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Denny wrote:Anyone hear or know when she might be departing from Windsor? I see on the maps that she is still in Windsor. Any information is appreciated. Thanks.

“This is the future of shipping in the Great Lakes and we are very proud she is making the Port of Windsor her first discharge port.”

The vessel departed shortly before 11 p.m. and is heading to Duluth to load its first cargo.

She has just entered the St. Clair River up bound at 12:45 AM CST.

Anyone hear or know when she might be departing from Windsor? I see on the maps that she is still in Windsor. Any information is appreciated. Thanks.

I noticed a whistle trumpet on the bow and also on the pilot house of the Baie St. Paul. Do all cabins-aft boats have this feature? Are they both blown at the same time?

How maney tons of stone did she have onboard and how long did it take her to unload? Thanks for any information.
Dan

Ais tuesday morning shows her at the stone dock in windsor.

Captain on the csl tadoussac said she might be stopping in windsor to unload stone they used for ballast from china for stability.

Barge Lakes Contender has bulkhead/rib markings as well.

What use is there in marking those areas?

Great photo yak242. Thanks for sharing!

The are probably there to signify the bulkheads in between

How come these Chinese built ships have markings on the hull to indicate where the cargo holds begin and end? I think I've noticed it on both the Algoma Mariner and the Algobay.

Baie St. Paul now tentatively on the schedule for the CN dock in Duluth, arriving in port late evening on December 20th. There are a number of vessels scheduled to load at CN in Duluth and CN's Two Harbors docks that day, so her loading might end up delayed until the 21st. It also wouldn't be a total surprise to see her load at BN in Superior instead if dock congestion on the Minnesota side is heavy enough.

Guest wrote:Nice shot, please send into news@boatnerd.net for the News and Fleet Galleries.

Good idea - I've sent it and a few others.
I had a video too, but unfortunately it cuts out just before the salute. That forward whistle on the BSP has to be one of the loudest I've heard on the lakes!

Nice shot, please send into news@boatnerd.net for the News and Fleet Galleries.

jim berg wrote:can any one tell me when the baie st paul will be coming up the welland canal

She's just heading out of Lock 8 up the system now.

Here's a picture I snapped of her as we passed in her in the canal on her first trip up a few minutes ago...


I have more if you'd like me to post them.

Can anyone tell me the names of the captain and first mate on the Baie St. Paul? I received a one-long-two-short salute and a wave from one of them (I believe it was the captain) when she passed my house near the 1000 Islands Bridge Sunday at 1030. It may be the same pair as were on the CSL Niagara when I rode on her back in September. I will post some shots of her in the Seaway near the TI Bridge shortly. TIA.

Perhaps maybe her ETA for Windsor might be a stop for fuel at the Sterling Fuel Dock in Windsor? As far as her loading salt though for Duluth, I doubt this would happen as I haven't heard of any CSL boats doing this run. Usually Algoma has that contract not saying that it isn't possible though that the Baie St. Paul could do that. She is not showing up yet on Duluth Shipping News' website as well.

Believe she gave those ETAs at the Cape.

Denny wrote:One of her AIS reports shows her as arriving in Windsor, Ontario on December 18 at 0740 hours. I don't know if this is accurate and it could even be an error. There have been reports also that have said that she is bound for Superior, Wisconsin as well. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see where she goes to next.

Maybe salt to Duluth-Superior and then ore down to Nanticoke. I've heard there's three loads of ore to Nanticoke and then lay-up.

Baie St. Paul upbound at Clayton at 1211.
She gave the following etas, Sodus Point 1515, Mid Lake 1715 and CIP #15 at 2215.