Arriving at the Front of a Blizzard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2024
- After the the lamest winter in Duluth history, significant snow is falling for the first time all season! Edwin H Gott arriving for fuel and iron ore after she was diverted from Two Harbors to Duluth. She arrived just as the storm started ramping up, blizzard warnings went up roughly a half hour after her arrival; perfect timing for the crew’s safe arrival. Total snowfalls are expected to reach between 10 and 20 inches and winds up to 40mph (edit- updated to 45mph). While filming this video a lot of snow got up into my gloves and ultimately took them off. That really didn’t feel good… They’re more or less fine now. Minor side note it’s also the first arrival footage I’ve posted this season!
Another interesting event so far in the storm: about two hours after this, Gott’s sister ship, Edgar B Speer arrived off schedule at the canal but did not enter, instead sailing in circles out on the lake and deploying a small lifeboat, which sailed through the raging canal into the harbor, stayed about a half hour then exited. The ship then reloaded the lifeboat and returned to a sheltered location along the south shore of the lake a several hour’s sail to the east. Since there was no known radio exchanges during this unusual sequence of events, it’s unknown what caused it but I pray everyone on the Speer is ok in case it was an injury or other issue. These events I did not capture on camera.
Built in 1979, The Edwin H Gott is 1004 ft long, and is in a 5-way tie with Edgar B Speer, James R Barker, Mesabi Miner and American Spirit for being the second longest freshwater ship in the world after Paul R Tregurtha. However Gott’s cargo capacity is the highest of all these with a maximum capacity of 74,100 tons, which in my opinion is the tie breaker making her the second largest vessel by physical size. She also has the most powerful engines on the Great Lakes, with a total of over 19,600 horsepower. Despite her huge size she also features the smallest hatch openings of any laker in service. The ship is a notoriously difficult one to catch, often arriving off schedule (like this) and with no warning. If you don’t happen to look at the ship trackers at just the right moment, sometimes the only warning you’ll get that she’s on her way is when she appears on the horizon, or when her horn goes off upon entering the canal!
Excellent video,boat friends unite!
😁 Thank you!
Excellent video I'm glad I caught it.
Glad to have you here and that you enjoyed!
Watching this makes me home sick and brings back alot of memories, thanks for doing this
if i had grown up here, i don't think I'd have ever left❤❤❤❤
No problem! Maybe come back for a visit!
Thank you Jonathan.
No problem!
What a difference a day makes. Stay safe and warm everyone.
That’s for sure! Crazy difference
I had the same thought! Great song by Dinah Washington!!
That was a real beauty. The big ship sailing through a blizzard makes for some really dramatic footage. Now, if only it was nighttime….😂😂😂😂😂
That will be tomorrow’s video. Can give a temporary link if you want a sneak peak 😂
@@jonathanellsworth21 Naw. I’ll wait for the premier. Half the pleasure is the anticipation.😊😊😊😊
@@gregmctevia5087 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad they made it into Duluth ok....I always worry about the strong winds whipping up the waves with these storms
Yeah they can do some damage! They have to be careful. The waves are certainly going now
Thank you for recording this. I enjoyed reading your description as well. Nice video!
Thank you! Glad to have you here and that you enjoyed!
EHG is a beautiful ship we dont see it much at the Canal it most of the time goes to Two Harbors but thanks for braving the elements to bring us it beauty..:)
No problem, glad I caught her!
What a huge ship…omg! 😊
They’re truly massive! Never gets old no matter how many times you see them
Great video!
Thank you!
Thank you for braving the storm to bring us this great video. We have had a bad week of weather too in Ontario, Canada.
Thanks for watching! Seems like a lot of people got this system. Winter finally came, even if it was a bit late
@@jonathanellsworth21 Yes Jonathan. I subscribed to your Channel so will watch all your posts. Those of us who are "landlocked" just do not understand the Great Lakes
nor the brave men and women who work the Freighters summer and winter. Also a brave "You Tuber" who goes out in all kinds of weather to film for us. Thank you again.
@@ruthbickerstaffe1915 thank you! Lol I don’t consider myself a TH-camr, I’m just a bus driver who loves to research and watch ships, and share the footage 😁
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@@jonathanellsworth21 Jonathan Bus Drivers are very important too. I have been around Airports and Planes longer than I wish to say and still on a good day, when I am not working, I find a great spot and watch the planes.
Thanks for sharing
No problem, Thank you for watching!
Great Video enjoyed it😊
Thanks!
Looks freshly painted.
She got completely repainted last winter, looks like she got touched up this year as well!
Awesome weather...nice view.
Thanks for your efforts. I am a marine engineer and i loved that ,twin engine great lakes ship. Not yet sailed there, maybe one day i will. Hope your fingers are restored from that exposure. 🌷🥀🌹👌
Also thanks a lot for the foot note you wrote , all great information for me....👍
Thank you! That is very cool, and thank you for your service out there! What ship are you on? Can look it up! Fingers are fine!
RUN SILENT. RUN DEEP.
The Edwin H Gott is my favorite ship, she is the punniest.
Lol yeah there’s so much you can do with that name 😂
Bet they're all glad to be in port.
Yeah they made it right before it got really bad, they’re probably pretty happy about that!
My favorite "fleet"Great lakes. Favorite ship? Arthur M Anderson.
Anderson is special, no doubt about that!
Wow big difference in conditions from when The Arthur M. departed in your last video i believe... it was slick calm and crisp and now this great video
Boland was the last video, Anderson was the original plan for today but that changed with this one! Tomorrow will be Joseph L Block, departure from this evening and it’s a good one
@jonathanellsworth21 Ah OK that makes thank you
@@robbubba8020 lol I had to pause there because I almost said yes, then realized I hadn’t actually posted it lol
The Gales on March came late !!!
The November Gales may be more famous but there are definitely Gales in Spring as well! Sometimes even more intense in my experience!
Good video.
3/24/24 Good evening from Charleston,SC 70 Deg.
Good evening sir! Glad you’re here with us, hope you enjoyed!
dang that looks cold.
Not a terrible temperature as far as winter in Duluth goes, around 25 degrees Fahrenheit, but the snow blasting your face and melting on you, plus the wind… yeah it wasn’t the most comfortable lol
ایسی ویڈیوز مجھے بہت پسند ہیں کہ بحری جہاز ہو اور سمندر میں بارش ہورہی ہو واہ کیا بات ہے Excellent 👍 میری گزارش ہے کہ بحری جہاز میں سفر اور باہر بارش پلیز ایسی مزید ویڈیوز اپ لوڈ کریں شکریہ
I hope you’re able to translate this because my phone is not cooperating with your language very well but thank you! I’d love to get a video on board one of these ships but they’d have to specifically invite me, which is incredibly rare! But I’ll definitely get more videos of the ships in the snow when winter comes back!
I hope your fingers have thawed out. Jonathon. It looks like it's going to be a rough ride for a while. I was wondering what Speer was doing sailing in circles for a good part of the day. Hope everyone is okay out there.
Yeah they were, naturally I froze them off again. Hoping typing this gets them working again 😂
She’s looks great, looks like she had a new paint job maybe? Try and stay warm. It’s nice seeing them on the move again. Thank you 😊
@@TOTALCAMARO last winter she had a refresher, yes! No problem!
Thanks for the great capture on a lousy spring weather day. Same here in Michigan; almost no snow all winter; got dumped on Friday now that it’s spring and the trees and flowers are blooming. 😢
Yeah winter really threw some curveballs this year, that’s for sure
Alabama, where I live, would completely shut down if we had weather like this. It’s in the 60’s today and I have on sweats and bundled up in bed. I believe I’d freeze to death up north.
Lol, not going to lie, the 17 inches of snow that followed shortly after this was filmed did shut us down for a day or two, fortunately the majority of it was on the weekend! Just dress properly!
Wow that’s a cool viewpoint
This is what I do! I love the Duluth Canal 😃
I live near the Iroquois locks and Eisenhower locks on the New York side of the seaway always fun to watch ships
@@dhook7918 oh never been there yet, any good viewing points?
@@jonathanellsworth21 Eisenhower locks building a new visitor centre supposed to open this spring. Iroquois locks has some good spots. And a visitor centre as well. Seaway area is pretty nice in the summer either side of the border. Sounding like the tourist bureau lol
@@dhook7918 lol no worries thank you! I don’t see or hear much about those locks at all, so it’s neat to get some information
Beautiful! Headed down the Cuyahoga in Cleveland ?
Nope! This is the Duluth Canal
I can see why the diversion 40 miles per hour winds. Thanks
Training? I suspect just like fire and tornado drills. Thanks again!
Maybe, hard to say what they were doing. Seems like odd timing for a drill like that, and I’ve never heard of any ship doing that before, ever.
@@jonathanellsworth21 I did not study its origin....of the vessel. All things should indeed should be noted. We have tons of nutballs now extreme right individuals. Sorry for this but indeed one should look at all things. We have chaos makers now everywhere. Above and out if sight of the norm. To many following the idiot. It is totally unfortunate to me. It is to bad that the states rights democrats Thurmond party flipped post Johnson era.. that is what has happened to the real republican party. My mother's great uncle was a surveyor surveyed all of Kansas into Nebraska and a real republican he and his Harvard buddies bought up Kanasa to make it a free state....Lincoln was a surveyor too......I think a lot is domestic too now... who but x president follower would attack a senior citizen. Sorry I am a RN nurses actually evolved thru the military etc...Thanks.
@@jonathanellsworth21 you are absolutely correct observation for the unknown super chaotic maker extremists.
@@juliegogo2941 ?
@@jonathanellsworth21 best to be on the lookout....why did they do that? Thanks
That's one large tanker ship
Iron Ore ship actually! Specialized bulk freighter
It would be strange for the lakes to freeze over now.
I doubt they will, the actual temperatures aren’t THAT cold, but yeah it would be a little ironic lol
It's still March on the north.
Yep, sometimes the snowiest month of the year!
Yooo hooo...
Is that 1k ft long. Anyone know?
1,004ft!
Unbelievable for me sea and snow fall both together,, look on ship what is this ? I never see before ship like this Thanx from lala Pakistani
Gonna have to pick up some volume if it's gonna snow 10 inches. That's nothing but a furry.
A what? 😂 (and yes it’ll probably be closer to 15 inches, bit more than a flurry!) sorry found that funny 😄
@@jonathanellsworth21😄
Excuse me? Lol
THE VESSEL SHOULD HAVE ITS WHITE LIGHTS ON .
Lol that would just make it harder for them to see in these conditions. Ships are a little different from cars!
It me.. BLIZZID
Vs arriving at the rear of the weather
Нихренаски байдарочка😂👍
Lol that would be fun to try and paddle!
Obrzydliwosc.