MANITOU Due

MANITOU will arrive in Erie at 1830 this evening to tow out barge FARRELL 256. The FARRELL will be working on a job on the Lakes.

THOMPSON Due

JOSEPH H. THOMPSON/tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. are expected to arrive in Erie around 2000 tonight with stone for the Old Ore Dock.

BLOUGH, PRESQUE ISLE Arrive for Layup; DEFIANCE and KEN BOOTHE SR. Visit

ROGER BLOUGH arrived in Erie on the morning of November 4 for layup at the West Slip. The vessel's layup comes 2.5 months earlier than last season's layup, when she arrived in Erie in mid-January.

DEFIANCE and ASHTABULA arrived in Erie at around 1030 Saturday morning with salt from Fairport Harbor and docked at the Mountfort Terminal. The duo passed PRESQUE ISLE, which anchored in the lake to await the ASHTABULA before laying up at the Mountfort Terminal. DEFIANCE/ASHTABULA departed Saturday evening.

PRESQUE ISLE, with assistance from tug MANITOU, arrived in Erie at 0530 Sunday morning for layup at the Mountfort Terminal. The barge's bow thruster was not working, which required tug assistance in winds said to be up to 40 knots.

KEN BOOTHE SR. and LAKES CONTENDER arrived in Erie at 2000 on Sunday night, paying the duo's second visit to Erie since being built here in 2012. The duo unloaded stone at the Old Ore Dock and departed at 0800 Monday morning.

Photos of all of this activity will be posted Wednesday.

PRESQUE ISLE DUE

PRESQUE ISLE will be arriving sometime Saturday morning for winter layup.

BLOUGH DUE FOR LAYUP

ROGER BLOUGH is expected to arrive Tuesday for winter layup in the West Slip.

MANISTEE DUE

MANISTEE is expected with stone at 0800.

MANITOWOC DUE

MANITOWOC is expected in Erie at 0300 on Tuesday with a load of stone.

CHEYENNE Returns FARRELL 256

I am attempting to get caught up on two months worth of photos; please bear with me.

CHEYENNE and barge FARRELL 256, after 11 days working taking soil samples off of Cleveland, returned to Erie on Wednesday afternoon. The tug and barge took soil samples for LEEDCo, which is attempting to develop an offshore wind farm off of Cleveland.

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CHEYENNE enters the West Slip on August 27. The tug would depart with FARREL 256 on the evening of the 28th.


Close up.


Stern view.


Turning.


The classic canal tug approaches the dock in the West Slip.


Coming alongside.


Another view.


One last push from the wheel to get alongside.


PRESQUE ISLE finishing up a month's worth of repairs.


J.S. St. JOHN inbound on August 27.


Later on the 27th, ELIZABETH ANNA, Donjon's new ship assist tug stationed in Erie, returns to her dock on the east side of the shipyard after helping CHEYENNE shift the FARREL 256 to the north side of the shipyard.


The small tug makes 500 HP


Another view.


The small tug is to be used for ship assist work in the harbor.


Coming alongside.


PRESQUE ISLE outbound on August 28th.


A man parasails past the ship, which had been in Erie for repairs to her starboard propeller hub.


The ship's bow thruster wasn't working properly, leading her to take tug escorts up the St. Clair and St. Marys rivers, as well as in Duluth, on her first trip out.


Close up.


PRESQUE ISLE was able to spend so much time out of service for repairs due to sluggish demand for iron ore.


Close up of the tug.


The ship's crew seemed happy to be underway.


Stern view.


Outbound.


Next stop: Duluth.

SAM LAUD Due

SAM LAUD will be arriving Erie at around 2000 this evening.

H. LEE WHITE Due

H. LEE WHITE, loaded with stone, makes her first visit of the season to Erie when she arrives at 0530 on Thursday morning.

PRESQUE ISLE in Port

PRESQUE ISLE arrived in Erie last Friday and is docked at the Mountfort Terminal for repairs to her starboard shaft seal. The vessel should remain in port for several more days.

DEFIANCE/ASHTABULA Due (Again)

DEFIANCE/ASHTABULA, loaded with salt from Fairport Harbor, are expected in Erie at 0915 on Saturday morning.

DEFIANCE/ASHTABULA Due

Tug DEFIANCE and barge ASHTABULA, with stone from Calcite, are expected in Erie at 0800 on Thursday morning.

MANITOWOC Due

MANITOWOC will be arriving in Erie at 0800 on Monday.

JOSEPH H. THOMPSON Visits; Tug ELIZABETH ANNA due

JOSEPH H. THOMPSON arrived in Erie on July 3 at 0300 with stone from Marblehead. The barge unloaded at the Old Ore Dock before departing at 1200 on a return trip to Marblehead.

Donjon Marine's small tug ELIZABETH ANNA is currently upbound somewhere in the Erie Canal system bound for Erie. The 500-HP tug will be stationed permanently at Erie as an assist vessel at the shipyard. The tug, formerly known as BEAR, was purchased from Disch Construction in 2014, along with a sister known as LITTLE BEAR. Given the light horsepower on ELIZABETH ANNA, it seems possible that LITTLE BEAR, now known as NICOLE MAIREAD, could be joining ELIZABETH ANNA in Erie at some point in the future.

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KATHY LYNN departs the South Pier worksite outbound for her dredge on June 24.


Another view.


Dredging operations should wrap up within a couple of weeks.


Side view.


Stern view.


Outbound for the dredge.


At the dredge.


Crew change complete, KATHY LYNN heads back in.


Inbound.


Another view.


Photo caption.


Side view.


ANDIAMO, of Chicago, inbound.


Outbound again.


Moving a scow.


MANISTEE inbound on June 24.


MANISTEE approaches the harbor with a cargo of salt.


The beautiful, 1943-built laker was once based out of Erie as RICHARD REISS.


The ship just passed a five year survey this winter, but questions remain about the 72-year old laker's future.


Passing the dredging operation.


Close up.


Turning to stay in line with the channel.


Another view.


Stern view.


MANISTEE approaches the Mountfort Terminal, where she will unload.


JOSEPH H. THOMPSON unloading at the Old Ore Dock on July 3.


Overhead view.


Outbound.


Passing a sailboat.


THOMPSON is again bound for Marblehead to load another cargo of stone.


Another view.


Close up.


JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. provides the power.


Stern view.


Passing the Erie pierhead light.


Clearing the harbor.