GREAT LAKES GOLD / TWIN STACKS OF ALGOMA COMPASS

December drone magic at Lock 8, Port Colborne, the Welland Canal's southern gate. **correction: in a narration I stated Algoma Niagara when it was actually Algoma Transport that had a twin stack. Watch Algoma Compass, the legendary 680-foot Great Lakes freighter with those rare twin smokestacks, glide perfectly into the chamber. From her 1973 Toledo launch as Roger M. Kyes through hard-luck years and Algoma rebirth, this self-unloader hauls 29,000 tons through the lakes. Lock 8's secret role? Taming Lake Erie's wild water swings so 40 freighters pass daily. ALGOMA COMPASS LENGTH: 680 ft (207 m) BEAM: 78 ft (23.8 m) DRAFT: 28.5 ft (8.7 m) CAPACITY: 29,127 DWT BUILT: 1973, Toledo OH FORMER NAMES: Roger M. Kyes, Adam E. Cornelius #Algoma Compass #twinsmokestacks #shipping