Saturday, July 12, 2008

LANCER Departs; PRESQUE ISLE Arrives

CLIPPER LANCER finished loading at around 0030 this morning, at which time Lakeshore Towing crews aboard towboat TITAN removed the oil boom from the ship. The LANCER departed at around 0845 this morning upon completion of paperwork related to the export of biodiesel to Europe.

After the LANCER's departure from the dock, W.N. TWOLAN/McALLISTER 132 departed the dock, turned in Presque Isle Bay and docked facing east at the Mountfort Terminal. TWOLAN, to facilitate the arrival of the PRESQUE ISLE and istallation of the cofferdam on the PRESQUE ISLE, moved in front of the McALLISTER 132, which began unloading immediately.

PRESQUE ISLE arrived in port at 1015 this morning and slowly worked her way into the Mountfort Terminal. Crews from Erie Sand & Gravel, Great Lakes Electrical Services and Lakeshore Towing spent the afternoon hard at work installing the cofferdam. It's unknown at this time how long repairs will take.

Photos will follow tomorrow.

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