Arthur M. Anderson - Winter Layup Arrival in Extreme Cold
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2024
- Here is the Arthur M. Anderson bringing her 2023-2024 shipping season to a close with a final arrival in Duluth, Minnesota around 5:30 on the morning of January 18, 2024. She was arriving empty and was due to enter winter layup in Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin. The video starts as the Anderson arrives in the Duluth shipping canal. After passing under the Aerial Lift Bridge, we then catch up with the Anderson at Rice's Point where the tugboat Helen H. assists her through the harbor ice as they them pass under the John A. Blatnik bridge. The video ends as the Anderson turns towards Howard's Bay, where Fraser Shipyards is located.
This was by far the coldest arrival I captured for the season, with air temps at -7 F. Factoring in wind chill, the air felt like -25 F on one's bare skin. The north wind blew the Lake Superior sea smoke over the north pier, creating an interesting opening shot to this video. It's not a huge surprise that only a couple of people turned out to watch the Anderson arrive, partly due to the cold and partly because people were under the belief that the Anderson wouldn't arrive until after 7:30am. But since I'm foolish enough to "sleep" with the marine scanner on, I was able to hear the Anderson's plan to come through the piers around 5:30am. It appears I was the only UA-camr on hand to capture this arrival. Despite the cold, it was worth the effort to welcome the Anderson home for the winter.
The Anderson was able to muster up a master salute as she passed through the shipping canal, but only after giving her horn time to thaw out. The Aerial Lift Bridge responded in return. Only myself and one other person were on hand to watch her round Rice's Point. It ended up being a difficult turn, taking three attempts to turn in the ice despite the tugboat Helen H. having made passes through the ice before the Anderson arrived. With a couple more sweeps from the Helen H., the Anderson successfully completed the turn. (Note: I didn't include the first two turn attempts, as they happened very slowly and didn't make for exciting viewing.)
After passing under the Blatnik bridge, the Helen H. then pushed the Anderson's bow to help her make the turn to port for Howard's Bay. Unfortunately, it was at this point that I had to abandon my recording efforts, as I was losing all feeling in my feet... and was getting a bit concerned about making the walk back to my car. But as most of the keys scenes had already taken place, I felt I had documented most of the Anderson's arrival. I would have recorded her entrance into Fraser Shipyards, but that coincided with the time that the John G. Munson was making her own arrival in the Duluth shipping canal. Catching the Munson's arrival took top priority, as it was the final arrival in Duluth for the entire season.
The 767-foot Arthur M. Anderson was launched in 1952, being one of eight AAA-class lakers built around this time... a designation applied to a series of lakers which (at the time) were leaps forward in cargo carrying size and capacity. Her fleet mates the Philip R. Clarke and Cason J. Callaway were also built as AAA-class lakers around the same time. The Anderson is powered by a steam turbine producing 7,700 shp. In the spring of 1975. she was lengthened by 120 feet and was converted to a self-unloader during winter layup in 1981-1982. She can carry up to 25,300 tons of cargo.
The Arthur M. Anderson is most well known for being the last ship to have visual contact, radar contact, and radio contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald on the night of November 10, 1975. She was following the Fitzgerald at the time of her sinking, having lost visual contact during a snow squall. After reaching the safety of Whitefish Bay, it became clear to the Anderson's crew that the Fitzgerald had likely gone to the bottom during the storm. The Anderson's crew, led by Captain Bernie Cooper, turned around and headed back into storm to search for survivors... as no Coast Guard vessels were nearby to help search. She was joined a short while later by the William Clay Ford, another AAA-class laker that had also left the safety of Whitefish Bay to assist in the search. While they found no survivors, the heroic actions of these two crews is still fondly remembered today by boat watchers and history enthusiasts. The William Clay Ford was scrapped in 1986, but the Anderson continues to sail on and remains a living legend on the Great Lakes. May she continue to sail safely for many years to come!
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Can we get a thumbs up for the Helen H? These workboats are the big Laker’s best friends! ❤
don't forget the coastguard icebreakers!
Every time I see the Anderson it gives me a feeling I can't describe. Knowing it was in the same storm that sank the Fitzgerald and is still in operation this many years later. Such a tragic night. This is a great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Beautiful capture of her. The lights, shadows, smoke, etc., she looks gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Oh my, this is a magnificent video, the sea smoke, the night, the ice & water, all the lights and thank you for staying out in the cold to share it with us. What a great ship, I love her
Thank you! 😊 Sometimes it pays to sleep with the scanner on. 😆
That was super cool what you said there.
@@sbrunner69 🤗⚓🚢🚤
She came in late locks closed jan 15??
WHO ELSE DO YOU LOVE BESIDE THE VESSEL ? ? ?
Happy winter lay up Arthur M Anderson and crew! Enjoy your hard earrned break Fella's. I love the stern view beautiful "Historic" Iron boat
It's wild to think she was there. A legend emerging through fog, covered in ice. What amazing quality!
For anyone who knows and appreciates lakers, this is a stunning treat for the eyes and ears. Snow crunching beneath boots, powerful fog horns and that wonderful silence as a legendary vessel slides effortlessly through frozen harbor waters. Very nicely done indeed.
Thank you!
Maybe the best ship spotting video I’ve ever seen. Indescribably beautiful.
Thanks Greg! High praise indeed. Appreciate it! 😊
This is fantastic. The telephoto shots that fill the frame with the Arthur Anderson emphasize the great mass of that ship, and the sea fog and night lights really drive home the cold temps.
Hard to believe that the Arthur Anderson was here in Little Traverse Bay taking shelter from the storm just a week earlier.
Those were some graceful moves by the Helen H as she danced around the Anderson giving the much larger ship a clearer pass through the ice.
No matter the time of year, there is something graceful about a laker, let alone a "footer", slipping through the water.
Simply STUNNING---as usual. Thank You for sharing all your FINE work with us !
Thanks! Appreciate the comment!
Such a great video of this ship. I’m in the UK and did not know that this ship was launched in 1952. She is over 72 yrs old and still in active service. Amazing!! Thanks for filming such excellent footage of her, as she heads for her winter break, which is well deserved.
Thank you for watching!
_Anderson_ is among the longest serving active "laker" but I believe the oldest is the _SS Alpena_ that was built in 1942 and passed her latest 5 year inspection back in 2021
The Anderson is a hero ship.
Nov 10 1975; The Anderson went back out in a terrible storm to look for the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Anderson was the closest ship to the Fitzgerald. The Coast Guard asked the Anderson to back into the storm and search. The Valiant efforts were in vain , The Fitzgerald and all her crew were lost.
Awesome video quality! Such a tribute to The Living Legend as she comes in to slumber for the winter
Thank you Jeremy!
Treat her kindly this season, she's a storied boat!!!
It's amazing that this ship is still in service.
This cinematography is just beautiful. No other way to put it. Well done! Thank you capturing this historic vessel in such an incredibly crafted video.
Thank you for your comments! I appreciate it. 🙂
Amazing how nimble a ship of that size can be. She swung around to take sharp turns like a ballet dancer. Thanks for this awesome video of a legendary Great Lakes Queen.🎉
Thank you!
Every one knows grain longshoremen are the toughest on the lakes all the iron or guys get the all the credit ila local 153 we know how to load a boat come down to Toledo oh😊 glad everyone is safe on both fleets are safe for the winter love your videos
It's nice to see AMA taking her winter nap in her home port. Night videos are always the best, but when we get the added bonus of the sea smoke, and some tug action, it really kicks it up a few notches. Another beauty video. ✌️🍁
Thanks Daniel! This arrival had it all. Plus nearly a case of frostbite. 😆
My Favorite Of All The Lakers! Looks Cold And Ghostly, Excellent Photography, Thanks For Posting This, Well Done!
Thank you!
The Anderson is the perfect combination of beauty and might; I could stare at her all day long and never get tired of it. The day that they retire her for good will be a very sad one indeed.
Gorgeous video ! The beauty & grace of the legendary Anderson with the dramatic beauty of the frozen winter dawn looming. God bless the Anderson & her crew -- past & present. Thank you for the vid, to the point where it could be dangerous for you. You'll need winter break to warm up ! 🛳🌨❄☃
Thank you! Fortunately I warmed up quickly once I sat in the car for a few minutes.
Fantastic seeing the captain swing her around like a sportscar! Wow!
The Helen H. is a great beauty (I have a soft spot for tugs), and I wonder whether she's helped a thousand ships :)
Thank you so much for braving the cold and making this magnificent video for us.
I never get tired of seeing these ships! Thanks for posting !!!
Thanks for watching!
3:40 mad props to whoever painted the New Mexico sunset landscape down the side of the ship
This was the best footage of any ship Ive seen. Thank you. ❤
I have to agree with you !
Wow, thank you! 😊
Some years ago my brother and I were in our small boat out of Erie PA just North of Presque Isle. On the horizon we saw an ore freighter and decided to take a look. As our boat approached we realized the ship was the Arthur M Anderson who was with The Fitz when she was lost. I was so glad the Anderson was still in service, and continues to be! We did a large circle around the ship and headed for home, to this day I am pleased at our encounter with a legend of Great Lakes nautical history.
Watched again. You have amazing media skills and your videos are some of the best. I really appreciate what you make and share with the community.
Thank you! 😊 It’s fun to share these videos, especially when I get nice feedback from viewers.
You folks have transformed these ship arrivals into amazing visual art!
Thank you! 😊
Welcome home. Enjoy your well deserved break captain and your crew. Another successful season completed. I bet they can’t get that beautiful girl docked and tied up fast enough lol Another beautiful but cold video of her returning home. Thank you ❤
Yes, after being delayed from crossing the lake by a storm for a couple of days, the crew had to be extra anxious to go home. 🙂
I saw that she had gone into Little Traverse Bay when the storm came. We got it pretty good here in Gobles Michigan....
@@1Long2Short can’t blame them on that lol
Well done. Thank you.
Thanks!
Positively gorgeous!! You can really feel the cold. That's one beautiful vessel, had no idea she was still in service.
What a beautiful Vessel, I tear up everytime...The Last connection to the Edmund Fitzgerald
I know that she is nowhere near the biggest boat on the lakes but she is the only one that I would love to see. 👍
Definitely worth seeing in person if you can. 🙂
I've seen her many times in my decades of life...from when I was a little toddler in Sarnia in the early 80s...to many times watching her pass on beautiful summer days at Mackinac.
It amazes me how these ships can be so well maintained to last for so many decades.
Glad you braved the cold! You have a keeper in fantastic video! Steaming thru another year for the Anderson!
Thanks Wayne!
@@1Long2Short very welcome!
You must have quite a lot of fun out there and editing too!
Loved the pitch black sky as the background, made every detail better, the fog and steam and the harshness of the artificial lights. Great, very sharp image
The Long Ships ,
Nostalgia , beautiful arrivals ,
Bravissimo 👏
This never gets old. First time seeing beyond the bridge, up close and personal. What a legend in her own right. Much appreciated 🙏
Thank you! Some of the real magic happens inside the harbor. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful, masterfully captured. This really feels like watching a proper film. And we sincerely thank you for doing a terrific job in the most uncomfortable climate a person can experience just to bring us this beautiful footage.
Thank you! I pushed my limit on this one. 🥶
The Mighty Aurthur M. Anderson(my Mother's maiden name, RIP Mom), I'll always remember that name and the heroic help to locate the Edmond Fitzgerald!!
It was Edmund, but the thought is surely appreciated by the crew's families.
I enjoyed the styrofoam snow crunching sounds. It added the right touch to the cold scene.
Funnily enough I try not to move my feet so I don’t record those sounds. It was the photographer next to me who kept moving his feet, probably to keep them warm. 😆 But maybe I should include more crunching if people like it!
Thank you for this brilliant Film. I am not saying video because it’s perfect in every way. You have done an amazing capture of this 72 year old laker. I don’t believe I have enjoyed a ship so much. Her “classic” look is so wonderful to see these days. She glided up the Channel hardly making a ripple. The Tug also was so fun to watch. I am sure the crew were happy to see their home Port. This should be made into a documentary. Thank you 🌠🚢🇨🇦
Thanks for your many kind words! 🙂
What a magnificent ship. Have a great break crew. You earned it!😊
They are probably returning to work next week, if they aren’t already starting to report to duty. 🙂
Watching these never gets old
This is one amazing video! Thank you so much for capturing these moments and sharing them with the world!
Thank you! 😊 Glad I can share the footage with everyone.
What a vessel!!
The Mark barker is still going they need definitely a wonderful time off for the winter ❄️❄️❄️
Yeah, I noticed they are still at it!
@@1Long2Short how come the Mark barker doesn't have winter break time off the other ships are in winter break layups
They are doing runs that don’t require going through the Soo Locks. I suspect they will take a winter break eventually… to give the crew time off and do maintenance.
@@1Long2Short what kind of runs are they doing for the Mark barker need definitely time off for 2024
Mark Barker's got the energy of youth. 😉
What graceful lady slips by.
What a badass looking ship
My great uncle worked on the Fitzgerald and the Anderson back in the day. What an awesome video!
Thank you!
As others have commented, outstanding video quality and videography. This deserves to be a History Channel feature with Mike Rowe doing the commentary!
Thank you!
Once again, you just have the quality in every way of each shot, you truly are the most "seasoned" at getting outstanding videos!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you Diane! 😊 I just try to make the type of videos that I would personally like to watch. It makes me happy to know you enjoy them as well.
thank uou
That was wild. Purple haze is my nickname for this ship I bet you can guess why 🎸✌️
Thank you for braving the cold to capture this beautiful video!
No problem! I’m starting to feel my toes again. 🦶
I saw the Anderson once, docked along the Detroit River. I grew up in MI so I am very familiar with the story of the Fitzgerald's sinking and the Anderson's search. Those men risked it all for their fellow mariners and that sacrifice hasn't been forgotten. I'm glad AMA's still runnin and I hope she remains so for awhile yet. They don't build em that way anymore.
Well said 🙂
Beautifully filmed and edited. Very well done.
Thank you Gordon!
I had a dream once about standing in a place just like it and just witnessing the goings on in the dead of night. Only difference between this and my dream is that in my dream, there was a low ceiling, and the lights reflected on the clouds. This footage is oddly familiar, but comforting, like some kind of Déja Vu. Thank you.
Heroic the way she looked for the Fitz the night of the storm. Old lady still looks fine.
Someday I will watch in person ❤ from central Michigan.
You have the knack for making awesome videos. Thank you.
Thanks BL! You have a knack for making nice comments!
Just a tad on the nippy side ,
I was born and raised across the lake in Michipicoten
boats picked up iron ore from the mine.
Smaller than this monster
Some of the finest lake boat video I have seen!
Thank you!
Ive learned to love the freighters but I have always loved the tugboats
Truly a beautiful scene wow thanks for sharing !
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful, as always, such excellent camera work 🤩. Thanks for posting! Already looking forward to spring!
Thank you! Lots more videos to come before spring. 😉
Wow, it's so erie to think this ship once sailed with the Fitzgerald
Yes, it really is nostalgic💗
It's amazing to see such a long ship just rotate on a dime in the middle of the channel like that. Wow! Long story . . . . An employee and friend who worked for me still had family in Duluth. He went back to visit family and friends. One late night, he and friends took walk along that channel, or one rather like it. It was pitch black. A long ship like this Anderson snuck up on them from behind, and slowly glided past - making almost noise in the process. That must have just an incredible experience. They weren't expecting it.
Oh yes, I’ve seen ships sneak up behind people. I thought one lady was having a heart attack when a ship blew their horn. Her legs turned to rubber.
Beautiful and atmospheric, thanks for making it.
Thanks for watching it!
Hello Legend ! Thank you for another great season !!
I have to agree with a previous comment. Think it's the best video I've seen of a laker ! And being the Arthur Anderson makes it that much more special ! I saw that she'd gone into Little Traverse Bay to avoid the storm awhile back. Glad she's home for a well deserved rest.
Great video and thanks ! I do Love the bit of radio traffic in the beginning of your videos also ! Be well n thanks again...
Thank you! 😊
Great video! The tug was breaking the ice? Cool!
Thanks! Yes, the tug was doing some ice breaking.
I was like; why does “Arthur M Anderson” ring such a bell? Oh yeah she tried to save the Fitz that fateful night! I had no idea she was still in service. Excellent video here, good cinematography and it really put me on the cold frozen water to behold this graceful behemoth coming in off the lake. Very well done
Thank you!
Indeed yes !
the Vessel who was behind the
Edmund Fitzgerald ,
in that never forgotten date of
November 17 - 1975🖤
Good old Anderson...It's both pleasure and privilege to see her!
Молодцы коллеги,трудяги!🤝
that opening shot is SO cool! love watching the condensation get blown off the lake and over the wall. then, at 0:48 the shot of the anderson coming in against the red glow of the lighthouse - PERFECT! and watching the tug blast through the ice ....heck, the whole video is well-shot - great job! this one is going on one of my playlists.
Thank you for the very nice comments! 🙂
@@1Long2Short no problem - i really enjoyed it!
Wonderful video and the sounds you were able to capture were extraordinary. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😊
nice video awesome thank you.
Thanks!
Amazing video. She is a legend.
Thanks!
Ships are so cool. ⚓
I hope you won't mind my repeated comment on how clear and sharp your videos are. They are even clear to my developing cataract eyes. I could even see the tires on the sides of the tugboat bob up and down as they bumped over the ice.
I also appreciated your going to the trouble to let the marine scanner wake you. It was worth it and I thank you. Hope your feet thawed out without too much discomfort. Been there, done that. Anyway, will be looking forward to seeing the John G. Munson's arrival and will be checking out the videos I recently missed. Thanks and stay warm.
I have no complaints if you want to say nice things about my videos. 😁 So thank you! I also liked the part where the tires bobbed up and down as they hit the ice. It’s one of those little things I missed seeing in person but noticed later when editing the footage.
@@1Long2Shortit is hard to appreciate the moment when you are trying to record it - I appreciate your sacrifice of that momentary pleasure so you could make something we can all enjoy (from the comfort of our warm homes!).
Wow 🤩What a beautiful scenery! It simply has everything: ambience, mysticism, mood and a really great cut. Thank you for sharing your brilliant spot and shooting! Cheers from Germany!
Thank you very much!
Appreciate you braving that weather.
Beautiful lighting, great atmosphere!!!
Another awesome video!!!
Let's get this man some more subs so he can get this with a 4k camera!
Thank you! I actually record my daytime footage in 4k, but edit it in 1080 because it it’s more manageable with my computer. (What I really need is a new computer. 😆) I found that recording 1080 at night turns out better than 4k. It’s probably because I am pushing the light gathering limits of the sensor.
@@1Long2Short Oh gotcha! Either way, keep up the great content for us 😎👍
Welcoming the legendary Arthur M Anderson to my hometown of Duluth Minnesota fair winds and following seas always have a good break and a successful layup 👌🫡💯🦅🇺🇲❤️🤍💙🛠⚓️⛵️🚗
This is superbe cinematography.
Bittersweet for me because my old boss died last year, he would have liked this very much. GLF was one of his customers, and he had an amazing miniature art museum in the office, lots of Steve Cryan paintings of his designs.
I love the backlighting effect picking up the convective condensing water vapor, the texture of the ice, the wake moving through the ice, the shapes in motion, round sterned tug and round sterned Laker. Very beautiful.
Thank you very much! 🙂
thank you for making the effort to capture this - so majestic so see these old ships still working!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, winter layup in January, ships use to come into layup in November. Growing up our neighbor was the 1st officer on ore carriers and I can remember he would tease us the first day he got home by running out, "Have FUN at school, kids,; gotta go watch cartoons
How beautiful! Thank you for risking frostbite for this legend!
Thank you for watching!
I don't know exactly what it is, but there's just something about these ships that's so striking and beautiful.
Stunning, stunning. Stunning
Amazing timeline, with the search lights, the cold fog, and the darkness. A photographic challenge. Nicely captured and portrayed!
Thank you! 😊
Amazing video. Really tells the story completely. Beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Amazing Footage. Fully enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing😎👍
Thank you!
I'm 76 years old and feel like a giddy kid watching this video.
Beautiful video of the Anderson, my favorite ship. Thanks
Thank you!
This is the most insane footage I've ever seen. The shafts of light, the smoke, the tug clearing the ice, just crazy.
Just awesome! Thank you for this. 🌹⚓
Thanks for watching!
What a great video. Well done.
Thanks!