Ooooh here she comes! She's big and a beautiful ship! Amundsen is awesome looking!

Very good video. Her sistership is dicharged in Amsterdam and is now loading in Antwerp. I am portworker in Amsterdam and loaded and unloaded in 35 years a several ships of this shipping company. The last was the Federal Nagara now in Antwerp.

No matter how many times I watch this…

The sailor at the helm was doing one heck of a job keeping that vessel straight on course 👍

I used to deliver good all night long, and had a helper. We had the Welland run one year. Once a week we would cross a bridge (I know where it is but couldn’t give directions, it was 2002) and park our truck. We would climb down to the water and watch one of these beasts slowly go by while sitting only feet away, drinking our timmies (coffee). Fond memory. It truly was impressive being so close. I remember the water would quickly rise about 5 feet ahead of the ship so you had to choose a high spot to sit or get very wet. This video is of the ship coming out of a lock and into another section of canal.

That’s ridiculously tight I was expecting some small craft to appear these things are amazing 😉

It's like a British narrow canal but with a huge ship on it. Great video.

Utterly amazing. Thank you!

Que navio monstro passando nesse canalzinho!!!!!!

That's a BIG ship!!

Que monstro! Lindo lindo, parabéns a todos, engenheiro trabalhador ea quem fez o vídeo

That was some steady wheeling there. Holy crap

Awesome, thanks for the video :)

I love stopping off here every time I go to the falls.

I remember seeing other British ships up in the Lakes Manchester Liners, Boltons, Silver Line we used to go on board for a beer and a chat. The Seaman’s mission in Chicago was always a good place the young ladies were nice their 👍 I met a lovely girl called Amy and we used to meet up when my ship came in 👍

Excellent vid. I like how the ship seemed to blend in with the station in the beginning , but then the enormity of the ship slowly appears. It really added to the scale perspective, making the shot even more incredible to me. Nice work and thanks for posting.

Love it. Thankyou

Wow !! So big ship !

Woah- that's a big boat!

WOW. SUPER SUPER OUTSTANDING LOVE IT

Smooth ,very smooth, That captain has a pair. Must be a deep channel. Enjoyed.

@redbaron474

5 жыл бұрын

You should see them "thread the needle" on the multiple bridges in either Sturgeon Bay or Green Bay.

@SomeDutchGuy

5 жыл бұрын

The ship was exiting a lock.

Ok straight, straight, left, no I mean right. Slow down. Oh forget about that big pleasure craft. He was supposed to move out hours ago. Seriously great video.

@hotrodhog2170

5 жыл бұрын

There is no right and left on a ship! It is Port or Starboard only.

Good going capt.

4:28 that's sound from "hydraulic power pack" ready for operating bow thrusters, winch or anchor, even some vessel have big enough power for cargo crane too...

Well done captain 😅👋

Impressive . Nice video.

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated!

@helenasousa9037

5 жыл бұрын

@@RightInNiagara Would like to click twice to show my appreciation but it's not possible . Thanks again for posting.

E sem monitoramento!!!!!!! Parabéns ao Comandante!

Love it!

Thanks for the video, you know at the rate new videos are being uploaded to KZread it’s hard to watch then all.

That’s crazy!!

I was waiting for that ship to start speeding away like a speed boat gliding on the water....

That is good speed coming out of such a tight spot. It looks like the superstructure was painted same color as US Corp of Engineers boats and ships. lol I see now how hard the wind is blowing and how high out of the water the ship is so he is probably about as low as he can get on fuel and water and needed some speed so wind would not pin him to close to bank where it starts to widen and wind is really blowing.

Show espetacular

He's fine has got at least 5cm clearance each side😮

amazing view great video

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks D Much appreciated!

Had to watch this video....Only seen pics of it in 1909 when the S.S. Keewatin was cut in half to fit through this lock! Saw the old girl once in Port Mc Nichol in Ontario since it left West Michigan 20 miles down the road. What a Beautiful old ship the Keewatin is!

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Keep looking at my site: there are a couple of hundred of my Welland Canal ship videos here! Also, the Lock 1 which is seen here, did not yet exist in 1909. This lock is part of the 4th version of the Welland Canal, which opened in 1932, has 8 locks, and whose Lake Ontario end is at Port Weller (east side of St.Catharines) Keewatin would have easily fit into the locks of the 4th canal (which is still today's version, seen here) In 1909 KEEWATIN would traveled through the 3rd version of the Welland Canal, which was in use from 1887 to 1932. It had 26 much smaller locks, and, the Lake Ontario end for the 3rd Canal was located at Port Dalhousle (west side of St.Catharines) Many remnants of the old 3rd canal are still visible throughout Niagara.The SS Kewatin's a beautiful ship.

@danielledykgraaf6483

5 жыл бұрын

@@RightInNiagara i could tell by the size of the ship going through an update had occured. The "Kee" is.only 310 feet.....or about a third of the vessel in the video. Never been over the Montreal way before, but had heard of Welland everyone of the times i toured the " Keewatin"....or about 8 to 10 times. Thank you for your response. Will see it if i ever get that way.

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Well if you do, remember the Welland Canal is only 15 min drive away from Niagara Falls, and just an hour and a half by car from Toronto - very east to get to (starts at the City of St. Catharines on the Lake Ontario end.) Lots to see and do!!

@magik2005

5 жыл бұрын

@@RightInNiagara Did the third version of the canal cut right through the middle of what is now St. Catherines? I imagine it was all reclaimed with earth when it wasn't needed anymore. I can trace a trail that loops northwest around the General Motors factory, then it cuts right through the city until it gets to Royal Henly Park, where you can still see remains of the lock-channel. (Using GoogleMaps. ;) )

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

yes, the 3rd canal went through at a north-west {if heading down to Lake Ontario) angle through St. Catharines to Port Dalhousie. City portions of that canal were slowly filled in (it was used a garbage dump for a while, also as a storage yard) Now there are various areas with parks overtop, schools, houses, industrial zones, and a part of the QEW highway runs over it.

"Datsa bigga ship!"

Thanks for watching captain and shift commander LaBonte

I've been through here quite a lot.

This is interesting

That’s a tight fit!

@baconsandwich2007

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is on the snug side!

Nice dint in the bulbous bow. 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

WOW just WWOOOWW

Wow!

We're gonna need a bigger canal....

The captain doesn't drink for sure 😆👍

@rafaelvillarante8076

5 жыл бұрын

It must be on the hands of the harbor pilot

Very nice video gr8 stuff how deep is the canal cheers bruce greetings form new Zealand

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

The working depth is at 30 feet, allowing a max draft of around 26 ft.

We’re not going to fit captain!...yes we will, hold my beer kid.

@ronaldmorrison6013

5 жыл бұрын

@Mr Cabot 😂😂

Surely there’s bumpers on the sides of the canal how do they keep from scraping the sides?

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

The main reaches of the canal itself do not have bumpers; they are not needed. The canal is a wide-V in cross-section, with sloping sides (like a river); so ships just motor down the middle (they can utilize up to about 27 ft. draft). If they veer off course in the main reaches, they will just ground. At the approaches to the locks, there is a wall with rubber bumpers built for ships to slide along, so they can align themselves into the lock opening. In the lock chamber itself, there are no bumpers needed either; the sides of the lock chamber are concrete and go straight up. Larger cargo ships use their bow thrusters to help cushion them from the lock walls as they enter. Smaller vessels motor straight into the locks, and will place their own bumpers out , to separate their hull from the lock wall while the chamber is being filled or drained.

Without a tug, but with tons of vaseline :-))) By the way, FEDERAL LEDA had a port call in Germany this March. Greetings!!!

My First Trip to sea late 70’s was MV Federal Clyde (Harrison’s of Clyde LTD)joined her in Antwerp and did 3 trips up the Great Lakes great run but I was only 16 and couldn’t go out drinking with the lads in all the famous ports up there 👍👍

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Nice story. I have seen Federal Clyde quite a few times down along the Welland Canal I have posted vids of her on my site. But it can't be the same one from the 70's, because it looked much newer Was it an earlier ship with the same name then?

@neilturner6865

5 жыл бұрын

The ship was pretty new when I joined it.We rolled all the way across the Pond and back again. I can still remember looking out of the crew bar watching the waves come crashing over the bow all along the deck and hitting the windows (not port holes) on the front of the accommodation. The ship twisting and creaking scary for a 16 year old kid 🙈🙈🙈

Absolutely frightening...that canal must be v deep. I assume the ship is empty and that, when full, the prow would be below the water line

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

It shouldn't be frightening at all. These ships do this on the Welland Canal all the time. All of them, every time; it's normal procedure.The working draft on the canal is 26 ft. This ship at the moment is light of cargo, so she is sitting high. After loading her cargo, she will drop down to just about were the lower angled part of the prow starts; in other words, on this ship, where the paint colour changes on the hull, is where the ship will be when she's fully loaded.

Interesant.

Hey Chief Brody, I got your bigger boat here for you! lol

How a ship of that size can maneuver through a narrow space like that amazes me. And without the help of a tugboat.

@1chish

5 жыл бұрын

Bow Thruster across the ship keeping it straight. Warning sign @ 04:24

@robertstark9454

5 жыл бұрын

Plenty of rub marks, as it bounces back and forth, up and down.

@9carcottrell246

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching captain and shift commander LaBonte.

@rogertycholiz2218

5 жыл бұрын

That's the JackKnife bridge in Port Colborne. Notice it seems to be sitting in the water.

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

@ Roger, this isn't at Port Colborne; this is the Lakeshore Rd. bascule bridge in St.Catharines, at Lock 1.

Respekt 😊😊

cool how much depth is left for the ship

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Take a look at about 02:56 - you'll see a bunch of numbers marked out on the hull on either side of the prow. These represent the depth of the ship in meters. The numbers on the left side are more clearer here. From the upper end they read 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 and then kind of get blurry as they go lower. It kind of looks like it's about at the 4 meter mark.

How do they not need a tug to guide it through? Looked amazing, great video.

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

The ships on the Welland Canal are always powered by their own engines. In normal, everyday operation, tugs are never used to pull ships through. Only exception is if a ship is not seaworthy, and needs to be towed for repairs, or if the ship is old and is being towed to be scrapped - in that case, the transit through the canal would require 2 tugs, one doing the pulling and one at the stern acting as the brake tug.

@billytopa

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously a male was driving 😳

"grease me up woman, I'm going in"

How does it keep from hitting the side of the canal ??

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

If your'e asking about hitting the side of the lock as the ship enters the lock, many ships have front bow side thrusters, which help keep the bow inline while entering the locks, creating a water cushion between the lock walls and the ship's hull. If you mean hitting the side of the canal when the ship is moving in other parts of the canal - well, that's what the ship navigators try NOT to do! If the ships do get too close to the canal banks, the ship will just ground itself in the canal bed. And after that, the captain's got a lot of 'splainin' to do to his bosses.

@rickkentner1713

5 жыл бұрын

All the big ships I’ve seen go through this canal are heavily scarred and have multiple rub marks from brushing up against the sides of the canal where there are walls. Other parts of the canal are like a deep wide ditch with lots of rock along the sides.

I think I read you cant get this close anymore😢

@RightInNiagara

4 ай бұрын

The fence preventing people from going close to the edge at Lock 1 was already there in 2012 when I took the video. The only difference is that the fence in 2012 was a short fence; a couple of years later they removed the short fence and built a taller fence on the same location, and the tall fence is still there. many of these area were open, but they have been slowly fencing them off.

@Jfk3434

4 ай бұрын

@@RightInNiagara So that makes this video really special!!❤️

That's not a ship! That's a city 😂

@jstoli996c4s

4 жыл бұрын

That’s not a moon... It’s a space station! 😂

Cool video-thanks. I hope it's carrying cool cargo and not coal or grain to make junk food.

We live on the Welland ( river, not canal), and you couldn't get a narrow boat up it now if there's a fat duck coming the other way!

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

You got that right!

Aww no boat horn? :(

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Not this time, unfortunately. it's not that often, really, that ships along the canal have to sound their horns. In Federal Leda's instance here, there'd be no need at all for the ship to sound its horn as it passes the bridge. There is a better chance of experiencing a Captain's salute at Lock 3, where the tourists are (but even so, it''s not required). Most of the time, even if two large ships are passing each other, they don't do it.

Лоцман справляется хоро )))))

How the hell deep is that canal?

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

its operating draft is 26 ft

@stevenhaupert56

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Plastek

It barely fit through there!

No wake please...

this is a Greek Cypriot ship. The was a 3 way guarantee for Cyprus..of course the junta in Greece was not trustworthy...the Brits with two bases on the island did not take up their guarantee - why not? So the Republic of Turkey was left to guarantee the peace.

@pecheur1951

5 жыл бұрын

It's been over 40 years... Just leave Cyprus! Nobody except Turkey agrees with the occupation being legit. It's just as worse as Palestine or the Crimea.

Oi

too much wind

Экипаж из Украинцев и Русских ?????????

Empty ship

Ужас такая махина .😊

Тертый калач

Watch the first minute and a half. Couldn't stand listening to the wind. When will people learn how to video

@MegaBait1616

5 жыл бұрын

What are you a snowflake ?

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

Gord doesn't realize he has a volume control on his monitor. He''s perfect, apparently.

@jasonahdjfhsdfg

5 жыл бұрын

People go out of their way to video something and then upload it to KZread for other people's enjoyment and all people can do is complain. The world is falling apart. Thank-you for the video sir. I enjoyed it.

@kiloechocharlie1342

5 жыл бұрын

@@RightInNiagara When will people learn to turn off the wind...

@RightInNiagara

5 жыл бұрын

@@kiloechocharlie1342 ...we need a new tax to stop the wind!