This is the partial lunar eclipse we saw down at Pere Marqette park on August 27, 2006.The ship in the background is the Samuel de Champlain/Innovation. It was scheduled to dock today at 6:00 P.M. Unfortunately, the 1,000 footer, the American Integrity, got there first and ran aground, corking the entrance to the channel like a cork in a bottle. After about an hour, the American Integrity wiggled free, but backed off to let the other ship, a 544 footer, go in first. This is the second time a ship has run aground in the same place. The Corps of Engineers will only dredge once every three years, and the entrance to the port of Muskegon isn't due until next year. Lower lake levels have caused a number of problems for the big freighters this year.
5 comments:
Good shot! I saw it, too, but where we live we only got to see the first part.
That's one huge ship. We don't get that kind of excitement around here. Maybe a bear in the garbage can or a moose in the middle of the road.
This 1,000 footer was launched April 28, 1977 named the Lewis Wilson Foy and then renamed the Oglbay Norton and now the American Integrity.
Yoob
It is an awesome ship, unbelievably long. Vee
Looks unsinkable. Good for them.
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