Getting Busy Again

[Cosmic_Charlie]

A nice crowd to welcome the Miner:

[Guest]

The Algolake coming into Duluth.
I guess when our temps in the 90s and humidity in the 70s hits that cold air from
the 38 degree Lake water, a little fog forms. Glad that muggy weather will be gone tomorrow.
It started raining a couple of minutes after these pics were taken and cleared out the boat watchers.

[Boatkitten]

There are some beautiful shots here. I just haven't been on at the right time lately. Thanks for posting.

[Castaway]

An Algoma boat leaving Sandusky.

[Guest]

A good crowd in Duluth watching the Orsula come in!

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Orsula in for grain:

[Cosmic_Charlie]

BBC Orinoco out into the fog:

[BleuH2_O]

Didn't she just spend time at Frasier for that problem?

[hausen]

Lee A. Tregurtha with either Kentucky, Minnesota, or North Dakota

There is a 4th tug boat in that fleet is there not?

There is; the North Carolina. She's diesel-electric powered if I'm not mistaken, which means she's not as good as GLT's other Duluth-based tugs for 'normal' operations but excels in ice. She's typically only used early and late in the season and in addition her profile is a bit different than the other three Duluth-based GLT tugs, enough so that even at the distance and resolution of that webcam capture it would probably show.

So unless GLT sent a tug to Duluth to sit in for the Kentucky while she's in drydock, that's either the North Dakota or Minnesota.

[Guest]

I see LAT is waiting at the fuel dock for winds to die, down before heading to pick up her load. Would rough seas in the harbor explain the need for a tug assist?

Wind, and the stern thruster is out on the LAT.

[BleuH2_O]

I see LAT is waiting at the fuel dock for winds to die, down before heading to pick up her load. Would rough seas in the harbor explain the need for a tug assist?

[Guest]

Lee A. Tregurtha with either Kentucky, Minnesota, or North Dakota

North Dakota.

[Guest]

Lee A. Tregurtha with either Kentucky, Minnesota, or North Dakota

There is a 4th tug boat in that fleet is there not?

[Guest]

It's not the Kentucky, because she is in the drydock at MCM Marine at the Soo right now.

[hausen]

Lee A. Tregurtha with either Kentucky, Minnesota, or North Dakota

[BleuH2_O]

This is an interesting sight. Which tug?

[Boatkitten]

Has been a little while since I've been on. There are some beautiful shots here. Thanks, I've really enjoyed catching up here this morning.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

H Lee White in this morning for DM&IR

[Guest]

Algosoo.

[Castaway]

Algo-something at the Sandusky coal dock. That dock seems a bit busy this year. I got to see the coal chute in action. What a fascinating process.