Lighthouse and Channel Marker

 Just a couple of pictures before leaving Windmill Point.

This marks the entrance to the Detroit River.

The Windmill Point lighthouse.  I think it is now automated.  I'm not sure if it is still an active aid to navigation though.

Michigan Exposures Welcomes a New Ship

 I didn't recognize the name of the next ship and then I found out she was new to the Lakes.

The next ship was the Algotitan.

She was newly acquired by Algoma Central and will serve as one of their tankers.

She used to be known as the Chantaco.

She was built in 2007 at the RMK Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey.

I'm not sure what the name of the company that owned her before was but she sailed under a French flag.

She still wearing the colors of the old company.

But they are pretty close to Algoma's colors, so I'm not sure they are going to change.

She starts to pass.

She was heading up to Sarnia.

I'm not sure where she was heading from.

You can see that she is still wearing her old stack colors.

She looks pretty cool.

She makes the turn for the channel.

One more shot.

And Then There Was the Algoma Mariner

 Based on the passing pictures, the next ship was right there.

The next ship was the Algoma Mariner.

Again, I'm not sure where she was heading from.

But she is heading up to Thunder Bay.

If this year is like last year, I think she will  be picking up grain.

It was nice to see her.

She got an interesting wear pattern on her bow though.

It would be cool if they painted it with sharks teeth.

the bow shot.

She turns for the channel.

I like these angles.

She continues out.

I think her five year is coming up pretty soon.

But I think she goes out near Halifax.

So she sees the brackish waters.

Almost beam shot.

The beam shot.

Strangers In the Night

 There was a side benefit of coming here.

I got to see the last ship pass the next ship.

It's not often that I get to see ships passing each other.

But it is cool when I do.

One more.

And the Algosea

 I had some more ships to catch but for the timing to work out, I had to go to another spot to catch them.

This time I went to Windmill Point.  It's a great spot for catching upbound ships.

It's not so great for downbound ships.  It could be a nice park if people would take care of it.

The Algosea was coming down from Sarnia.

She was heading to the docks across the river from Belanger Park.

Except, I didn't realize it at the time I was taking these pictures.

I was just happy to catch her.

The beam shot.

She continues down the Detroit River.

One more.

Next Up, the Oakglen

 I headed down to Marysville to catch the next ship and based on what happened it was a good thing.

The Oakglen was the next ship.

I'm not sure where she was coming from but I know that she wasn't loaded.

As I was looking at the rust on her, I was wondering if I would need a tetanus shot to get pictures of her.

She was heading up to Superior.

I'm not sure if she was heading to the ore docks or coal docks.

I'm gonna guess the ore docks.

Anyway, it was pretty cool seeing her because I think she is the last of the "glen" ships.

It was a pretty overcast day though.

And not the kind of clouds that I usually like to get.

But I guess it wasn't too bad.

The beam shot.

She ended up stopping for fuel, so it was a good thing I came down here to catch her.