The Algorail Makes an Appearance

The Algorail was in layup for a long time.  I presume that she was waiting for cargo to deliver.

 At any rate, I want to try to catch the Algorail as much as I can because I have a feeling that she's probably going to be scrapped in the near future.

 It's kind of a shame because she's a pretty cool looking boat.  It kind of looks like they were going to repaint her at one time but stopped at the bow.

 She turns to reach the channel.

 I kind of like the colors behind her.

 the sky was still fairly cooperative.

And she continues on her way.

The Algorail Still at Rest

I had to take a picture of the Algorail while I was waiting.

The Algorail still waits in layup.  I still have a feeling that I'm not going to see her out and about again but you never know.  There may be a surge and she may be necessary but I have a feeling that wont be for long.

River Randomness

Just a few of the things you see on the River.

 The Purvis Marina in Sarnia.

 A tug boat of some sort.

 A closer shot of a pair of fish tugs.

 an overall shot of the marina.

 The Huron Lightship.

 Another angle.

 A shot of her lights.

 The Algorail is still in layup.

 The pilotboat returning after delivering a pilot to the next ship.

 A seagull flying past.

Another one.

Ships Resting in Sarnia

After planewatching yesterday, my friend wanted to go catch the ships that were in layup in Sarnia.  I decided that might be fun since I haven't been over to Canada in a while.  Getting across the border wasn't too bad yesterday. 

 My first stop was the Algorail.  She was tied up right next to the road and you could almost walk right up to her.  I'm not sure how many seasons she has left in her, but she looks really bad up close.  I know that she is slated for the scrap heap in the near future though.

 A closeup of her name.

 You don't usually get these angles when they are underway.

 I kind of liked the reflections in the water.

 Trying to get the full ship in the shot.  Sadly, I couldn't get a similar shot from the other direction.

 A shot of her stack.

 And her stern.

 This was built by Dow Chemical Company.  I wonder if it is filled with water in the summer months.

 Across the way was the Manitoulin.

 You never realize just how massive ships are until you are standing under one.

 The Risley tied up.  I think she will be doing buoy work soon.  There were a number of buoys next to her.

 A shot of her bridge.

 And a closer one.

 A different angle.

 If you look to the right of the Algorail, there is a seaplane.  More pictures of that in the next post.

 The Algorail's plimsoll lines.

 And her depth markers.

 After asking a nice person if I could step on the dock, I got a nice picture of the Algoma Transport.

 The CSL Laurentien docked at the grain elevator.

 the Calumet, Cuyahoga and Manitoulin in layup.  This was from a marina.

 I wanted to try my hand at evening shots.  I'm not sure about this one.

 I like this one a little better.

 I probably should have gotten my tripod out for this one.

 The Risley turned out okay.

Too dark, I think.

Ships at Rest

I don't normally like to catch ships in layup.  I prefer to capture shots of ships in action but since I was up there, I figured that I might as well catch them.

 Soon these ships will be coming back to life.  For some reason, I can't wait to take pictures of the Manitoulin.  She's not a pretty ship but she's got character.

 The Algorail in the back and the Algonova in the front.  The Algonova was the last ship I saw until today.

 One of the reasons that I don't like to get pictures of ships in layup is that they are sometimes hard to get decent shots.  This shot of the CSL Laurentian wasn't too bad.

 Some of the fish tugs.  I suspect these will be moving sooner.

 I think this was a pretty nice shot of the Algoma Transport.

 One of the tugs.

 Another angle of the CSL Laurentian.

 Another angle of the fish tug.

 One of the other fish tugs.

 These guys look raring to go.

And a bow shot of the Algorail.

Shipping season can't start soon enough for me.