Indiana Harbor Trip
Indiana Harbor trip, june 17-25
The following pictures were taken on the indiana Harbor in June of 2005, enroute from Superior, WI with coal to Nanticoke, Ont.
A Special thanks to ASC and to the Captain and crew of the M/V Indiana Harbor.
All photos by Sam Lapinski
*Pictures go in order with the days starting at june 17.
Downbound
Heading to SMET before we arrive.
The Indiana Harbor loading at SMET
Docked
The Oglebay Norton leaves Duluth after loading at DM&IR.
The Paul R. Tregurtha ready to take our place late friday night.
Almost done loading, finishing up on the bow.
Heading out of Duluth at around midnight on friday the 17th.
In the middle of Lake Superior, the line to the far left is the American Spirit,
we raced them all across lake Superior, and it was very close
Passing the Candadian Enterprise off Keewinaw.
Sunset on Lake Superior halfway between Whitefish pt. and Keewinaw.
The Prinsenborg was about 4 hours behind us in the morning , they finally passed us after the sun had set.
THe next morning we woke up just outside the Soo Locks, in the early AM,
If you look the American Spirit is entering the loc ahead of us and the Prinsenborg is also in the other lock.
The American Spirit leaving as the Columbia Star waits for them to leave as well as us.
Entering the Lock on a beautifull day!
The Columbia Star heads into the lock as we leave.
The Phillip R. Clarke passes below the locks.
The Cason J. Calloway just a few minutes behind.
The Calloway passing.
Passing Mission Pt.
Falcons on a light in the St. Mary's River.
Turning for Rock Cut
In Rock Cut
In Mud Lake
Passing the Ostkap at Mud Lake junction.
Fleetmate Adam E. Cornelius passing Detour Reef Light, coming from Lake Michigan.
Passing, as the come in full speed.
The next mornig we watched the sunrise off of Sarnia in the St Clair River.
First passed the Great Lakes Trader.
And then the St. Clair.
those were the only two ships that we passed in the St. Clair, slow traffic.
On Lake St. Clair.
The John B. Aird passing in the Detoit River.
Off the Stern of the Indiana Harbor.
Detoit Skyline
Passing the Missisagi
The Missisagi heading under the Ambassador Bridge
Algomarine passes off Grassy Island.
Off the Stern of the Indiana Harbor.
In the Livingston Channel.
Passing the Detroit River Light
TheVega Desgangnes passed us once we were out of the Detroit River Channel in Lake Erie
On Lake Erie
Passing the CSL Laurention near an hour away from the Detroit River Light
Passing the Catherine Desgagnes in Lake Erie, off cleveland.
The crew, on their spare time made this wind generator from scrap parts, the 2 conveyormen built this.
Sunset on Lake Erie.
On Lake Erie as the Light Fades.
Just pulling up the anchor after waiting for the Canadian Transoport.
Turning to back into the dock.
Since its shallow near the dock, the mud gets kicked up on the turn.
Docked and unloading.
Another view unloading at Nantiocoke.
The Nanticoke Hydro Plant.
The trucks on the pile hard at work.
The coal from the Indiana Harbor being dumped on the dock property.
On deck as the coal leaves.
Sunset at Nanticoke.
A view of the unloading at night, everything is well lit.
The hopper at night.
Upbound.
Passing Southeast Shoal light on Lake Erie.
Passing the Reserve on Lake Erie.
Just making a sharp turn into the East Outer channel on lake Erie, about a half hour from
entering the Amherstburg Channel.
The Algolake just backing out of the Rouge after unloading at Zug Island
The setting sun with the Algolake.
Almost under the Ambassador bridge after the sunset.
The next afternoon a salty is seen in lake huron a half our out from Detour.
Heading into Detour.
Upbound at the soo the next morning, on Engineers day, the Algolake is in the lock next to us.
Above the Locks heading for Lake Superior.
We first passed the St. Clair in Whitefish Bay off of Isle Parisien.
We also passed the Herbert C. Jackon as we and they were turning around Whitefish Pt.
Running into some fog on Lake Superior, halfway to Keewinaw.
The John B. Aird passing in the thick fog, we could only see the aft superstructure.
Looking aft on Lake Superior.
Keewinaw Peninsula from the Indiana Harbor.
Heading into the Afternoon sun off of Keewinaw.
The controls.
A beautiful last sunset on Lake Superior.
Arriving the Duluth piers at around 8am
Another view.
Docked at the fuel dock, as the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. leaves SMET
Heading out with Duluth in the background.
The McCarthy heading under the Duluth arial lift bridge.
After fueling , the Alpena needed to fuel, so we went to anchor waiting for the Middletown to finish
loading at SMET, went to anchor facing Park Point.
Another view at anchor.
The Alpena backing away from the fuel dock to the LaFarge dock in Duluth.
Backing to the coal dock.
The Canadian Miner loads as the Vista King gives one of its daily tours of the harbor.
The Middletown loading coal for Ashland WI.
The leave, we take their place.