MRC is located on the east side of the entrance to the Welland Canal. This was a part of the trip I was eager to see. I recall seeing English River for as long as I’ve taken photos on the Lakes. Paul H. Townsend I first saw here.
Townsend dates from 1945, and
English River . . . from 1961. Here’s a post I did on her 10 years ago.
Marcoux Princess of Acadia arrived here on a towline from the Maritimes. Click here for photos of her on the Saint Lawrence a year and a half ago.
Doubled up at the south end of the scrap yard were Algorail and Algoway, launched in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
Algoway on a towline was featured here. This is the first post that includes Algorail.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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August 14, 2018 at 11:45 am
tugboathunter
Unfortunately that isn’t the same ferry you caught on a towline. Camille-Marcoux was cut up before Princess of Acadia arrived.
August 14, 2018 at 12:43 pm
Lee Rust
Are these ships kept afloat until they’ve been cut down to the waterline?
August 14, 2018 at 1:12 pm
bklynphil
Sometimes droping the anchor does not go well Top 5 anchor drop failures
Phil, Bklyn
August 14, 2018 at 1:37 pm
Daniel James Meeter
That’s great for Port Colborne, somewhat ironically, as so many others of its (canal-based) industries are no more.