The Whitefish Bay Makes an Appearance

 It wasn't too long before my next ship got closer.

The ship in question was the Whitefish Bay.

It's hard to believe that these ships are seven years old now.  I remember when people were complaining about the Chinese ships being built by the Canadians.

Anyway, she is owned by Canada Steamship Lines and she is one of the newer ships on the lakes.

But as you can see, she looks pretty rough.  The Canadian ships go through alot more locks than the American boats.

As a result, they look a little rougher than their American counterparts.

This particular ship is heading up to Superior, Wisconsin.

I suspect she will be picking up taconite.

And if she does, she will be carrying it to Nanticoke.

As you can see, it was a pretty nice day.  I just wish there was a little more river traffic.

I love the color of the Detroit River.

It has a nice shade of blue to it.  It almost looks like those pictures of the water you see in the Caribbean.

The beam shot.

And she passes by.

After this, is about two and half days for her to Superior.

Catching the Blair McKeil as she Passes Belle Isle

Well, the Soo Locks are open and that means the shipping season is in earnest now.  It was sunny on Saturday, so I decided to head down to Belle Isle to catch a couple of ships.

First up was the Blair McKeil.

She is owned by McKeil Marine out of Toronto.  I will have to say that they have nice looking ships.

She is headed up to Baie Comeau which is where the waters start to get a little on the brackish side.

I think she is carrying asphalt, but I am not sure.

At anyrate, as I type this post, she is still on her way to Baie Comeau.  I think it is roughly a 3 or 4 day journey from Detroit.

Getting close to the beam shot.

And the beam shot.

I would have brought my drone down but it was a little on the windy side and my drone doesn't do wind too well.

She pulls away.

You can see the next ship.

And the next ship gets a little closer.
 

Catching the Blair McKeil

Surprisingly, I caught a new ship.  Well, not exactly a new ship but new to me.

 The Blair McKeil was built in 2010 and she can carry a wide variety of cargo.

 She owned by McKeil Marine and is flagged Canadian.

 She is 459 feet long and 68 feet wide.  She can carry about 15,000 tons of cargo.

 I'm not sure where she was heading in this picture but I'm pretty sure that it might have been Duluth.

 At any rate, she's a pretty nice looking ship.

 I kind of like this angle.

 the Ambassador Bridge in the background.

 Another shot with the bridge.

 And she continues up the Detroit River.

One more shot before taking pictures of the next ship.