The 1004' Edwin H Gott arrives Duluth and the Duluth Fire Department does Water Rescue Training !

Pictures of the departure: / duluthshipphotography
About this visit:
They arrived Duluth June 16, 2024. Their 5th such arrival this season.at a pace of 4.9 kts, 3 miles out they slowed down from cruising up the lake at 12.8 kts. Their 1st stop of the visit was Cenovus fuel to fill her up! Arriving at pit stop at 11:17, began fueling. All topped off at 16:54, they departed Cenovus, hung a U turn in the Harbor and headed out the Duluth entry at 17:37, heading S.E on across the lake to the BN dock to load ore. They Arrived at BN at 18:31 and began loading ore. June 17 at 16:29 they finished their loading and departed Superior, heading to Nanticoke Ontario.
They have been visiting that dock quite a bit this season, any guesses how many times they've been there?
Give me your guess, I'll let you know if its correct!
The Water Rescue training was being done by the Duluth Fire Department. They just got their hands on a new "rescue dummy" and decided to do some training after the Gott came through. The dummy I heard comes in at 185 Lbs.
M/V Edwin H. Gott
The vessel is named after Edwin H. Gott, a former president of the United States Steel Corporation.
Did You Know?
The vessel was constructed by Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It was launched in 1978 and entered service in 1979.
The vessel is a self-unloading bulk carrier with a maximum carrying capacity of around 74,100 gross tons. It is primarily designed for transporting iron ore and other bulk cargoes on the Great Lakes.
The Edwin H. Gott is equipped with a self-unloading system, allowing it to discharge its cargo without the need for shoreside equipment. This feature enhances its efficiency in the transport of bulk materials.
The bulk carrier primarily operates on the Great Lakes, transporting iron ore and other commodities between ports on the Great Lakes.
Length 1,004’
Beam 105'
Depth 52'
Engine 19,500 hp
Cargo Capacity 74,100 GT
Boom 280' Pivot Deck

[@sjoeld57]

The wave conditions are relatively calm compared to the what they may go into on a real call. It's good to see these brave individuals hone their skills.

[@louGriggs1944]

The Gott is great but the water rescue is pretty awesome too. Thanks Paul. Great video.

[@jamesnelson6980]

Lucky the canal is a "Wake okay" zone! Great video, Paul!

[@PaulScinocca]

Indeed it is! 🤣

[@by-amrcn]

Well-deserved applause for those rescue guys. Good to know they're out there in case you ever get a little too enthusiastic!

[@gregmctevia5087]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏.

[@PaulScinocca]

Who me? 🤣

[@pixie706]

The speed and braking power of the rescue boat is really impressive.

[@PaulScinocca]

Well trained driver? Every once in a while we get to see them doing "drills" in the harbor as well.

[@waynesell3681]

The cheer worked for the salute! Massive ship

[@gregmctevia5087]

Great job as always. Nice bonus with the Duluth Fire rescue practice. It doesn’t seem that many people fall into the canal, but the accident with the Vista Star this past weekend highlights the need for this capability.

[@PaulScinocca]

Very good point there Greg!

[@SteveMikre44]

Very cool seeing the Duluth Fire Department training in the harbor. Thanks Paul...⛑

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@60trickpa]

Awesome and the extra with the FD training was great. Thanks Paul

[@PaulScinocca]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@toddm.galbrecht9848]

I wish I could get up there to see and photograph these wonders.

[@ronsamborski6230]

Depending on where you are, we see the lakes freighters on the Detroit River fairly often, too. I’m just speaking from personal experience, I’m sure they’re seen in other spots on the Great Lakes, too.

[@ottosaxo]

If you like ships in motion just as much as locomotives, you can spend a lot of time watching the Brunsbuttel locks, though it's always seven hours later there.

[@user-AZ-phil]

Something that I like about the "footers" is how they seem to keep coming by, and coming by, and coming by! The scene with the FD drill is impressive! It shows how hard they work it improve their skills. They get a little PR, doing it in the canal, too!

[@judyschmidt4547]

What a beautiful ship

[@PaulScinocca]

I do agree!

[@pupe1662]

Que impresionante estas naves, te sigo hace poco y estoy fanática viendo videos, conocí también la triste historia de Fitzgeral y Anderson quien fue en su búsqueda. Saludos a todos los fanáticos , saludos desde Antofagasta ciudad portuaria y minera en, Chile, país en el extremo sur del mundo. 🍀😘👍

[@PaulScinocca]

¡Gracias! ¡Qué bueno que nuestros barcos sean vigilados desde tan lejos!

[@user-hz9il4zd4r]

WOW that was different, thank you. Beautiful ship

[@PaulScinocca]

You're welcome!

[@wendyphillips5002]

Another great video of a huge ship on the great lakes. The capability of the fire department on the water is wonderful. Even out here the life guards have huge jet skis like that on in Duluth harbor. They go out into the heavy surf of the Pacific to rescue many from the ocean. Those big jet skis are great rescue vehicles.

[@ronsamborski6230]

I was surprised there wasn’t a flap attached to the rear of the rescue wave-runner, like the ones that do surf rescues.

[@wendyphillips5002]

@@ronsamborski6230 You are right the Pacific ocean life guard jet skis do have a platform on the back for those rescued to climb onto to be transported to the beach.

[@judyschmidt4547]

Really enjoy the ships

[@PaulScinocca]

Thanks!

[@lynnsenger9950]

I was wondering what they were doing that day!!

[@PaulScinocca]

LOL, now you know!

[@scootinthru]

I never realized that the unit of measurement for a boat's engines is "horse powers"! 😂

[@TheWrena440]

yep

[@danielmorris3687]

Is there any reason Big Red Ed couldn't go across the bay to BN instead of going back out to the Lake?

[@PaulScinocca]

I think the Saginaw was still loading.

[@markbaker3639]

After thar rescue there were two dummies in the water.

[@PaulScinocca]

I didn't fall in 🤣