National News! What could have they Hit? The Michipicoten Dep Duluth May 18. Last time in Duluth

Pictures of the arrival here:
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About this incident and the actual video visit:
Not sure any of the info in the news makes sense! Wait for the Conspiracy theories... they claim the vessel hit "something" under water SW of Isle Royal, if you watch my video, I included their "track" from Two Harbors. They appear to make that turn to Thunder Bay as they are passing Grand Marias. As far as I am aware of there is not much out in that part of the lake to hit. Maybe a Submarine? (kidding). My guess is either the hull cracked or they bumped the dock departing and broke a seam?
Time will tell, they made it safely, no lives lost!

About this Visit:
The Michipicoten arrived Duluth May 18 at 00:58 in the morning, arriving to load iron ore at the CN dock. Ironically, this was their 1st visit to Duluth to load ore! They pulled into the CN dock at 04:07 and began loading the ore. 12.4 hours later they finished loading and departed CN. They pulled out of Duluth at 17:19 after spending 16.4 hours in port. Heading to the Soo to deliver the ore.



Info on the Michipicoten:

LENGTH 698’
BEAM 70’00”
DEPTH 37’00”
MIDSUMMER DRAFT 26’06”
UNLOADING BOOM LENGTH 250’
UNLOAD RATE 4,800 NT/HR
CAPACITY 22,000 tons
CUBIC CAPACITY 544,870
OPERATING SPEED 13.8 knots
AVERAGE CREW ON BOARD 17-18

From MPR News:
One-half of crew evacuated from Lake Superior freighter for safety reasons
One-half of the 22-person crew of the Michipicoten, a 689-foot freighter traveling on Lake Superior, have left the boat for safety. The vessel is now headed to a nearby port, U.S. Coast Guard officials say.

The Michipicoten was filled with taconite when it began to take on water on Saturday after possibly colliding with something underwater.

“It’s a rapidly evolving situation so for safety concerns they started to remove the crew members from the vessel,” said Omar Faba of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Another bulk carrier, the Edwin H. Gott, is currently riding alongside the Michipicoten. The U.S. Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and the National Park Service are also involved.