2006-09-16. SPAR RUBY was fully in lock 7, suddenly she started backing up @ 0915hrs (REASON UNKNOWN) until she moored at the southeast approach wall, yachts CONDALORA & PALMA were allowed to proceed downbound into lock 7, while upbound vessels FEDERAL WELLAND
remained in lock 6 west and ALGOSTEEL in lock 5 west. IMO-8406913/Status-In Service/Port of Registry & Flag-Bergen, Norway International Ship Register/Owner-SPAR SHIPHOLDING/Year build-1985/ Builder-Naikai Zosen/Manager-SPAR SHIPPING/Gross-16775/ DWT-28258/Call sign-LAHU5/TypeBulk-Carrier/Last update20-06-2000/ SPAR RUBY – history: SPAR RUBY-20-06-2000 by LRF; SOLVEIG-12-05-2000 by LRF/ Width (Metres)-23.150/Length (Metres)-178.22.
More pics:http://www.boatnerd.com/Public photo galleries/Shipping/Welland Canal Traffic September 8 to 16, 2006 by Vedran Mlacic