1873
1873: The M.I. MILLS (wooden propeller tug, 122 feet, 152 tons, built in 1867 at Marine City, Michigan), which sank in a collision with the bark UNADILLA on May 9, 1873, was found in 90 feet of water in Lake Huron off Sand Beach, Michigan. Plans were made to raise her at the cost of $5,000. This effort was unsuccessful, as was another abortive attempt in 1895.
1900
1900: The tug MATT HESSER was launched at Lorain, Ohio, by H.D. Root for Captain Burke of Erie.
1924
1924: PERE MARQUETTE 22 (Hull #210) was launched at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. for the Pere Marquette Railway Co.
1961
1961: The barge CLEVECO, originally lost with a crew of 22 during a December 2, 1942, storm on Lake Erie, was floated by salvagers, towed outside the shipping lanes, and intentionally sunk.
1965
1965: MARIVIKI was beached in Colla Bay near Mormugao, India, after developing leaks on a voyage from Madras, India, to Constanza, Romania. The hull later broke in two and was a total loss. The saltwater vessel dated from 1940 as a) TEMPLE INN and visited the Seaway in 1960.
1967
1967: A small fire erupted in the machine shop of the West German freighter TRANSAMERICA while a crewman was welding in Milwaukee. The blaze was soon brought under control. The ship last operated in 1978 as f) ARISTOTELES before being broken up at Gadani Beach, Pakistan.
1968
1968: The Paterson bulk carrier CANADOC, loading at the Continental Elevator in Chicago, was struck on the starboard side by the Belgian vessel TIELRODE as it passed upstream under tow. The latter returned through the Seaway as c) GEORGIOS C. in 1977 and was scrapped at Huangpu, China, as e) OPORTO in 1985.
1970
1970: ULYSSES REEFER caught fire in Toronto, resulting in an estimated $30,000 in damage. The ship first came inland in 1969 and returned as c) ITHAKI REEFER in 1972 prior to being scrapped at Blyth, Scotland, in 1973.
1989
1989: MAR CATERINA, downbound at the Snell Lock, struck the fender boom, and all Seaway navigation was temporarily delayed. The ship began Seaway trading as b) ASTORGA in 1985. As of 2012, the vessel is apparently still operating as e) ASPHALT TRADER.
Data from: Skip Gillham, Joe Barr, Dave Swayze, Russ Plumb, Mike Nicholls, Father Dowling Collection, Ahoy & Farewell II and the Great Lakes Ships We Remember series from the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Compiled by Roger LeLievre.
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- Unadilla. Peter B. Worden collection, MHSD
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- Cleveco. Peter B. Worden collection, MHSD
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- Ulysses Reefer at Chicago, 1971. Jim Bartke
