First towboat heading north

First towboat and barges of the season at Lock 4 heading north. Spring is officially here.

And right behind it the second one.

…the first one is stuck in Lake Pepin. Ironically it’s exact in the stretch where the corps measured their thickest ice on Wednesday of this week.

Someone screwed up.

It was there for hours already when we saw it

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That must have been the first one. The first one I saw just left lock 4 about 30 minutes ago.

According to http://www.marinetraffic.com the first tow is still stuck in Pepin. The second tow has stopped just south of Reeds Landing. A third tow
is below Wabasha heading North to join the fun.

They ever get it moving north ?

Now and then it appears to make a little headway. It’s currently just above Maple Springs. I bet it’s burning through a lot of fuel!

The other two look like they are waiting just below Reads Landing.

Ron F wrote:

Now and then it appears to make a little headway. It’s currently just above Maple Springs. I bet it’s burning through a lot of fuel!

The other two look like they are waiting just below Reads Landing.

Oh man! That would be a good show!

Two barges heading north through Lock and Dam 8 today at 1:00pm. That should help break and flush some more ice down river

As of 7:52 on Monday March 21, the W.Red Harris is still not moving much.

With last nights 50 degree temps and the water rising to 4.02 in Red Wing, I’m going to bet a quarter we’ll see her in Red Wing today.

She’s on the move again at 2.3 kn!

Brian Klawitter wrote:

She’s on the move again at 2.3 kn!

Boy that’s a long time idling in the middle of the lake! I wonder what they did to get moving?

A second tow from the South passed it and is now leading the way. The Aubrey B. Harwell is doing 6 kn so it’s not having much trouble at all.

Is there a website that shows/shares the towboat data or shows things on a map etc?

Cody Meyers wrote:

Is there a website that shows/shares the towboat data or shows things on a map etc?

http://www.shiptraffic.net/2001/04/mississippi-river-ship-traffic.html

Kicked ‘er up to almost 9 knots around Point No Point!

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Brian Klawitter wrote:

Kicked ‘er up to almost 9 knots around Point No Point!

Wow, that is just amazing! So cool!

I have been using –
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-92.287/centery:44.500/zoom:12

The Harwell, that’s been in the lead since this morning has turn around and now heading South.

W. Red Harris has passed Lake City (at Stockhom) and clipping along at 3 knots!