Mesabi Miner VS Lake Superior! Plowing out of Duluth with coal August 07, 2022

[@EtzEchad]

I grew up in Duluth. It gives me a thrill to see a beautiful ship like this depart every time. God bless all the sailors who sail on her!

[@100delgirl]

Good job of capturing the big boat navigating the big swells!

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks.

[@bew92683]

The wind noise is what made this vid. Just perfect - not too saturated.

[@conniedebruyn8045]

Winds are really picking up here in Michigan. Safe travels to the Mesabi Minor captain and crew.

[@As130thps]

I’ll never forget the first time I saw a 1000 footer. Thank you for sharing!

[@PaulScinocca]

My pleasure, thank you!

[@TOTALCAMARO]

Great video of her. I love seeing her but don’t get to see her very often. I remember watching a video from about 15 years ago I think by the Duluth news on here. It was the season opening and there were I think 3 ships stuck in the ice and they asked the Mesabi captain to go out and break through the ice to free them. He told his crew to give her all they got. She was doing 12 knots by the time he got under the bridge and down to 2 heading out in the ice but she made it through and freed them. 1,000 foot of steel, 60 tons of iron ore and lots of momentum wasn’t going to stop her said her captain. It’s a great video to watch.

[@PaulScinocca]

I'll have to look it up! Thanks

[@TOTALCAMARO]

@@PaulScinocca it was 9 years ago. It’s the story “Biscayne Bay helps Mesabi Miner helps Quebecois and CSL Assiniboine” story by Kenneth Newhams.

[@banjobenson9348]

Sounds like that nasty global cooling to me.

[@Mrfrenchdeux]

Just 60 tons?

[@tomt9543]

I never tire of seeing these monsters come and go! Duluth is on my bucket list!

[@Filboid2000]

That last minute or so brought to mind the opening shot of the star destroyer in "Star Wars". 🙂

[@gregmctevia5087]

Outstanding work. Great wind and wave action and 2 salutes. You followed her so far out I thought you were dive in and swim after her. Very enjoyable viewing.

[@adriannegrillo8394]

She has such a strong horn! Would love that as an alarm clock! Great video, thanx for sharing!

[@jbj27406]

That's a gorgeous view looking over the shipway toward the west. I love the way the land rises forming that knoll. Puts you in mind of pictures of Istanbul.

[@douglashurd8652]

Thanks again paul 👍 that was a nice little wind swell for part of the day .

[@jackienaturelover9761]

Wow Quite a bit of waves going there. Hope it was rougher when they got out further on Lake Superior. Thanks for sharing Paul. Nice video

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks for watching

[@snydedon9636]

Why do you hope it was rougher?

[@markvonbank9070]

lots of waves on Lake Superior but great seeing those ships come in~

[@robertmcmanus636]

Gotta be one of the only ports in the world where you get a live narration of an outbound vessel..

[@robertf3479]

Just for some context, a standard railroad hopper car can transport approximately 100 tons of coal. That means it would take 680 rail cars to move the same load of coal that this ship can transport. Railroads normally move coal in trains made up of nothing but coal hoppers, 100 hoppers per train powered by a minimum of two 4000 horsepower locomotives on flat ground though that can increase depending upon the steepest grades to be travelled over. Tractor trailer trucks might handle 40 tons.

[@jamesnelson6980]

Tractor trailer trucks have a gross weight of 80,000#, which means the cargo capacity would be about 42-44,000 lbs. payload.

[@5boysandamom]

Trucks in Canada can haul more. They use A and B trains (2 trailers).

[@Raptorman0909]

What's the average and fastest round trip times for a ship going to Detroit or further -- I make the distance at about 2462 km's or about 1530 miles. At a constant 14kn (16.1mph 25.9kmh) that distance could be covered in about 95 hours but with places that require going slower and other obstacles you could easily add another 10 hours and a couple days in port it should be possible to cover that route in about 6.3 days. Of course, I'm guessing on cruise speed and obstacles -- you'd have to ride one to know all those things. The Great Lakes and Superior in particular can be beautiful one day and the gates of hell the next...

[@kurtolson627]

Awesome, the area has a beautiful draw, good luck ,safe travel to all

[@kevingoza]

The sound of the water trapped between the Miner and the sea wall of the channel is strong! Wouldn’t want to be in small craft on that day. Thanks.

[@PaulScinocca]

I agree!

[@WizenedVariations1]

Great video! Best video of laker leaving Duluth I've seen.

[@PaulScinocca]

Very appreciated!

[@dopeytripod]

I always take the time to watch these videos

[@mikegross6107]

That second captain's salute almost blew me away! How come it was so much powerful?

[@PaulScinocca]

One for for the people on the Pier that were down by the lighthouse. The ships do that once in a while for the crowd.

[@clearlycaribbeanreb2895]

What a massive machine

[@joeybxx]

My cousin, got a great video of the same or ship headed out a few years ago. His were a bit more dramatic though. The slop was coming five feet over the pier wall on the Duluth side. It flooded the whole parking lot. Ill see if I can find it. Gitchee Gumee is dangerous lady!

[@jonplummer117]

Lake Superior: Hey Mesabi I decided to give a rough parting gift Mesabi Miner: hahahaha that’s cute

[@PaulScinocca]

😂 Well put!

[@dynac8012]

Another great vid, Paul. Hope you wore your wet weather gear!

[@carriewoodburry8923]

Wow,that was a great video. Thanks

[@gsxrinfrance5827]

That dark sea looks merciless....safe passage to all ships and crews on the great lakes...

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

It's HUGE. What is this hull shape called?

[@jwwalker688]

Bulk freighter...it's basically a motorized barge.

[@mpetersen6]

About four years ago while on Maui we were told the resort had to close the beach due to high waves coming ashore. I grabbed my tablet and showed them video of 40 to 45 footers hitting the Duluth area the previous week.

[@PaulScinocca]

Were they impressed? Hope Maui was fun!

[@mpetersen6]

@@PaulScinocca Fun? Of course right up the moment a wave came in while I was walking in the edge of the water and knocked me over. My glasses went one way and I went the other.

[@PaulScinocca]

@@mpetersen6 I'm not sure if I should laugh or not, if everything went okay in the end I'm not going to lie You made me chuckle

[@mpetersen6]

@@PaulScinocca It really did not make my wife happy having to drive me into the big town on the island to get new glasses. The old ones are likely still on the bottom of Napili Bay. And one thing nobody ever mentions about getting tossed in the surf along the shore. You wind up with about three pounds of sand inside your suit. The one beach I would have liked to visit is the one on Ohau where they shot the scene in From Here to Eternity when we were on another trip. You have to work your way down a steep cliff or hill side to get there.

[@canlib]

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down....

[@jamesstuart3346]

Cool the way the wide angle lens makes her look about a million feet long

[@michaelstamper3444]

💪💪 Kicking the waves!!

[@generationll]

Saw it come thru Soo Locks today.Alot of 1000 foot ships headed to St Clair

[@lmlmd2714]

Never imaged the north american lakes would be so rough in summer... Looks like MN could be a good place for surfing?!

[@bindig1]

The length of these ships never ceases to amaze me

[@tomster70]

What are the two different horns blown as the ships come in and depart?

[@brandonsmith4660]

Like the video said, it’s the captain’s salute between the lift bridge and the ship.

[@PaulScinocca]

First salute was a Captains Salute from the Ship, the 2nd was the Bridge reply.

[@fedupdomer5654]

1977 and this thing is still looking good and working hard. the US Navy is scrapping ships half her age

[@PaulScinocca]

That fresh water really helps.

[@michaelstamper3444]

Miner is kicking the waves pretty easily!!💪💪

[@PaulScinocca]

indeed!

[@bigdmac33]

Those ships are insane!!

[@elanavondaven1040]

Wow that ship is long !

[@5boysandamom]

How many personnel on a ship like this??

[@bdwillis8284]

What is the purpose for the arch over the inlet?

[@brandonsmith4660]

It’s a lift bridge, the roadway is raised when ships are entering or exiting the harbor.

[@DJAYPAZ]

Great video. It looks like quite a heavy swell, is it caused by the weather only or are there tidal influences as well ?

[@PaulScinocca]

A N.E wind is causing it, Lake Superior for all intensive purposes does not have a tide, they call it a seiche.

[@nmccw3245]

@@PaulScinocca - thanks Paul. I learned something today. 🌊👍🏻

[@Drewsky840]

@@PaulScinocca it's actually all intents and purposes

[@leehanna4929]

Superior looks a bit angry. Not as much as she can be, though. Thanks for sharing

[@PaulScinocca]

Indeed, it can get much worse! thanks!!

[@haydenbrown8421]

What was the load port?

[@PaulScinocca]

SMET, coal dock in Superior

[@garydurandt4260]

Could you use these ships for ocean going vessels as well?

[@jwwalker688]

No

[@jeffreykielwasser3637]

They are too long to go through the locks on the st Lawrence sea way

[@DRpokeme]

Safe travel fella!👍👍

[@nightengale7163]

Whoa! Bit of a chop, eh? Love an agitated sea.🌊💦 Great video! ✨

[@jamesnelson6980]

Look at the bright side of it, Paul...the deckhands won't have to hiose off the deck! 3L, 2 S from Green Bay

[@PaulScinocca]

🤣 True. You are an optimist!

[@jeanwilson9925]

Nice !

[@ericperkins3078]

Does Leo DiCaprio know about this??????!!

[@darinduchek7313]

A whole boatload of green electric car fuel😎

[@dinosaurcomplaints2359]

Good golly, what a long-ass boat!

[@Hendo56]

It would be nice to get here one day.

[@treeandaturd]

The whiner is getting a good ride even in that rough sea

[@PaulScinocca]

She handles the chop pretty well I imagine.

[@nascarfan88ta]

Basically the Barker without the awsome horns

[@PaulScinocca]

And 9' 6" 😁

[@RailFanRob]

Awesome.. I never get bored of these massive Duluth freighters 🛳️👍👍

[@susanfaulkner2304]

Everyone, I wish you safe travels, and may there always be cheesecake and coffee waiting for you!

[@PaulScinocca]

Nice!

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Not included in overall dimensions was total height: 101'

[@captjim11]

Horn on that bridge is ridiculous.

[@PaulScinocca]

🤣 quite a few people agree with you.

[@craig4867]

Imagine if you turn a ship like this into a missile launcher for the Navy, tomahawks, surface to air etc. That would be wicked!

[@cliffbrown2566]

A load of electric car fuel.

[@neilturner6865]

Used to love sailing up the Great Lakes on The MV Federal Clyde late 70s early 80 good runs ashore with my fake ID 😜😜

[@bestamerica]

' how about american aircraft carrier ship can go through this bridge while up

[@aggabus]

170k cu meter

[@paulcostello9778]

These giants are as long as a aircraft carrier

[@cats0182]

And this is better than loading the coal into train cars and shipping the stuff by rail?

[@rwsab]

Yuge!

[@99somerville]

Never see too many guys n the decks.

[@chrisp3913]

Coal!

[@juniorbramble7760]

👍🏿More suitable as an [ARCTIC OCEAN] Ice.breaker....✍🏿🇻🇨

[@jol1958]

Coal? I thought Biden banned that.

[@dewfall56]

I loved seeing the American flag waving off in the distance. God bless the Constitutional Republic of America! Wish I could include an American flag, but youtube seems to hate America.

[@rarleyposting5546]

SHE USED HER OTHER HORN!!!!!!!!!!

[@outagas2008]

Teslas rejoice!

[@tallguy8452]

Another load of polluting coal for a thermal power plant, so inefficient for the times!

[@tylermacconnell217]

Coal fired plants are actually quite efficient and totally reliable. It’s only due to the Government shouting about “climate change” which causes people not to like them.

[@lucasbrothers2753]

The commentator ruins it. Yuck!

[@paulcostello9778]

An

[@jwwalker688]

us

[@tomrogers9467]

Sure, folks, let’s keep burning up that coal. Kentucky needs the rain and the west coast needs the fires!

[@a-a-ron4679]

What does that have to do with coal? Don’t use electricity stupid. Are you going say something dumb like wild fires and flooding just started happening in the past century. How arrogant and ignorant of you to think man can destroy this planet that is 5 billion years old. That was once molten rock. Then nothing but volcanic eruptions emitting more Co2 and Sulphur in the atmosphere than we can possibly burn ourselves. It’s called weather. You come on KZbin and whine and complain but offer zero solutions. Whatever crisis you believe this planet is in because of coal and fossil fuels would pale in comparison to world without. In the meantime do your part and don’t use electricity. If it’s supplied by wind turbines just know how much fossil fuels are needed and used to build just one.

[@jwwalker688]

That being said...oh look, a unicorn.

[@larsmeijerink5471]

I didn't know coal plants still existed. Its a old school way to make electricity but the USA does a lot of things oldschool, looks like its behind a lot in time.

[@scottspilis1940]

There are some legacy coal plants still operating in the US; however I doubt that any new ones are being built. With the increase in the price of natural gas, a coal plant with emissions equipment can still be profitable; it just depends upon the coal/ natural gas price differential. What I find interesting is that it is economical to ship coal to Detroit by water. Usually western coal is shipped from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming by rail directly to its end user point, in this case Detroit. Sometimes the rates charged by local rail are so high it makes it economically feasible to rail the coal to Duluth and then transfer it to water for a direct off load in Detroit. Good way to put your local trunk rail system out of business.

[@robnamowicz8073]

@@scottspilis1940 China is building coal fired plants at a fast pace. And they aren't clean plants with scrubbers like ours, just dirty old coal plants. Europe will freeze this winter because of their foolish 'green' policies that short sighted American politicians are promoting here. California with all the green initiatives is having brown outs because of this foolish and infantile policy. Americans need energy and will suffer greatly because of emotional fools. Windmills and solar panel are intermittent sources at best. And lithium batteries are an ecological nightmare promoted by grifters. Old techno lead acid batteries are totally recyclable. Fools are leading a parade to the caves for you while your betters fly private jets around the world to conferences demanding you live with less.

[@banjobenson9348]

OMG coal we surely are going to all die soon.

[@loosehandle1]

Yes even without the coal lol