Mesabi Miner

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Tug barge Margot Lockwood Mesabi Miner was built in 1977, is 1004 feet long and flies the US flag Minnesota

Mesabi Miner about to depart Duluth with coal for Presque IsleThe Mesabi Miner was built in 1977 in Lorain, Ohio and is 1,004 feet in length. She has 36 hatches that open into 7 cargo holds below deck and provide a maximum carrying capacity of 62,336 tons. She can discharge that cargo at a rate of 10,000 tons per hour with the 265-foot self-unloading boom that sits on her deck. Picture above taken on August 28, 2011 as she was approaching the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge on her way to  Presque Isle, Michigan, to deliver 64,000 tons of coal loaded at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior.
Mesabi Miner comes into Duluth Minnesota in October, 2009Watch and listen as the Miner departed Duluth on Saturday afternoon, October 15, 2011.

The Mesabi Miner was christened at the Port Terminal in Duluth on June 11, 1977. Muriel Humphrey broke the bottle of champagne over her bow, and Senator Humphrey, as was his custom, gave a speech. After the champagne bottle was broken, one of the hatch covers was lifted and thousands of red, white and blue balloons came out. She was named in honor of the men and women who have worked in the Mesabi Iron Range.

Picture above taken Thursday, October 1, 2009:  November gales in October; early October at that; but it doesn’t stop the Miner from her appointed rounds

Mesabi Miner moves out into Lake Superior in April, 2009Picture above taken Thursday, April 9, 2009

Mesabi Miner moves into the Duluth harbor in October, 2008Picture above taken Saturday, October 11, 2008

Mesabi Miner arriving Duluth in April, 2008Picture above taken Saturday, April 12, 2008
Mesabi Miner seen from CG cutter Alder; Miner's 1st trip of 2008, March 16Picture above taken Sunday, March 16, 2008: Last in (see picture on January 21, 2008), first out. Here the Coast Guard cutter Alder is leading the way as the Miner departs Duluth on her first, and Duluth’s first, trip of the new season.

 

Mesabi Miner deck with Midwest Energy coal loader dropping coal in her cargo holdPicture above taken Saturday, March 15, 2008
Mesabi Miner gets a tug assist as she moves thru the Duluth harbor, the last traffic for 2008 season

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taken Monday, January 21, 2008: The Mesabi Miner was the last vessel to arrived in Duluth for winter layup; of course, as it obvious from the picture, winter had arrived long before the Miner; the tug Kentucky spent a lot of time making sure she got to her dock at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior.

mesabiminer2007Oct08_3799Picture above taken Monday, October 8, 2007
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mesabiminer270319-2-060Picture above taken Monday, March 19, 2007
mesabiminer270316-1-239Picture above taken Friday, March 16, 2007
mesabiminer270116-2-008Picture above taken Tuesday, January 16, 2007
mesabiminer270113-1-035Picture above taken Saturday, January 13, 2007
mesabiminer260914-1-069Picture above taken Friday, September 15, 2006
mesabiminer260914-1-100Picture above taken Thursday, September 14, 2006
mesabiminer260812-1-186Picture above taken Saturday, August 12, 2006: Bayfront Blues Fest in Duluth Minnesota

mesabiminer240411-1-028Picture above taken Sunday, April 11, 2004
mesabiminer240411-1-007Picture above taken Sunday, April 11, 2004
mesabiminer-220812-700Picture above taken Monday, August 12, 2002 : approaching the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge

mesabiminer-220529-231Picture above taken Wednesday, May 29, 2002: clearing the Duluth ship canal

mesabiminer-220529-213Picture above taken Wednesday, May 29, 2002: departing from the Duluth harbor

mesabiminer-210725-164Picture above taken Wednesday, July 25, 2001
mesabiminer-201212-212Picture above taken Tuesday, December 12, 2000: entering Duluth in the winter
mesabiminer-100399-108Picture above taken Sunday, October 3, 1999: going under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge

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