I have studied Great Lakes Shups for years so I have long ago heard of the whalebacks and Mr McDougal. I have also been on board the SS METOR its well worth the admission and she's beautifully cared for!
i was on the algocape.......we raced the windoc all the way across lake erie......we were neck and neck but in the end we had the preferred line of approach and she had to cut back.....i went home in lock 8....a few hrs later my mother in law called the house and said there was a ship sideways across the canal and burning....i drove down and tried to get a look but there were cars for miles so i just went back to my ship further down the canal......im grateful our sulzer won that race
Great job! I like your research and presentation. Like others, I’d seen the video of the bridge crashing onto the ship but didn’t know the story. That boat had a lot of design features not usually found on Lakers. It makes sense that the boat wasn’t repaired after the accident when the thousand-footers were becoming all the rage and there were still plenty of traditional Lakers to be had.
Yeah really is…..if you’re going to drink the stuff then at least drink responsibly, especially when you’re operating important machinery like a bridge.
I lived in Alanburg when that happened, I remember the days following the crash when people from all sorts of different towns came to the crash site to look at it, and all the news crews came to cover the whole story. I was only 8 years old but I remember it all like it was yesterday.
Inhaling alcohol? I was thinking about busting your chops here a wee bit but, I won't. I like you and the job you do with this channel. However, when you said that, it did make me smile somewhat and kind of scratch my head. You live in Duluth. There are a lot of Lutherans in Duluth. They like their beer. I can imagine, abstractly, that there's a small percentage of them that "inhale" the stuff. You were pretty thorough with this video and kept it concise. That's a great skill for a future university history professor. Maybe, I don't really know what career path you'd like to follow or if you've even thought about that stuff, yet. I would like to know, though. Anyway, good job with this video. Once again, I learned something new, here.
Thunder Bay resident here. For many here this disaster was the beginning of the end for the Paterson company as a shipping giant on the lakes. It was a real loss They're still around out west but they do nothing on the lakes anymore really
By brothers work for them as officer said the ho in winnipeg was very piss about wreck.the worse is this shouldn't never due bad managnement on canal operator due drugs and drinking on job yup sad but true.this was big lost for shipping company end close all Lakers.they involve grains terminal and expand after wreck in western canada.they still talk about today yup.😮
That wasn't as scary as when the Steelton took down the Port Robinson Bridge. I believe was still a bridge master controlling that bridge when it was struck. So he went down with the bridge
Can you do a video on WW2 t2 and t3 tankes that were turned into great lakes freighters. If you want I can send you a link to a video that shows all of the ones that were converted
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This is a story I have never heard before. Good job relating the story, Connor 👍
I have studied Great Lakes Shups for years so I have long ago heard of the whalebacks and Mr McDougal. I have also been on board the SS METOR its well worth the admission and she's beautifully cared for!
i was on the algocape.......we raced the windoc all the way across lake erie......we were neck and neck but in the end we had the preferred line of approach and she had to cut back.....i went home in lock 8....a few hrs later my mother in law called the house and said there was a ship sideways across the canal and burning....i drove down and tried to get a look but there were cars for miles so i just went back to my ship further down the canal......im grateful our sulzer won that race
Great job! I like your research and presentation. Like others, I’d seen the video of the bridge crashing onto the ship but didn’t know the story. That boat had a lot of design features not usually found on Lakers. It makes sense that the boat wasn’t repaired after the accident when the thousand-footers were becoming all the rage and there were still plenty of traditional Lakers to be had.
Thank you!
Another terrific video Connor. Love your videos as always.
Thanks so much!
Great video Connor! Sad this Windoc was destroyed by someone under the influence.
Yeah really is…..if you’re going to drink the stuff then at least drink responsibly, especially when you’re operating important machinery like a bridge.
Thanks!
I lived in Alanburg when that happened, I remember the days following the crash when people from all sorts of different towns came to the crash site to look at it, and all the news crews came to cover the whole story. I was only 8 years old but I remember it all like it was yesterday.
Awesome video! I can't imagine operating something like that under the influence! Thank the Lord no one was killed
Thanks! He shouldn't have been operating under the influence period. It is a miracle everyone was okay.
Inhaling alcohol? I was thinking about busting your chops here a wee bit but, I won't. I like you and the job you do with this channel. However, when you said that, it did make me smile somewhat and kind of scratch my head. You live in Duluth. There are a lot of Lutherans in Duluth. They like their beer. I can imagine, abstractly, that there's a small percentage of them that "inhale" the stuff.
You were pretty thorough with this video and kept it concise. That's a great skill for a future university history professor. Maybe, I don't really know what career path you'd like to follow or if you've even thought about that stuff, yet. I would like to know, though. Anyway, good job with this video. Once again, I learned something new, here.
Wow high complements! As always thanks James!
@@ConnorTenold Hey man, you earned those compliments. You're welcome!
That traffic bridge took a good whack as well as the ship bridge
Yeah it really did. The thing was the ship was damaged way more heavily than the bridge.
Thunder Bay resident here. For many here this disaster was the beginning of the end for the Paterson company as a shipping giant on the lakes. It was a real loss
They're still around out west but they do nothing on the lakes anymore really
Sad that such a big company was so negatively impacted by someone on the influence of alcohol…
But I never knew that they were still around.
@@ConnorTenold yep. if you ever go out to Winnipeg or farther west in Canada you'll see grain elevators out there with Paterson company logos
By brothers work for them as officer said the ho in winnipeg was very piss about wreck.the worse is this shouldn't never due bad managnement on canal operator due drugs and drinking on job yup sad but true.this was big lost for shipping company end close all Lakers.they involve grains terminal and expand after wreck in western canada.they still talk about today yup.😮
Cool story never heard it 😊
I'm glad I could introduce you to it
This video is an W. Keep it up G
Thanks Bro!
Ironically the original Windoc also had a bridge in the welland close on its stern
I know, what an odd coincidence.
How smashed was the bridge operator? You said alcohol was to blame, did they mention what his Bac was?
There was no testing after the occurrence, but he had 2 Darvon-n tablets that morning and 2-4 glasses of wine around lunch time.
What kind of punishment did they give him he didn't did he get any jail time or does anybody know anything about that?
That wasn't as scary as when the Steelton took down the Port Robinson Bridge. I believe was still a bridge master controlling that bridge when it was struck. So he went down with the bridge
Can you do a video on WW2 t2 and t3 tankes that were turned into great lakes freighters. If you want I can send you a link to a video that shows all of the ones that were converted
Sure