Johanna C

Bridge 19 - Main Street, Port Colborne

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Bridge 19 Raised

Johanna C passing in front of raised Bridge 19

Entering Lock 8

Vessel Name: Johanna C

IMO:  9430131

MMSI:  235070716

Call Sign:  2BZI8

Flag:  United Kingdom [GB]

AIS Vessel Type:  Cargo

Gross Tonnage:  9530

Deadweight:  12914 t

Length Overall x Breadth Extreme:  138m × 21m

Year Built:  2009

Type: Geared Bulker                        

Ownership / Management:  Carisbrooke Shipping, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

Port of Registry:  Cowes, England

Cranes:  2 x 80t Bow  Stern

Next Port: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

                        

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

Empire Sandy 2014 trip through the Welland Canal - Part One

City of Port Colborne - Tall Ship Cruises

City of Port Colborne - Canal Days

Empire Sandy

Edward M. Cotter

U.S. Brig Niagara

CCGS Private Robertson V.C.

Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel - Canadian Coast Guard

J W Cooper - Pilot Boat

BBC Ohio

Save the Port Colborne Lighthouses

Empire Sandy - Onboard - Final...The Captain & Crew

 05 August 2014

These locks were a lot of work for the captain and the entire crew. 

They rarely stopped working for the entire 12 hours 

it took to go from Port Colborne to Port Dalhousie. 

Yet they were all friendly, helpful and good humoured. 

The Engineer joking around and being a good sport

The Engineer and First Mate 

The First Mate and Engineer

The Engineer has to jump off the ship and tie the lines at Lock 2 while we wait for the Heloise to leave Lock 2.
It was a long jump down...

After the Heloise leaves, the Engineer unties the ship and climbs back onboard the Empire Sandy. And a long climb back up! (taken from the ground) This was the procedure each time we had to wait for a lock.

One of the crew taking photos for several of the passengers from atop the wheelhouse.

One of the crew (left) He is the one with the dubious honour of preparing and firing the cannon later that night.
(See Empire Sandy - Onboard - Part Seven)

The Captain in the wheelhouse.

The Captain...heading out into Lake Ontario.

Website:  Port Colborne Canal Days

Empire Sandy - Onboard - Part Seven

Lock 1 to Port Dalhousie

05 August 2014

Entering Lock 1 - our final lock

Lock 1 back wall with water level lowered

Locking back into Lock 1

Out of Lock 1 and into the canal heading for Lake Ontario

Canadian Coast Guard Station in the Canal at Port Weller
More information (and photos) on the Coast Guard station is available here:
Boatnerd website - Canadian Coast Guard - Port Weller

Lighthouse at the end of the canal - Port Weller

There were a few cargo ships and tankers anchored in Lake Ontario at Port Weller

Getting ready to fire the cannon upon our arrival at Port Dalhousie