The H. Lee White Makes an Appearance

When I do a post that says either "Catching up with ..." or "The ... makes an appearance".  It refers to a ship I haven't seen in a while (or perceived to haven't seen in a while).  In this case, the H. Lee White.

It has been over a year since I've seen the H. Lee White.  She was about on the same path.

I didn't catch where she was coming from but she was heading to Toledo.

That means that she would likely be carrying iron or stone.

I didn't catch where she ended up in Toledo though.

Anyway, I will use this picture as a reminder for you to get your tetanus booster.

She is one of the River class ships built in the 1980s when the shipping companies realized they needed smaller ships for some of the rivers that are on the Great Lakes.

Granted the Maumee is not one of those rivers (or at least at the mouth of the Maumee) as some thousand footers will layup at the CSX docks there.

Despite the rust, she's not a bad looking ship.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.

One of the towers.

I like this shot with the Westcott at her side.

The tower at the middle.

She continues past the Bridge.

The Westcott pulls away.

She continues down the river.  I wish I would have taken a picture with the Gordie Howe Bridge more in the backdrop.  When I last saw her, the Bridge was barely started.  Now it is almost complete.  Makes for a nice contrast.