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American Spirit
The American Spirit backs to the CN dock at Duluth.
M/V American Spirit, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 5 2007, Image 07-0015

American Spirit at ore dock
The American Spirit waits beneath the loading shuttles at the CN ore dock in Duluth.
M/V American Spirit, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 5 2007, Image 07-0158

Loading taconite
Loading taconite at Duluth. The Spirit will load
approximately 60,000 tons for Great Lakes Steel's Zug Island mill.
M/V American Spirit, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 5 2007, Image 07-0164

Loading taconite
Loading taconite at Duluth's CN ore dock.
M/V American Spirit, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 5 2007, Image 07-0197

taking soundings
Captain Dan Bartels, Relief captain on American Spirit.

Longshoreman Rupert LaMont
Wheelsman Tom McClintock, keeps an eye on the ship's unloading boom.

Engine control room
2nd Assistant Engineer Rick McEwan in the engine control room.
Rick worked for both M. A. Hanna and Interlake when the vessel was
the George A. Stinson before ASC took ownership of the vessel and
renamed it the American Spirit.
M/V American Spirit, Duluth, Minnesota, Apr 5 2007, Image 07-0140
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