The Isa at Anchor

There was a ship waiting for me when I got there.

It was the Isa, which belongs to Polish steamship.  I'm not sure what she was waiting for.  If I had to guess, I would say a pilot.

She ended up leaving after I was there.  She is on her way to Montreal.  I believe she will pick up another cargo in Montreal and head somewhere overseas.
 

A Docked Isa

Since they've demolished the Free Press Building near Riverside Park, you can move a little closer to the ships that are docked at Nicholson Dock.  Every so often there is salty there.

 The Isa belongs to Polish Steamship.  I'm not sure what she was delivering, but it makes for a nice picture.

 Like I said, I could get a little closer than I used to and that makes for some different angles.

One more shot of her.

A Stop at Belanger Park

I saw that the Roger Blough would be passing by Detroit this evening, so I decided to head to Belanger Park because I wasn't sure if I would have enough light as she reached Detroit.  It is actually a pretty nice park for shipwatching.

 Normally the park charges an admission but they don't start that until after April 1st.  I guess that's good because it keeps some of the riff raff out.  This is a fake lighthouse set up for the park.  It looks pretty nice.

 Looking up at the tower.  The sky looked pretty interesting tonight.

 Looking up the tower.  I'm wondering if this lighthouse is based on another one somewhere else.

 One more shot of the Lighthouse.

 The River Rouge Power Plant.  It is a coal fired plant run by DTE Energy (formerly Detroit Edison).  I'm not sure how old it is though.

 The Isa which is owned by Polsteam.  I believe she has been on this blog before.  She is a Polish owned freighter.  One of many ocean going vessles that find their way to the Lakes.

 I caught a glimpse of the switcher car at the Great Lakes Steelworks.  Unfortunately, my light was waning too much.

 The Stormont, which is a Canadian tug.  If my memory serves me correctly, she's been on this blog before because I think she pushes the Truck Ferry.

 Another angle of the Isa.  I'm hoping to get my passport soon because I would like some different angles of Detroit.

 A pair of Canada Geese.

 And a single Canada Goose.

 The other grain elevator across the river.

Belanger also gives a pretty nice angle of Detroit.

As I was looking at Marine Traffic, I was coming to the realization that if I wanted to catch the Blough and still get pictures of her, I would have to head to another park.  So I went to Bishop Park in Wyandotte.

And Now the Salty....Isa

Besides the Canadian and American ships that sail the Great Lakes, there is also a fair number of saltwater vessels that spend some time on the Lakes.  Many times they are carrying grain to faraway ports, sometimes they are carrying other types of cargo.

 The next ship is named the Isa.

 The Isa is owned by the Polish Shipping Company Polsteam.  She carries a flag of convenience from Cyprus.

 She is 200m long and 24m wide and was built in 1999.  She can carry a little over 21,000 tons of cargo.

 You can tell she's a salty by her bow.

 And the cranes on the deck.

 I do like her color scheme though.

 And a shot as she passes through the Bluewater Bridge.

 And one set out against Lake Huron.

And one more before I moved on to the next ship.