Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Sunday 12/22/2013

Mesabi Miner arrived at 16:34

Mesabi Miner arrival 12/22/2013

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Saturday 12/21/2013

Buffalo departed at 00:12
Philip R. Clarke departed at 12:40
CSL Assiniboine departed at 17:00
Algoma Spirit arrived arrived at 17:00
Great Lakes Trader arrived at 23:00

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Friday 12/20/2013

Buffalo arrived at 10:30
Philip R. Clarke arrived at 12:35

Philip R Clarke

Last Saltie Departure

The last ocean freighter of the season departed last evening on a race to beat heavy ice in the Seaway bays and rivers.
It was not unusual in the days of sailing vessels that they would become icebound when early cold arrived, like this year. The sailors would walk to shore and camp until spring.

Orsula (Marshall Islands)

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Thursday 12/19/2013

Calumet departed at 06:20
American Century arrived at 16:30
Orsula departed at 19:30

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Wednesday 12/18/2013

Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 01:54
Calumet arrived at 12:25

Fire and Ice

For a few minutes this morning, the rising sun cast an incredible crimson glow across the harbor ice.
These images were captured by the GLA cam atop the Great Lakes Aquarium.

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Tuesday 12/17/2013

Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 02:55 Algomarine arrived at 09:35
Indiana Harbor departed at 14:35
Algomarine depart at 18:00
Algomarine arrived at 23:00

Notice that the Algomarine backed out of the canal at 18:00 rather then try and turn 360 degrees in the icy harbor. -- cool