After getting my car fixed, I didn't really feel like heading up north yesterday. I was actually thinking of staying home and then I looked at Marine Traffic and I saw that the Arthur M. Anderson was passing.
Since I picked up her trail at Port Huron, I figured I could wait and catch her as she passed Detroit. That gave me a little more time to rest.
It was a pretty nice day, so Riverside was packed. They had one of the roads leading in closed, so I had to go through another entrance. That was jammed up but fortunately, I left myself with plenty of time.
With the impending scrapping, I still have to pick a new favorite ship.
Although nothing is written that it has to be one ship. I think I have my favorites narrowed down to this ship.
The Wilfred Sykes.
The Alpena.
And the Frontenac.
All have their advantages. Two of the ships had contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald on the voyage where she went down.
The Captain of the Wilfred Sykes was loading next to the Fitzgerald before she left on that fateful trip.
The Anderson famously followed her that night and was one the first ships that went out to search for her.
But sadly, that probably wont be enough to save her when it comes time to scrap her.
Hopefully they will save her pilot house and put her next to the pilothouse of the William Clay Ford.
As both ships went out looking for the Fitzgerald that night.
But at least the Anderson is still doing her job.
And she will likely be doing her job for a while.
She comes up to the Ambassador Bridge.
I like the clouds in the back.
The tower centered.
She nearly passes the bridge.
She continues on her way and approaches the Gordie Howe Bridge.
She was delivering iron to Toledo.
A couple of geese pass behind her.
No difference in the bridge from Saturday.
Not a fan of the stern shot but I do like this one.
And one more shot of the Gordie Howe Bridge. She is going to look sweet when finished.
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