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# Some great ship spotting on the Canal tonight!
07/11/2025

# Some great ship spotting on the Canal tonight!

Lots of action on the canal today in Port Colborne. Great day for ship spotting.
07/09/2025

Lots of action on the canal today in Port Colborne. Great day for ship spotting.

🚨 Sighted in the Canal! 🚨Tonight, the CCGS Samuel Risley made an impressive appearance unbound in the Welland Canal! I r...
06/28/2025

🚨 Sighted in the Canal! 🚨
Tonight, the CCGS Samuel Risley made an impressive appearance unbound in the Welland Canal! I ran to catch this nice dusky shot.

Quick notes:

• ✅ Type: Icebreaker & Buoy Tender
• 🛠 Built: 1985, in North Vancouver
• 📍 Homeport: Parry Sound, Ontario
• 📏 Length: 69.7 metres
• ⚙️ Power: Twin diesel engines, over 8,000 horsepower
• ❄️ Main Role: Icebreaking in winter, buoy tending in summer
• 🇨🇦 Operated by: Canadian Coast Guard
• 🧭 Named after: Samuel Risley, a 19th-century maritime safety pioneer

Lots of traffic in the Welland Canal Today!
06/26/2025

Lots of traffic in the Welland Canal Today!

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