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| FLORAGRACHT upbound |
FLORAGRACHT heading towards FEDERAL FRASER.
In the distant background, is the grey hull of KAMINISTIQUA... Which at one time, was the brightly (red) painted SASKATCHEWAN PIONEER.
The tug SPARTAN with barge SPARTAN II is also unloading calcium chloride at Universal Terminals.
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| Downbound FLORAGRACHT prepares to meet the upbound FEDERAL FRASER. |
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| The two ships meet |
The "new" 2021-built FEDERAL FRASER downbound on the St. Lawrence Seaway September 24, 2022.
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| FEDERAL FRASER downbound |
This is the first time I've seen HARBOUR FASHION in action...
My first encounter with this vessel, she was temporarily holding up the que at the locks with a mechanical issue. This caused me not to see the SPRUCEGLEN, which was the ship I had gone there to see...
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| HARBOUR FASHION upbound |
Got to see both HARBOUR FASHION and SPRUCEGLEN upbound today on their respective return trips. All is forgiven, and I won't "harbour" any resentment towards this little red ship, because I have a memorable snapshot of her cute backside with waves crashing on the rocky shallows.
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| HARBOUR FASHION motoring past the Murphy Islands. |
Spotted SPRUCEGLEN on the horizon, and knew she'd be passing by within 45 minutes.
Zig-zagging past Cat Island Shoal, and briefly disappearing behind the Bradford Islands.
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| SPRUCEGLEN appears |
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| SPRUCEGLEN approaching |
Without a doubt, the best set of SPRUCEGLEN snapshots that I've taken.
Seen her many times, but the lighting was too dark, or too much glare. Today, I was set up, anticipating her arrival, and wasn't going to miss an opportunity to capture her red hull under ideal lighting...
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| SPRUCEGLEN upbound |
With the really old vessels being retired at a rapid rate, just gotta appreciate the 80s "retro" shape, lines and curves of this "salty laker". Three of a kind - With two of them remaining in service (the other being her sister KAMINISTIQUA).
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| Classic 1983-built salty laker |
The 1983-built SPRUCEGLEN upbound on the St. Lawrence Seaway September 24, 2022.
She was the "old" FEDERAL FRASER from 1991-2001 before being joining the CSL fleet.
Finally, it was WHITEFISH BAY to top off the day.
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| WHITEFISH BAY downbound |
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| Bring me that horizon... |