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A Twin Pack of Nostalgia

 

"Saginaw" & "Michipicoten" Classic Lakers posing in front of "Nanibijou " The Sleeping Giant . Icon of the Port.

 

They are headed into the Mission Basin to take on a load of grain at the Superior and G-3 Elevators.

 

SAGINAW (IMO: 5173876) is a Self Discharging Bulk Carrier that was built in 1953 (68 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Canada. It's carrying capacity is 19377 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 6.7 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 193.02 meters and her width is 21.95 meters. Vessel Information.

Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo

Vessel Type - Detailed: Self Discharging Bulk Carrier

Home Port: PORT DOVER

 

 

Michipicoten (named Elton Hoyt II when it entered service in 1952) is a self-discharging lake freighter owned and operated by Canadian shipping firm Lower Lakes Towing.[4] Michipicoten primarily hauls taconite from Marquette, Michigan to the Algoma Steel Mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[5] It has a capacity of 22,300 tons,[6] a speed of 12 knots (14 mph), and a length of 689 feet 6 inches (210.2 m)

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