The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit was the last Great Lakes freighter to traverse the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 shipping season on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the facility closes for winter maintenance.
The RFA Argus, a British casualty receiving ship, is slated for retirement, then scrapping—but the Royal Navy has repeatedly dragged its heels on sending the ship to its grave. This coming April will ...