Isle Royale Queen cancels remainder of 2022 season
ISLE ROYALE, MI – The Isle Royale Queen posted on Facebook Friday morning that they will be canceling the rest of their 2022 season.
According to the post, the Isle Royale Queen IV needs a minor hull repair and under Unites States Coast Guard restrictions, they are unable to sail until the repair is complete.
The post says, “If you have a reservation with us, you have received an email about how refunds will be issued. If you have a loved one on Isle Royale, rest assured that we are working closely with the National Park Service to get those folks back to the mainland. They should be able to get off the island fairly quickly.”
Isle Royale Line, Inc. said that the decision to cancel their season was difficult but that they must put the safety of their crew and passengers first.
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World Ship Society report of casualties, demolitions
Vessels with a Great Lakes / Seaway connection reported as a casualty or sold for demolition. Taken from September 2022 issue of Marine News – Journal of the World Ship Society.
Casualty: * indicates a total loss
MOAMAEU * (7915929) (Shilla Sprinter-12, Cape Hatteras-05, Captain Frank Medina-01 – 1st Seaway passage 1980 on maiden trip from Peterson Builders Inc – Sturgeon Bay) 1,803 /1980 – Kiribati flag fishing vessel owned by Sill & Co Ltd., South Korea collided with another fishing vessel, VIVA FAFA No707 (9035254) 1,735 / 1992, on 8/6/2022 190 miles NE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea. She sank and the 31 crew were rescued by the other ship, which sustained serious bow damage
Sold for Demolition:
CAMILLA D (8100585) (Camilla Desgagnés -17 – 1st seaway passage – 2004, Camilla-04) – 10,085 / 1982 – Ro-Ro cargo ship by Moderate Trading, Cyprus, to Triveni Shipbreakers, India and arrived Alang 18.05.2022. Scrapping commenced 28.02.2022
Report prepared by Barry Andersen & René Beauchamp
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Breaks Ground On New Facility
Great Lakes shipbuilding and repair giant, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, broke ground on a new 19,000 sq. ft. machine shop at their Sturgeon Bay location today.
Inside the future 300-ft. long building, shipbuilders will have access to two overhead cranes capable of lifting 5 and 30 tons, respectively. At the other end of the building there will be offices, restrooms, a lunchroom and a tool room. The facility will primarily support Bay’s repair business.
Read the full article at this link: https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/fincantieri-bay-shipbuilding-breaks-ground-on-new-facility/
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U.S. National Park Service awards Wisconsin Maritime Museum preservation grant
MANITOWOC, WI – On Sept. 9, 2022, the U.S. National Park Service announced that the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI. has been awarded a preservation grant of $500,000 for a future dry docking of its World War II submarine U.S.S. Cobia.
The grant was one of 80 preservation and collection projects funded by the latest round of the National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures grant program.
In total, $24.25 million to projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia were awarded by the Park Service in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services today.
Also among the recently announced grants was $413,709 to the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, R.I. for a preservation project involving the historic General Burnside Building and $500,000 to the Pacific Fleet Memorial Association, Inc. of Honolulu, Hawaii for dry docking of the World War II submarine U.S.S. Bowfin.
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Danish Sail Training Ship Strikes Great Lakes-built LCS at Baltimore Pier
On Sunday, a Danish sail training ship sustained minor damage in an allision with the littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul at a pier in Baltimore, Maryland.
According to local media, the Danish training ship Danmark was under tow by two tugs when she struck some pilings alongside the pier. The Danmark then carried on and made contact with the hull of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
“No U.S. Navy personnel were injured and no serious damage sustained onboard USS Minneapolis St. Paul (LCS 21),” a Navy spokesperson said in a statement.
The Navy said that the casualty was part of an otherwise “fantastic” fleet week in Baltimore.
A video of the scene shows that a boom on the stern of the sailing ship contacted the lifelines on the Minneapolis-Saint Paul’s bow, breaking several. An aerial photo provided by a bystander appears to show that the sailing ship’s stern made contact with the LCS’ stem as well.
Baltimore’s fleet week has proceeded as planned in other respects. The event includes ship tours, flyovers, displays, and Fleet Week festivals at multiple locations throughout Baltimore. The event continues through Tuesday.
Other vessels in port for fleet week include the amphib USS Carter Hall, fast transport USNS Newport, Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel HMCS Moncton, and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC James Rankin. More than 2,300 servicemembers are expected to participate.
Danmark is a classic 1933-built full-rigged sail training ship operated by the Danish Maritime Authority. She operates with a student crew of 80 and serves as a training platform and as an overseas ambassador for Danish maritime.
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the most recently-delivered vessel in the ill-starred Freedom-class series of littoral combat ships. She is one of six Freedom LCS hulls not listed for early retirement.
U.S. Brig Niagara ends 2022 sailing season
Saturday marked the end of the sailing season for the U.S. Brig Niagara.
Forty daysail students participated in a trip around the Bayfront and out to the lake for an educational program.
The students learned about the Battle of Lake Erie and the building of the fleet dating back to 1813.
The captain of the daysail said that this season required all hands on deck, but he is proud of his crew that pulled together to make it possible.
“We have a great group of volunteers. We have a great staff, and because all of them were able to do this and I want to thank them and say how proud I am of all the work that’s gone into this sailing season,” said William Sabatini, Captain of U.S. Brig Niagara.
Sabatini said that Saturday was an appropriate day to close out the sailing season for the Niagara as it marks the 209th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.
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