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riversedge

(78,973 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:34 PM 20 hrs ago

.....A frozen ship covered in thick ice reaches Duluth after facing intense subzero temperatures

You can't really see a good shot of the ship until about 8:00
Winter has arrived in Minnesota -and Wisconsin...............

Streamed live 6 hours ago AERIAL LIFT BRIDGE

A frozen ship covered in thick ice reaches Duluth after facing intense subzero temperatures and freezing spray on Lake Superior. The Great Lakes freighter H. Lee White arrived coated bow to stern in thick ice formed during one of the coldest days of the Minnesota winter season.

This live stream captured the arrival on December 4, 2025, as steam hovered over the lake surface and the bow appeared sculpted by extreme wind and cold. The frozen railings, iced deck, and heavily coated bow reveal the reality of winter navigation and the challenges crews face pushing through dangerous conditions while operating on Lake Superior during winter shipping.

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.....A frozen ship covered in thick ice reaches Duluth after facing intense subzero temperatures (Original Post) riversedge 20 hrs ago OP

There's a very old photo in my family that looks a lot like that. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #1

Cool! Ellipsis 20 hrs ago #2

While not boat related.. In some past big Winters.... electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #3

Ocelot II

(128,574 posts)

1. There's a very old photo in my family that looks a lot like that.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:42 PM

20 hrs ago

My grandfather was the captain of a Great Lakes ore ship in the '20s and '30s, and somewhere among the family photos is a picture of his ship almost completely covered with ice.

Ellipsis

(9,408 posts)

2. Cool!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:47 PM

20 hrs ago

I saw the last ore boat come into harbor many years ago once. A couple of the crew were on deck. The look of exhaustion on their faces made a lasting impression.

Apologies for the Facebook post... but this is an incredible photo from "Schauer Photo Images" of the harbor with fog.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=825787503558769&set=a.

electric_blue68

(25,256 posts)

3. While not boat related.. In some past big Winters....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:48 PM

20 hrs ago

in NYC we'd see big ice patches on the Hudson River.

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