The Spirit of Winter: A Frozen Loaded Beast Departs

[@Anna-bi4ws]

The American Spirit looked good considering that she was all full of ice on the railings. To the Captain,Crew of The American Spirit thank you for what you do while working and guiding that beautiful ship. Have a safe voyage and Happy Holidays

[@MrsAEO]

Another beautiful ship ❤️ Thank you for braving the cold to share this 🙏

[@karens1967]

Cold, but calm. Peaceful. Thank you.

[@geraldineedgecumbe9771]

Eerily calming awesome to see 🙏🇬🇧

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Agreed

[@sck7428]

Nice job on your wonderful video and history lesson! What a beautiful cold night 😊.

[@davidfeller1021]

Smoke on the water! Beautiful sky shot. Thank you

[@skycvg]

The sea smoke was intense. That was just a biting cold, even the fences were frosted on deck. Great capture.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Yeah the icicles on the fence! Very cold

[@terrybenson3632]

I watched this vessel half the night on all the live cameras throughout the harbor. Seen it fold in it's conveyor, then creep away for the loading dock, slowly making it's way through the harbor, under both bridges and away she went into the dark, cold night.. Cool watching it navigate through the harbor on all the live cameras.. This was a nice video too!!.. Thanks for your late night of filming and sharing with us.. 😉 I see the GOTT is scheduled to arrive around 9:30 tonight, so I'll be watching for that beast too.. Love the nighttime arrival & departures.🙂

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Maybe she’ll be covered in ice! Guess we’ll find out. I love watching them cross the harbor, the cams are super useful for seeing them in person too

[@margaretyoung4262]

You know it’s cold when you can hear the crunch under foot 🥶your filming style makes it interesting. Really appreciate this! Can’t imagine heading out in the dark into the blackness of Lake Superior, but love watching👍🙏

[@jonathanellsworth21]

@@margaretyoung4262 😂 thank you! I was pacing the pier, trying to keep warm. Couldn’t zoom in and out with the gloves I had on, this was challenging. Very worth it though!

[@bevpearson8268]

I agree with Margaret! I can't imagine heading out into the blackness either. Props to the old timers who sailed that blackness without GPS, radar, sonar and satellites to guide them!

[@lauriegoin]

Wow thank you for sharing ☺️🙏🕊️.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

No problem!

[@johnkingery403]

The 2 illuminated portholes on the bow are eerie (kind of like eyes). I would love to see what is inside. Thanks for standing in the cold. Good video.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

That would be awesome to see inside! Glad you enjoyed!

[@bettygilmore611]

Amazingly cold beautiful footage. Smoke on the water. Crunch of your boots. Great shio ventures out onto the lake.😮

[@adriannegrillo8394]

Excellent video!! She's magnificent 😍

[@johnkingery403]

The ghostly fog on top of the water at 1:45 in the canal with Duluth in the background was a great shot.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

I love sea smoke! Shame it’s usually too cold to enjoy it for long but that just adds to the magic

[@dianebeier8379]

Thank you for braving the cold as this "cold beast" is very impressive & beautiful as she heads out!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jonathanellsworth21]

As she passed I barely felt the cold! That was stunning

[@mellissadalby1402]

It's hard to believe that ift bridge is 94 years old in 2024.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Definitely! Doesn’t seem that old. And the outer structure is much older even than that!

[@jaynorris3722]

Thank you for sharing your video. Safe trip American Spirit.

[@scottburns2600]

The Big George A. Stinson!

[@karens1967]

Excellent script to accompany the beautiful camera work.

[@bluerazor7049]

It's kind of hilarious to think that she was temporarily a straight decker once. It must have been a nightmare for the crew and the offshore workers to unload her

[@scottburns2600]

I still would like to know what happened. Wonder if the pin connection at the hydraulic cylinder break? Or was it the cables? Amazing that no-one was hurt

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Would have been right around the time that the Hullet unloaders were taken down too, not sure what kind of condition they were in at the end but can’t assume it was good.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

⁠@@scottburns2600yeah I can’t find any clarification on what exactly happened but that’s rare, especially on a new ship.

[@mikeswink1031]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing !

[@bettygilmore611]

I think that salute was for you, and the bridge

[@danielmorris3687]

Wow! She's a lowrider, alright, especially for this time of year. 😮 I watched 'Big Walt' McC lock through the Soo 5 hrs ago, and there was no ice on her bow at all yet. You don't have any snow? We've had 3 feet dumped on us since Thursday, but the ground isn't frozen yet.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Some light flurries, we did have some that didn’t quite cover the grass but it mostly went away. Part of it is Lake Superior, it created a warm bubble around the city up until about 3 days ago and the big snows went north along the border

[@GlendaLewis-p5b]

Love it

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Thanks!

[@bilinda508]

She's heavy!

[@jonathanellsworth21]

@@bilinda508 very! Rare to see a footer so low

[@stevemattson4863]

Time to let the Habor cams do the cold work and you stay in the warm house 😅😅😅

[@jonathanellsworth21]

Tempting some days lol, but then I’m missing out!

[@donnhate9081]

very nice thanks..;)

[@gregmctevia5087]

That was amazing. Maybe just an optical illusion but she seemed to awfully close to the pier.

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

de-icing spray for ships like they have for planes?

[@jonathanellsworth21]

No need really, planes need those exact surface shapes, ships not so much. Probably makes them slightly less efficient but not enough to go through the hassle and expense of de-icing. Not sure about the deck though

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

@@jonathanellsworth21 oh ok...one day hopefully one of my bad ideas will take off.......how abour water shoes so you can walk ontop of water? missed the ferry no worries you can jog across the harbor lol

[@jonathanellsworth21]

@@MikeHunt-fo3ow not that bad! They probably do have to de-ice moving parts, like the rudder

[@emiel7792]

Prefer colours of the Barker and Mesabi