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The Great Lakes Fleet has done a 180 on operating their ships in ice. Since the early 70's they have always prided themselves about operating in heavy ice conditions.

I see the Katmai Bay is breaking ice in the river today. In year's past, the Alder would start breaking out Duluth the second week of March. This year, ice pack of Duluth is dense, 16"-24" solid ice, with many windrows. Two Harbors is also iced in with solid ice. I would expect the Mackina...

Two more differences between them were the six built at AM Shipbuilding were the first on the lakes with a modified cruiser stern. The 10 built at GLE had knuckled elliptical sterns like the supers.

Jones Island in Milwaukee was one of the Great Lakes Fleet main layup ports, as was Duluth. Times have changed!

Does anyone know where the Gott will layup?

Once the weather gets cold in December, they stop using the gravity dock and just load at the ship loader. This is the same case in Two Harbors.

As of now, there are no layups in Duluth. All Twin Ports boats are laying up in Superior. For the first time tha I can remember, there are no active GLF boats laying up in the Twin Ports.

Is the Burns Harbor heading for layup?

My grandfather sailed for USS for many years. I recall him saying he was one a new boat that developed cracking. He said they ran winch cables fore and aft to keep the cracks from growing.

Is boatnerd no longer located within Vantage Point?

In the early to late 80’s, there were many boats laid up around the lakes. Dock spaces were filled up, so they had to be resourceful on where to dock these boats and not interfere with operating docks.

Denny,

Here's a link to weather buoys. Click on any buoy you want, for current weather details. Hope this helps.

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

I have seen the radar operating in the past. I don’t think it’s anything unusual going on.

Friday night about 9:00 pm CDT. She is moving at only 11 knots, heading to Marquette.

I was vacationing up there two weeks ago, and the day I was in Thorold, the flight locks were down and caused about a 14 hour delay that day.

They stopped short by about 35 feet. Aground now on the mucky bottom.

I have been going to the Rock Cut for 35 years to take pictures and it has always been chained off. I have never been bothered by any law enforcement agency.

What vhf marine channel do the vessels use for reporting their positions in the St. Clair and Detroit rivers?

Looks like they were anchored in the Superior anchorage:

According to the AIS, the PI is backed into the Arcelor Mittal mill that was former LTV mill.