Thunder Bay, ON: Agricore United Grain Elevator S

(3D Satellite)

2 of 16 photos posted by Michael Hull with the comment: " ALGOMA DISCOVERY (1987 Canada) continues to be docked at S Elevator. [May 19, 2022]"

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1 of 10 photos posted by Michael Hull
EDENBORG (2010 Netherlands) was at Keefer Terminal in the Port of Thunder Bay on July 28, 2022. The ship was undergoing maintenance prior to loading at Thunder Bay Terminals.
[Note the "honey pot" truck on the dock. Other photos confirm that there is a hose going up to the ship to remove waste from the toilets.]

Rob Danielewski posted
I shot this image of "Algonorth" at Thunder Bay, Ontario several years ago. She sat here at the Agricore United Elevator for a few years before being towed for scrap.
Matthew Carlson Ya she sat there with a blown engine. Purvis towed her to the scrap yard using the Anglin Lady and we assisted them out of the harbour with the Glenada.
Rob Danielewski Matthew Carlson I wondered why she was out of service for so long. Seems a shame to be scraped but probably you costly to repair.
Matthew Carlson Rob Danielewski ya the one engine was blown and I think the other was in bad shape. Wasn’t worth repairs. Just after idly went for scrap we got the dockspace for the tugs.
Bill Shaver blown engine, wow, never heard that...
Mike Harlan shared

Google doesn't know about Agricore United Elevator. I believe it was docked here:

3D Satellite

The satellite caught a different ship.

3D Satellite

Looking at a satellite image, this Agricore United Elevator is evidently abandoned because the rails serving it have been torn out! 

It appears the tracks were removed during the Summer of 2015.

Google Earth, May 21, 2015

Google Earth, Oct 1, 2015

I believe the Algonorth is in this image because...

Google Earth, Sep 25, 2011

...in the next image available, it has been replaced by some tugboats.

Google Earth, Mar 7, 2013

I cranked Google Earth back to the earliest year available, 2002, and see that there were railcars at the facility north of this slip, but none for this elevator. Given the bumper crops we had in 2014-16, I'm surprised that this modern looking elevator wasn't reopened for storage. I guess ground piles were considered good enough.

The freighter that had most recently been stored by this elevator has recently (Sep 2022) gone back into service.

David Schauer posted
Fresh from an extended lay-up in Thunder Bay, Algoma Discovery loads ore at BNSF in Superior, just what its fleetmate Tim. S. Dool did a few weeks ago. While the similar Algoma Guardian received a 5-year survey/inspection recently, the Discovery is nearing the end of its approved survey period, hence the reason we wanted to photograph it. 9/24/2022

Matthew Carlson commented on David's post
Seems like just yesterday I seen her leave. 😂. It’s already lonely here, no more neighbors.