Sunday 2 August 2015

Empire Sandy - Port Colborne Canal Days 2015


02 August 2015

Beautiful day for a sail on Lake Erie onboard the Enpire Sandy.

Empire Sandy awaiting boarding
Edward M. Cotter
Edward M. Cotter is a fireboat in use by the Buffalo Fire Department at Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally named William S. Grattan, she was built in 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth Port, New Jersey. 
The fireboat's connection to Port Colborne is told here...
Pilot Boat - J W Cooper
Lifeboat on Empire Sandy - port of registry, Thunder Bay
Edward M. Cotter
U.S. Brig Niagara
Raising the sails on the Empire Sandy
Raising the sails on the Empire Sandy
Port Colborne inner range lighthouse, built in 1903
Port Colborne outer range lighthouse, built in 1928
Nearing the entrance to Port Colborne & the Welland Canal
The First Mate lowering the sails
The fantastic Captain (left) and Chief Engineer (right) of the Empire Sandy!
Tour boat taking passengers back from the inner range lighthouse
CCGS Private Robertson V.C.
BBC Ohio in the Welland Canal

Sailing on Lake Erie










Monday 20 April 2015

UPDATED: CSL Welland

20 April 2015

CSL Welland, downbound, at Bridge 11 / Allanburg Bridge, heading to Montreal.

A few minutes after arriving at the bridge, it began pouring rain and some of the photos have raindrops on them. There wasn't time to get to a good viewing spot either, so lots of tree branches in the way. Will try to do better next time...








Sunday 19 April 2015

CSL St Laurent - Trillium Class Bulker - Canada Steamship Lines

18 April 2015

A storm the night of April 9th pushed ice into the canal from Lake Erie.

CSL St-Laurent entering the Welland Canal at Port Colbourne 


The brand new CSL St-Laurent passing the Algoma Progress still laid up just north of International Marine Salvage
and looking pretty rough. It is expected that she will be scrapped this year. 








Approaching Bridge 21 / Clarence Street