Historical Arrivals: October 6

Arrivals in Erie on October 6 of years past:

1949- COL. JAMES PICKANDS, with ore from Superior, arrives at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Ore Dock (now the site of O-N Mineral's Erie Operation) with ore from Superior. Later in the day the PICKANDS cleared in ballast for Duluth.

1960- PRINS WILLEM GEORGE FREDERIK, a Norwegian flagged vessel, arrives in Erie, docking at the Duquense Marine Terminal to load packaged oil for Europe. Duquesne Marine Terminal is now the site of Erie Shipbuilding.

1972- Great Lakes Towing's LAURENCE C. TURNER and MARYLAND, towing the bow for the barge PRESQUE ISLE, arrive in Erie from Defoe Shipbuilding in Bay City, Michigan and dock at Litton Industries.

1990- STELLA DESGAGNES arrives at the Codan Corporation with pig iron.

2006- AGAWA CANYON arrives at the Mountfort Terminal with stone from Meldrum Bay and Bruce Mines.

AGAWA CANYON Arrives Late; W.N. TWOLAN Update

AGAWA CANYON arrived at 0645 this morning, three hours later than scheduled, with a split load of stone from Bruce Mines and Thessalon, Ontario. The CANYON backed into Erie harbor to the Mountfort Terminal, where they unloaded most of the cargo this morning. At 1230 this afternoon the CANYON shifted forward to finish unloading the rest of the cargo.


Backing in the channel.


Passing the lighthouse.


Closer view.


Bow profile.


Passing Coast Guard Station Erie.


In Presque Isle Bay.


Using the bow thruster to align with the Mountfort Terminal.


Turning.


Landing a crewman on the dock.


Securing to winch to the dock.


Alongside.


Unloading boom out.

Watch for photos from this afternoon later tonight.

W.N. TWOLAN and barge McALLISTER 132 passed downbound at Isle Parisienne, above Sault Ste. Marie, at 0730 this morning bound for Erie with 4,907 tons of lumber from Thunder Bay. The unit should have passed through the Soo Locks sometime shortly after noon. This is about 3.5 hours behind schedule, and at this rate they should arrive in Erie sometime after daylight on Thursday morning, rather than in the middle of the night.

This will be the first non-bulk cargo shipped through the port this season.

GRANDE MARINER, AGAWA CANYON, W.N. TWOLAN Due

Cruise ship GRANDE MARINER will finally open the five-year old cruise boat terminal at the foot of Holland Street at 1300 tomorrow. The terminal was built with the intention of landing visits from the largest of the Great Lakes cruise ships, such as the c. COLUMBUS; however to date that has not happened and the c. COLUMBUS will not be returning to the Great Lakes in the forseeable future, due to low water levels. Therefore, the GRANDE MARINER's four stops here in 2008 will likely be the only four vessel calls on this terminal in 2008. Makes you wonder why they built that place to begin with.

Algoma's AGAWA CANYON, with a split load of stone from Bruce Mines and Thessalon, Ontario, will be arriving in Erie at 0300 Tuesday.

W. N. TWOLAN, and barge McALLISTER 132, departed Thunder Bay, Ontario at 2000 tonight bound for Erie, where they're scheduled to arrive shortly after midnight on Thursday. At this time I'm not sure what the pair is carrying.