PRESQUE ISLE Departs

After more than two days in port, PRESQUE ISLE departed Erie at around 1845 today, backing away from the Mountfort Terminal, through the channel and departing upbound for Duluth, Minnesota.

At around 1900 today Lakeshore Towing finished pumping the cofferdam dry and in the rain tug FLATTOP and towboat DON HENRY moved it to Erie Shipbuilding, where it will be lifted from the water on Monday morning.


At dock at 1450 this afternoon.


Cofferdam being lowered to the bottom of the bay.


On the bottom.


Floating free of the PRESQUE ISLE.


PRESQUE ISLE prepares to depart.


Starting to move from the dock.


Stern on


Cofferdam being pumped out.


Backing.


Another view.


Close up of the tug.


Bow view.


Backing through the channel.


Passing the lighthouse.


In the channel.