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Thunder Bay, ON
Tuesday, March 23 18:00 CCGS Samuel Risley arrived to conduct ice operations.
St. Marys River – Roger Lelievre
McKeil Marine’s Harvest Spirit was upbound in the lower river Tuesday night headed for the Purvis Dock in Sault, ON, to load steel coils. She was assisted by CCGS Griffon and USCG Katmai Bay. Purvis tugs Anglian Lady and Wilfred M. Cohen retrieved the barge Ironmaster from Lime Island, where she spent the winter, and the three were also upbound for Soo, ON, however they stopped for the night behind Neebish Island along with the Griffon. Katmai Bay hove to in the ice at Nine Mile for the night.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Monroe: Sharon M1/Huron Spirit is in port.
Toledo: Edgar B. Speer departed late Monday night for Two Harbors.
Sandusky: American Mariner arrived from Buffalo at 09:32 to load coal at Norfolk Southern.
Nanticoke: Algocanada and Algonorth are still at Imperial Oil.
Ashtabula: Michipicoten arrived from layup in Erie at 17:31.
Erie: Michipicoten departed for Ashtabula at 14:11.