What a difference a day makes... Yesterday, this spot was frigid and cold. Today, it was calm and welcoming.Another contrast was that yesterday I was there to see the oldest vessel in operation...
Today, I was there to check out one of the newest Seaway vessels from 2021...
The blue-hulled CAPTAIN HENRY JACKMAN was nowhere to be seen, but I saw a little red ship disappear around the corner...
Caught up with the red-hulled IVER AMBITION just downriver from the Iroquois Locks.
Tanker IVER AMBITION is about to enter the Iroquois Locks, while the straight-deck bulk carrier CAPTAIN HENRY JACKMAN is on the way out.
A great, underrated little spot. Gotta do some more exploring around here.
Plaque at Iroquois Beach showing the old waterfront before the flooding of the Seaway. The entrance to the old canal (now a marina) is easily visible from the beach.
The waterfowl are more afraid of humans on foot than the 740 foot vessel approaching.
A spectacular sight, on an unusually calm St. Lawrence River.
The bridge seems to stick out unusually far on the straight-deck ALGOMA ships... (First noticed this feature on the ALGOMA STRONGFIELD)Possibly an optical illusion as the bridge is more visible due to the fact that the ship doesn't have the self-unloading aparatus.
Also noticed what appeared to be a reel of shiny cable above the stern anchor.
Likely the windlass for pulling the anchor chain.
"The Greek scientist Archimedes was the inventor of the windlass."
-Wikipedia