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.

CHEYENNE DUE

Donjon's CHEYENNE, light tug, is expected in Erie around 2300 tonight to pick up WITTE 2303 from Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair.

SAGINAW Visits; CHEYENNE in Port

SAGINAW arrived in Erie this morning at 0830 with sand from Thessalon, Ontario for beach replenishment. This is SAGINAW's first trip to Erie since April 12, 2004.

SAGINAW unloaded the third load of sand for beach replenishment throughout the morning and early afternoon before departing at 1500 bound for Toledo to load coal.

Tug CHEYENNE and Erie-built barge WITTE 1402 arrived in Erie today and moored at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair. The tug/barge unit is on its way back from delivering cargo to Fairport Harbor, Ohio and are here to pick up the barge WITTE 1407. WITTE 1407 will be taken to New York. I will update with more on CHEYENNE's departure as I learn more.

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SAGINAW backing into Erie harbor.


Lowering the workboat to put deckhands ashore.


Swinging the boom out.


Unloading in the early afternoon.


Stern view of the classic laker. The last time SAGINAW was in Erie, the vessel was a steamship; SAGINAW has since been repowered.


J.S. St JOHN inbound.


Close up


Stern view.


Departing at 1500.


SAGINAW in the channel at Buoys 3 & 4.


Outbound.


Headed up the lake.


Course change - heading up the lake.


SAGINAW picks up speed.


SAGINAW's classic bow.


Stern view, departing for Toledo.


CHEYENNE at dock with WITTE 1402.


A puff of smoke from CHEYENNE's stack. Note J.S. St. JOHN turning in the background to head outbound


CHEYENNE pushing on the barge WITTE 1402.

VICTORY/KUBER Arrive, Open Port; Update on Barges at Erie Shipbuilding

Tug VICTORY and barge JAMES L. KUBER, last year's most frequent visitor to the port of Erie, arrived in Erie at 1100 this morning with stone from Calcite, Michigan. The duo docked at the Mountfort Terminal to unload. After docking, the vessel was passed by the outbound U.S. Brig NIAGARA.

NIAGARA and VICTORY were in contact with each other via radio to make passing arrangements, which led to some confusion for the crew of Canada Steamship Lines' CSL NIAGARA, which, at the time, was westbound on the lake for Ashtabula. The crew on CSL NIAGARA thought the VICTORY was hailing their vessel on the radio and answered the VICTORY's calls to U.S. Brig NIAGARA.

In other port news, WITTE 1406 and 1407 were scheduled to be taken out of Erie sometime soon by Donjon Marine's tug CHEYENNE, which last visited Erie in May 2008 to take delivery of several newly-built barges. However, I am informed that at this time the trip has been put on hold. I will update when I hear more.

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VICTORY/JAMES L. KUBER inbound.


Passing the lighthouse.


Stern view.


Approaching the dock.


NIAGARA outbound as the KUBER begins to unload its stone cargo.


NIAGARA.


NIAGARA outbound as the KUBER begins to unload its stone cargo.


CHEYENNE in Erie on May 22, 2008. The tug has since been painted a robin's egg blue.