ms "windoc was a lake freighter or laker, initially constructed as an ocean-going bulk carrier in west germany in 1959. entering service that year as rhine ore, the ship was renamed steelcliffe hall" in 1977 and reconstructed as a laker. in 1988 the laker was renamed "windoc" and in 2001, was involved in a collision with a bridge on the welland canal which caused the ship to catch fire. the ship was declared a constructive total loss. while undergoing repairs in ontario, the ship broke free of its moorings and grounded. later pulled free, the vessel was eventually converted into a barge.