Ashtabula, OH: Boat backs up the river to unload and other dock action

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Notes on the dock

I notice the town has a Marine Museum.

The boat pulls past the breakwater entrance, then turns around and backs down the river. Even though it is getting dark, you can see the unloading boom swing to the starboard side. At -0.25 a crew comes out and they move the white gantry near the front to lift some of the deck doors. A comment "Dustin D. Chouinard Like a Boss! You make it look easy. Next time one engine no thruster." confirms the boat has a bow thruster as well as dual props. Click the Screenshot link below to access the video of the docking operation. If you start looking at -0.20 on the port side near the bow of the boat, you can see the water being disturbed as the bow thruster shoves the front end around so that he can back into the dock. As he backs in the doc, you will see some little disturbances of the water on the port and starboard as he makes adjustments to keep the board centered in the channel.

Screenshot

His navigation screen confirms he is unloading a pile here.

Dan Deady posted

Janey Anderson posted five photos with the comment:

Who can take pictures of this cool tow for the group?
So while we praised the McKeil Marine crew on Molly M1 and Wyatt M for the beloved Keewatin tow, McKeil Marine tug Ecosse working with barge MM220 is also doing some interesting work today which I would also love to share!
Check out this impressive barge load - 4 massive steel girders loaded in Ashtabula Ohio and heading to Algoma Steel in Sault Saint Marie.
Please share your pictures!!
ETA for Detroit River is 2300 tonight.
30.04.23
Thank you for the pictures Ryan McFarlane and engineer Mike Restoule for the aerial shot.
Safe sailing!🙂

[I think they are posted in reverse order in terms of time.

This is another example of the use of SPMTs.

They were loaded here, but where were they built?]

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Tim Baldwin posted five photos of the harbor scene in 1981-82.