EDWARD JOHN Loses Steering

This evening while inbound Erie after an afternoon charter fishing excursion, M/V EDWARD JOHN lost steering off of Erie. Lakeshore Towing's tug DON HENRY is en route to the scene and should be arriving there shortly to tow the EDWARD JOHN back to its berth in the East Canal Basin.

This is the second time this month that the EDWARD JOHN has suffered a mechanical breakdown; the first one turned out to be an electrical problem. It is also the third time since last September that DON HENRY has been called on to tow the vessel.