The pool is wide enough for ships to pass each other without too much trouble.
The Federal Mayumi takes it easy sliding the wall into Eisenhower as the wind gusts up out of the southwest.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
American Locks
The St. Lawrence Seaway only has two American Locks in the system located near Cornwall. They are separated by a pool of three miles length with the Eisenhower Lock on the west side and the Snell Lock on the east side.
The pool is wide enough for ships to pass each other without too much trouble.
The Federal Mayumi takes it easy sliding the wall into Eisenhower as the wind gusts up out of the southwest.
The pool is wide enough for ships to pass each other without too much trouble.
The Federal Mayumi takes it easy sliding the wall into Eisenhower as the wind gusts up out of the southwest.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Ships that pass in the night
An early evening meeting with the tanker Maria Desgagnes (http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=316285000) just east of Cornwall on Lake St. Francis.
It is a normal passing where each vessel favours the starboard or right side the channel and the other vessel passes down their port or left sides. Depending on the area or person, it is called passing another ship 'port to port' or 'red to red' because each vessel sees the red sidelight of the other.
On the Lakes, mariners use the term 'meeting on one whistle' to indicate the same maneouvre since a short blast on the whistle has the meaning 'I am altering my course to starboard'.
It is a normal passing where each vessel favours the starboard or right side the channel and the other vessel passes down their port or left sides. Depending on the area or person, it is called passing another ship 'port to port' or 'red to red' because each vessel sees the red sidelight of the other.
On the Lakes, mariners use the term 'meeting on one whistle' to indicate the same maneouvre since a short blast on the whistle has the meaning 'I am altering my course to starboard'.
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Last Canal Trip
One last view of the Welland Canal as our work will keep us in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence until closing. The other crew on the ship will bring it back into Lake Erie at the end of December.
There is a small pool between Lock 7 and the top of the flight locks at Lock 6 East (downbound) and West (upbound).
A ship waiting to go up in Lock 7 will sit at the head of Lock 6 West until the downbound ship has started making its way into the lock.
There will be another several hours before we clear the canal at Port Weller, but at least it is the last one for the season for us.
There is a small pool between Lock 7 and the top of the flight locks at Lock 6 East (downbound) and West (upbound).
A ship waiting to go up in Lock 7 will sit at the head of Lock 6 West until the downbound ship has started making its way into the lock.
There will be another several hours before we clear the canal at Port Weller, but at least it is the last one for the season for us.
Role Reversal
I quite often see people in Montreal walking their dogs while riding a bike. In Port Colborne, it looks like the one getting the exercise is reversed!
Friday, 23 November 2012
Good choice
Many of the locks in the Welland Canal have a bascule bridge at one or both ends of a lock. Lock 8 has a bridge at both ends. One of the line handlers at the lock has to go to the end of the lock to operate the mechanism to open and close the bridge. Most choose the provided golf cart to make the trek from the centre of the lock, but there was another option at Lock 8.
It was heartening to see that the Lock Master made the better choice.
It was heartening to see that the Lock Master made the better choice.
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