This is a fascinating video. Watching the bow thrusters as the ship approached the pier and then watching the ship rock back and forth as the load is taken on. You can also see the ship sink further into the water as it takes on more cargo. There’s no other way to observe these things. Your videos are among the best on TH-cam. Keep up the great work.
Born and raised in Superior and never had an opportunity to watch something like this. Great video. Note that as soon as the boat is filled, it back out of port and on its way. No lay-over time in port.
I grew up in Duluth and always saw these ships coming under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth. (It looks like you came from passing under it?) Anyway... I wondered my entire life how a loading took place. Thanks for sharing!
Very good video with the time lapse of coal loading, passing through the Welland Canal, and so on. Now I have one question if you don't mind me asking, was the coal that your ship picked up in this video headed for export overseas or for domestic use in either Canada or the U.S.?
@@williamwilkes2858 I know this is a old comment, but you know the well and canal is in the Great Lakes right? It links Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Also, he uploaded a video about that ship passing through the welland canal
Thanks for the reply, I guess I should have seen that you mentioned "loading coal" in the title. What is the net register tonnage of your vessel? Where were you bound for after Superior?.
Always been curious how ships make the sideways maneuver like the one at 1:05 and 9:11 , is it bow thruster and rudder out( to port) and putting in a little reverse?
You may have known my dad, Captain Michael Austin. I sailed on this ship with him many times during my childhood (I had a very happy childhood). Unfortunately, he passed away back in 2012 of cancer. I always looked up to my dad. He was great at his job.
It's not a crane its the self-unloader. It's a conveyor belt system so when the ship arrives wherever its going it can just swing its boom over the dock and unload iself.
This is a fascinating video. Watching the bow thrusters as the ship approached the pier and then watching the ship rock back and forth as the load is taken on. You can also see the ship sink further into the water as it takes on more cargo. There’s no other way to observe these things.
Your videos are among the best on TH-cam. Keep up the great work.
Born and raised in Superior and never had an opportunity to watch something like this. Great video. Note that as soon as the boat is filled, it back out of port and on its way. No lay-over time in port.
I grew up in Duluth and always saw these ships coming under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth. (It looks like you came from passing under it?) Anyway... I wondered my entire life how a loading took place. Thanks for sharing!
I really need to get some thrusters on my pontoon.
That was outstanding, thanks for sharing. Wow
This is a very cool video!
Brillant idea timelapse for a ship. Besides wife on board.
Great video of the loading of this ship
Way cool!
Excellent ! Thanks !
Very good video with the time lapse of coal loading, passing through the Welland Canal, and so on. Now I have one question if you don't mind me asking, was the coal that your ship picked up in this video headed for export overseas or for domestic use in either Canada or the U.S.?
The ship did not pass through the W ed Leland canal. These are "Lakers, they do not leave the great lakes system.
@@williamwilkes2858 I know this is a old comment, but you know the well and canal is in the Great Lakes right? It links Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Also, he uploaded a video about that ship passing through the welland canal
I work on that dock as security its interesting how these ships dock
When I lived in Cleveland I used to spend my weekends at the mouth of the Cuyahoga watching the freighters come and go. Such a spectacle!
The only two ore docks in the twin ports are CN in Duluth, and BNSF in Allouez.
Nice work!
A cool video
@daavid1974 One minute on this video is one hour of real time
So *that's* how lake boat loading is done...
The unloading process has really been updated!!!!
Cool
It will forever be DM&IR Dock 6 and GN Allouez.
Another video shot from the cursed ghost ship of the great lakes.
Thanks for the reply, I guess I should have seen that you mentioned "loading coal" in the title. What is the net register tonnage of your vessel? Where were you bound for after Superior?.
I watch good videos well. What is DWT? Bon voyage.
Always been curious how ships make the sideways maneuver like the one at 1:05 and 9:11 , is it bow thruster and rudder out( to port) and putting in a little reverse?
Why not just ship it by rail? Coal from the Rockies goes all over the central and eastern US?
That was neat..everybody works hard...😜..now I know why ...gorden lightfoot like those boats..ella Fitzgerald I wish I could've seen you..😞
Ella,are you kidding me???!!!
That'd be 'Edmund'
@@Kathleen-gl5wh the edmund fitzgerald.
do yo know what ship passed you about 3:18 ? I know it is either the Anderson, Clarke, or Callaway.
Skip ahead to 3.30 so you can see loading.
Loading grain alot more trimming involved
What is the commodity, ore?
Celestino Faginas these ships are Great Lakes carriers they do not leave the Great Lakes
Canadian Olympic
You may have known my dad, Captain Michael Austin. I sailed on this ship with him many times during my childhood (I had a very happy childhood). Unfortunately, he passed away back in 2012 of cancer. I always looked up to my dad. He was great at his job.
how did you get on the ship?
bow thrusters?
@joek0617 one bow thruster
What ship are you on?
What ship is this?
Alogmoa Olympic or century
Canadian Olympic, now the Algoma Olympic
+FarAway418 thank you
do you work on it ?
isnt this extremely dangerous?
Lol if they only took off that fast like the one did
What is the crane on the ship for?
Jumping Spider
Oops. Maybe not. I'm not sure. But I can see it moving in the video.
unloading the cargo
It's not a crane its the self-unloader. It's a conveyor belt system so when the ship arrives wherever its going it can just swing its boom over the dock and unload iself.
is it Duluth harbor?
papa pingouin Superior side. Duluth on the left.
Why does the first ship leave through Superior and the 2nd ship leave through Duluth?
Whats the substance ?
Black tar heroin...
How did you end up on the ship are you a crewmen or just a guest aboard?
crew, engineer.
coal
Bow and stern thrusters or tugs
Rename Algoma Olympic
What ship is this?