HOLLYHOCK passing the pierhead lighthouse inbound.
Close up.
Stern view.
Turning.
HOLLYHOCK docking.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
HOLLYHOCK ARRIVES
HOLLYHOCK arrived in Erie at 0930 today, turned in the channel and docked at Coast Guard Station Erie to load buoys. HOLLYHOCK spent the day replacing the buoys in the entrance channel.
HOLLYHOCK passing the pierhead lighthouse inbound.
Close up.
Stern view.
Turning.
HOLLYHOCK docking.
HOLLYHOCK passing the pierhead lighthouse inbound.
Close up.
Stern view.
Turning.
HOLLYHOCK docking.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Good Samaritan, Coast Guard, Lakeshore Fire and Rescue Save Four from Lake; BOLAND Photos
As first reported on the Erie Shipping News's Twitter account at 1040 hours Friday, a boater fishing in 70 feet of water off of Elk Creek called Coast Guard Station Erie and reported a 25 foot vessel sinking in a position of 42' 08.817 North, 080' 18.500 West with four persons on board. The four men went into the water when their boat capsized shortly thereafter. The good samaritan managed to pull all of the men out of Lake Erie and headed for Walnut Creek Boat Access, where emergency medical technicians were being sent. The vessel rendezvoused with Lakeshore Fire and Rescue Vessel 509 off of Walnut Creek and transfered the victims to 509 at 1116 hours. Of the four victims, one was showing signs of hypothermia and was taken to shore and quickly transferred to EMS and taken to St. Vincent Medical Center for treatment.
At that time Lakeshore Towing's towboat ENDURANCE and USCG 25573 headed for the swamped vessel. Neither managed to arrive before the boat sank. The vessel is a total loss in about 70 feet of water.
New York State's environmental research vessel ARGO spent last night at Wolverine Marina.
Below are photos of the JOHN J. BOLAND, J.S. St. JOHN and ARGO. Video of the St. JOHN is also below, and I will post the BOLAND video tomorrow.
J.S. St. JOHN outbound at 1830 hours Thursday with the BOLAND in the background.
Another view.
Stern view.
BOLAND lifts its lifeboat after conducting a fire and boat drill.
1945 hours, turning after unloading.
In the channel.
Outbound.
Close up, departing in ballast for Toledo.
Stern view.
ARGO at Wolverine Marina this morning.
At that time Lakeshore Towing's towboat ENDURANCE and USCG 25573 headed for the swamped vessel. Neither managed to arrive before the boat sank. The vessel is a total loss in about 70 feet of water.
New York State's environmental research vessel ARGO spent last night at Wolverine Marina.
Below are photos of the JOHN J. BOLAND, J.S. St. JOHN and ARGO. Video of the St. JOHN is also below, and I will post the BOLAND video tomorrow.
J.S. St. JOHN outbound at 1830 hours Thursday with the BOLAND in the background.
Another view.
Stern view.
BOLAND lifts its lifeboat after conducting a fire and boat drill.
1945 hours, turning after unloading.
In the channel.
Outbound.
Close up, departing in ballast for Toledo.
Stern view.
ARGO at Wolverine Marina this morning.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
CLIPPER LOYALTY DEPARTS; USCG, LAKESHORE TOWING PARTICIPATE IN WATER RESCUE OFF ERIE
Lakeshore Towing's towboats ENDURANCE and TITAN pulled the oil-containment boom from around the CLIPPER LOYALTY at 0830 this morning, and the LOYALTY departed the Mountfort Terminal and Erie at 1030 bound for Quebec City. In addition to the biodiesel taken aboard at Erie, the LOYALTY is loaded with a partial cargo of nonene from Sarnia, Ontario.
At 0915 this morning, a 26-foot Bayliner called Coast Guard Station Erie and reported that they had picked up a swimmer in the water a mile off of Gull Point. At the time, waves on Lake Erie were reported to be cresting at five to seven feet, with an occasional eight foot wave. The swimmer reported that his 20-foot ski boat had capsized and the three other people aboard the vessel were clinging to the overturned wreckage. The four had launched from East Avenue and were out for a day of fishing on a lake not suited for fishing.
Station Erie launched a major search effort with both of the station's vessels, 47241 and 25573, along with Lakeshore Towing's towboat ENDURANCE, that lasted for almost an hour before the two Coast Guard vessels rescued the other three, alive but tired and suffering from various injuries, and transfered them to waiting EMS at Beach 11. Two of the four persons were wearing personal floatation devices, and the other two were not. Two were treated for mild hypothermia, one of the vessel's occupants was treated for diabetic shock, and at least one needed stitches after being hit in the face when a wave knocked the vessel's bimini top off and hit him in the face.
Lakeshore Towing's ENDURANCE took the vessel in tow to Lampe Marina, where it was righted and pumped out before being returned to East Avenue.
This is the third salvage job Lakeshore has performed in the past two weeks. On Monday, July 27 the company's tug DON HENRY, stationed in Conneaut to perform dredging work, put a fire out on a boat that had exploded and injured two people. Yesterday, DON HENRY and barge 401 were pressed into service to salvage a 23-foot Lund fishing boat that ran up onto the Conneaut breakwall while on autopilot, injuring five occupants of the vessel. The excavator on barge 401 was fitted with slings and the vessel was lifted off and carried to the boat launch in Conneaut harbor.
Towboat TITAN departs after assisting in removing the oil-containment boom around the CLIPPER LOYALTY.
Towboat ENDURANCE exits the channel at a high rate of speed to begin searching for the capsized vessel.
CLIPPER LOYALTY departs the Mountfort Terminal.
Lining up for the channel.
CLIPPER LOYALTY in the channel.
Stern view.
Another view.
Passing 47241. Note the group of onlookers watching the EMS on Beach 11.
25573 returning to Station Erie.
At 0915 this morning, a 26-foot Bayliner called Coast Guard Station Erie and reported that they had picked up a swimmer in the water a mile off of Gull Point. At the time, waves on Lake Erie were reported to be cresting at five to seven feet, with an occasional eight foot wave. The swimmer reported that his 20-foot ski boat had capsized and the three other people aboard the vessel were clinging to the overturned wreckage. The four had launched from East Avenue and were out for a day of fishing on a lake not suited for fishing.
Station Erie launched a major search effort with both of the station's vessels, 47241 and 25573, along with Lakeshore Towing's towboat ENDURANCE, that lasted for almost an hour before the two Coast Guard vessels rescued the other three, alive but tired and suffering from various injuries, and transfered them to waiting EMS at Beach 11. Two of the four persons were wearing personal floatation devices, and the other two were not. Two were treated for mild hypothermia, one of the vessel's occupants was treated for diabetic shock, and at least one needed stitches after being hit in the face when a wave knocked the vessel's bimini top off and hit him in the face.
Lakeshore Towing's ENDURANCE took the vessel in tow to Lampe Marina, where it was righted and pumped out before being returned to East Avenue.
This is the third salvage job Lakeshore has performed in the past two weeks. On Monday, July 27 the company's tug DON HENRY, stationed in Conneaut to perform dredging work, put a fire out on a boat that had exploded and injured two people. Yesterday, DON HENRY and barge 401 were pressed into service to salvage a 23-foot Lund fishing boat that ran up onto the Conneaut breakwall while on autopilot, injuring five occupants of the vessel. The excavator on barge 401 was fitted with slings and the vessel was lifted off and carried to the boat launch in Conneaut harbor.
Towboat TITAN departs after assisting in removing the oil-containment boom around the CLIPPER LOYALTY.
Towboat ENDURANCE exits the channel at a high rate of speed to begin searching for the capsized vessel.
CLIPPER LOYALTY departs the Mountfort Terminal.
Lining up for the channel.
CLIPPER LOYALTY in the channel.
Stern view.
Another view.
Passing 47241. Note the group of onlookers watching the EMS on Beach 11.
25573 returning to Station Erie.
Friday, May 29, 2009
APALACHEE Arrives
APALACHEE arrived in Erie this afternoon at around 1500 hours, turned off the Mountfort Terminal and docked at Coast Guard Station Erie. The tug will remain in port overnight. APALACHEE, as I wrote yesterday, is on its way to Cleveland where it will dock on Whiskey Island on the west end of Cleveland's harbor at the former Coast Guard Station. There the 1943, Brooklyn-built tug will become a floating marine museum.
APALACHEE inbound.
Another view.
Stern view.
APALACHEE docks at the North Pier.
Secured at dock.
Bow view.
Since my post earlier this month, the phone number on this sign has been painted out.
APALACHEE inbound.
Another view.
Stern view.
APALACHEE docks at the North Pier.
Secured at dock.
Bow view.
Since my post earlier this month, the phone number on this sign has been painted out.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
HOLLYHOCK in Port to Replace Buoys; Wisconsin Dispute with Federal Goverment Could Mean Good News for Erie Shipbuilding
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter HOLLYHOCK arrived in Erie this morning at 0630 and docked at Coast Guard Station Erie to load the winter markers that have been stored on the pier since last spring. After loading them, the HOLLYHOCK proceeded into Presque Isle Bay at 0800 and spent the morning replacing the summer buoys in Erie harbor with the unlit winter markers before moving through the piers to the outer channel this afternoon.
The buoys will be left on the North Pier at Coast Guard Station Erie and will be returned to the water in early May next year.
A dispute over a ballast-water permit between the state of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources and the federal Environmental Protection Agency could be good news for Erie Shipbuilding. New rules from the EPA requiring a permit for ballast water discharge have not been certified by the state of Wisconsin. This mans that starting December 19 any vessel entering a Wisconsin port and discharging ballast water will be in violation of the federal Clean Water act.
If that happens, two major ship repair companies, Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay and Fraser Shipyard in Superior, will not be allowed to receive any vessels for repairs. This could be good news for Erie Shipbuilding, as vessels seeking repairs would be forced to look to other shipyards for repair work.
HOLLYHOCK replacing Buoy 9 in Erie Harbor this morning.
Lifting the buoy.
Dropping it over the side.
With the buoy set, HOLLYHOCK moves to buoy 11.
Approaching the buoy.
HOLLYHOCK lifts Buoy 11 out of the water.
The buoys will be left on the North Pier at Coast Guard Station Erie and will be returned to the water in early May next year.
A dispute over a ballast-water permit between the state of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources and the federal Environmental Protection Agency could be good news for Erie Shipbuilding. New rules from the EPA requiring a permit for ballast water discharge have not been certified by the state of Wisconsin. This mans that starting December 19 any vessel entering a Wisconsin port and discharging ballast water will be in violation of the federal Clean Water act.
If that happens, two major ship repair companies, Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay and Fraser Shipyard in Superior, will not be allowed to receive any vessels for repairs. This could be good news for Erie Shipbuilding, as vessels seeking repairs would be forced to look to other shipyards for repair work.
HOLLYHOCK replacing Buoy 9 in Erie Harbor this morning.
Lifting the buoy.
Dropping it over the side.
With the buoy set, HOLLYHOCK moves to buoy 11.
Approaching the buoy.
HOLLYHOCK lifts Buoy 11 out of the water.
Monday, August 18, 2008
GRAYFOX Departs
USNSCS GRAYFOX departed CG Station Erie this morning at 0800 bound for Cleveland, Ohio.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
GRAYFOX in Port
USNSCS GRAYFOX arrived in port today at noon with an escort from USCG 25573. The GRAYFOX stopped at the North Pier near the Coast Guard station and will be moored there overnight before departing tomorrow.
GRAYFOX at dock.
Stern view.
GRAYFOX at dock.
Stern view.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Lakeshore Towing is First Responder to Persons in Water
What started out as another ordinary tow for Lakeshore Towing's Captain Neil Lundell aboard ENDURANCE on Wednesday evening ended with Lundell rescuing three people from the waters of Lake Erie after a search and rescue operation involving ENDURANCE, Coast Guard Station Erie, and a Coast Guard helicopter from Detroit.
Apparently, after the pleasure craft became disabled, three of the vessel's occupants decided to go swimming. While trying to reboard the craft, the swim platform on the vessel broke free and the boat drifted away from them, leaving a lone female occupant on the boat. However, she informed no one until Capt. Lundell arrived aboard ENDURANCE. By this time, the occupants had drifted quite a distance from the vessel, which was located about two miles northeast of the channel.
The vessel's occupant informed Capt. Lundell of the missing persons, and he in turn informed Coast Guard Station Erie and began searching for the three.
The three passengers were recovered by ENDURANCE at around 2030 hours Wednesday night. One of the vessels from Coast Guard Station Erie transported the three to Lampe Marina, where they refused treatment from Emergycare, though one was reported to be suffering from mild hypothermia.
Apparently, after the pleasure craft became disabled, three of the vessel's occupants decided to go swimming. While trying to reboard the craft, the swim platform on the vessel broke free and the boat drifted away from them, leaving a lone female occupant on the boat. However, she informed no one until Capt. Lundell arrived aboard ENDURANCE. By this time, the occupants had drifted quite a distance from the vessel, which was located about two miles northeast of the channel.
The vessel's occupant informed Capt. Lundell of the missing persons, and he in turn informed Coast Guard Station Erie and began searching for the three.
The three passengers were recovered by ENDURANCE at around 2030 hours Wednesday night. One of the vessels from Coast Guard Station Erie transported the three to Lampe Marina, where they refused treatment from Emergycare, though one was reported to be suffering from mild hypothermia.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
HOLLYHOCK ARRIVES FOR BUOYS; CLIPPER TOBAGO LOADS
US Coast Guard Cutter HOLLYHOCK (WLB-214) arrived in Erie at 1445 hours this afternoon and secured at Coast Guard Station Erie to load the winter markers that have been stored at the station since May 4. Over the next two days the crew of the HOLLYHOCK will use the ship's crane and lift each of the lighted summer buoys from its station in Erie harbor and replace them with the unlighted winter markers. This will prevent any ice build ups from causing severe damage to the lighted summer buoys. With snowy, cold weather expected over the next few days this will be a cold job for the crew.
When complete, the HOLLYHOCK will offload the summer buoys onto the pier at Coast Guard Station Erie, where they will remain until HOLLYHOCK returns sometime after May 1 to return them to the water. Any buoys that are currently found in need of repair will be taken to HOLLYHOCK's home base in Port Huron, Michigan and repaired over the coming months.
Crews at the Mountfort Terminal remained hard at work this afternoon loading the CLIPPER TOBAGO with biodiesel. As of 1500 six of the twelve railcars on the dock had been offloaded into the tanker. I'm not sure if they will be working on Sunday, but on Monday more railcars will be delivered to the Mountfort Terminal to continue loading the TOBAGO.
HOLLYHOCK inbound.
Close up.
These buoys on the deck of the HOLLYHOCK have already been removed from other waterways and are in need of repair for the winter.
The newest member of Station Erie's fleet, 33133, which arrived late October, is shown while inbound Erie.
Stern view of the HOLLYHOCK.
HOLLYHOCK manouevering to dock as 33133 passes.
HOLLYHOCK secured alongside the Coast Guard Station, ready to begin loading.
CLIPPER TOBAGO loads.
Another view of the TOBAGO.
When complete, the HOLLYHOCK will offload the summer buoys onto the pier at Coast Guard Station Erie, where they will remain until HOLLYHOCK returns sometime after May 1 to return them to the water. Any buoys that are currently found in need of repair will be taken to HOLLYHOCK's home base in Port Huron, Michigan and repaired over the coming months.
Crews at the Mountfort Terminal remained hard at work this afternoon loading the CLIPPER TOBAGO with biodiesel. As of 1500 six of the twelve railcars on the dock had been offloaded into the tanker. I'm not sure if they will be working on Sunday, but on Monday more railcars will be delivered to the Mountfort Terminal to continue loading the TOBAGO.
HOLLYHOCK inbound.
Close up.
These buoys on the deck of the HOLLYHOCK have already been removed from other waterways and are in need of repair for the winter.
The newest member of Station Erie's fleet, 33133, which arrived late October, is shown while inbound Erie.
Stern view of the HOLLYHOCK.
HOLLYHOCK manouevering to dock as 33133 passes.
HOLLYHOCK secured alongside the Coast Guard Station, ready to begin loading.
CLIPPER TOBAGO loads.
Another view of the TOBAGO.
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