Great Lakes Shipping News

A salty downbounder, two lakers tandem on the St. Clair, and five-foot chop on Huron make this a Sunday worth watching.

Bluebill and Kathy McKeil press toward the Soo on matching clocks while a cold front rewrites the weekend forecast.

An expedition cruiser, a pilot vessel, and a salty converge on the locks from DeTour by breakfast, while Algoma Guardian closes from Point Iroquois downbound.

A saltwater runner is the lone mid-run downbounder with an evening lock appointment; Kaministiqua and American Spirit track south in company.

A Monday morning queue at three chokepoints at once, and one American vessel running the whole gauntlet in daylight.

The cutter that rescued two survivors from November ice returns after 67 years; 33 rings are planned.

Two very different ships converge on the same locks inside the same hour, while a thousand-footer charges back up Superior.

American Century leads, Paul J. Martin closes ten hours later; Viking Octantis makes the rare expedition-ship passage up the St. Clair.

Two big Americans running upbound in tandem this morning, with the Soo queue stacking behind Frontenac.

A 13:58 Wednesday ETA at the Soo caps a transit few afternoon watchers will want to miss.