This morning at 1105 FRIENDS GOOD WILL called on the radio requesting a tow after having gone aground in 7.5 feet of water in Presque Isle Bay. Lakeshore Towing Services quickly answered the call and immediately dispatched tug DON HENRY to the scene. DON HENRY hooked up and began pulling the vessel, which has a draft of 8.9 feet.
DON HENRY, however, made very little progress toward freeing the 55-ton sailing ship, and the decision was made to call for the company's other tugs, LOW BIDDER and FLATTOP. After all three tugs were on scene and hooked to the tow, FRIENDS GOOD WILL was easily pulled free of her grounded position and got underway for Dobbin's Landing. The passengers who had paid for a 90-minute sail got much more than they bargained for today.
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
TALL SHIPS ERIE KICKS OFF; ALGOMARINE DUE
ALGOMARINE, with stone from Bruce Mines, Ontario, makes a rare visit to Erie when she arrives in Erie at 0330.
This afternoon around 1400 PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II got underway from Dobbin's Landing and headed out into Lake Erie. The rest of the tall ships followed PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II out, and the ships proceeded to line up behind U.S. Brig NIAGARA. NIAGARA led the parade inbound beginning at 1600, escorted by the Erie Power Squadron and local law enforcement. A surprise visitor to the rear of the parade was Coast Guard Cutter MORRO BAY (WTGB-106), which just visited Erie last week.
Of note, ST. LAWRENCE II did not make the parade due to weather on Lake Erie delaying the vessel in Port Colborne, Ontario yesterday. ST. LAWRENCE II is upbound on Lake Erie at this time, expected at Long Point at 2300, and should arrive Erie sometime tonight.
PEACEMAKER, STV UNICORN, NIAGARA, and SØRLANDET are docked at the Convention Center and expected to be joined by ST. LAWRENCE II. PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II and LYNX are at the Erie Maritime Museum, and FRIENDS GOOD WILL, APPLEDORE IV and HINDU are docked at Dobbin's Landing to conduct day sails over the weekend. MORRO BAY is moored on the north face of Dobbin's Landing. The tall ships are docked and open for tours this weekend. Visit Tall Ships Erie's website for more information on tickets and a schedule of events.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II outbound.
Stern view of the ship, commanded by an Erie native.
LYNX follows the PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II.
Stern view of the LYNX. Note the huge American flag flying.
NIAGARA passes the crowd on the South Pier.
Stern view of the NIAGARA.
PEACEMAKER departing.
Stern view of PEACEMAKER.
Two vessels originally built in Erie, ENVIRONAUT and LADY KATE, meet in the channel.
Slowly making her way through the channel, APPLEDORE IV prepares to head out and fall into line.
APPLEDORE IV heads out of the piers under full sail.
FRIENDS GOOD WILL departs.
Stern view.
HINDU outbound following FRIENDS GOOD WILL.
Stern view.
NIAGARA leads the parade into the channel.
Side view of the 1988-built NIAGARA.
Stern view.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire's 2004-built LYNX follows the NIAGARA inbound.
Stern view.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE is the third ship in the parade.
1988-built PRIDE OF BALTIMORE is the flagship of Maryland and homeported in Baltimore.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II fires a cannon shot at the North Pier while inbound.
FRIENDS GOOD WILL, of South Haven, Michigan, is the next ship in the parade.
The 2004-built topsail sloop fires a cannon while passing through the channel.
The small schooner HINDU, built in 1925 and homeported part of the year in Provincetown, MA and part of the year in Key West, follows FRIENDS GOOD WILL inbound.
Stern view of HINDU.
STV UNICORN, built in 1947, follows HINDU inbound.
Stern view of UNICORN. Crewed by an all-female crew, the gaff-rigged topsail schooner calls Bridgeport, Connecticut home.
PEACEMAKER is the next ship in the parade.
Side view of the 1989-built barquentine.
PEACEMAKER, of Brunswick, Georgia, has an interesting history, having been built in Brazil by Italian boatbuilders.
APPLEDORE IV inbound. The vessel was built in 1989.
APPLEDORE IV hails from Bay City, Michigan.
Stern view.
1927-built SØRLANDET, the oldest full-rigged ship still in operation, is the last of the tall ships in the parade.
Close up of the only sailing ship in the parade to not be under sail. SØRLANDET is homeported in Kristiansand, Norway.
Stern view of SØRLANDET.
MORRO BAY brings up the rear of the flotilla.
Close up of MORRO BAY. At one point last year there was talk of a Navy frigate attending the ceremonies; however due to the budget sequester that didn't happen this year.
East Erie County Fire/Rescue Marine 1 inbound following the MORRO BAY.
Lakeshore Fire/Rescue 509 following the MORRO BAY inbound.
Stern view.
UNICORN, PEACEMAKER and NIAGARA at the Convention Center this evening.
APPLEDORE IV and MORRO BAY at dock.
This afternoon around 1400 PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II got underway from Dobbin's Landing and headed out into Lake Erie. The rest of the tall ships followed PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II out, and the ships proceeded to line up behind U.S. Brig NIAGARA. NIAGARA led the parade inbound beginning at 1600, escorted by the Erie Power Squadron and local law enforcement. A surprise visitor to the rear of the parade was Coast Guard Cutter MORRO BAY (WTGB-106), which just visited Erie last week.
Of note, ST. LAWRENCE II did not make the parade due to weather on Lake Erie delaying the vessel in Port Colborne, Ontario yesterday. ST. LAWRENCE II is upbound on Lake Erie at this time, expected at Long Point at 2300, and should arrive Erie sometime tonight.
PEACEMAKER, STV UNICORN, NIAGARA, and SØRLANDET are docked at the Convention Center and expected to be joined by ST. LAWRENCE II. PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II and LYNX are at the Erie Maritime Museum, and FRIENDS GOOD WILL, APPLEDORE IV and HINDU are docked at Dobbin's Landing to conduct day sails over the weekend. MORRO BAY is moored on the north face of Dobbin's Landing. The tall ships are docked and open for tours this weekend. Visit Tall Ships Erie's website for more information on tickets and a schedule of events.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II outbound.
Stern view of the ship, commanded by an Erie native.
LYNX follows the PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II.
Stern view of the LYNX. Note the huge American flag flying.
NIAGARA passes the crowd on the South Pier.
Stern view of the NIAGARA.
PEACEMAKER departing.
Stern view of PEACEMAKER.
Two vessels originally built in Erie, ENVIRONAUT and LADY KATE, meet in the channel.
Slowly making her way through the channel, APPLEDORE IV prepares to head out and fall into line.
APPLEDORE IV heads out of the piers under full sail.
FRIENDS GOOD WILL departs.
Stern view.
HINDU outbound following FRIENDS GOOD WILL.
Stern view.
NIAGARA leads the parade into the channel.
Side view of the 1988-built NIAGARA.
Stern view.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire's 2004-built LYNX follows the NIAGARA inbound.
Stern view.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE is the third ship in the parade.
1988-built PRIDE OF BALTIMORE is the flagship of Maryland and homeported in Baltimore.
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II fires a cannon shot at the North Pier while inbound.
FRIENDS GOOD WILL, of South Haven, Michigan, is the next ship in the parade.
The 2004-built topsail sloop fires a cannon while passing through the channel.
The small schooner HINDU, built in 1925 and homeported part of the year in Provincetown, MA and part of the year in Key West, follows FRIENDS GOOD WILL inbound.
Stern view of HINDU.
STV UNICORN, built in 1947, follows HINDU inbound.
Stern view of UNICORN. Crewed by an all-female crew, the gaff-rigged topsail schooner calls Bridgeport, Connecticut home.
PEACEMAKER is the next ship in the parade.
Side view of the 1989-built barquentine.
PEACEMAKER, of Brunswick, Georgia, has an interesting history, having been built in Brazil by Italian boatbuilders.
APPLEDORE IV inbound. The vessel was built in 1989.
APPLEDORE IV hails from Bay City, Michigan.
Stern view.
1927-built SØRLANDET, the oldest full-rigged ship still in operation, is the last of the tall ships in the parade.
Close up of the only sailing ship in the parade to not be under sail. SØRLANDET is homeported in Kristiansand, Norway.
Stern view of SØRLANDET.
MORRO BAY brings up the rear of the flotilla.
Close up of MORRO BAY. At one point last year there was talk of a Navy frigate attending the ceremonies; however due to the budget sequester that didn't happen this year.
East Erie County Fire/Rescue Marine 1 inbound following the MORRO BAY.
Lakeshore Fire/Rescue 509 following the MORRO BAY inbound.
Stern view.
UNICORN, PEACEMAKER and NIAGARA at the Convention Center this evening.
APPLEDORE IV and MORRO BAY at dock.
Tall Ships Day
0700 Thursday found LYNX, UNICORN, PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II, and PEACEMAKER anchored in Presque Isle Bay. NIAGARA is at her berth in Erie's East Canal Basin, and around Dobbin's Landing are APPLEDORE IV, FRIENDS GOOD WILL and HINDU. SORLANDET is not in the harbor at this time.
Unfortunately, it appears that one of the scheduled ships, ST. LAWRENCE II, may not make it to Erie in time for the Parade of Sails. ST. LAWRENCE II is currently waiting weather in Port Colborne, and with Erie several hours away via sail may not make port in time.
Unfortunately, it appears that one of the scheduled ships, ST. LAWRENCE II, may not make it to Erie in time for the Parade of Sails. ST. LAWRENCE II is currently waiting weather in Port Colborne, and with Erie several hours away via sail may not make port in time.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
LYNX Next
Tall Ship LYNX is the next of the tall ships to enter port and should be entering within the next hour or so.
HINDU and FRIENDS GOOD WILL are behind the LYNX.
HINDU and FRIENDS GOOD WILL are behind the LYNX.
TALL SHIPS BOUND FOR ERIE
U.S. Brig NIAGARA arrived at her homeport of Erie yesterday afternoon to prepare for Tall Ships Erie, which kicks off with the Parade of Sail from 1600-1800 on Thursday.
This morning finds some of the other members of the flotilla that's about to invade Erie underway. As of 0715 this morning PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II is abeam of Ashtabula, Ohio, making 8.6 knots. Behind her, APPLEDORE IV is cruising across Lake Erie at 6.4 knots. Abeam of her, PEACEMAKER is at the Canadian border making a speed of 5.6 knots.
UNICORN is sailing nearby as well. At 0830 the UNICORN and ALGOLAKE had a short conversation on the marine radio.
As of 1025 this morning FRIENDS GOOD WILL is off of North Kingsville, halfway between Conneaut and Ashtabula, making 6.5 knots.
The tall ships will probably cruise around the Lake tonight, and, if they do the same thing as 2010, will be found in the morning anchored off of Beach 11 waiting for the Parade of Sail to begin.
This morning finds some of the other members of the flotilla that's about to invade Erie underway. As of 0715 this morning PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II is abeam of Ashtabula, Ohio, making 8.6 knots. Behind her, APPLEDORE IV is cruising across Lake Erie at 6.4 knots. Abeam of her, PEACEMAKER is at the Canadian border making a speed of 5.6 knots.
UNICORN is sailing nearby as well. At 0830 the UNICORN and ALGOLAKE had a short conversation on the marine radio.
As of 1025 this morning FRIENDS GOOD WILL is off of North Kingsville, halfway between Conneaut and Ashtabula, making 6.5 knots.
The tall ships will probably cruise around the Lake tonight, and, if they do the same thing as 2010, will be found in the morning anchored off of Beach 11 waiting for the Parade of Sail to begin.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Lineup for Tall Ships 2013
Flagship Niagara League officials just finished announcing the lineup for Tall Ships 2013.
The following nine vessels will be attending:
The following nine vessels will be attending:
- APPLEDORE IV
- LYNX
- UNICORN
- St. LAWRENCE II
- PEACEMAKER
- FLAGSHIP NIAGARA
- FRIENDS GOOD WILL
- SORLANDET
- PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tall Ships Erie 2013 - More Vessels
As September's Tall Ships Erie 2013 draws closer, more vessels have started to confirm their participation.
Among the vessels that have announced stops in Erie since my last report are the following:
Among the vessels that have announced stops in Erie since my last report are the following:
- FRIENDS GOOD WILL
- SORLANDET (Norwegian)
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