Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Tuesday 10/30/2012

Presque Isle departed at 02:26
Indiana Harbor departed at 07:15
Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 17:50
American Courage arrived at 20:15

Lighthouses, Waves, and a Full Moon

The sound of breaking waves, twilight in the sky, and a harvest moon made for a particularly beautiful evening on the shores of Lake Superior tonight.

 The moon rose from the horizon at its appointed time just as the final light of day faded into the big lake.

Duluth Harbor Boat Traffic for Monday 10/29/2012

Full Moon Rise Monday Evening

Presque Isle arrived at 03:55
Great Republic departed at 07:37
Indiana Harbor arrived at 17:30
Federal Power departed at 19:15
Mandarin departed at 20:20
Pochard arrived at 21:10
Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 21:30

The HMS Bounty visited Duluth in 2010 as part of the Tall Ships Festival. These images are presented as a small tribute to the ship and the two crew members that were lost in Hurricane Sandy.
Music by Mary Beth Carlson Click HERE to take a Deck tour of the ships during the festival Click HERE for HMS Bounty Gallery

AnneO has left a new comment on your post "HMS Bounty lost off N.C. coast":  Eternal Father, Strong to save Whose arm hath bound the restless wave Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! ---"The Navy Hymn" (lyrics 1860 by Rev. William Whiting; set to music in 1861 by Rev. John B. Dykes)

HMS Bounty lost off N.C. coast

14 rescued, 2 missing from HMS Bounty off N.C. coast


From NBS News - A search was under way Monday for two crew members of the stricken ship HMS Bounty, which sank off the coast of North Carolina, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Earlier Monday, two Coast Guard helicopters rescued 14 people from life rafts after they were forced to abandon ship.

They were flown to Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina where they were met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel, the Coast Guard said.
An aircraft was on the scene, searching for the two missing crew members, with a Jayhawk helicopter en route to assist.

HMS Bounty passing through the Duluth Ship Canal in 2010

"It appears that two crew members didn't make it on to the life rafts," Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Michael Patterson told NBC News. The Coast Guard was speaking with the rescued crew members to find out more details.

The ship issued a distress signal late Sunday after taking on water, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a release.

The owner of the 180-foot, three mast ship -- which was built for the 1962 Marlon Brando movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty" -- lost communication with the crew and alerted the Coast Guard to the situation.
The Coast Guard then received a distress signal from the ship showing its position. It sent out an aircraft to speak with the crew, which reported that the vessel was taking on water and had no propulsion. It was located about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C.
“The 16 people donned cold water survival suits and life jackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies,” the Coast Guard said in the statement. It had earlier reported  that there were 17 people aboard the ship.
The director of the HMS Bounty Organization, Tracie Simonin, said that the tall ship left Connecticut last week for St. Petersburg, Fla. The crew had been in constant contact with the National Hurricane Center and tried to go around the storm, she said.
The ship, now reportedly underwater, was earlier surrounded by 18-foot seas and 40 mph winds as Hurricane Sandy moves through the area.