Humble brag: That first "woohoo" was me. Was there with my family including my 4 yr old who we had to get out of bed so she could come see her favorite ship make it back safe. Whatever the future may hold 'Mitch-chip' (how she pronounces it - her cat's name is Chip), we're all glad you made it back safe!!
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
😃 About the same age I got into this. A bug you never really shake 😁 Hopefully this all ends well!
@kenrickjones39906 ай бұрын
Thank God that she came back safe. No matter what the decision is, she did her job. What a beautiful ship. Thank God that every one is safe
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yeah, probably a white knuckle trip for the crew. She certainly did her job and even if this is it, she’s sailed probably 3 times longer than your average ocean ship. All we can do is wait and see what happens.
@gettingold596 ай бұрын
really nice to see her receive a welcome from the locals. Well done folks
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Was very glad to see the crowd there! She’s earned it
@bluerazor70496 ай бұрын
She's a survivor!
@zaptor15146 ай бұрын
The Michie sitting high and proud on the water. Hopefully not her last time. Great to see her crew was safe and sound.
@bevpearson82686 ай бұрын
Cheers for the captain, crew and tug that brought her safely home to that wonderful reception. So inspiring to see how wonderful and kind people can be in this tumultuous time. Thank you for showing us this!!!!
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Was glad to be there :)
@jeanhutchinson61986 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie, I got a little misty-eyed at 5:18. So glad she got a warm welcome!
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
❤️
@robhay576 ай бұрын
Same here. ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@lavenderlamp6 ай бұрын
Awwww love how the crowd greeted her and her crew. And the double salute was awesome! Thanks for covering this!
@christinelanger27916 ай бұрын
Warmed my heart. Glad the old girl made it across the lake. If metal fatigue caused the incident, then who knows where else on the hull it is fatigued. Hopefully they can go over the hull and crop and renew any and all bad spots. Fingers crossed she sails again.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yep, that about hits the nail on the head what everyone’d afraid of, that she has so much metal fatigue that she’s unrepairable. Hopefully not the case
@bettygilmore6116 ай бұрын
Glad to hear the cheers and she gave a great response. ❤
@robbhahn88976 ай бұрын
Same thing that may have sank the Fitz back in 75.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
@@robbhahn8897 potentially, following this incident I could see her taking water in through the bottom of the hull and causing the ship to list. Except in the storm and all the rolling they may not have noticed. Then the iron ore inside her shifts after a big wave and that’s that. Wonder if that scenario was ever modeled?
@williamburrell62096 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21😊😊😊😊
@joedella-mattia22346 ай бұрын
As a former scuba diver in Thunder Bay, it was amazing to see her come into port listing so bad. Things could have gone horribly wrong, but a shout out to the Canadian coast guard and other crews that helped stabilize her enough to get into the port of Thunder Bay. Glad everyone is safe. There is just something graceful and majestic about Great Lakes ships…..
@user-AZ-phil6 ай бұрын
She is such a beautiful, graceful old laker! I'm glad she made it back safe and, hopefully, sound. Time will tell. She'd be sorely missed by the fleet and all her friends, if she doesn't make it. Thank you, Johnathan, for letting us watch this grand old lady return to port. Just had a thought. If she can't sail again, could she be saved at a museum? That would be a fitting end to a long career on the lakes.
@aaronneumeyer55726 ай бұрын
Thanks for being there, Jonathan, and for the great write up in the description. Very well done, sir.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you, I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!
@lynnclark42086 ай бұрын
I don't know if it's the struggle that they've had that, but my spirit sure feels this one. Bruised and battered, weary and worn.....GOD looks out for us. 😢
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Definitely felt different
@boatlover53056 ай бұрын
Great vid Jonathan,i hope this isnt the last time we will see her,i had a public tour from bow to stern on this classic beauty back in 2003 after her christening in 2003 in Sarnia Ontario Canada, that is something i will never forget, all we can hope for now is they can make the repairs so she can sail once again,time will tell, it would be a shame to lose another forward end pilot house ship, those have always been my favourite.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yeah I hope she’s savable. Scary stuff though so I wouldn’t blame them if they decided not to. I’m still holding out for her though! That’s awesome you got to go on board!
@officialILikeGT6 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 let’s hope this is not her last trip
@HoennMaster6 ай бұрын
I didn't realize she was coming in last night and just happened to check the ship schedule about an hour before hand. I watched live on the cams and looking at the people along the canal I was wondering how many are just there to see a ship, or are there specifically there for Michipicoten. The cheering was great to hear.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
I was doing my best off camera to run around and let the tourists know what was going on lol. Ran into quite a few people were just there, not necessarily even for a ship, just wanting to see the canal at night
@FelineStorm6 ай бұрын
I realize these two have nothing to do with each other, but the first time I heard my senior rescue cat purr was during this video so I will take that as an omen that this grand old lady can be fixed too. I hope.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Aww! Hopefully kitty is correct!
@FelineStorm6 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 There is always hope!
@suzannemarienau27606 ай бұрын
I hope so too! 🙏🏼😸
@anwalt6936 ай бұрын
Very well-written and informative commentary. We're new to Duluth, and learning more about its shipping heritage is fascinating.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Welcome to Duluth! Thank you! There are a ton of very interesting stories attached to many of the ships you see, I love the histories of all them. Hopefully this one’s does not end here :(
@adriannegrillo83944 ай бұрын
She's beautiful!! Thankfully all were safe. I got chills with the wonderful welcome they got❤
@jonathanellsworth214 ай бұрын
Yea she is beautiful! Still not sure what the plan for her is but thankfully everyone was safe! The crowd knew exactly what that crew went through
@ianwakeling48636 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Glad she made it back across the water.
@gregmctevia50876 ай бұрын
Beautiful piece. Love the welcome she got from the crowd. We’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
All we can do unfortunately :(
@miapdx5036 ай бұрын
From the west coast and the Pacific ocean, *SALUTE!* You grand old girl 🌹⚓
@krishnaghosh21146 ай бұрын
Great job done by the Captain and crew for saving the ship and bringing her to the port
@robhay576 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, Jonathan. I would have loved to have been there in person but your vid made me feel like I was there. Glad to see the crowd and to hear them cheer her and her crew. You had a lot of info i didn't know about her. I hope she can be repaired and safely put back to service.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you! I hope so as well
@katherinespencer26336 ай бұрын
Beautiful moonlight, and glad the ship has returned!
@Bobbyo605 ай бұрын
Love to see the connection from the community to the ships! Seeing the crew on deck was nice.
@WePressOn6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the video and equally for the write up, Jonathan. So sad to think she won't sail again. Hope they are able to fix her!
@laurenolson84926 ай бұрын
That was beautiful!! She is beautiful!!! And being from Mississippi myself, I hope she sails another 70+ years! And thanks for getting the Helen H too! Love your knowledge of all these lakers!!
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you! I hope she sails again too
@SandraPokorneyCmonDude6 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@ih82r86 ай бұрын
WHOA!!!! WAY COOL VANTAGE POINT TAKEN FROM THE BRIDGE! It brings tears to my eyes to see a ship home safe---even if she is limping---knowing it could be so much worse under different conditions. Everyone cheering for her is just all the feels.
@4knanapapa6 ай бұрын
As a kid we vacationed in Little Current Ont. back in the 50s, we stayed in cabins on the north channel, I remember the freighters coming through the channel at a point were they had to make a slight right turn and even at 6 or 7 I would stand on that point as the ships went by I swear I felt as though I could almost reach out and touch them, the wake would make me jump back, they were really close, scary exciting as a child, what a great memory.
@mattdaugherty78656 ай бұрын
That’s one beautiful boat!
@oceansoul36946 ай бұрын
Great video~great Captain and crew, great ship, long may she sail
@danielmorris36876 ай бұрын
She made it to T-Bay and now to Superior under her own power and not hooked to tow ropes at least. Now we wait and hope. Just as we've been doing all season with her fleetmate Cuyahoga.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yeah the waiting game is always the hard part… not knowing what’s going on. Maybe some information will filter out but probably nothing that can be confirmed until they’re ready.
@JesMcdld-nb6pg6 ай бұрын
It was unloaded in Thunder Bay to another ship so she made the trip empty which would have the stress levels way down she was listing bad loaded the pumps were doing there jobs but being empty was only way to do it she had no trouble with all that weight off
@pixie7066 ай бұрын
Must have been quite late that she regally came home. I wonder what will happen to her crew while a decision is being made. A video to treasure thanks so much.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
She got to the canal probably around 10:30ish at night, late but not terrible. Not sure what will happen with the crew :/ maybe they’ll get reassigned to other ships if they want. I’ve seen a few posts from crew members on other sites about their last trips, I’m not sure many of them want to go back
@cameonet6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Jonathan! What a poignant video and full report. ♥ Well done! I was expecting a "Master Salute", but she made up for it with 2! 😔
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yeah I was sort of hoping but I think the crew was a little burnt out lol. The second salute in the video was the tug behind, but I believe they did do another salute in the harbor near the Blatnik Bridge.
@greggrauscher346 ай бұрын
😍Happy she arrived safe and sound. I love how many people showed up to greet her and show support to her and her crew. Like just about everybody else I hope she can be repaired and her career extended. When you said "Now begins the long process of testing every inch of steel for weakness and other potential dangers", how do they actually test the hull?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Well there’s the obvious, looking for cracks and warping in the steel, I believe they have a specialized method and devices for detecting metal fatigue as well but nobody’s really told me how it works exactly. I think of a few methods like using sound
@greggrauscher346 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering if there is some scientific way of doing it as well. Next time I see him I will ask a buddy of mine who works at Ontario Shipyards and see if he has any knowledge on such a process.
@brbertram6 ай бұрын
Nice video. Thank you.
@JesMcdld-nb6pg6 ай бұрын
My dad remembers loading it with grain in Thunder bay years ago it's unreal the loads these ships haul Lake Superior being the hardest Lake for all the Lakers to cross
@richardparker7046 ай бұрын
11:04am. The Captain and crew should be proud of saving this ship from further disaster. I think of the men & women who rose up every morning to go to work assembling such a large cargo ship. The hard labor and dedication to their craft speaks well of the efforts made. They should all take pride as to how long this magnificent vessel did its job. A testament to how well this ship was built and others like her. God bless all the captains and crews operating these massive cargo ships. An example of what has made America such a strong nation. Thank you. Hopefully it can be repaired enough to be sea worthy again.
@bf2945ify6 ай бұрын
I hope Captain D. Walton can see her one last time . R I P to The Mighty Fitz. Gone but never forgotten .
@richardbause24536 ай бұрын
Vibe with Mike was right near you. That's his blue light on the light pole. Surprised Paul hasn't chimed in yet😮😅.
@browndigity4206 ай бұрын
Lucky people wearing hoodies up north, love your videos
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you! No hoodies where you are? They’re extremely common here because the lake is cold year round. If the wind switches to come from the east, doesn’t matter if it was 100 degrees earlier that day, the temperature will drop to about 50 almost instantly. Most people carry warm clothes on them as a backup, no matter what temperature it is
@midwestmatthew97526 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21LOL, it was 90 degrees at my house when that ship was coming in, and no chill to be seen or even hoped for! Anybody who wasn't in air conditioning was wearing about as little as we could get by with! 😅
@BiancaJacquelineWawrzinek6 ай бұрын
It's a nice ship and a great salute
@springsteendisciple3543Ай бұрын
Might have been a different story had that "Witch of November" got Lake Superior cranked up. Nice to see a happy ending to this story.
@jonathanellsworth21Ай бұрын
Yeah I think she only survived because the water was calm. Scary stuff! I wonder if this same thing took down the Fitzgerald, had this happened in a storm like that she might have disappeared too.
@MTJDisorderАй бұрын
there's no kind of community and camaraderie like that of a port town!
@ricksadler7976 ай бұрын
Hopefully they fix her up if not for regular usage, then to comeback when the economy gets better
@Setsail-e8b6 ай бұрын
Fantastic video!!! I hope the "Mich" will continue to sail!!❤ So glad the crew were able to keep her afloat after the crack...💪🛳🌊⚓🙏
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you! Definitely routing for her as well
@Jfk34346 ай бұрын
Well here I go cutting onions
@wildbill51266 ай бұрын
This may be the last time we hear her blow that horn.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
😥
@majobis6 ай бұрын
If she indeed has her last voyage to Duluth. Maybe she can park along side the other ship The William A. Irvin in the harbor to be re-born into a tourist ship
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Maybe, but if I had to pick and choose ships for that honor I’d go with Anderson and Lee Tregurtha for sure
@emd64596 ай бұрын
There is a 0% chance that the Michipicoten becomes a museum ship. The museum ships already on the lakes have difficult enough time staying around.
@WildWildWeasel6 ай бұрын
Is the truck/big rig-like horn from Michipicoten herself or is it something else? I did hear the giant horn but that second different horn caught me off guard
@TrainsAreReallyCool5 ай бұрын
The second horn is the horn in the Drawbridge.
@SondejJohn6 ай бұрын
That was very 😂 impressive 😅
@armandomercado22486 ай бұрын
Great coverage and turnout.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes lots of people there for the late hour
@RailFanRob6 ай бұрын
I said this before....This is a very old ship and probably has metal fatigue from all of the twisting and turning of very heavy loads. It would probably be wise to not put this ship back into regular service at this point since the hull breach. Even human beings at this age are more fragile and that seems to be the case with anything this old.
@ConrailQuality7756 ай бұрын
Unless you’re a metallurgical expert, refrain from commenting. You won’t look like a fool.
@RailFanRob6 ай бұрын
@@ConrailQuality775 that's a pretty crappy thing to say! You don't know me at all. I was part of the Steel Workers Union in Pennsylvania for ten years and I'm very familiar with metal fatigue. But I get it.... You would rather this old ship go back in service and sink to the bottom of the Great Lakes with souls aboard! Pathetic....
@williamedwards15286 ай бұрын
Any repair facilities in Duluth?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yep that’s why they came here, Fraser Shipyard
@JonAschenbrenner6 ай бұрын
Please tell me they're gonna preserve it if it gets retired.
@ProfessorIgor6 ай бұрын
I have a bad feeling that she's going to go over to Azcon Metals after inspection to become toasters and toyotas :(
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
I hope not but if they’re not able to fix her properly then it’s better than potentially sinking with people on board
@TheBennie1021036 ай бұрын
5:37 . . sounds like a train coming down the tracks
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Those are the bridge horns, and yes they’re old train horns!
@dag2216 ай бұрын
Is there a reason that barges and tugs aren't used on the Great Lakes ? I know they have ocean going barges and of course lots of them on the Mississippi River. Would seem to be a lot cheaper to make large barges and big tugs to push/pull them than build a thousand foot ship but maybe they don't work on the lakes because of conditions/weather. I'm just curious and have obviously I have no experience or knowledge of any of this. Nice work on the video.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
There are plenty of those on the lakes. Thank you!
@comradeyuri84926 ай бұрын
Looks like she is arriving at Duluth ? I had thought she was headed to Sturgeon Bay ship yards ? Perhaps now this ship will get a thorough inspection ? Personally, I don't know how ALGOMA gets away with having such a ratty fleet looking like they are one step away from the Port Colborne ship breakers ? Are the Canadian sea worthy inspections that lax ? Ships looking like rust buckets on the outside are usually the same inside ?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Fraser Shipyard in Duluth. Well, technically Superior but still on the Duluth side of the harbor.
@ConrailQuality7756 ай бұрын
Not an Algoma boat.
@perryallan35246 ай бұрын
Your commentary is incorrect about the lack of facilities to design and build a new Great Lakes freighter. Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin has the staff and facilities to design and build a replacement. There may still be another shipyard with the capabilities on the Great Lakes or feeder rivers.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
There are US shipyards capable of producing lakers yes but no Canadian ones currently. Michipicoten is a Canadian Laker
@sse_weston41386 ай бұрын
My initial thoughts after it was reported to be a hull fracture (and a brittle fracture at that), while traveling in calm waters, was to scrap her. Obviously it remains to be seen to what extent the damage is, and how many problem areas there are, but to me it feels like kicking the can down the road. If she is put back to service, I do hope I'm wrong. Anyone know her classification society by chance?
@cyprian606 ай бұрын
Enjoying the lakers from trinidad & tobago
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Long ways! Glad to have you here!
@robertschultz69226 ай бұрын
How long was the actual journey?
@RJCormanRailfanАй бұрын
If they end up scrapping her, they should at least salvage the horn and sell it to a sports team for them to use!
@douglasskaalrud68656 ай бұрын
They wouldn’t be sending her to Fraser if they were going to scrap her.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
They’re inspecting her, they needed her out of the water to do it properly and Fraser was the closest fully functional dry dock
@sethporter54856 ай бұрын
She is coming back out. Just get the repair and be on her way again
@SavageVoyageur6 ай бұрын
Well she is up in dry dock now. Start welding guys.
@chipps10666 ай бұрын
The hull cracked majorly right?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yep
@georgealdredge28066 ай бұрын
Does Fraser have the ability to break up a ship that size if it scrapped?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
No, it’s an inspection and repair yard, plus they can build small vessels. Duluth does have a scrapyard but I’ve never seen anything this size go there. The largest vessel I’ve seen scrapped here in Duluth was an old cement carrier about half this size. That said if the ship is so fragile that even taking her through the Soo Locks is a bad idea, they might not have any choice.
@rottenroads19826 ай бұрын
Let’s hope that her owners don’t decide to Scrap her. Also, isn’t it interesting how Ships & Boats are almost always referred to as It or She, but Never He? There are many ships that have names of Guys, but are referred as she.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Tradition from back in the sailing days. The ships would often have a female figurehead on the bow and an all male crew. So “He” would be the captain, “She” would be the ship, both because of the figurehead and because the ship carried and protected them from the seas, like a mother carrying children. Calling a ship “It” was sort of an insult to the ship among sailors, implying the vessel was unreliable and unworthy of being a part of the crew’s family. It’s gotten less strict over the years but the traditions still remain
@boataxe46056 ай бұрын
Those who have to sail on her hope that they do.
@jamesmiller23326 ай бұрын
Who would want to sail on that ship after it had such a crack?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
This ship has literally been cut in half and put back together again, a crack isn’t the worst thing it’s been through lol
@paulmore41186 ай бұрын
What company owns this vessel, I see the Indian logo on her stack?
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Lower Lakes Towing and Shipping / Rand Industries
@paulmore41186 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 the reason I asked is that I have water colored several stacks on some of the lakers and only have two that haven’t sold and I always loved this companies logo. The other favorite is the Indian on the Wyandotte Chemical ships. Thanks
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
@@paulmore4118 you paint ship stacks? That’s a very cool job!
@paulmore41186 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 only on paper using water color paints. I’ll send you a copy of it.
@paulmore41186 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 no I couldn’t send it. Incomplete address
@OffendingTheOffendable6 ай бұрын
This exciting?
@ianross8066 ай бұрын
Wonder how many crew got back on that boat? Sorry, but a crack in the hull wouldn't entice many back on board. Like buying a car with a cracked frame. Dangerous.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Not sure. Although it’s worth noting the crack itself is not the worst thing that’s happened to a Great Lakes ship still in service. Or even this particular vessel
@ianross8066 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 Ummm....
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
@@ianross806 shipyard workers can make miracles happen, if she goes back into service, she’ll be solid. Inspectors won’t let her in the water if she isn’t
@ianross8066 ай бұрын
@@jonathanellsworth21 You might wanna run that by the risk averse Canadian insurance companies. Maybe she can run under a Cypriot flag?
@jamess.merritt53533 ай бұрын
We as American's must not allow this great great lakes freighter the s.s. michipicicoten to be scrapped let's see 👀 this great self-unloading freighter turned into a floating museum-ship and not a big pile of scrap steel, let's save this great lakes freighter the very same way that the s.s. valley camp was saved and then was turned into a floating museum-ship for all in this great country of the United state's of America 🇺🇸 to come and visit as well as tour let's not let the michipicton's days on the great lakes end up becoming a pile of scrap steel because as of this very minute we here in America 🇺🇸 and 🇺🇸 on our great lakes do not have a great lakes self-unloading great lakes freighter as a floating museum-ship for everyone to visit and tour see and enjoy I know that we can't save every great lakes freighter on the great lakes as a floating museum-ship but we can save a few to represent the other great lakes freighter's whose great lakes careers have ended after so many years of hauling freight of all kinds and in the very end ended up going right straight to the scrapyard and then also ended up being scrapped, but this ship 🚢 has a very special and loved soul which we as citizens of the great state of Michigan must help to preserve her the very same way that the s.s. valley camp and several other great lakes freighter's were saved and then turned or converted into great lakes floating museum-ship's to preserve our great lakes heritage for all of Americans and Canadians as well as the rest of the people around the world 🌎 to visit and tour as well does anybody agree with me on this please if you agree with me on this please respond and reply back to me on this question?........ .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊.
@jonathanellsworth213 ай бұрын
@@jamess.merritt5353 I’d love to save some ships! I’m saving my efforts for Arthur M Anderson and Lee A Tregurtha though, those two ships have insane historical significance. As for Michipicoten, she’s a Canadian vessel currently so it would probably be up to the Canadians to decide that! So far it appears there’s no interest in scrapping her, but they’re really not giving details either. All I do know is they repaired the main crack but other issues popped up that need to be addressed. Currently she’s just sitting and has been for a month or so, but still powered up and flags flying.
@douglasskaalrud68656 ай бұрын
If they were going to scrap her she wouldn’t have gone to Fraser.
@jamess.merritt53533 ай бұрын
So what we know that thier is a crack in this great lakes freighter's hull but the cracked hull plate or hull plates can easily be repaired or replaced and if this great lakes freighter's lake career is to come to an end then let it come to an end as a floating museum-ship and not a big pile of scrap steel, this is just the way that I feel about it please respond back with the way that all of you great lakes freighter fan's feel about saving this great lakes freighter from becoming a huge pile of scrap steel and instead turning this great freighter the s.s. michipicoten into a self-unloading freighter into a floating museum-ship for all to come and see 👀 as well as touring because I would like to see 👀 and have a great lakes self-unloading freighter as a floating museum-ship and tourist attraction for all to visit and see 👀 not for this grand and fine ship to end her days instead as a huge pile of scrap steel does anybody agree with me on this if so please reply and respond back with your answer........ .
@tylermcintyre14546 ай бұрын
Tyler Mac buddy can you see that boat of
@JesMcdld-nb6pg6 ай бұрын
They patched it in Thunder bay and off loaded it's load to another ship so easy no stress trip being empty to dry doc ship has made so many trips either hauling coal iron ore or wheat barley peas she has hauled it all the self unloader was added and also legthened
@jameylane15916 ай бұрын
Lucky this death trap didn't take the crew with it just like the Fitz.
@bakerbill42746 ай бұрын
As a merchant seaman, I sincerely hope this is her last trip. She could EASILY be on the bottom with all hands right now.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Yeah, we’ll see what inspectors say. It’s far from the worst thing many Great Lakes ships have gone through, the only real difference is it happened on the open water, plus the amount of publicity. They’ve brought ships back from worse and they’re fairly strict here in Duluth. We’ll see what option they go with
@mikeluly66526 ай бұрын
It's amazing what shipyards and steelworkers can do. They will scan every inch of that hull, from keel to deck. If cost repairs are effective to the company she'll sail again. If not, it's to the boneyard. Many boats through the years have gotten cracks, broken backs and groundings that had productive years after. I think she'll be back out imo, she's a workhorse!
Suffering stress fractures in the hull? I would certainly hope it was her last trip. No insurance company should cover this ship. That would guarantee that she would be put out of service, and no crew will die to corporate greed.
@jonathanellsworth216 ай бұрын
Perhaps. But Great Lakes ship builders are the best in the business. If anyone could bring it back like new, they could. There are ships that have been through this and far worse even decades ago and sail without any issues today. But we’ll see how widespread the issue is on the ship. It could go either way at this point
@ConrailQuality7756 ай бұрын
You’re clueless.
@gayprepperz68626 ай бұрын
@@ConrailQuality775 You lack the vocabulary to express your thoughts? Your expertise is based on what?