Fire in the Sky & Fog on the Water! How Fast Can the Weather Change in Duluth?
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Perhaps one of my favorite arrivals of all time! American Century taking their time arriving, going slow due to fog, the fact that Saginaw was occupying the dock she wanted, and maybe just enjoying the sunset over the Duluth Hills. She came out of a thick fog bank that obscured much of her approach into the canal, which then overtook her while she was still in the canal, dramatically changing the weather conditions in a matter of minutes. Temperatures dropped to the mid 50s and visibility plummeted to a couple hundred feet almost instantly as soon as the ship passed. With the sun setting behind the hills, so did the light level, leaving the canal in extremely different conditions than those I had arrived in less than a half hour earlier. This is why in many videos you see some people in coats while others are in shorts and T-Shirts. You never know what weather you’ll have at the top of the hill vs the bottom, or even 5 minutes later while standing in the same spot. Always be prepared because Superior can throw anything your way! Absolutely amazing to see the differences in real time and to be able to visually share that. And for American Century… well she was racing the sunset and the fog, not sure exactly who won there.
As for the Century herself, she arrived for a refuel and a load of coal, which she left with the next day. One of the most common visitors to Duluth, American Century was built as the Columbia Star in 1981, the fifth and final ship of her class. Long serving as the flagship of the Columbia Transportation Company, she was sold along with 6 other vessels to American Steamship Co in 2006 and given her current name. She mainly hauls coal and iron ore out of the Duluth area and brings it to the Detroit area or various ports along Lake Erie. She has a theoretical capacity of 80,900 tons, however due to constantly changing river depths and conditions around the St Marys River and the Soo Locks, she’s never been fully loaded to maximum weight. She holds the all time Great Lakes coal record at 70,900 tons (coal is slightly lighter than iron ore). All together, the ship weighs well over 200 million pounds when fully loaded, stocked and fueled.
With the sun set, the fog rolled in, camera low on power and the ship out of sight, I headed home and waited for Saginaw to leave! Hope everyone enjoys!
To see a laker emerge from a fog bank and make her way to the canal, wow! Its like something out of a fantasy. Then to pass under the Aerial Bridge, with that beautiful sunset over the hills. Magnificent! And then, the fog following her through the canal! The amazing weather of Lake Superior and Duluth! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Definitely one of the best arrivals I’ve seen!
Gorgeous catch in this video, thanks!😊😊😊😊
No problem! That was gorgeous being out there
I love that you got Vibe With Mike’s boat friends pontoon in the beginning. That’s so cool to see two RUclipsrs crossing paths.
Lol we all cross paths and chat with each other all the time, just usually try to keep each other off camera for privacy :)
@@jonathanellsworth21 I love that. I’ve met and talked to him and also Paul, I’ll try and keep an eye out for you this summer. Granted it’ll be like a more complex game of Where’s Waldo with you because you don’t talk in your videos but my goal is to meet you and also the 1 Long 2 Short guy as well.
Keep up the awesome vids! I appreciate all 4 of you and the unique perspective and angles you get of all the ships.
@@Coxxy_Ray_of_Sunshineee usually have a yellow hat and more likely to be on the south pier this time of year because of the paid parking on the north :)
@@jonathanellsworth21 good to know! lol. I’m usually wearing a smiley hat, I’ll look out for you next time I get down there. Definitely not this weekend with grandmas marathon shenanigans lol
Yup, that is definitely one of the coolest arrivals I've seen. It must have been amazing in person. Nothing better than the beauty of natural phenomena. 😊
I love a good natural show! Even more than ships sometimes 😁
Another super smash hit. I think I have a new JE favorite. Brilliant piece.
Thank you! One of my favorites as well I think
Love it!
Thank you!
Beautiful video.
Awesome transitions, great perspectives, beautiful sunset, and nice job fogging out the superstructure. Just lets you know how big these ships really are.
I was in chat watching that fog rolled in right behind the AC
The overhead view must have been cool as well! I have to check if DHC posted that arrival
The American Century is a long ship it looks like
1,000ft!
Its the Philadelphia Experiment!😂
Lol 😂
Were the green gates closed on the south pier but open on the north?
Yeah some vandalism on the south pier :( they have it blocked off during repairs
What's the noise?
The crew opening the hatches to prepare for loading. Some crews do that in port while others do it while they’re still sailing in. Depends on the weather as well
I love these foggy videos!! Is that Mike and the Boat Friends' boat at 0:39?
Yep! Was a little worried for him once the fog came in, hopefully he found the dock alright!
I've lived all over the country and I can tell you that the Great Lakes Region is the best....often creating its own weather patterns...sometimes brutal, always beautiful but never boring. The skies never disappoint! Wonderful video!
Definitely never a dull moment! The Lake is always changing
Stunning footage!
Thank you!
Wow
That was wierd the difference from bow to stern visibility. Id be going slow.