Upbound Parade - Feb 18, 2021 - Shipspotting

After the last post, the Samuel Risley returned upbound on a new escort mission.
This would prove to be a group of four heading upbound towards Sarnia, Ontario.

First, we had Samuel Risley, the Canadian Coast Guard ship that's been doing icebreaking and escort duty along the St. Clair River.

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This icebreaker was followed by Algoma Corporation's tanker, Algosea, whom we saw a few days ago when she was downbound on Valentine's Day.

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She's on her way to Sarnia to refill. So is the next ship - which I've only seen once before and didn't capture any pictures until now... Leo A McArthur with her barge John J Carrick. She is operated by McAsphalt Marine Transportation (isn't that an excellent name?!)

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Finally, we had USCGC Katmai Bay (101) bringing up the rear of this little parade.

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Samuel Risley's downbound trip earlier took 3.5 hours.
The upbound trip took about 4 hours.

Here they are in Algonac, Michigan.

Samuel Risley

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Algosea

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Leo McArthur & Katmai Bay (with the bright light - at front to begin with, then beside the barge.)

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It was completely dark by the time they reached Marine City. Surprisingly, with the snow and lights, the camera still caught several really good shots as Samuel Risley slowed and let Algosea overtake her...

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Then, Samuel Risley turned back downbound to be of further assistance to McArthur so Katmai Bay can return to Algonac for the night.

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Sarnia

Algosea finally made it to Sarnia, Ontario, around 21:10 (9:10 p.m.) - very bright as she docked...

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Leo A McArthur also made it to Sarnia, but didn't show up on BoatNerd's camera as she only went as far as Suncor Energy's terminal at the southern edge of Sarnia.


Today's images are from:
Boatnerd - Detroit, Michigan
Boatnerd - Port Huron, Michigan
StreamTime Live - Marine City, Michigan
StreamTime Live - Algonac, Michigan
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Another awesome post into the ship world, it's an extremely fascinating arena @viking-ventures!

Thank you! It's been fun, as you know. :-)