The Clang of the Buoy. The American Integrity Departing Duluth September 05, 2021

The clanging you hear is an old buoy they have on the Harbor Drive by the seawall, I happen to use that area for my "side" view frequently. This time there were some "youngins" playing with the clankers. Originally they were welded in place so as not to disturb anyone ?
The Integrity is departing Duluth for the 19th time this season! They arrived bright and early 9/5/2021 5:11:00 AM and sailed up to SMET to load coal for the next 10.5 hours of their day. Shown here departing 9/5/2021 6:06:00 PM
after spending a total of 12.9 hours in port. They are heading to St Clair to deliver the coal.

A bit of info on the vessel I found @ https://duluth-shipsplaces.fandom.com

The Lewis Wilson Foy was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for Bethlehem Steel’s Great Lakes Steamship Division. She was their second 1,000-Footer. The Foy was constructed in two sections, with the keel being laid for her 340′ stern section on August 5, 1976, being floated out of the drydock on February 26, 1977. The keel for her 660′ bow section was laid on October 8, 1976, and was side-launched on April 28, 1977. The two sections were combined in drydock and floated out on June 6, 1978. She was originally to be named Burns Harbor, but while under construction her name was changed to Lewis Wilson Foy. The Foy was christened on June 8, 1978, and departed on her maiden voyage later that day bound for Superior, Wisconsin, to load ore.

The Foy collided with the E.B. Barber on September 15, 1981, sustaining minor damage. She hit the breakwall and grounded at Taconite Harbor, Minnesota, on July 6, 1982, requiring repairs to her hull.

On July 16, 1990, Bethlehem Steel announced plans to sell the Lewis Wilson Foy and her fleetmate Sparrows Point to Oglebay Norton’s Columbia Transportation Division. The deal was finalized later that year, and the Foy was repainted in Columbia Transportation colors and renamed Oglebay Norton in March 1991. In October 1994, Oglebay Norton Company assumed full ownership of the Oglebay Norton, after the Columbia Transportation Division was dissolved. The Oglebay Norton logo was applied to the bow of the ship as well as the stacks soon after the restructuring.

After being sold to Columbia, the Oglebay Norton began to carry some different cargoes. She began to participate in Oglebay Norton’s transport of Western coal from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit Edison’s power plants in St. Clair and Monroe, Michigan, as well as delivering to facilities such as Consumers Energy’s B.C. Cobb plant at Muskegon, Michigan. She also set a limestone record in 1992, loading 57,749 tons of limestone.

Oglebay Norton filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in February 2004. On June 6, 2006, Oglebay Norton announced that they had sold six of their remaining ships to American Steamship Company of Buffalo, New York for $120 Million. The Oglebay Norton was included in the deal, and was renamed American Integrity soon after.

The American Integrity broke the Soo Locks iron ore record on September 24, 2017, with 75,095 Tons of ore. She later broke her record again on July 21, 2019, with a cargo of 76,424 Tons. The 2019 record was broken by her fleetmate Indiana Harbor a few weeks later.

In February 2020, Rand Logistics announced that they purchased American Steamship Company from their parent company GATX Corp. No immediate changes were made to the fleet, but the American Integrity did not fit out until partway through the 2020 season due to an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. She typically is an active vessel in the ore and coal trades.

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