When the days are over to make sea voyages, than the ship might still give some years of service on the Great lakes.
Some changes will be made. like remove the deck cranes, and the homeport and probably the maintenance., because no foreign country will be visited.
Slowly, but surely, the end, the breakers yard is the next stop and there will be another "Federal Maas"
leaving Lock 3, up bound in ballast
passing the waiting "Cuyahoga"
approaching Bridge No. 5
heading for lock 4
Name: Mapleglen
Former names: Federal Maas,(1981-1995); Lake Michigan, (1995-2009)
IMO number: 7910163
Owner: C.S.L. Group, Montreal, QC.(Canada Steamship Lines Inc.)
Managers:V.Ships Canada Inc. Montreal, QC.
Built; 1981, Cockerill Yards NV. Hoboken, Belgium.
Type; Bulk carrier
Home Port: Montreal
Dim: LxBxD; 217,10x23,13x14,33 mtr.
Grt.22.734; Net. 13.049; Drv. 35,067
Eng.: 1x6 Cy. Burmeister & Wain, Type, 6K67GF, 11.600 PK.
Sp.: 16 Kn.
Max. Dr. 8.00 mtr.
http://www.csl.com
Welland Canal, 13 June 2011
Photo: Jan (John) van der Doe
Federal Maas, (3) de new one
Mapleglen
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- Lid geworden op: vr 09 jan 2009, 14:19
- Locatie: Fergus, ON. Canada
Mapleglen
Hartelijke Groet/Kind regards.
Jan van der Doe.
Varen is noodzakelijk, leven niet.
Jan van der Doe.
Varen is noodzakelijk, leven niet.