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| MANITOULIN upbound on the St. Lawrence River November 3, 2022 |
The MANITOULIN features a forward-mounted self-unloading boom, similar to ALGOMA INNOVATOR and ALGOMA INTREPID.
MANITOULIN is also unique ship with a "blended hull".
Originally built in Croatia as a tanker in 1991, (Serving as TRELSI, EURO SWAN and LALANDIA SWAN) the vessel was re-constructed in 2015 with a new bow section featuring a self-unloading boom.
There's also a brand-new (2022) vessel on the Great Lakes with the self-unloading crane towards the bow: The Interlake Steamship Company's 639 foot MARK W BARKER.
Prior to these vessels, the only vessel I can recall with a stand-alone crane at the bow - WITHOUT the presence of forward cabins - Was the grain self-unloader CANADIAN RANGER (also a blended hull). Last active 2008, scrapped 2011.