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.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
CHEYENNE Returns FARRELL 256
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.
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.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
PRESQUE ISLE Photos
With apologies for the long delay, below are photos of PRESQUE ISLE departing on April 2. THUNDER BAY departed on April 7.
PRESQUE ISLE prepares to get underway.
Moving away from the dock.
Another view.
Heading into Presque Isle Bay.
Turning.
Heading out.
Another view. Ballast tank work was completed during the winter.
Lining up for the channel.
Close up.
Lookouts on the bow.
A wave from the bow.
And the bridge wing.
Close up of the tug.
Stern view.
Outbound for Two Harbors.
PRESQUE ISLE prepares to get underway.
Moving away from the dock.
Another view.
Heading into Presque Isle Bay.
Turning.
Heading out.
Another view. Ballast tank work was completed during the winter.
Lining up for the channel.
Close up.
Lookouts on the bow.
A wave from the bow.
And the bridge wing.
Close up of the tug.
Stern view.
Outbound for Two Harbors.
Monday, March 16, 2015
DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER, Assisted by RISLEY, Depart Layup
SAMUEL RISLEY began icebreaking in Erie harbor on Saturday morning at 0700, and arrived in Presque Isle Bay by 0900 to break out the DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER in front of a large crowd of on-lookers. DOROTHY ANN entered the drydock at around 0930, and emerged at around 1100 with the newly-painted barge PATHFINDER. The duo departed under escort of SAMUEL RISLEY and USCGC NEAH BAY bound for Cleveland. On Saturday the duo got as far as Conneaut before stopping for the night in the ice. Sunday icebreaking operations began at dawn and by nightfall the trio had arrived at Cleveland piers.
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have an agreement in place to work in each other's harbors breaking ice where necessary, for those asking why a Canadian icebreaker did this work, instead of an American. It's a common practice and this icebreaking work here cost the Canadian taxpayers money, with no cost to the U.S. taxpayer. As RISLEY was the most powerful breaker nearby, RISLEY was tasked for the work.
DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER will spend the first several weeks of her season shuttling ore up the Cuyahoga River to the ArcelorMittal steel mill.
ROGER BLOUGH should depart Thursday, with PRESQUE ISLE following on Friday.
SAMUEL RISLEY inbound on Saturday morning.
Passing the lighthouse and entering the mostly ice-free channel.
Stern view.
Breaking ice in the harbor.
Another view.
Turning.
SAMUEL RISLEY is the most powerful Canadian icebreaker on the Great Lakes.
DOROTHY ANN backs away from the north face of Donjon.
Another view of the big articulated tug.
Approaching the drydock.
Entering the notch of the PATHFINDER.
RISLEY heads out of the harbor. RISLEY would meet up with the DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER outside of the harbor.
Another view.
DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER begin backing out of drydock.
In the channel.
Another view.
Stern view.
Outbound.
Next stop: Cleveland to load iron ore.
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards have an agreement in place to work in each other's harbors breaking ice where necessary, for those asking why a Canadian icebreaker did this work, instead of an American. It's a common practice and this icebreaking work here cost the Canadian taxpayers money, with no cost to the U.S. taxpayer. As RISLEY was the most powerful breaker nearby, RISLEY was tasked for the work.
DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER will spend the first several weeks of her season shuttling ore up the Cuyahoga River to the ArcelorMittal steel mill.
ROGER BLOUGH should depart Thursday, with PRESQUE ISLE following on Friday.
SAMUEL RISLEY inbound on Saturday morning.
Passing the lighthouse and entering the mostly ice-free channel.
Stern view.
Breaking ice in the harbor.
Another view.
Turning.
SAMUEL RISLEY is the most powerful Canadian icebreaker on the Great Lakes.
DOROTHY ANN backs away from the north face of Donjon.
Another view of the big articulated tug.
Approaching the drydock.
Entering the notch of the PATHFINDER.
RISLEY heads out of the harbor. RISLEY would meet up with the DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER outside of the harbor.
Another view.
DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER begin backing out of drydock.
In the channel.
Another view.
Stern view.
Outbound.
Next stop: Cleveland to load iron ore.
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