Joseph L Block Entertaining Tourists and Terrifying Puppies
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- I see a lot of dogs and extremely young children at the canal on a regular basis, who are unaware of what’s going on and why there’s suddenly a very loud noise out of nowhere. Very few first time visitors are aware of the horns in advance, or if they’ve watched only on video before you can still underestimate just how powerful some of these blasts are at close range since most modern microphones automatically reduce the volume at a certain point. These horns can often be heard from 10-15 miles (16-24km) away, and while some have softer horns they can use for salutes, 90% of them don’t. So while many dogs and kids do perfectly fine, there are some that won’t and I always feel really bad when that happens! So if anyone ever plans to visit the canal with dogs or kids, make sure they have their ears plugged or wear some sort of ear protection! (Even for adults it’s a good idea) Knowing if they handle loud noises well is always a good thing to consider before visiting as well. If they are sensitive to noise, consider watching the ships from the lighthouses, which provides the same views but the sound levels are significantly reduced out there with distance/opposite direction from most horns and the sound has less to amplify and echo off of. I always try my best to run around and give out warnings before a ship comes through but I can’t get to everyone and I’m not always there!
That aside, the Joseph L Block departing Duluth loaded with iron ore on a warm summer’s day! As always she puts on a show for the tourists, doing multiple salutes including a Master Salute, and generally having a good time. Measuring 727ft long and a carrying capacity of 35,000 tons, she weighs over 100 million pounds fully loaded and provisioned. She was built in 1976 and is one of only two currently active vessels in the Cliffs fleet. Despite her popularity, there is shockingly little information out there available on the ship’s history, other than that she was built in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, and that she’s had an unusually incident free career, carrying an average of 2 million tons of cargo across the lakes each season. Highly popular in the Duluth area for her striped paint job and a cheerful crew that will often interact with those on shore as they pass by, she always draws a large crowd. Her captain is retiring at the end of this season after serving on her for her entire career since construction!
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LOL... that title is quite appropriate! That horn even rattled me. The Block is sitting low in the water from that load of iron ore. Safe travels Joseph L Block! ⚓🚢⚓
😂 yeah poor puppy! She was pretty low!
Joe Block is my favourite freighter. Not too big, not too small, I think she has a beautiful design around her bow and a unique superstructure and pilot house. Plus, I love the color scheme. Oh, and a damn good horn, too. 👍
A lot of people agree there! Honestly I don’t think design is that different, I’ve always thought of her a near sister ship to John J Boland, H Lee White and especially American Mariner. Her bow is slightly different and she’s got an extra room with big windows on the back below the funnel, but otherwise she and Mariner are almost identical. It’s amazing what that paint can do!
If it's too loud then you're too old 😂😂
Lol to be honest I’m probably one of the youngest people to watch my own videos 😂
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Nice caption!!!
😂 thanks
10+++. Beautiful piece.
Thanks!!
A..1. video, beautiful, clear, good job!!
Thank you!!
At frame 2:28., The small set of horizontal lines connected by a vertical line flanked by a circle with a line through the middle with a letter at each end is the PLIMSOLL LINE. This indicates the safe load this ship can carry in various oceans: Tropical Fresh, cold Fresh, Winter Salt, Summer Salt, etc. I am surprised to see a PLIMSOLL LINE on a Laker. Because As I understand it, they only EVER sail in the Fresh Water of the Great Lakes. Short of leaving the Great Lakes via the Welland Canal, The other PLIMSOLL LINE limitations would seem superfluous to Great Lakes shipping. But perhaps it’s either a law or an insurance requirement.
They move faster than I expect.
Oh yeah they are surprisingly quick! I don’t think this was even half speed for her
I thought you were taking me too the dog park😮😢🤔.
Block is a crowd pleaser.
Poor puppy.....😢
Yeah it didn’t know what that noise was 😕