M/V Indiana Harbor at BN-SF 5 dock
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M/V Indiana Harbor, after cabins
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Looking forward on the ship's main deck
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Loading shuttles extended over the deck
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Taconite coming off conveyor belt
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Loading part of the 65,718 tons of taconite bound for U.S. Steel's Lake Erie Works
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Loading of each cargo is documented by the mate in the ship's load book
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Barring any delays, it usually takes between 10 and 12 hours to load the ship. When you don't see pellets falling,
the dock is probably reclaiming pellets, or the ship is pumping out ballast water...or...something more serious
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During the loading process the water level in the ballast tanks is monitored
AB Watchman Kevin Wimbley and DEU (Deck-Engine Utility) Mohammed Mohsin "sounding" one of the tanks
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Following an overnight delay from faulty dock machinery, loading continues on Sunday morning
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Morning fog preceeds another hot and humid summer day in Superior
as the final trim runs are made on the ship
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After nearly 30 hours at the dock everyone is glad to see the final line tossed off as the ship departs the dock
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