Katie Van Der Linden from the Maritime Museum in Canal Park took this picture of the Isadora while she was at anchor off the Duluth piers on August 22, 2009. She is a Polish ship, owned by the Polish Steamship Company in Szczecin, Poland. She is waiting for her dock at CHS in Superior. Built in 1999, she is 655 feet long. She will load spring wheat and durum wheat for Bari, Italy, a port on the east coast of Italy. She may come in the evening of August 27th August 30th maybe
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It is ironic that the Isadora sits 'captured' again one could say on the momentus day, anniversary, Tuesday, when all of Poland as a nation is remembering the invasion of the harbor at Gdansk… and the beginning of World War II when Poland lost more of its own in that war than any other nation in that tragic conflict. Did anyone do anything here in respect to the crew and their captain etc?
Supposedly coming in today.
Could be a real problem here…maybe the owners have abandonded the ship…leaving the captian & crew sitting off of Duluth…….
Thanks Ken! Was wondering the same thing!
Grain is a complicated business and many factors effect what is going on. From farmers, to buyers, to sellers, to ship owners, ship operators, grain storage, railroads, trucks and many more. And paper work. Any one of these or combination can cause problems. In this case, it is a little like arriving for a movie and finding out you are 2 hours early. Hope this helps a little
I also wonder why the wait. How are they getting food and basic supplies?
Why are they having to wait for so long?