1,670.5 Feet Of ship Arriving Duluth! The Federal Montreal and the Paul R Tregurtha Twofer Arrival!

The Federal Montreal Arriving Duluth First, also their First arrival this season. coming into Town July 18 2023 at 19:18 with a cargo of Cement for the CRH dock in Duluth. They will spend a total of 123.9 hours in Port for this visit! Pretty much boils down to 5.16 days in Town!
Right behind them is the Queen of the lakes, arriving Duluth for the 15th time. Coming into port to visit the Port Terminal dock for some service before heading up river to the SMET dock to load coal. They will spend a total of 66.9 hours in Port for this trip.
Particulars on the Federal Montreal:
From the FEDNAV Site
Type: Box-Handysize Laker
Buildt Oshima, Jp
Flagged Marshall Islands
Year Built 2019
Ice Class 1C
SDWT 34,500
Draft (M) 10.83
Lakes DWAT 21,950
Grain (CBF) 1,470,890
LOA (M) 199.98
Beam 23.76
Holds 6
Particulars on the Queen: from the Interlake Site
Carrying Capacity 68,000 Gross Tons
Overall Length 1,013.5
Year Built 1981
Hull Depth 56.0'
Beam 105.0'
Engine Horsepower 17,120

[@IamValentina66]

Can’t watch this enough. Perfect hat trick! Thanks.

[@SteveMikre44]

Wow! 1670 ft of the Federal Montreal and the Paul R Tregurtha reminded me when I was a kid our local TV station would occasionally broadcast a Godzilla double feature...📺📣⚓

[@PaulScinocca]

LOL, you crack me up!

[@ShipsoftheOceans]

OMG you go alone with the boat and see everybody at the same time. Your steady with the camera thats for sure.

[@lynnsenger9950]

Thank you for posting the Scanner banter. Those tugs are the unsung hero's of the Lakes.

[@PaulScinocca]

They sure are! thanks Lynn.

[@gregmctevia5087]

Got our money’s worth here. Federal Montreal, PRT, and some tug action. Really nice turnout as well. Really nice piece.

[@PaulScinocca]

😁 Thanks Greg!!

[@louGriggs1944]

Great catch Paul. Even better that your fiend on the Queen recognized you and called out. Nice crowd too. Pretty cool. Thanks.

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks!!

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

Never gets old bro. Thanks!

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you enjoy it! fortunately for me it doesn't get old either!

[@dollywalker3929]

What a beautiful picture the beautiful ship against the sky line, 😳 wow

[@bazza945]

Good crowd of onlookers, family groups, too.

[@elizabethw4519]

Very very cool!! Isn't the Tregurtha the longest ship? Longer than the James R?

[@PaulScinocca]

It is, all the other ones come it a 1004, or 1000

[@leehanna4929]

Great “twofer”! I’m also amazed at how you thread your way through the people, Paul.

[@PaulScinocca]

You and me both! Just kidding, the camera make it look like I am closer to them then I actually am. I do need to use both eyes on the riding though for those "jump outs" that happen.

[@kcgibbs]

My truck needs Tregurtha horns.

[@PaulScinocca]

Mine as well!

[@jayhopkins6990]

Every time I see a something named Montreal going to Minnesota , I think of Steve Payne, Bobby Smith ,Curt Giles Craig Hartsburgh ,Don Bupre And the rest of the Minnesota North Stars who upset the Montreal Canadians in the playoffs in 80 it was one of the highlights of a Toronto Maple Leafs,Southern Ontario 16 yr old fan of this channel .Funny how a good video makes your day,thanks Mr.Paul😊🍁 😁 Ps they were Truly NORTH STARS !North Stars, ⭐️😍

[@PaulScinocca]

Nice memory! Thanks Jay.

[@NoewerrATall]

What a great video! The lighting on the Federal Montreal was perfect. Lovely salute from the Paul R. That radio was BUSY.

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a busy arrival (s)!

[@ronsamborski6230]

Thanks for the video, Paul. Interesting to see the double arrival of two big freighters within a few minutes. 👍🏽

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you enjoyed it, it seems to have happened more often this season than I remember in the past.

[@anthonygiglio9860]

Wow What A Great Video I Enjoyed It😊

[@PaulScinocca]

Thank you very much!

[@christinelanger2791]

The radio chatter is my favorite.

[@topgeardel]

Great video of the Tregurtha near the end.

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks!

[@RailFanRob]

Great catch Paul!!

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks!

[@lindaosika7648]

Beautiful camera work. I would love to go there but at 75 don't know if I can do the drive,

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Dark layer on Duluth ship canal ( or any where) more than likey caused by wash from passing boats or loaded boats pressing down into water causing ship canal water level to rise.

[@byamrcn]

How about this, FM has the Costco horn, same as the AA, Oberstar, IH, Mark B, Lee T. Quite a surprise. And the PRT horn has never sounded better, apparently they tweaked it. Big thumbs-up on the horns today

[@PaulScinocca]

I do think most of those FEDNAV ships have been fitted with good horns! I do consider you the horn expert!

[@by-amrcn]

​@@PaulScinoccalol Lifelong brass player so I will wear that badge with honor

[@PaulScinocca]

@@by-amrcn as you should!

[@kevingoza]

Nice double header! Obviously you are very well known among the crew members!

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks Kevin!

[@netrhyda8761]

Big Mama bringing up the rear!

[@PaulScinocca]

LOL!! Nice 🤣

[@CarterLovesShips]

Noice was on the federal

[@PaulScinocca]

Indeed he was!

[@jayhopkins6990]

Dumb question who is Noise ?Maybe the Pilot, I also grew up with a family whose last name was Noise .🙂🍁

[@CarterLovesShips]

@@jayhopkins6990 Yes The Pilot

[@mariowolf9884]

Hi Paul very nice catch with two vessels inbound, if you also would have filmed the outbound ship it would be too awesome.....

[@PaulScinocca]

I did, just did not add it to this departure since the bridge went down after the PRT arrived. I also figured it would be too long of a video for people to watch. Thanks.

[@wesmayhew5642]

The Paul R Tregurtha is as long as a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.

[@johnpetersen8238]

What was making the banging noise in the hull of that one ship?

[@roboftherock]

Paul, 2 questions. Do the Lakes have tides or something similar? I noticed dark layers on the sides of the canal above the water level. How do you get these fast tracking shots. I thought about a drone, but that would be dangerous flying in among all those people. One more succinct report into your ever-expanding library!

[@PaulScinocca]

The lakes do not really have a measurable tide, they do have a seiche, which is a (atemporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure.) The tracking shots are done via my bike and hand holding the video camera. Low tech huh 😁. Thanks Roboftherock.

[@user-yb6zt2ey3j]

Two good ships but the queen is the best

[@PaulScinocca]

I will not disagree with you!

[@centexan]

Nice one two punch! Hold that bridge! Did feel sorry for the 3rd freighter waiting to leave. Hope the car traffic wasn't too heavy.

[@PaulScinocca]

It all worked out, they slowed it down at Rice's point and waited for them to pass. I think about 15 minutes later they departed.

[@Dale-qi9uy]

What's the frequency of ships

[@PaulScinocca]

Usually, at least 1 arrival and departure per day, some days we have had 6! It really varies day to day. For example, today's schedule has 7 vessels today! 4 departing and 3 arriving.

[@Dale-qi9uy]

@@PaulScinocca ok but what radio frequency r ships on

[@PaulScinocca]

@@Dale-qi9uy lol, I was wondering if I misinterpreted that? The ships are on Marine Band, usually channels 10 and 16.