Old Sailor at work

[galaga]

Looks like the weather is rough and the Old Sailor is getting old.

He used to get a rope, walk out on the ice and pull the ship through.....





......or at least that's what he said he used to do.

[Sailchaser]

Here is a few shots from the Anchor Bay and yes those are cars ,motor cycles, ice shanty's(used to keep you out of the wind during lighting of your cigar), snowmobiles,ice boats and even air planes on ski's


The ice is about 1-3 feet thick and is called Brash Ice


I talked with the USCG cutter Bristol Bay and she is head up at 1400 to help out the CCG out and relive the Back up. The ice dropped in the canal last night 14 inches and it sounds like a cannon going off.

[GKitty]

What does "ice dropped in the canal" mean?

I'm curious.

[marge796]

Great pictures, thanks Kat!





Chris.....

[Sailchaser]

Originally Posted by GKitty

What does "ice dropped in the canal" mean?

I'm curious.

It happens when the water below the ice goes down. In our case the water is going out of the lake down the Detroit river into Lake Erie. The water is currently being blocked at the 3 main Chanel's that feed the lake Saint Clair from the north that comes down the St. Clair river from Lake Huron.the ice is actually blocking the downstream water flow like a giant dam of ice.The whole sheet of ice in the canal which is 55 feet across actually drops all at once in our case today dropped once 7 inches the it dropped another 6 inches.It also forms pressure ridges that can get to be 8-15 feet thick and that happens when the wind blows the ice in one direction and the ice literally pile up on its self.