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About this visit:
The American Integrity arrived Duluth May 31, 2024 for the 5th time this season at 20:43, cruising through the canal at a strong clip of7 kts. Arriving to load Coal at SMET, they arrived at the dock at 21:42 and began loading the coal. June 01 at 09:17 they finished loading the coal and departed the SMET dock, heading down river to the Duluth Canal. they departed Duluth at 10:04, heading out at 4.8 kts, it takes them about 3 miles to get up to their normal cruising speed of about 11.5 kts, they were heading to St Clair to deliver the coal.
The M/V American Integrity is primarily used for long-haul transport of iron ore pellets and western coal on the Great Lakes.
Length, Overall 1000'-0"
Beam 105'-0"
Depth 56'-0"
Midsummer Draft (MS) 34'- 3/4"
Deadweight Capacity at MS Draft 80,900 Gross Tons
Deadweight Capacity at 27'-6" 62,100 Gross Tons
Unloading Boom Conveyor Length 250'
Maximum Unloading Rate 10,000 Tons/Hour
Number of Cargo Holds 7
Number of Hatches 37
Shaft Horsepower 14,000
Year Built 1978
Number of Propellers 2