Caught this Coal Ship entering the harbor this morning...

[Ron J]

[attachment 53870 Coal Ship022.jpg][attachment 53871 CoalShip028.jpg][attachment 53872 CoalShip031.jpg][attachment 53873 CoalShip032.jpg]so i flew over to Winter Island, in Salem to take some close-ups.There is a power plant in Salem,which serves most of the North of Boston.The vessel is the "Energy Enterprise" out of New Orleans. It amazing two watch the Tugs bring her in,slow her down near the jetty,and then push her stern around,and up to the dock. They have it easy right now,because there aren't any boats at the moorings yet. In the Summer,the harbor master,and assistants would be swarming around keeping boaters out of the way.[attachment 53868 CoalShip013.jpg][attachment 53869 CoalShip015.jpg] RJ

 

[Rob/Windsor Ont.]

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[Ron J]

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[Rob/Windsor Ont.]

The majority of our salt is transported by ship. The largest we can handle are the 1,000 footers. Lake freighters, for the most part.

 

[david(tx)]

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[VT Dave]

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[Royal]

I will write it and post it later.

Those thousand footers are huge. I have been on the bottom of the St Clare River when they have passed over and they are sure scary when seen from that angle! I think ours carry iron ore from lake Superior though. We do get the coal ships