The International Shipmaster's Association Declaration of high level of skill and integrity. Double click to read.
The cargo vessel "American Integrity" is 1,000 feet long and needs the largest lock. It is also the oldest cargo vessel on the Great Lakes.
The vessel is almost completely in the lock, in the picture below, it is completely in the lock.
This end section has the command station on top. The three level of windows facing out are the common rooms on the lower level and the two upper levels are bedrooms.
Size check - look at the man compared to the lock and compared to the cargo vessel. Chart below shows differing levels in the Great Lakes. More than 11,000 vessels, carrying 90 million tons of cargo pass through these locks every year.
A tourist boat coming into a shorter lock.
The tourist boat coming from Lake Huron is waiting for water from Lake Superior to fill the lock enough so the boat can continue its journey on Lake Superior.
Below are some very interesting facts on the Great Lakes. These lakes are unlike any other lakes we have ever seen. They are beautiful and at the same time users must be respectful of their enormous power.
The tourist boat coming from Lake Huron is waiting for water from Lake Superior to fill the lock enough so the boat can continue its journey on Lake Superior.Below are some very interesting facts on the Great Lakes. These lakes are unlike any other lakes we have ever seen. They are beautiful and at the same time users must be respectful of their enormous power.
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