The Iver Bright Passes By

The ship that I wanted to catch was this one.

 The ship in question was the Iver Bright.  I'm not sure where she was coming from but I think she was heading to Windsor.

 The Iver Bright is kind of unusual as she is salty that has stayed behind for the winter.  Usually they leave the Seaway System before the Welland Canal closes.

 But I think she is delivering asphalt in the area and consequently is staying behind.

 She is also rare in that she is a ship registered in the country where she is owned.

 In this case, the Netherlands.  Usually foreign ships use flags of convenience.

 At any rate, it was pretty cool to see a proper ship even though I saw one last weekend.

 she passes by the park.

 More of a beam shot.

 She continues down the river.  Like I said, she was stopping somewhere in Windsor.

She continues on.

Waking Up to the Federal Kumano

Sunday turned out to be a pretty busy day for me.  First I noticed that there was a boat that I wanted to catch, so I headed down to Del Ray in order to catch her.  Or at least I started there.

 First up was the Federal Kumano.  If I had gotten motivated a little sooner, I could have caught the ship off the right that was carrying windmill blades.  I like catching those ships because it is a fairly unique cargo.

 The Federal Kumano has appeared on this blog before. 

 According to AIS, she's heading to Spain.  Currently she at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

I'm not sure what she's carrying though.

The Federal Asahi Passes Milliken State Park

I thought that I was going to catch two ships tonight but it turns out that the Calumet needed to get fuel first.  I didn't feel like sticking around to catch her, so it was one ship.

 And that ship was the Federal Asahi which is not related to the beer.  It is however named after the river in Japan. 

 She was built in 2000 and is 656 feet long.  She can carry 36,000 tons of cargo which is lots of beer.

 According to AIS, she is on her way to Montreal.  I presume that she is carrying grain but I'm not sure.

 And the beam shot.

Since there wasn't another ship tonight...this was my last shot.

Next, the Federal Yukon

The ships I was hoping to catch were in a pretty tight group.  This wasn't one of them though.

 As I started, the Federal Yukon was sitting in the Port Huron anchorage.  I assume she was there waiting for a pilot.  As I was monitoring AIS, she started to move.

 She is one of many salties that travel on the Great Lakes and she is one that has appeared on this blog before.  I do like the looks of some of them.

 She was heading from Goderich.  I would assume that she was picking up a load of grain but it's also possible she was picking up salt.

 Her destination is listed as Quebec on AIS, but I assume that she is heading further than that.

 The almost profile shot.

 A shot of her pilothouse.  Most foreign vessels require a pilot who is certified to sail on the Great Lakes.  I believe there are certain points that pilots are exchanged and Port Huron is one of them.  Because there are only so many pilots to go around, you sometimes will see salties at anchor off of Port Huron.

 Also, with many of the buoys removed, I don't think these vessels can sail at night but don't quote me on that.

She continues on her way.  She will sail past Detroit and through the Welland Canal.  I think it is a couple day trek for her.

Next Up...the Elbeborg

I thought I would be introducing a new ship to the blog but it turns out that I caught her in Duluth last year.  However, it seems that I didn't properly introduce her then.

 The Elbeborg is one of several ships owned by Wagenborg out of the Netherlands.

 The Elbeborg was built in 2011 and resembles many of the other Wagenborg ships.

 She is 474 feet long and 52 feet wide which means she is well below the maximums for the Welland Canal.  She can carry 12,000 tons of cargo.

I'm not sure where she is off to though.

The Federal Kushiro Makes an Appearance

Next up is the Federal Kushiro.

 The Federal Kushiro has been on this blog before but I don't remember if I caught her in action or not.  It's very possible that I just have pictures of her at the dock near Riverside Park.

 I prefer moving ships to docked ships, especially when I'm taking pictures.

 The pilothouse is not a bad place to catch a picture of a ship but you have to be careful about the reflections.

And one more shot as she moves on.  I believe she was heading to Montreal.

The BBC Ohio Docked at Sarnia

It's truly amazing how many salt water vessels call on the Great Lakes every year.  I think there are certainly over 100 and it may even be pushing 200.  But sometimes it seems like you can see as many salties as lakers.

The BBC Ohio is one of those.  She happened to be docked in Sarnia while I was waiting for the next ship.  Not sure what she was doing there but I thought it made a fairly neat picture.

The Isadora at Sunset

I decided that I wanted a picture of a ship in the Locks.

 The ship in question was the Isadora and she's owned by the Polish Steamship Company.

 I've seen quite a few of their ships before and she is very similar to the rest of them.  She is 655 feet long and has a 77 foot beam.  This gives her a carrying capacity of almost 35,000 tons.

 She is likely hauling grain from Thunder Bay to overseas, but I'm not sure where.

 With a little bit of lighting, she's not a bad looking ship.

 I kind of liked this effect.

And one more shot of her.

And Another New Ship

The other ship that attracted me up to Port Huron was the Johanna C.

 The Johanna C is a British flagged ship.  She is carrying wind turbine blades up to Duluth.

 The moon.

 She is owned by Carisbrooke Shipping out of Cowes, UK.  Cowes is on the northern side of the Isle of Wight and is just below Southampton.

 She was built in 2009 in China.  She is a little over 452 feet long.

 She can carry almost 13,000 tons of cargo.

 I'm not sure if she normally carries turbine blades but it seems like she is pretty well suited for that.

 She looks like she could also be a container ship.

 She continues on her way.

 She continues on her way to Duluth.

Another shot of her cargo.