The Algontario returned to service in October 2004 after spending
nearly five years in extended lay-up at Thunder Bay.
M/V Algontario, Cenex Harvest States, Superior, April 30, 2005, Image 05-6995
This is the Algonatrio's 2nd trip of the season, loading nearly
26,300 metric tonnes of No. 2 Spring Wheat at Superior's
Cenex Harvest States elevator.
M/V Algontario, Cenex Harvest States, Superior, April 30, 2005, Image 05-6969
Captain Jim Perkins has been appointed to the Algontario.
Captain Perkins began sailing in 1976
as a deckhand on the Algosoo.
Captains Jim Perkins (L) and Mike Despotovich (R)
The Algontario carries a crew of 19 and is a designated training
ship for Algoma Central Marine. AB's (Able-Bodied Seaman) and
MA's Mechanical Assistant) work on 180 day shifts as apprentice sailors.
Captain Mike Despotovich will be the Algontario's relief captain.
M/V Algontario, Cenex Harvest States, Superior, April 30, 2005, Image 05-6907
The engine room on the Algontario. This German built engine is unique
on the lakes. The tops of the cylindars are seen here, several stories
above the engine foundation.
M/V Algontario, Cenex Harvest States, Superior, April 30, 2005, Image 05-6937
A second view of the engine room on the Algontario.
M/V Algontario, Cenex Harvest States, Superior, April 30, 2005, Image 05-6918
Perry Baker (L) and John Rogina (R)
Chief Engineer Harry Wright
