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Thanks! It’s certainly lucky having a scenic island like this nearby. I’ve been back a few times since - I was maybe a week early for peak fall colours this year on St Joe’s. I’m hoping to make it back in the winter although I’m not sure how well the roads will be plowed in the offseason

Thanks! It’s really a beautiful area, I’m very glad to finally be exploring it after living here nearly a decade

Thanks, means a lot! That’s my favourite shot in the video too, the sun was hitting the trees just perfect 😊

Thanks! I was really looking forwards to this one - I could work on my timing a bit better but it’s tough when there are a lot of windy days. Still really liked getting out there to different spots!

I was hoping to catch the Agawa Canyon Tour train on it, but their season ended just a couple days before I was out flying. There’s always next year!

Hope all goes well - nowhere is perfect, but the Island seems like a great spot to get away from it all!

There’s a few companies that do tours - this “Boat Berds” tour was a special twice-a-year thing open to everyone, but also had a few creatures (much more dedicated than myself) in the community onboard. The regular tour has more information on the area like the locks, some sights along the St Mary’s River, history etc…while this tour was all about hunting down as many ships as possible in the area

@@NorthernElevationsI’ll definitely do one of those tours if I’m in the area. Thanks!

Thanks! Shooting the ships has been fun and convenient, but in videos like this there’s more room for me to try different drone movements and stuff in the editing too

I do have a couple pins on my map down there for next time - Whisky Bay and Beech Beach! The Fort could be interesting too, but wouldn’t be able to fly a drone there (Parks Canada doesn’t allow drones except in certain pre-approval scenarios). I didn’t really see any other spots to go where 1. There’s a decent takeoff/landing area, and 2. Wouldn’t have a ton of people’s houses/camps in the footage (for privacy reasons). If you know of any I’d love to add them to my map of future places to go!

Thanks, means a lot! Every trip I do there I’m reminded how calm it is - taking the drone up I can pretty much hear it faintly the whole time it’s in the air. All the road shots were done with the DJI Osmo Action 4 on a suction cup mount on my car hood - another example of some pretty good looking footage from the robust little camera!

Thanks for watching, it sure is a beautiful island!

This was my third time back to St Joe’s - it’s such a beautiful spot in any season. In the past week since I was out there I’ve seen a few posts from locals and the colours have bloomed even more!

It was pretty neat! There was a salty heading the other way while we were in the locks, and we locked through with a local tugboat too. It’s pretty cool to see the ships with a drone, but it’s another thing to be right up close with them!

Really glad you liked it, thanks!

Thanks, practise makes better. Editing that cuts out all the blips really helps too!

Thanks for the correction, I’m still very much learning all the proper terminology. I’ll make note of that in the future!

Just peeking through so far, hopefully the weather is nice next week when I’m off work!

I’m very much looking forward to it!

Thank you! I’m hoping to catch some fall colours for the next one if the weather cooperates on my days off…

Thanks! This vessel does not have a self unloader - she relies on unloading equipment such as grain elevators as seen at the end of this video on CSL's official channel ua-cam.com/video/KV_1IuLHvWw/v-deo.htmlsi=KQccyPaj_6IqQU3Q

They did do one more mural "the runners" a couple years ago - it's still got time to catch on!

Thanks! It's sorta neat the whole shipping culture - surprisingly big in Facebook communities. Tons to learn and share!

I had no idea about the torpedos going under her, that's an impressively powerful detail! I work in an industrial setting with boilers and steam equipment, and have a theoretical awareness about scrubbers. It's kind of insane to think of replacing boilers with a diesel engine - the plant I work at was constructed in the 1940's era as well (albeit on land). Our boilers are tightly integrated with their auxiliary equipment, and if it was same on this ship would have been a crazy undertaking.

Add to that removal of asbestos, accepted as safe in the past. In fact, as an elementary school student, I was awed that, by wearing asbestos suits, our firefighters would be safe from the flames.

Thanks, really appreciate it! It's crazy how many modifications a ship can have cutting sections apart, and welding new additions and all that. It's kept her afloat all these years!

It's amazing the history of some of these ships - and they don't get more historic than the Mini Tregurtha!

Very glad to hear it, thanks for watching ☺️

Thanks! I swear finding music is one of the hardest parts of putting videos like this together. Nothing really feels 'right' until you've started working with it

Thanks for always tuning in! I'm still working on making it feel a bit more natural, but I suppose that comes with time

Really appreciate you taking the time to dumb this down for us landlubbers! When referencing cargo capacity I've mostly seen the gross tonnage mentioned, so I've just blindly followed suit in the past. Sounds like GT only describes the designed cargo capacity, while DWT more describes how much total weight the ship can carry - so if carrying dense cargo like iron ore you'd likely be more concerned about the weight (DWT) than the GT - if you're full on fuel and provisions you might not be able to fill the cargo hatches to the top?

@@NorthernElevations Yes, you have the right idea. When loading a heavy cargo like iron ore they will load until the ship sinks down low enough in the water to reach the "Plimsoll marks"(another nautical term) painted on the outside of the hull. That indicates a full load. A full load of raw iron ore or taconite pellets might only fill half of the cargo holds, and the ship will be riding as low in the water as safety permits. Then with a lightweight cargo like grain you will load up right to the top with the holds completely full, and the ship will still not be riding very deep in the water and could take more weight but there is no more space. That is sometimes called "cubing out", referring to cubic space. Gross tonnage or Registered gross tonnage is often used to determine port and dockage fees, or things like ship classification and legal matters.

Appreciate it! I've heard the term lock rash only a few times, but couldn't find it online so figured I'd do my part to help make it a thing 😁

Thanks! She was named after Bethlehem Steel's plant at Burns Harbor, Indiana. I've caught 30 ships with my drones so far, neat to see all the different names of owners, captains, ports, and other locations the ships are named after!

We're kind of spoiled here to have beasts like this just a few minutes drive away 🥰

She's certainly GOTT the power! I just did a bit of digging and it appears that she was originally built with 19,500HP but in an engine retrofit in 2010-11 the new diesel dropped down to it's current 19,300HP - still the most powerful by a decent margin

@@NorthernElevations yes she Had Enterprise Diesels, and was repowered with a pair of MaK/Caterpillar Diesels, she barely eeks out the HP king over her Fleetmate Edgar B Speer, she has a pair of Pielsticks with a combined HP of 19,260

There's something about the old front wheelhouse, pointed bow, and raised stern that makes those classic ships feel iconic. I think the footers are impressive in their own right, but you can tell they were designed to maximize cargo at the expense of showing much character

Gotta make sure to always get at least one! Getting that close to the ships and seeing how they dwarf everything around them especially at that angle certainly puts my tiny drone in its place 😂

Glad it comes across that way - I still find it very weird hearing my voice through my computer 😅

Almost as nice as that St Joe's Island video I did - those clouds were something else hah

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Thanks! Figured it was about time

Thanks, means a lot coming from you 🥰 I've been thinking about doing a video on how I make videos - planning, flying, and editing and seeing how that goes...this video was testing the waters a bit on that

Thanks. I would enjoy watching a video like that. I've also thought about making one myself but haven't followed through yet. ​@@NorthernElevations

Thanks! Yeah it is really cool what you can see from an elevated angle. There are no secrets in the sky!

The Avata is the perfect drone for up-close shots! Other drones can feel 'loose' or 'floaty', but the Avatar's control is extremely responsive. It also helps that it's screen is a set of goggles on your face - so you also get a better perspective of depth perception

I wish I could answer your questions - I'm not very well versed with them yet. I'm hoping to do a deep dive eventually and hopefully I'll have answers then!

Thanks for stopping by!

@@NorthernElevations my pleasure

It's amazing! Ships in the oceans rarely make it to 20 years, but because the great lakes are fresh water they can last way longer if they're well maintained

Do you not like the song, or just don't like background music in videos? I feel like background music helps keep a video flowing for the style of videos I enjoy creating. If you like ships with more commentary and no background music, Andrea is extremely knowledgeable and knows more than I could ever hope to know about these ships. Here's her channel: youtube.com/@dredesignsglmp?si=RkjdHlgzcn30eFCY

Really appreciate the feedback! I liked the pacing of the song...but looking back at it the lyrics do very much distract from the video. I've started doing more narration in the past couple of weeks - it just makes sense to add relevant information to the visuals. Thanks for checking out my channel!