CUYAHOGA DUE

CUYAHOGA, with sand from Thessalon, is due in Erie at 1615 this afternoon.

CUYAHOGA Arrives and Departs

CUYAHOGA arrived in Erie this morning at 0130 and docked at the North Pier to unload sand from Thessalon, Ontario. This is the third load of sand for beach replenishment. The vessel spent the night unloading, and after clearance from U.S. Customs, departed at 0730 bound for Cleveland to load salt.

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CUYAHOGA unloads as the first rays of light cross the sky at 0545.


Stern view.


An hour later and the unload is almost complete.


Close up of the unloading boom.


J.S. ST. JOHN outbound, passing the CUYAHOGA at 0700.


Outbound.


Passing the lighthouse.


CUYAHOGA departing at 0730.


CUYAHOGA departing at 0730.


At 0742 the CUYAHOGA picks up speed at Buoys 3 and 4.


Turning at Buoys 1 and 2.


Picking up speed, powering through the turn.


Turning to head westbound.


CUYAHOGA's bow cuts through the unusually-calm Lake Erie waters.


Outbound.


CUYAHOGA pours on the power and heads for its next cargo in Cleveland.

Donjon Shipbuilding Update

Donjon Shipbuilding today placed the crew's cabins on the new tug under construction. The engines are in and rudders remain to be fitted, but in the near future the tug, tentatively named CLYDE VANENKEVORT will be floated out of drydock and completed alongside the pier at the yard, according to sources within the yard.

CUYAHOGA is due at 0130 Friday morning.

CUYAHOGA DUE

CUYAHOGA, with sand from Thessalon, is due in Erie at 0030 on Friday. This is the third sand load of the season and the first one not delivered aboard MISSISSAGI.

SAND LOAD ARRIVES; BOLAND, CHEYENNE DUE

CUYAHOGA arrived in Erie this afternoon at 1300 and backed to the North Pier to unload sand from Thessalon, Ontario. The sand will be distributed on beaches at Presque Isle for replenishment after a hard winter eroded many of the beaches.

JOHN J. BOLAND, with stone from Calcite, is due in Erie tomorrow at 1030. Tug CHEYENNE, bound for Erie Shipbuilding to pick up more of the new deck barges built at the yard, is moored in Port Colborne, Ontario for the night and should be getting underway tomorrow for Erie. This likely puts the tug in port during daylight Thursday.

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CUYAHOGA backing in the channel.


Another view.


Bow view.


CUYAHOGA docks at the Pier to unload.

CUYAHOGA DUE

CUYAHOGA, loaded with sand from Thessalon for beach replenishment, is due in Erie tomorrow at 1200.

MORE BIODIESEL TO BE SHIPPED; SAND LOAD DUE

More biodiesel will be shipped through the port of Erie next month, with the next vessel due around June 4. PANAM FLOTA is due in Montreal on Wednesday and will be stopping for fuel there before heading to Rotterdam.

Meanwhile, the first load of sand for the beach replenishment will be arriving on Wednesday from Thessalon, Ontario aboard either the CUYAHOGA or MISSISSAGI. Both vessels are due to load in Thessalon, due today and tomorrow, respectively, and I'm not sure which will be loading for Erie at this time.

I will update tomorrow when I learn more.

Also, as a side note, much is being made in the local of gas prices on the water being more expensive than on land. Although this is the case with Port Authority-owned marinas, the fuel dock at the marina at Presque Isle is currently selling 89-octane gas for $3.879 per gallon, compared to $3.959 at most stations in tow and $4.349 at Port Authority-owned marinas.

Historical Arrivals: March 28

1997: CUYAHOGA arrives in Erie with stone from Port Colborne, docking at the Mountfort Terminal behind the laid up RICHARD REISS. Her visit is the earliest opening the port has had.

MICHIPICOTEN May Not Sail As Expected

MICHIPICOTEN may be wintering in Erie for a longer than expected undergoing repairs at Erie Shipbuilding. The vessel, which had been scheduled to load at the CSX Coal Dock in Toledo on Saturday, has been taken off the dock's schedule and replaced with fleetmate CUYAHOGA.

CUYAHOGA in port; departs

CUYAHOGA arrived in Erie at around 0115 Monday morning, turning in Erie harbor and docking at the North Pier. Throughout the night the vessel unloaded her 16,000-ton sand cargo from Thessalon, and departed at 0600 this morning bound for Nanticoke to load slag.

CUYAHOGA Due

The second sand load, aboard the CUYAHOGA, is scheduled to arrive in Erie at 0500 Monday morning from Thessalon, Ontario.

SAND LOAD (Finally) ARRIVES

Carrying 16,000 tons of long-awaited sand for beach replenishment from Thessalon, Ontario, the CUYAHOGA arrived in port at 1100 today, turned in the bay and proceeded through the channel to dock at the North Pier to unload. By 1625 this afternoon the sand was unloaded and CUYAHOGA was outbound for Toledo to load corn.

The pretty, 1943-built CUYAHOGA made its first visit to Erie since October 22, 2006, when she also unloaded sand at the North Pier.


Equipment to move the sand arrived as the CUYAHOGA did.


CUYAHOGA inbound.


Passing the lighthouse.


Close up.


CUYAHOGA is a near-sister to the MANISTEE and MISSISSAGI.


"Don't give up the ship" has been the owner's motto since the company inception in 1995.


Boaters take pictures of the CUYAHOGA.


Crew members on deck.


Stern view.


Into the bay.


Turning in Erie harbor.


Another view.


Passing the Mountfort Terminal bound for the North Pier.


Another view.


BIG TONY attempts to go between the North Pier and the CUYAHOGA.


Approaching the pier.


Raising the boom.


Coming alongside.


Turning to land a crewman on the pier.


Moving the boom out.


At dock.


Starting to unload.

CUYAHOGA Arrives

CUYAHOGA arrived in port today at around 1100, turning in the harbor and docking at the North Pier to unload 16,000 tons of sand from Thessalon.

Photos to follow later this afternoon.

MAUMEE in port, Sand Load due

Grand River Navigation's MAUMEE arrived in Erie at 0845 this morning and proceeded inbound the channel to the Mountfort Terminal. The classic, 1929-built former CALCITE II and WILLIAM G. CLYDE was laden with about 12,000 tons of salt from Fairport Harbor, Ohio.

This is the first visit by the MAUMEE to the port since April 24, 2006, when she arrived with salt from Fairport Harbor.

The Grand River Navigation vessel's Canadian fleetmate, Lower Lakes Towing's CUYAHOGA, is due to deliver sand for the beach replenishment when she arrives at 1000 hours Tuesday from Thessalon, Ontario.