Boatnerd News – November 29, 2024

November 29, 2024

Tim S. Dool Salvage Operation Continues

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. The Groupe Ocean tugs have abandoned their efforts to pull Tim S. Dool from her strand on Crysler Island Shoal and as of this evening were heading back home to Montreal and Quebec City.

UPDATE: 11/27/2024

Tugs worked for three hours Friday trying to free the Tim S. Dool without success. After a break they will resume their efforts to free the grain-laden freighter, which had been aground near Morrisburg, ON, since Nov. 23.

The tugs on scene are Ocean Taiga, Ocean Tundra and Ocean Intrepide.

Gordon Bain, president and founder of Group Ocean, the Quebec-based marine services company, refers to the 118′ Tundra and Taiga tugs as the “Beasts”! They are considered the most powerful harbor tugs ever built in the region with 8,160 and 8,046 HP. Compare that to most Ocean tractor tugs at around 5k HP. Both have a bollard pull of more than 100 tonnes.

Janey Anderson

Toledo museum celebrates Christmas Tree Ship’s legacy

On November 23, 1912, the schooner Rouse Simmons sank while carrying Christmas trees. Known as the Christmas Tree Ship, its captain, Herman E. Schuenemann (a.k.a. “Captain Santa”), was known for giving trees to families in need.

The story of the ship’s history and captain is the inspiration behind the National Museum of the Great Lakes annual Community Giveback Event—The Christmas Tree Ship, presented by The University of Toledo Medical Center on Dec. 7. Enjoy free museum admission all day long and make memories that last a lifetime! Watch Santa arrive at the museum’s dock aboard a Geo. Gradel Co. tugboat delivering a Christmas Tree into your hands or the hands of someone in need.

Community Giveback Day Itinerary

10 AM – 5 PM: Museum Admission Free All Day

11 AM: Enjoy the East Toledo Holiday Parade

1:15 PM: Watch the Ship’s Journey to the Museum via Livestream

1:30 PM: Santa Arrives to the Museum’s Docks

1:45 – 3:45 PM: Meet and Greet with Santa

Not able to join in person? Tune into our Facebook page around 1:15 p.m. for a livestream of the ship’s journey down the Maumee River. Get a tour of the Christmas Tree Ship, learn more about the story that inspired our event, and meet the individuals onboard, including Santa!

Read more here: https://nmgl.org/event/christmas-tree-ship24/