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| Inverted starboard aft deck corner shown, with Rich Ellefson standing against a midbody bulkhead. Square opening behind him will accommodate ladder for access to the engine room. |
Detroit Harbor, Washington Island -
Following one of our finer fall weekends of 2019, Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th, a strong weather pattern sat over the midwest and brought heavy rain, high winds in excess of 40 kts. from the south-southwest, and pounding seas. Island docks and waterfronts, even in the generally well protected Detroit Harbor, were awash. Sea action inside the confines of the Northport Harbor break walls made landing increasingly difficult Monday, with ferries surging hard against the mooring tires. By 1:00 p.m., the decision was made to lay up until the following day. The Robert Noble crew made its last run into Gills Rock, seeking better conditions for unloading.
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| Depth of hull at midships can be seen here as workers fit and weld bulkheads. |
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| Typical beveled flatbar awaiting fillet weld. |
But, inside the snug confines of Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding's fabrication shed, construction continued without a hitch. Photos shown here were taken by Hoyt Purinton on Wednesday morning, October 23, with the shape of the new vessel now more readily seen. - Dick Purinton
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