A great Master Salute & a Captain's Salute on the way in. Considering the rain, a descent turnout for the arrival. One of the 13 footers on the Great Lakes. Her usual haunt is the CN Two Harbors dock for ore.
The Speer must be one of the fastest ships with her 17 knot top speed. I think the people at the visitors' center do a terrific job informing the folks on the statistics on the ships. Thank you for the great video!
Love getting to hear the PA announcements!!! One huge ship!!! My mother and two sisters were born and raised in Duluth in the early 1900's, all became teachers. I'm 72 and have had the good fortune to visit Duluth since I was about five and on. Love the city. Always had an exotic romantic aura about it. Like visiting foreign country. Last time there was in 2009 with my wife and two children. Hope to visit again. Thanks for the iconic lift bridge/ore boat video!!!
David Allen, people are allowed to comment on videos with no restrictions on how long their comments can be. Besides, he was just talking about his history in this city, and you call him a know it all. Keep that to yourself.
Good gravy that's a biggie with a beautiful set of pipes. Great info from the data lady... 73,700 tons equals 147,400,000 pounds holy cow that's a lot of weight and able to move at 15 knots. Imagine the wake she's making out in the shipping channel and the tsunami she would push if she didn't slow down way before the entrance to Duluth. Good one Paul!
The lady who was giving the info about the Speer is very good. Heard her many times before. Very clear and concise in describing the ships that come into port. Well done! She should be an instructor in "Know Your Ships 101".
Interesting the design favors carrying capacity over aquadynamics. its almost square on both ends, low lake speeds make it pointless to slice through the water.
The announcer has a nice voice. Do they routinely announce such details as the size of the deck hatches? It seems a little excessive, but maybe enough folks have requested information like that?
Hardly excessive!!! This has been and is a MAJOR tourist attraction for decades. There's always people watching by the canal rain or shine ALL year 'round!
@@chrisk8187 I meant excessive concerning the dimensions of the deck hatches and this type of detail. I wasn't talking about the size of the crowds or anything like that.
@@pgsells that varies from person to person - I've only heard them call out hatch size a few times in the hundreds of ships I have seen pass through the channel over the decades. They will say ship name, home port, length, max cargo / displacement, and what they are coming in for almost every time. Sometimes they will give details on power plant or similar performance specs, especially if it's a self-unloading ship, but that hatch size one seems really rare.
This ship usually loads ore at the CN dock in Two Harbors. I have seen it load at BN-Superior. Usually the only time she arrives Duluth is for a delay. She is registered in New York, N.Y
