A Big Green Rusty “Duck” Comes in for Food
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- The towering 606ft long saltie Ruddy arriving for wheat! Eventually anyway, after this arrival she anchored inside the harbor where the cruise ships typically stay, rather unusual to see a freighter anchor there though, especially a saltie. After a few hours she lifted anchor then sailed out through the canal again to the main anchorage, where she stayed for about 4 days before arriving again, this time going to the dock, where she still sits now, loading her cargo. Why she came in, anchored for a bit then left again I can’t say, maybe they needed to pick up some parts or something? Because she hasn’t left yet I can’t say for certain where she’ll take her cargo yet, but it’ll most likely be in Europe, the Middle East or North Africa.
Built in 2009, the Ruddy and her fleetmates are known as the Duck Boats, being named after species of ducks across the world (there are 162 species worldwide, so plenty to choose from). The Ruddy Duck is a North American species that’s currently found most often in the Rocky Mountain and Great Lakes regions, but was once found across the entire US, as well as much of Canada and the Caribbean. They can also be found in the desert regions of the US and Mexico in winter. This makes it a great name for a vessel that frequents the Lakes, even if it might sound a little silly at first glance. While her 606ft length is relatively small on paper, she is a surprisingly massive vessel, towering over most lakers. That height allows her a massive 30,900 ton carrying capacity, only slightly less than the much larger 740ft seaway max lakers (the standard Canadian size ships). She has 3 cranes which allow her to unload large cargo such as containers or industrial equipment, but usually relies on shore equipment to unload bulk cargo such as the wheat she’s currently loading.
The ship is an unusual sight in Duluth, but a fairly common one in other areas of the Lakes. She was one of three salties that arrived all at about the same time to load wheat from the same elevator, a rather unusual occurrence now days, especially since it’s July! Usually wheat is a spring/fall cargo out of the Twin Ports. The other two ships continue to wait at anchor, they might be there awhile! Not that we’re complaining of course!!
Edit- she took her cargo to Bilbao, Spain
Looked like someone was a little jumpy lol She has the 😊😊beauty that only her crew can love. She’s special in her own way 🥰
@@TOTALCAMARO yeah they surprised me a bit, many saltie horns are pretty soft, especially the rougher looking ones. Not these guys lol, that was very loud
She's definitely not afraid of hard work. Love seeing these working vessels.
My son and I were on the other side that day. She was like looking at a ghost ship.
@@lagodifuoco313 sort of does have that look lol
From the looks of it, were the anchors an afterthought when she was built? Chuckle! To the guys who were complaining about her looks, she's a working vessel, okay! Because she is a saltie, she spends more time working than a laker, because she doesn't get a winter layup. She looks just as good as any working laker as she glides through the canal and under the Aerial Bridge. And I like her horn. A nice clipped sound! A great introduction to her history and the same for your video. Thanks.
Yep! They have a rougher life in salt water. These ships only last 20-25 years on average, at 15 she’s starting to get into that rougher stage.
I especially love the people who dislike the videos I post with rusty vessels as if I’m personally responsible for it lol, noticed that pattern 🤦🏻♂️
@@jonathanellsworth21 I can only assume people confuse surface rust to mean the ship is in poor condition, which good ol' Ruddy here is not, in fact her record is pretty good from what I could find. By contrast, there was a capesize bulker, a year younger than Ruddy, named "Peace" which was outright banned from Australia recently for being unseaworthy, and her hull didn't show nearly as much rust.
They look too small for the ship
I love seeing the salties. Thanks
A lick of paint she would be grand God bless you all from Ireland 🇮🇪 🙏 ❤
Heeeelllooo!!! 👋🙋♀️😃
Fascinating backstory! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed!
Great description, thanks for the details.
Yeah, appreciated. You can really see why salties don't last as long as lakers.
I expect they are clearing storage ready for new seasons wheat. Last year there was a panic about shortages due to Ukraine war .
Absolutely LOOOOOOOVE this thumbnail...this needs to be one of the next puzzles (wink wink)
😂 rusty ruddy
Good evening how are you 😊
She needs work! She's a SALTIE and a working vessel , yes !
That is Some Banged up Saltie! 🥱 Living in Baltimore we routinely see many ships. They are rarely as banged up and scratched up like so many Great Lakes vessels. The physical limitations of the Welland Canal, the Big Soo and certain harbors places a severe strain on ship handling skills and technique. This strain is also suffered in large measure by the Salties beginning with the St Lawrence Seaway all the way through to the Duluth Harbor Canal.
Vous avez parfaitement raison ...
Ce navire vraquier a été construit en 2009... donc à peine 15 ans et il est vraiment dans un triste état ...mais ces navires n'arrêtent jamais de naviguer et sont de conception relativement simple donc les réparations et l'entretien ne sont pas des priorités pour les armateurs qui cherchent à maximiser les profits avant de les revendre ...
@@jacquespollet7999 that’s easy for you to say!!!! I am not fluent in French, but I LOVE the CUISINE😀😀
@@samuelcollins1331 Alors je vous invite à venir manger chez moi en France une très bonne cuisine ...
It would seem that maintenance is a dirty word on this ship .
Lol she’s a saltie, and an older one at that. She doesn’t get winter layups or breaks for them to do that sort of maintenance as regularly as a laker. Plus salt water can make a ship quite rusty within a matter of months. There’s a reason they usually only last 20-25 years
@@jonathanellsworth21 All given , but some skippers / owners do manage to keep their income earners looking a bit better . Might even instil confidence in their customers . Would you buy a used ship from this man ???
C'est souvent le problème des navires arborant un pavillon de complaisance ...et non celui de leur propre pays ...
Ta bem caidinho, precisando de uma pintura.
Thanks for sharing
Amazing pictures and sound to be sure
Your friend Scott from the west coast of Canada 🇨🇦
@@sillarsscott7694 thank you! Glad enjoyed it!
@@jonathanellsworth21 any progress in michpicoten
@@ILikeGT_101 I do have potential news, just trying to confirm it before I put any word out
@@jonathanellsworth21 ok let us know when something happens
@@jonathanellsworth21 do you think repairing or scrapping
It needs a paint job.
Looks like a ghost ship
Lol yeah especially with the rust, no crew out for this arrival, although I’ve seen her 3 times now, there were crew out the other times! Only filmed the once though, just sat back and watched the others
Un équipage réduit d'une vingtaine de marins donc pas toujours facile à entretenir surtout en mer et par mauvais temps ...
😂 needs go junk yard now
@@user-cv2ud6yf2j lol nah, salt water makes rust really quickly, probably not too bad under the paint 😂
Tout dépend de l'âge du navire après 25 ou 30 ans de navigation océanique et surtout du prix de la tonne de ferraille proposée par les chantiers de démolition ...