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Thick Ice Traps 63-Year Old Bulk Carrier on Lake Erie
gCaptain ^
| February 22, 2015
Posted on 02/22/2015 8:39:25 AM PST by artichokegrower
The Canadian Coast Guard’s 234-foot multi-mission medium icebreaker Griffon is working this weekend to break free the 26,500 gross ton bulk carrier Arthur M. Anderson, which is beset in ice on the southern shore of Lake Erie near Conneaut Harbor.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Detroit, attempted to free the 63 year old ship, but encountered ice too thick for it to break while enroute, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: globalcooling
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Damn global warming.
Anyhow:
The SS Arthur M. Anderson is a cargo ship of the laker type. It is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (before it sank 10 November 1975). The Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for Fitzgerald survivors (there were none).
To: artichokegrower
I used to know a GL tugboat captain that knew the crew of the Fitzgerald, and claimed to be the last man to speak to them before the accident..........
He’s been dead many years now...............
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:41:54 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: artichokegrower
How the heck can we be having a second winter in a row of severe ice in the Great Lakes, when we are supposed to be experiencing global warming????
To: Red Badger
He’s been dead many years now...............The Curse of the Edmund Fitzgerald!
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:43:10 AM PST
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: 9thLife
He was like 88..............
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:43:32 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Dilbert San Diego
The Canadian CG reported ice as thick as 8 to 10 feet on Lake Erie. This will take some time to melt. Expect a late, cool Spring on Erie's South Shore.
To: artichokegrower
Named the Griffon besides....LaSalles long lost ship of days past.
It would be cool if they find themselves hovering over the remains of LaSalles Griffon.
To: artichokegrower
I know how to free the boat. We get all the “warmists” in North America, give them ice axes and put them to work.
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:46:17 AM PST
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: artichokegrower
Supposed to be heading for Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin but there is a lot of ice along the way.
I’m starting to think that a canal across southern Michigan wasn’t such a bad idea after all.
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:46:18 AM PST
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cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Dilbert San Diego
Thick Ice Traps 63-Year Old Bulk Carrier on Lake Erie
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:46:24 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: artichokegrower
As we head into the warmest year on record.
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:46:32 AM PST
by
Raycpa
To: cripplecreek
Wasn’t there a plan to build a canal from the Great lakes to the Mississippi River?...............
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02/22/2015 8:47:20 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: artichokegrower; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...
To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.
Canada Ping!
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02/22/2015 8:47:41 AM PST
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Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Dilbert San Diego
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02/22/2015 8:53:42 AM PST
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353FMG
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:53:47 AM PST
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biggerten
(Love you, Mom.)
To: Red Badger
The Chicago shipping canal.
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posted on
02/22/2015 8:55:18 AM PST
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cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: biggerten
Is it frozen this year?.................
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posted on
02/22/2015 9:03:01 AM PST
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Red Badger
(If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
To: Dilbert San Diego
we are supposed to be experiencing global warming????Didn't you get the memo on the re-branding? It's "Climate Change" now!
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posted on
02/22/2015 9:10:18 AM PST
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DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Dilbert San Diego
What I don’t understand is how this ship got stuck. Lake Erie freezes over every winter.
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posted on
02/22/2015 9:12:58 AM PST
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Rodamala
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