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Still Watch (ex-CCGS Ville Marie) Mar 30/04

Verendrye Mar 30/04

Denis Sullivan approaching
Lock 3 upbound.

Denis Sullivan approaching
Lock 3 upbound.

Denis Sullivan approaching

Lock 3 upbound.

A look at the steering position.

Science Ship Coriolis II laid up
in Quebec for the winter.
More info. Click Here

Coriolis II was built as
a Search & Rescue ship for
the Canadian Coast Guard
western region.
She is a sister ship to
the CCGS Gordon Reid.
Click Here

Science Ship Coriolis II laid up
in Quebec for the winter.

Science Ship Coriolis II laid up
in Quebec for the winter.

Beaupre in Quebec City.

St Mary's Cement.
Click Here

Singer Island in seasmoke with some rime on the trees.

In the St Lawrence is a calling-in-point
called Crossover.
This house and light are very close to that CIP.

Another view.

The SS Lilac is a rare example of the no nonsense, steam powered ships of the first half of the 20th century. She was built in 1933 and served faithfully in the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard for 40 years.

Lilac was decommissioned in 1973, and she rested in a fresh-water creek in Richmond Virginia until she was rescued in 2003.

This beautifully functional little ship was recently brought to Pier 40 at the heart of Manhattan Island, where she has begun her second life as an important national ship restoration.

She also was a training vessel for merchant mariners at the Harry Lundeburg School of Seamanship, operated by the Seafarers' International Union at Piney Point on the Potomac.

Can anyone identify this?

Several views of a sunken light ship in South East Manhattan. This is right across from the NY Water Taxi main dock.

A few more lightships, Click Here.

The light goes here.

The lightship Ambrose on display in Manhattan.

Sinking of the lightship Relief, Click Here.

Sorta Santa.

NYC

Monster - it was Halloween, after all.
NYC

Loading facility on the right.

Duck Stuff, Click Here.

While trying to enter Bath the M/V Duck ran into some unusual ice conditions. Fortunately, the town has recently installed a bubbler system which allowed the Duck to get to the loading facility without icebreaker assistance. Duck loaded and departed in less than 24 hours and proceeded upbound toward Toledo.

M/V Duck is a new ship owned by Unlimited PLC and is registered in Bird Island, Quebec. Its primary cargo is swamp water which is used to replenish degraded environments around the Great Lakes.

More on Bird Island, Click Here.

Ducks of the world, Click Here.

Fireboat John J Harvey.

John J Harvey homepage,
lots of photos and information,
Click Here.

Fireboat John J Harvey.

Fireboat John J Harvey.

Two views of the Hackensack.
Welded Steel construction.
108' x 26' x 12'
289 Gross Registered Tons.

Hackensack was built in 1952 and served in the US Army as LT 2089.
In 1958 it joined the US Navy as YTM 750.
In 1976 it was transferred to Groton, CT and fitted with underwater fenders to allow it to move submarines.
1987 saw it sold to the Intrepid Sea / Air / Space Museum and used to move their inventory about the east coast.
Sold private in 2002.

Top Times. Hangin' around above lock 2 until the English River clears and the lock is turned back.

Frying Pan lightship.
aka Ship of Ghouls.

Frying Pan lightship.
The history of this ship, Click Here.

Part of the Sarnia Layup Fleet.

Did the operator ill-judge the approach?

Backing into the dock after attending the Port Huron Marine Mart and open house.
Taken from Lady Huron II.

Service boat high and dry in Trois Rivieres.

HMCS Sackville.

I stopped in to visit these craft when my muffler decided it would take leave from my van. Seeings as there was all sorts of scrap steel hereabouts I added a small bit to the pile.

Pilot boat Jean H also out of the water.

The gates of the Eisenhower lock open to allow the Simcoe to continue downbound.

More on the Eisenhower & Snell locks,
Click Here.

One of the employees watching us leave.

Just below the Eisenhower lock is this...

The Wiley-Dondero canal, between Eisenhower and Snell locks, still has some ice but not enough to cause major problems.

Seaway Locks, Canals & Channels.
Click Here.

One of the lights on the approach to the Snell lock. At the bottom is turbulence caused by the bubbler.

Backing into the dock after attending the Port Huron Marine Mart and open house.
Taken from Lady Huron II.

Two of the 3 ships waiting to get in.

Vac, James McGrath, Jean Parisienne, Canadian Enterprise.

Spillway at lock 3, St Lawrence Seaway.

Lots of electricity made in this area.

Gate at lock 3.

Penn Central bridge at lock 4.

Penn Central Rail Historical Society,
Click Here.

Rail, Marine, Road.
Lock 4, Beauharnois canal.

Superior Light

St Louis bridge.
Beauharnois canal.

I love doing this!

Relax, folks. Enjoy the view.

A fellow taking photos of the Samuel Risley. If any of you know this person I would like to get copies of the photos he took.

I would imagine that the ice would transmit the power of the icebreaker to anyone standing on it. Must be quite the experience.

Superior Light with the photographer.

Inside Superior's breakwalls.

It was a cool day for boatwatching.

Boatnerds on the breakwall.

The Risley went in and out the track several times to ensure it was passable.

The photographer stayed out there.

The light at Quebec Head on Wolfe Island, not far from Kingston Ontario.

Another view.

You're not gonna believe it but this is a top-secret new stealth helicopter. It was left on the helo pad to see if it would attract attention. It didn't, until a closer look revealed it for what it really is! Keep a close eye over the Detroit river and you will see this whizzing by.

Empty drydock in Port Weller.

A typical Canadian weather buoy.
Canada is a huge country, 2nd largest in the world after Russia.

Canadian weather is similarly huge.
To measure this size weather a jumbo Weather Buoy, such as this one dwarfing 2 vehicles and a story-teller, is required.

There is also a special Canadian Coast Guard ship to lift this type of buoy. Big enough to lift it yet shallow enough and narrow enough to fit through the locks.

Some of this is true!

"Look what I found, honey! Do ya think I can keep it? Wouldn't it look great marking the driveway?"

All this stuff is used to monitor and transmit weather conditions. This information is used to improve weather forecasts for mariner and landlubber alike.
This buoy is towed out into the lake by a CCG ship and secured to its mooring for the season. It also has specific lights to allow it to be seen at night and avoided by ships and boats

Miscellaneous Click on Logo to return to For Sale page	Click Here for information about purchasing copies of these pictures
	Click on photo to enjoy full-screen view.
Still Watch (ex-CCGS Ville Marie) Mar 30/04	Verendrye Mar 30/04
	Denis Sullivan approaching Lock 3 upbound.	Denis Sullivan approaching Lock 3 upbound.
Denis Sullivan approaching Lock 3 upbound.	A look at the steering position.	Science Ship Coriolis II laid up in Quebec for the winter. More info. Click Here
Coriolis II was built as a Search & Rescue ship for the Canadian Coast Guard western region. She is a sister ship to the CCGS Gordon Reid. Click Here	Science Ship Coriolis II laid up in Quebec for the winter.	Science Ship Coriolis II laid up in Quebec for the winter.
Beaupre in Quebec City.
	St Mary's Cement. Click Here
Singer Island in seasmoke with some rime on the trees.	In the St Lawrence is a calling-in-point called Crossover. This house and light are very close to that CIP.	Another view.
The SS Lilac is a rare example of the no nonsense, steam powered ships of the first half of the 20th century. She was built in 1933 and served faithfully in the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard for 40 years.	Lilac was decommissioned in 1973, and she rested in a fresh-water creek in Richmond Virginia until she was rescued in 2003. This beautifully functional little ship was recently brought to Pier 40 at the heart of Manhattan Island, where she has begun her second life as an important national ship restoration.	She also was a training vessel for merchant mariners at the Harry Lundeburg School of Seamanship, operated by the Seafarers' International Union at Piney Point on the Potomac.
Can anyone identify this?	Several views of a sunken light ship in South East Manhattan. This is right across from the NY Water Taxi main dock. A few more lightships, Click Here.	The light goes here.
The lightship Ambrose on display in Manhattan. Sinking of the lightship Relief, Click Here.	Sorta Santa. NYC	Monster - it was Halloween, after all. NYC
Loading facility on the right. Duck Stuff, Click Here.	While trying to enter Bath the M/V Duck ran into some unusual ice conditions. Fortunately, the town has recently installed a bubbler system which allowed the Duck to get to the loading facility without icebreaker assistance. Duck loaded and departed in less than 24 hours and proceeded upbound toward Toledo. M/V Duck is a new ship owned by Unlimited PLC and is registered in Bird Island, Quebec. Its primary cargo is swamp water which is used to replenish degraded environments around the Great Lakes. More on Bird Island, Click Here.	Ducks of the world, Click Here.
Fireboat John J Harvey. John J Harvey homepage, lots of photos and information, Click Here.	Fireboat John J Harvey.	Fireboat John J Harvey.
Two views of the Hackensack. Welded Steel construction. 108' x 26' x 12' 289 Gross Registered Tons.	Hackensack was built in 1952 and served in the US Army as LT 2089. In 1958 it joined the US Navy as YTM 750. In 1976 it was transferred to Groton, CT and fitted with underwater fenders to allow it to move submarines. 1987 saw it sold to the Intrepid Sea / Air / Space Museum and used to move their inventory about the east coast. Sold private in 2002.	Top Times. Hangin' around above lock 2 until the English River clears and the lock is turned back.
	Frying Pan lightship. aka Ship of Ghouls.	Frying Pan lightship. The history of this ship, Click Here.
Part of the Sarnia Layup Fleet.	Did the operator ill-judge the approach?	Backing into the dock after attending the Port Huron Marine Mart and open house. Taken from Lady Huron II.
Service boat high and dry in Trois Rivieres.		HMCS Sackville.
I stopped in to visit these craft when my muffler decided it would take leave from my van. Seeings as there was all sorts of scrap steel hereabouts I added a small bit to the pile.	Pilot boat Jean H also out of the water.
The gates of the Eisenhower lock open to allow the Simcoe to continue downbound. More on the Eisenhower & Snell locks, Click Here.	One of the employees watching us leave.	Just below the Eisenhower lock is this...
The Wiley-Dondero canal, between Eisenhower and Snell locks, still has some ice but not enough to cause major problems. Seaway Locks, Canals & Channels. Click Here.	One of the lights on the approach to the Snell lock. At the bottom is turbulence caused by the bubbler.	Backing into the dock after attending the Port Huron Marine Mart and open house. Taken from Lady Huron II.
	Two of the 3 ships waiting to get in.
Vac, James McGrath, Jean Parisienne, Canadian Enterprise.
Spillway at lock 3, St Lawrence Seaway.	Lots of electricity made in this area.
Gate at lock 3.	Penn Central bridge at lock 4. Penn Central Rail Historical Society, Click Here.	Rail, Marine, Road. Lock 4, Beauharnois canal.
	Superior Light
St Louis bridge. Beauharnois canal.	I love doing this!	Relax, folks. Enjoy the view.
A fellow taking photos of the Samuel Risley. If any of you know this person I would like to get copies of the photos he took.	I would imagine that the ice would transmit the power of the icebreaker to anyone standing on it. Must be quite the experience.	Superior Light with the photographer.
Inside Superior's breakwalls.	It was a cool day for boatwatching.	Boatnerds on the breakwall.
The Risley went in and out the track several times to ensure it was passable.		The photographer stayed out there.
The light at Quebec Head on Wolfe Island, not far from Kingston Ontario.	Another view.	You're not gonna believe it but this is a top-secret new stealth helicopter. It was left on the helo pad to see if it would attract attention. It didn't, until a closer look revealed it for what it really is! Keep a close eye over the Detroit river and you will see this whizzing by.
		Empty drydock in Port Weller.
A typical Canadian weather buoy. Canada is a huge country, 2nd largest in the world after Russia. Canadian weather is similarly huge. To measure this size weather a jumbo Weather Buoy, such as this one dwarfing 2 vehicles and a story-teller, is required. There is also a special Canadian Coast Guard ship to lift this type of buoy. Big enough to lift it yet shallow enough and narrow enough to fit through the locks. Some of this is true!	"Look what I found, honey! Do ya think I can keep it? Wouldn't it look great marking the driveway?"	All this stuff is used to monitor and transmit weather conditions. This information is used to improve weather forecasts for mariner and landlubber alike. This buoy is towed out into the lake by a CCG ship and secured to its mooring for the season. It also has specific lights to allow it to be seen at night and avoided by ships and boats