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Edwin H. Gott - Flying the Red Flag, Showing No Mercy

Here is the Edwin H. Gott arriving in Two Harbors, Minnesota just before sunrise on June 13, 2025. She was arriving empty to load taconite pellets at the Canadian National dock... the only active cargo dock in Two Harbors... for delivery to Indiana Harbor, Indiana. We see the Gott approach from the northeast, round the breakwater, then maneuver inside the harbor to line up with the dock. The Canadian freighter John D. Leitch watches the action from her anchorage spot outside the harbor. The Leitch had arrived earlier in the overnight hours, but wasn't scheduled to load until after the Gott had loaded. There was a very stiff wind for this arrival, even if the camera footage and audio downplays it a bit. Notice that the Gott is flying a red flag above her pilot house. The red flag could have several meanings. It can denote a warning of danger to other vessels in the area. It can also mean there is dangerous cargo on board, which likely doesn't apply here. In a more historical context, the red flag was sometimes flown by pirates, indicating "no quarter" or no mercy would be shown to those it encounters. I've seen the red flag on the Gott before on some of her Two Harbors visits. Perhaps it is there warning to other vessels that they should be given plenty of space, as they cannot steer away from smaller boats who get in their pathway. (There are often a lot of small fishing boats that use a nearby boat launch.) Or maybe some of the pirates who sailed on the Philip R. Clarke are now in charge of the Gott these days! The windy conditions can prove difficult for lake freighters trying to maneuver in tight areas, especially when a vessel doesn't have cargo on board. The ship sits higher in the water and exposes more of her side to the wind, like a giant sail. If the wind is blowing opposite of the direction the captain wants to go, it takes additional effort to fight their way into port. The 1004-foot Edwin H. Gott was launched in 1978 and was the eighth out of thirteen 1000-footers built for the Great Lakes. She is powered by two MaK diesel 8-cylinder engines outputting a total of 19,600 bhp, making her the most powerful vessel on the Great Lakes. She has a cargo capacity of 74,100 tons. She was originally built with a short shuttle boom for self-unloading (like her sister the Speer), but that limited the number of ports where she could unload. At the end of the 1995 shipping season she was refitted with a traditional self-unloading boom. At 280 feet, her current boom is the longest on the Great Lakes, allowing her extra reach when unloading her cargo. ____________________ If you are interested in supporting this channel to keep new videos coming, I accept PayPal donations at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/1long... Donations of any size are gratefully accepted, as they help offset my travel expenses to capture this footage. (Ad revenue from my videos covers less than half of my travel expenses.) Your views, likes, comments, and subscriptions also help this channel and are greatly appreciated. Thank you!