The Last Duluth arrival before Sturgeon Bay for the Burns Harbor! 242.7 Hours at Sturgeon Bay!

FYI, She's now sailing to Superior BN-5 to load ore after their repairs. All in all, they most likely are behind by 3 cargo of ore loads because of this service adventure? The Burns harbor cruising into Duluth MN for their 5th visit of the season August 9 at 7:13 in the calm morning. Arriving light as always, heading to the CN dock up river to load Iron Ore Pellets for Indiana Harbor. This is currently their last Duluth visit before heading to the Sturgeon Bay dock for some service work. They pulled into Sturgeon Bay on the 27th, prior to that they made 3 runs to Superior, 2 runs to Silver Bay. They Burns pulled into the CN Duluth dock at 08:45, stayed there loading ore for 29.9 hours, finishing and departing Aug 10 at 14:39. They cruised out of Duluth at 15:33, capping off this visit at 32.3 hours. The BURNS HARBOR has 37 hatches on her deck which open into 7 cargo holds located below deck; each hatch covering measures 56 by 11 feet. She has a maximum carrying capacity of 78,900 tons. Above her deck is a 250-foot self-unloading boom, which allows her to unload her own cargo at a rate of 10,000 tons per hour without the aid of shore side equipment. The BURNS HARBOR is currently owned and operated by the American Steamship Company of Williamsville, New York. The BURNS HARBOR was originally built for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and was named in honor of Bethlehem Steel’s newest steelmaking complex at Burns Harbor, Indiana at the time of her launching. She sailed to Superior, Wisconsin on her maiden voyage in September of 1980 for a load of iron ore pellets. The BURNS HARBOR has set and broken several records for iron ore pellet loads over the years in 1985 (68,608 tons), 1986 (70,751 tons), and 1996 (64,435 tons) at the SOO locks. She was acquired by the American Steamship Company in 2005, and she’s one of 13 thousand-foot vessels sailing on the Great Lakes today. The American Steamship Company is one of the largest American fleets on the Great Lakes. The Company has a long history going back to its founding in Buffalo, New York in 1907; they currently operate six 1000-foot vessels on the lakes. Ship Information IMO 7514713 MMSI 367050160 Year Built 1980 Country United States Call Sign WDC6027 Length 1000' Width 105