Michipicoten Left For Fraser Shipyards!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The Michipicoten is headed for Fraser Shipyards! So is it a goner or could we see this vessel again?
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Thoughts?
I still think she may end up in the wrecking yard. But if they prove me wrong, then I'll own up to it.
If, the Michipicoten was repaired right, and put back into service. I, wouldn't sail on the Michipicoten, and besides we don't need another Edmund Fitzgerald. I, also value everyone else's lives including my life. Just, scrape the Michipicoten, and replace it with a Brand New Freighter. 1:14
My feeling is that this crack was just the first of more to come. Sooner or later, one will be large enough to sink it.
Just watched come in to Duluth. Sad sight if she doesn't come out of this. Hopefully she'll be made whole again.
@@BillLaBelle-z5p I just did too. Hopefully that won't be the last time we see her sail under her own power.
Fraser Shipyards has the closest dry dock where Michipicoten can get a better inspection of damage and/or other problems that can only be done with her being out of the water.
Thanks for the update.
Your welcome
I was visiting the cruise ship Viking Polaris when the Michipicoten came into TBay, the officer on the bridge with me couldn't believe she was 72 years old. Should have seen his face when I told him the tug Glenada next to her was 81 haha :D
Thank God for Sweet Water Lakes, no salt in sight. 😁
Thanks for the update Mr. Connor Tenold! It's all about playing the waiting game now.
They appear to be taking little chances right now. Over on MarineTraffic the route they're taking is hugging the northern coastline of Lake Superior. Usually a lot calmer that way unless the winds are out of the SE or E.
Great report. We’ll hope for the best.
Thanks! For sure.
Thanks! For sure.
Wreck waiting to go down.
Saw it on Harbor Lookout this morning! I'm gonna try to make it.
Nice!
It will be fine. They will fix her right up. It is made of steel not glass.
It's going to depend on the inspection report and the overall condition of the ship.
Think of it like a used truck or commercial van. Sometimes the overall body and other things are in good shape and they drop a rebuilt engine, transmission, and even rear end into it - while also replacing the seats (modern driver seats are amazing) and doing some other upgrades.
Other times they scrap it.
Keep in mind that the cost of a new replacement ship is very high, and would take years to design and build.
Is the fatigue crack due to bad welding that only affects that or a few welds. If so - then its a cheap fix.
What is the general condition of the hull and the engineering spaces? Makes a big difference. The bridge can always be updated - if the rest of the ship is in adequate condition.
There have been a few cases where a good portion of the hulls have been replaced if the rest of the ship structure and engineering spaces are in good shape.
I'd be looking for signs of stress and fatigue in the internal structual members... Those are vastly more expensive to repair or replace than the hull.
So - lets wait until a full inspection and evaluation occurs.
Thank you, Mr. Obvious.
Ok sure expert.
They wouldn’t need to design and build a replacement. They already have one that’s been waiting for years- American Valor
Do you know on this day (20th of June) in 1953 the SS Scotiadoc sank in a collision with SS Burlington. Also since her shipwreck discovery in 2013, she is the deepest known shipwreck in the Great Lakes at a deep depth of 141.6 fathoms (259 metres or 850 feet).
Don't want to be on that in November.
What about October?
He is riffing on Lightfoot's song.
Fish need homes
@@foamer443 why? That’s pretty stupid.
I see, you have no sense of humour. Or irony.
Hope they save it
Me too😊
Wonder if she can get insurance at an affordable price now?
I relaize this is different fleets but does this put market pressure in favor of no kidding reactivating the Ryerson?
Probably no impact. Might actually be over capacity today for ore. And coal will quickly dwindle in the near future
I know you can, I know you can!
anyone knows the ship is beyond fixing.lts a death trap on the water. Scrap the fuckin thing and put a new safe ship out there.But oh no...rich payoffs under the table buy it's owners to keep a 75 year old piece of junk working and risking the lives of the crew that work on her. I hope we don't have another Fitzgerald story. God bless and protect her crew
You can never call a ship or boat totally “safe” when humans are involved in running them. Like titanic or the costa cruise ship.
I'm skeptical. I've worked on upgrading old equipment with new steel. It's not as straight forward as you would think and I'm just talking 1970's steel. Modern steel is cleaner and joining old to new can yield weird results. There's also fatigue life and sudden brittle failures vs. slow ductile failures. I hope they have a good metallurgist as part of the inspection team. I have a metallurgist friend and he refers to "Tombstone Technology" as in things we only learn the hard way.
She will be in Port Colborne soon enough, right next to the Canadian Transport.
no video, just photos?
good thing it didnt happen during a storm i wonder if that what happened to the fitz
Look at the list on that
I sure would not feel very safe being on it during any kind of rough water at all.
The coast guard does a thorough investigation into matters like this, if this vessel is fixable then I would feel very safe on this ship.
She will sail fair, hopefully years left In her sea life.
I mean. If it can sail under its own power, than it can surely have a small crack in its hull repaired and it could be brought back into service.
If it's a stress or fatigue crack there is a high probability of future failures in other areas.
This failure happened in calm sea, seems like an unreasonable risk to patch it and hope for the best. Might be time for the cutting torch and recycling.
@@steveb855 I think they've already said it was from fatigue.
International marine salvage is close by ,that’s were she will be scrapped without a doubt !
They will probably have to x-ray every weld on it, could take some time.
Ultra sound
Compro 4.000 navios dessa classe para a marinha mercante do Rio de Janeiro Brasil
There is only a handful of the old style lakers left it dose look good for the John sherwin, Carson j cal away Roger Blough or Cuyahoga.
And the oldest,Alpina,which is very well maintained.
Scrap it and be done with it
Same thoughts when you get old?
It’s time for the cutting torch, seems too risky to keep loading this thing down and sending it out on the lakes.
yep
As I understand, she recently had a refit and upgrade. A considerable investment.
@@SirWhiteRabbit-gr5so I wonder, do Canada and the US have different standards as far as sea worthiness? Since this is now owned by a Canadian company, could it be the assessments before refitting overlooked some serious deficiencies? I’veheard this was not the first time this vessel has cracked.
She is being taken care of
“extensive” engineering analysis.
Yeah, OK.
I wouldn’t sail on it.
Scrap the dam thing - risk to life and environment - if returns on a ship take 70 years not worth doing - GET MODERN EQUIPMENT FOR A MODERN AGE !
You mean like the Boeing 737 max 8?
Good one!
scrap millions, when it can be rebuilt and improved. bet you use paper plates....
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