On Sunday morning, Aug. 16, the Canadian Transport arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock with the fourth load of salt of the 2009-2010 shipping season. The past three loads were brought in by the Capt. Henry Jackman (twice) and Agawa Canyon. The Canadian Transport is making its first-ever visit to Marinette and, after backing into the Menominee River past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse around 8 a.m., the ship was finally tied up around 9 a.m. after winching the ship close to the shore (with its stern alongside the stern of the craneship, William H. Donner). Unloading began around 9:15 a.m. At about 2:15 p.m., the ship was unloaded. After swinging the unloading boom back aboard, securing the ship, and casting off the lines, they got underway, passing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse outbound at about 3 p.m.
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 Canadian Transport turning around in the mist on the bay |
 Workboat is hung over the side as the ship backs into port |
 Backing in between the piers |
 Passing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse |
 Stern close-up |
 Bow close-up |
 American flag and Upper Lakes Shipping flag on pilothouse |
 Backing into the inner harbor |
 Close-up - the pilothouse looks like it is being repainted |
 Drawing 23-ft. at the bow |
 In the inner harbor the workboat gets ready to go to work |
 Workboat heads for shore to tie up the vessel |
 Crewmembers climb up to the dock to handle the lines |
 Lines are brought ashore by the workboat's crew |
 Close-up of the lines |
 The stern is still way out from the dock |
 Three of the four lines are rove up taught |
 The unloading boom is swung over the side |
 The stern is being winched into the dock |
 Winches aboard the ship continue to bring the ship in |
 The stern of the ship overlaps the craneship to the rear |
 A local fish tug comes in with the ever-present seagulls |
 A small "test" amount of salt is released |
 Workboat heads back to pick up the crew from ashore |
 At 9:17 a.m. unloading begins |
 Wide view unloading |
 Shoreside view unloading |
 A view from the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge |
 The stern of the ship overlaps the stern of the Donner |
 William H. Donner with Canadian Transport unloading |
 Early afternoon finds the ship nearly empty |
 New National Ocean Service Menominee water level guage station (NOAA) |
 Crewmembers have let go the lines at the bow |
 Two crewmembers climb out of the workboat and reboard |
 Two others are hoisted in workboat and reboard near stern |
 Ship leaves the pier and hoists the boarding ladder back aboard |
 Approaching the flag at the end of Marinette Fuel & Dock |
 Ship with salt pile on the dock astern |
 The "peaked" pile is the load delivered today |
 Stern view between the piers |
 Approaching Menominee North Pier Lighthouse |
 ... and headed to their next port of call |