Stuck in Lock 8 - Jessica B 

As a master mariner for 32 years. Slack ballast tanks. Free surface moment. It' s a nightmare.

Very informative & interesting. Keep up the good work.

You see here an example of prop walk at 11 minutes or so. They are trying to get the stern to the dock but when he engages reverse the stern moves to port as a result of the prop walk to port. This is why the ship hit the bridge at Baltimore. When the power went off the pilot freaked and ordered reverse. that swung the stern to port and the momentum took the ships bow to starboard and into the bridge.

The ship has a port list. It may be over the canal draft limit on the port side. If that is the case they will have to shift the cargo. That could mean bringing special equipment, and could delay the ships a few days.

Looking at the ensign the wind on the stern is quite fresh. That is why they tied the stern up first. It always amazes me that compared to the diameter of the lines that I use on my sailing boat this is like mooring with sewing cotton.

For me this is only the 2nd vid of yours that I've seen but I wanted to say how enjoyable I find them. I'm not a very "tech y" person so enjoy the way you give the interesting & main facts without over doing it. The HD quality film & realistic sound ie no unnecessary music or talk for talks sake is great for these days & much appreciated. I think you can tell you've got a convert on your hands. so thanks a lot mate, keep doing what you obviously enjoy & I'll be watching sat on the Nth Wales coast, bye.

That was so interesting, I liked that u had a scanner to keep the viewers informed on some of the ships radio traffic. Very enjoyable

Yes gotter be Shipshape and Bristol fashion before hitting the North Atlanic just as well no Uboats about ... Bouyancy issues between Fresh Water and Salt Water ... They must of Looked at the Wrong Conversion Chart ... I Was near Niagra Canal years ago and Seeing large Sea Going Ships moving along was Quite an eye opener ...😮

Good thing it gets properly fixed and maintained. We don't want an incident like the bridge strike in Baltimore or the ship wedged sideways in the canal and backing things up!

Yeah this man knows many things about our ship😅...even he is also on channel 15🤣😉it was a good Vlog...thanx for shooting me in your video...🤣🤣😉

Thank you. We love the ships.

I remember jumpin off the Jacknife bridge,the tower beside it,the old wooden docks with square holes,being able to travel both sides of the canal into Dain City and Port Robinson riding trails.

Interesting her port anchor is missing, without that she is not adhering to the Class rules and actually could be found unseaworthy. Her last Port State inspection in Trois Riviere was also not a great succes with 18 non conformities and a detention 07-05-2023

Saw her in Duluth 2 weeks ago

This was amazing. The ship looked like it was dragging the bottom and moved forward in jerks. Very interesting

That was fascinating.

jessica b.... every time this boat comes to Canada it has a problem... supposedly it had been repaired and inspected in Istanbul last winter...

Excellent and interesting video. 👍

Very interesting.

Looking at them trying get the stern closer to the right, with the current flow, steer to to the right and let the current push the ship in that direction? And why are they tying up anyways. Put the anchor back on?

I just stumbled upon your video (I saw the one you did of my favourite ship the Arthur M. Anderson heading into Buffalo). I remember seeing videos of the Jessica B when she was in Duluth a little while ago, so it was a bit of a surprise to see her here presumably stuck in a canal. I have NO idea how canals work (despite my efforts to grasp the operation) so my question here was will she not be in the way of other ships leaving Lock 8? And why are the locks so narrow? The width of these cause havoc with a paint job. I only discovered Duluth and the comings and goings of Great Lake freighters just before Christmas when I was doing a search for the Anderson (and now I'm totally enchanted). I just have to figure out the locks and how they work vis a vis as in this case here. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

It seems a bit strange, The ship is downbound (as they say) and to me it looks to be empty. I suspect she travelled all the way, loaded, up to Duluth or Superior, discharged her cargo and started her return journey empty. If I am right, how did she manage to traverse the Welland Canal loaded? I assume she would have a draught of at least 2-3 metres more loaded than empty! Anyway thanks for the video - it brings back happy memories of my previous visits there.

She looks quite shallow, Does the lock need to be dredged out?

She's halfway across now, doing well. 😊 1:00

So does the ship power its own way thru the lock and not be towed etc.

Is the water level of Laker Erie too low? She is sitting high in the water when you compare to the lakers. Just looked it up Maximum draft allowable is 8.2 meters. She is low.

I wonder whether the crew did a video of the anchor chain running out and bitter ending?

Why would she run back home empty? And where is her Port anchor?

I’m wondering how many the orange life boat on the stern can hold?

7:00 + 8:36 - Bow thruster, no stern thruster.

A classic Salty.

You sound so much like Jawtooth train vlogger.

I'm a northerner , that is definitely a Yorkshire accent infact I'd say West Yorkshire .

Is the commentator originally English? Thought I detected a Northern accent there!

Should have used his side thrusters!

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