Low water holds freighters in Lake Huron
Thu, November 8, 2007
By SUN MEDIA
SARNIA -- Southern Lake Huron looked like a freighter parking lot Tuesday after a fall storm caused downstream water levels to fall about 25 centimetres in the Detroit River.
At one point, at least a dozen ships were cooling their heels north of Sarnia waiting for safe water levels to return.
"They just have to ride it out," said Bruce Mair, officer in charge of the Canadian Coast Guard's Sarnia Marine Communications and Traffic Service.
Mair said strong winds drove a large volume of water into Lake Erie.
"If you check Buffalo, they're plus 46 (inches). They've got all the water," he said. "It's like a big bath tub. The water sloshes back and forth. We're not sure when the water is going to come back, it depends on the wind."
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