CSL Assiniboine Downbound at Marysville
by Gales Of November
Title
CSL Assiniboine Downbound at Marysville
Artist
Gales Of November
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Jean Parisien was launched on July of 1977 and was named for the Senior Deputy Chairman of Power Corp, Jean Parisien. She began operations on December of 1977.
In September of 1981, she set a record by unloading 1,195,770 bushels of barley at Thunder Bay, Ontario.
She has been involved in several incidents. In October, 1981 she ran around in the St. Lawrence River. This put a hole in the hull and the ship developed a list which blocked shipping. It took two days for her to be freed.
In February 1993 while in layup a fire started above the engine room which damaged the self-unloader.
She went into layup in 2003. Rumors that she might be scrapped floated around when she did not fit out for the 2004 season. In August of 2004, Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) announced that they would be spending $30 million to replace the forebody and she would receive new self-unloading equipment. The refit increased her cargo capacity from 33,860 tons to 36,768 tons.
In 2005 she was renamed the CSL Assiniboine and she sailed later that year. Her name was chosen to honor the grain producing wester provinces. The Assiniboine River has its origin in southeastern Saskatchewan and crosses Manitoba’s plains where wheat is grown.
She has a length of 739 feet 10 inches and a beam of 78 feet.
Here, the downbound CSL Assiniboine passes Marysville.
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October 14th, 2018
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