Maritime Trader departing Lock 8, Port Colborne. The vessel has traveled about 740 miles to reach Port Colborne.
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English River, loaded with powdered cement, heading towards Lake Erie.
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Sunrise along the Welland, between Locks 8 and 7.
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Welland Canal between Locks 8 and 7. The Welland is 23.45 nautical (26.8 statute) miles long.
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Approaching Bridge 11 at Allanburg.
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Maritime Trader passing beneath Bridge 11 at Allanburg.
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Looking aft from the pilothouse of the
Maritime Trader, approaching Lock 7.
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Captain Vaughn Kendall and Wheelsman Eugene Antle.
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Inside Lock 7, approximately 568 feet above sea level.
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The steel gates on Lock 7.
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Looking aft as the
Maritime Trader departs Lock 7.
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Pilothouse view approaching Lock 6, Thorold. Lock 6 is one of the four "flight locks."
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Maritime Trader inside Lock 6, Thorold. Lock 7 can be seen behind the vessel.
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The Ship Arrestor arm apparatus at Lock 6. The steel cable can hold back 80,000 tons of ship and cargo.
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Exhaust from the stack is captured inside the lock during departure.
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Lock 6 gate opening into Lock 5 after lowering the Trader.
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The
Maritime Trader entering Lock 5.
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A look at Lock 4. Each lock holds about 21 million gallons of water.
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The
Maritime Trader has been lowered approximately 140 feet in the 4 flight locks.
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The
Maritime Trader waits for the large gate to release it from the lock.
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View looking aft on the port side along the lock wall.
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3rd Mate Chris Fulford watches the ship as the vessel exits the lock.
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A nice perspective of the pilothouse of the
Maritime Trader inside one of the Welland's locks.
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The
Maritime Trader departing Lock 4.
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Looking up at the Homer Lift Bridge as the
Trader's mast passes beneath the road span.
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The
Maritime Trader must wait for the Halifax to depart Lock 3 as it heads upbound in the canal.
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The
Maritime Trader along the wall as the
Halifax passes upbound between Locks 3 and 4.
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The Welland Canals Centre at Lock 3 is dedicated to preserving the history of the Welland Canal.
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The viewing platform at Lock 3 and the Welland Canals Centre.
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Spillways alongside the navigation canal are used to help regulate the flow of water throughout the canal.
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Looking forward from the aft end of the
Maritime Trader in Lock 3.
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Inside the lock, once the vessel's mooring line are tied to steel bollards along the lock the vessel begins to lower.
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2nd Mate Larry Sherwood operates the forward winches as the
Trader is lowered in Lock 2.
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A linesman tossing the heaving line from the "coping" (edge of lock) to the deck below.
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Fred and Laurie Huneault, owners of Voyageur Marine Transport and the
Maritime Trader,
arrive at Lock 2 to conduct business before the vessel leaves the canal.
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