Showing posts with label Tecumseh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tecumseh. Show all posts
Thursday, April 4, 2013
TECUMSEH Departs
TECUMSEH departed winter layup at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair at about 0900 this morning, upbound for Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
EDWIN H. GOTT, PRESQUE ISLE Depart, TECUMSEH turned around
Erie harbor awoke from it's winter slumber on Saturday and became a hive of activity, starting with the EDWIN H. GOTT's departure in the morning. GOTT began lifeboat drills at 0800 on Saturday morning, one of the final preparations before departure from her winter's rest at the Old Ore Dock.
EDWIN H. GOTT departed at 1100, bound for Two Harbors, Minnesota to load taconite pellets. Outbound, she slowed briefly to take on about three feet of ballast water for the stern of the ship. Coming around the PRESQUE ISLE, the GOTT was met by the inbound Great Lakes Towing company tug NEW YORK, inbound to assist in turning TECUMSEH around in the West Slip at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair. GOTT blew a master's salute - three long and two short blasts on the whistle - to the PRESQUE ISLE and cleared Erie piers at about 1145 bound for Two Harbors.
NEW YORK docked at the north face of Donjon Shipbuilding in preparation for the dead-ship move of TECUMSEH, which needed to be turned around to allow dock workers access to the opposite side of the vessel.
At about 1330 NEW YORK took a stern line from the TECUMSEH, and slowly began to work the vessel backwards past INVINCIBLE/McKEE SONS and into Erie harbor. After clearing the slip, NEW YORK began to pull TECUMSEH's stern to the west. This allowed the bow to move in front of the north face of the shipyard, and lines to be connected to the shipyard from the bow of TECUMSEH. Over the next two hours, TECUMSEH was slowly winched around with assistance from NEW YORK, lined up, and walked backwards into the slip and moored next to McKEE SONS.
As TECUMSEH was being backed into the slip, PRESQUE ISLE departed the Mountfort Terminal and turned in Erie harbor. PRESQUE ISLE was outbound at 1630, departing layup for Two Harbors, Minnesota. While PRESQUE ISLE was turning, NEW YORK departed to return to Ashtabula.
EDWIN H. GOTT preparing to lower the lifeboat on Saturday morning.
GOTT's lifeboat gets close to the water. The lifeboat headed out and circled around the bow of the GOTT before turning around, heading back in and turning astern of the GOTT to be lifted from the water.
EDWIN H. GOTT's lifeboat turns around.
Lifted back into position.
About two hours later, GOTT prepares to depart the Old Ore Dock.
Slowly coming around PRESQUE ISLE.
NEW YORK inbound.
Stern view.
NEW YORK passes the GOTT.
NEW YORK passes astern of the GOTT and ahead of PRESQUE ISLE..
GOTT prepares to enter the piers.
Between the piers.
Stern view.
In a few days, EDWIN H. GOTT will be loaded with 60,000 tons of taconite pellets for a steel mill in the lower Great Lakes region.
NEW YORK backs up to the TECUMSEH.
The tug's deckhand pulls the towline down from TECUMSEH.
NEW YORK begins to pull the TECUMSEH out of the slip.
TECUMSEH comes clear of the slip.
TECUMSEH starts to swing around.
TECUMSEH's deck crew feeds a line down to the shipyard.
TECUMSEH swings around.
NEW YORK pulls the stern to the southwest.
The crew begins to winch TECUMSEH forward.
NEW YORK pulls the stern to the north to line the TECUMSEH up with the north face of Donjon.
View from Dobbin's Landing.
TECUMSEH starts to winch itself around the corner of the dock.
Swinging.
TECUMSEH turns in the wind. In a moment, she would be around, and come back off the dock toward McKEE SONS, necessitating the NEW YORK to pull the bow around.
NEW YORK pulling the bow to the west.
NEW YORK outbound.
Stern view. The NEW YORK is bound for her home port of Ashtabula, Ohio.
PRESQUE ISLE turns to line up for the channel.
In line for the channel.
In the channel.
Passing the Coast Guard station.
Another view.
Outbound for Two Harbors.
TECUMSEH and McKEE SONS at dock.
EDWIN H. GOTT departed at 1100, bound for Two Harbors, Minnesota to load taconite pellets. Outbound, she slowed briefly to take on about three feet of ballast water for the stern of the ship. Coming around the PRESQUE ISLE, the GOTT was met by the inbound Great Lakes Towing company tug NEW YORK, inbound to assist in turning TECUMSEH around in the West Slip at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair. GOTT blew a master's salute - three long and two short blasts on the whistle - to the PRESQUE ISLE and cleared Erie piers at about 1145 bound for Two Harbors.
NEW YORK docked at the north face of Donjon Shipbuilding in preparation for the dead-ship move of TECUMSEH, which needed to be turned around to allow dock workers access to the opposite side of the vessel.
At about 1330 NEW YORK took a stern line from the TECUMSEH, and slowly began to work the vessel backwards past INVINCIBLE/McKEE SONS and into Erie harbor. After clearing the slip, NEW YORK began to pull TECUMSEH's stern to the west. This allowed the bow to move in front of the north face of the shipyard, and lines to be connected to the shipyard from the bow of TECUMSEH. Over the next two hours, TECUMSEH was slowly winched around with assistance from NEW YORK, lined up, and walked backwards into the slip and moored next to McKEE SONS.
As TECUMSEH was being backed into the slip, PRESQUE ISLE departed the Mountfort Terminal and turned in Erie harbor. PRESQUE ISLE was outbound at 1630, departing layup for Two Harbors, Minnesota. While PRESQUE ISLE was turning, NEW YORK departed to return to Ashtabula.
EDWIN H. GOTT preparing to lower the lifeboat on Saturday morning.
GOTT's lifeboat gets close to the water. The lifeboat headed out and circled around the bow of the GOTT before turning around, heading back in and turning astern of the GOTT to be lifted from the water.
EDWIN H. GOTT's lifeboat turns around.
Lifted back into position.
About two hours later, GOTT prepares to depart the Old Ore Dock.
Slowly coming around PRESQUE ISLE.
NEW YORK inbound.
Stern view.
NEW YORK passes the GOTT.
NEW YORK passes astern of the GOTT and ahead of PRESQUE ISLE..
GOTT prepares to enter the piers.
Between the piers.
Stern view.
In a few days, EDWIN H. GOTT will be loaded with 60,000 tons of taconite pellets for a steel mill in the lower Great Lakes region.
NEW YORK backs up to the TECUMSEH.
The tug's deckhand pulls the towline down from TECUMSEH.
NEW YORK begins to pull the TECUMSEH out of the slip.
TECUMSEH comes clear of the slip.
TECUMSEH starts to swing around.
TECUMSEH's deck crew feeds a line down to the shipyard.
TECUMSEH swings around.
NEW YORK pulls the stern to the southwest.
The crew begins to winch TECUMSEH forward.
NEW YORK pulls the stern to the north to line the TECUMSEH up with the north face of Donjon.
View from Dobbin's Landing.
TECUMSEH starts to winch itself around the corner of the dock.
Swinging.
TECUMSEH turns in the wind. In a moment, she would be around, and come back off the dock toward McKEE SONS, necessitating the NEW YORK to pull the bow around.
NEW YORK pulling the bow to the west.
NEW YORK outbound.
Stern view. The NEW YORK is bound for her home port of Ashtabula, Ohio.
PRESQUE ISLE turns to line up for the channel.
In line for the channel.
In the channel.
Passing the Coast Guard station.
Another view.
Outbound for Two Harbors.
TECUMSEH and McKEE SONS at dock.
Friday, March 22, 2013
TECUMSEH to be moved, under tow
Tomorrow at noon two tugs from Great Lakes Towing will arrive to move TECUMSEH from her present location at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair.
I will update as I learn more.
I will update as I learn more.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Two Tugs and a Barge Drydocked
OLIVE L. MOORE departed the east slip of Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair at 0630 this morning and began breaking ice in Presque Isle Bay, in preparation for the movement of several vessels at the yard this morning. OLIVE L. MOORE broke several tracks to the north of Donjon and returned to dock at 0700 this morning.
The crew on the MOORE then moved over to the tug VICTORY and began to prepare it for movement into the graving dock. After problems getting pumps on the VICTORY's engine running, the tug and barge JAMES L. KUBER began working away from the north face of Donjon at 0845, beginning the process of entering the dock bow first. The process was made more complicated by the fact that the VICTORY's port engine went down at one point during the move, forcing the captain to use one engine and the bow thruster to make the turn. VICTORY's engine came back online before the duo entered the dock.
VICTORY and JAMES L. KUBER were into position by 1130 this morning, with the tug disconnected from the barge, and the crew switched back over to OLIVE L. MOORE. MOORE then entered the dock slowly, rubbing against JAMES L. KUBER, and is docked in front of the KUBER. There are four vessels - FARREL 256, KUBER, MOORE and VICTORY - in drydock at this time, which is the most vessels ever drydocked at once at the facility.
OLIVE L. MOORE breaking ice this morning at 0645.
Close up of the 1928-built tug, which hasn't been in Erie since departing on its first trip with LEWIS J. KUBER in September 2006.
VICTORY/KUBER in the snow at 0819 this morning.
Twenty-six minutes later, the duo departs the dock in the sunlight.
Moving away from the dock.
In the bay, turning toward the dock. The duo turned several times from north to south and back again.
Turning north.
Turning south again.
Stern view of the VICTORY.
McKEE SONS and TECUMSEH in the West Slip.
Turning for the dock.
In the graving dock.
About 100 feet to go here and the duo will be in position.
MOORE departing the east slip.
Turning.
Next to the KUBER.
Alongside and scraping down the side of the JAMES L. KUBER.
Another view as MOORE approaches the bow of the KUBER.
The crew on the MOORE then moved over to the tug VICTORY and began to prepare it for movement into the graving dock. After problems getting pumps on the VICTORY's engine running, the tug and barge JAMES L. KUBER began working away from the north face of Donjon at 0845, beginning the process of entering the dock bow first. The process was made more complicated by the fact that the VICTORY's port engine went down at one point during the move, forcing the captain to use one engine and the bow thruster to make the turn. VICTORY's engine came back online before the duo entered the dock.
VICTORY and JAMES L. KUBER were into position by 1130 this morning, with the tug disconnected from the barge, and the crew switched back over to OLIVE L. MOORE. MOORE then entered the dock slowly, rubbing against JAMES L. KUBER, and is docked in front of the KUBER. There are four vessels - FARREL 256, KUBER, MOORE and VICTORY - in drydock at this time, which is the most vessels ever drydocked at once at the facility.
OLIVE L. MOORE breaking ice this morning at 0645.
Close up of the 1928-built tug, which hasn't been in Erie since departing on its first trip with LEWIS J. KUBER in September 2006.
VICTORY/KUBER in the snow at 0819 this morning.
Twenty-six minutes later, the duo departs the dock in the sunlight.
Moving away from the dock.
In the bay, turning toward the dock. The duo turned several times from north to south and back again.
Turning north.
Turning south again.
Stern view of the VICTORY.
McKEE SONS and TECUMSEH in the West Slip.
Turning for the dock.
In the graving dock.
About 100 feet to go here and the duo will be in position.
MOORE departing the east slip.
Turning.
Next to the KUBER.
Alongside and scraping down the side of the JAMES L. KUBER.
Another view as MOORE approaches the bow of the KUBER.
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