Seaway Traffic (WHITEFISH BAY, ALGOMA GUARDIAN, G3 MARQUIS, MIA DESGAGNES)

WHITEFISH BAY with a nice touch of sea smoke.

Busy day for commercial traffic on the St. Lawrence River. Managed to catch four vessels transiting the Seaway.

Some interesting snapshots for my collection... Decided to start with my favorite image of each vessel.

ALGOMA GUARDIAN on a calm winter day.

Have only seen the ALGOMA GUARDIAN a couple of times. It's a really unique vessel with an interesting history...

Downbound on the St. Lawrence River, destined for a stop in Montreal before she heads off to Brazil.

G3 MARQUIS has many Seaway transits under her belt
as 2021 season comes to a close.

My first closeup encounter with the G3 MARQUIS. Seen her from a distance, a couple miles from the channel.

Today however, was testing out a new pair of binoculars while waiting for the vessel to arrive... Was thrilled to spot the cabin through the trees as she met the downbound ALGOMA GUARDIAN.

Love the look of tanker MIA DESGAGNES.

Possibly the most interesting looking ship of the day was the small tanker MIA DESGAGNES.

Small when viewed from a distance, there's all kinds of neat equipment on the deck of the ship.

Not to be confused with DAMIA DESGAGNES, MIA DESGAGNES has only transited the Seaway a couple times this year.

Still not cold enough to leave for the winter...

Actively swimming away, still managed to get a half-decent snapshot of a Common Merganser.

The ice on the branches is a nice touch.