

x3. The Beeghly is one of my favorites. No matter her new name she will always be the Beeghly to me.

Hmmm, thats what I thought. Ive never been there so I wasnt real sure. I remember in the late 90s being able to drive right up to the boats in Duluth but I guess september 11th has changed all that. Thanks for the info.

Im going to be in the Toledo area monday and was wondering if its possible to check out some of the freighters laid up there. Would like to get some pictures. Ive looked on google maps but not really sure where to go exactly. Im not sure this is even possible due to security reasons but thought I'd ...

Nice! She is going to look great in red!

How do you dog the modern hatch clamps on todays hatches? By hand with a wrench or with a power tool?