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Two Harbors- Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
CSL Tadoussac departed Two Harbors on 10/16 at 02:01 for Nanticoke. The Edgar B. Speer arrived Two Harbors on 10/16 at 03:28. She departed on the same date at 13:06 for Conneaut. Due Two Harbors on 10/16 is the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. Her AIS had been showing Duluth until mid-afternoon. Due Two Harbors on 10/17 is the Edwin H. Gott. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay still has the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader at the loading dock at 17:30 on 10/16. The Mesabi Miner went to Superior to the Lakehead Dock and departed Superior at 15:16 and stopped off Superior. She is scheduled to load in Silver Bay. There is no other traffic scheduled for Silver Bay on 10/17. A couple updates. The Oakglen is heading for Quebec City and the Hon. James L. Oberstar is heading for Burns Harbor.
Northern Lake Huron
Midland: Friday; 20:52 departed for Duluth Superior.
Meldrum Bay: Friday; 23:31 Cuyahoga departed for Cleveland.
Thessalon: Saturday; 13:35 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load stone.
Bruce Mines: Thursday; 1:22 Michipicoten departed for Hamilton. Friday; 23:29 Manitowoc departed for the St Joseph River.
Port Dolomite: Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Calcite: Friday; 18:40 Great Republic arrived to load limestone. Saturday; 4:50 Dirk S Van Enkevort / Michigan Trader arrived to load limestone. 8:31 Great Republic departed for Detroit. 9:27 American Mariner arrived to load limestone.
Stoneport: Friday; 1:00 Dorothy Ann /Pathfinder arrived to load limestone. 1:11 Olive L Moore / Menominee arrived and went to anchor. 14:00 Dorothy Ann /Pathfinder departed for Detroit. 14:21 Olive L Moore / Menominee proceeded to the dock to load.
Alpena: Friday; 18:34 Olive L Moore / Menominee departed for Stoneport. 23:44 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Milwaukee.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
No traffic to report. Algoma Innovator approaching. Goderich has hosted 143 vessels so far this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Saturday – Bill Kloss
Marblehead: H. Lee White departed at 13:18 for Detroit.
Cleveland: Heerengracht departed late Friday night for Port Cartier. Algoma Intrepid is at Cargill loading salt. She departed for Owen Sound at 18:14. NACC Capri arrived at LaFarge at 04:28. The training ship State of Michigan arrived at 07:14 and is at the Port dock 28W.
Nanticoke: Algonorth arrived at Imperial Oil at 02:59. Whitefish Bay arrived at the Port Dover anchorage at 13:15.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The Articulated Tug-Barge combo Victory-Maumee arrived on only their second trip ever for General Mills with wheat from Superior, WI on the 14th at 3PM. They came up the Buffalo River, turned to Port in the Watson Basin, and headed into the City Ship Canal without assistance for the Frontier Elevator. There was a little bit of confusion among the deck gang about the move as they came alongside the building because the barge has to touch up, land their crew, swing out the boom, and then move ahead. The Captain got the crew straightened out on exactly which elevator they were headed for, where the receiving hopper was, and what to do on the dock with the boat over the radio. After easing in slow, they were then able to get everyone over the side OK and set up for unloading without any problems. Rain delays with the cargo discharge kept them there about 12 hours longer than expected and they finally departed at 9AM on the 16th with the tug Vermont at the stern. It was a slow, stern first tow down to the lake in a pouring rain storm but everything went fine and the big ATB dropped their tow line off Lighthouse Point as they backed out. Once in the Outer Harbor, the Vermont stayed alongside but did not assist as theVictory’s Captain used his barge’s bow thruster to wind her. Once underway for the North Entrance, he said that their next trip here would be for winter layup in a few months time. After they cleared the breakwall he called Seaway Long Point and told them that the barge was in ballast, drawing 21-feet 6-inches and that the destination was Toledo, OH. At a combined length of 815-feet, the Victory-Maumee is the longest vessel of all times in the Buffalo River or the City Ship Canal.
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