The
Maritime Trader approaches the dock at the Bunge Grain Elevator in Quebec City.
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Deckhand Clint Ford on the ship's landing boom.
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Philip Perkins opens hatches as the ship arrives at the dock.
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The hatch cover imprint on the top of the grain prior to unloading.
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Unloading is done with the use of marine legs that travel along the dock.
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The unloading begins as the marine leg's buckets hit the grain.
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Looking foward on the deck of the
Maritime Trader.
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Looking aft down the deck of the
Maritime Trader.
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As the grain goes down the marine leg burrows deeper into the ship's cargo hold.
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Two marine legs are used simultaneously to unload the cargo.
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The
Maritime Trader moored at Quebec City and the Bunge Elevator.
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The
Maritime Trader unloading at the Bunge Elevator.
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The unloading continues into the evening. It takes about 24 hours to unload the ship.
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Looking forward on the deck of the
Trader as evening falls on Quebec City.
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With the Hotel Frontenac and the lights of Quebec City in the background it get much better than this view.
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