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Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
Now pushing St. Marys Conquest, Bradshaw McKee arrived from Charlevoix at 18:16 Wednesday with cement for the Kinnickinnic River terminal. Bradshaw McKee spent winter at the St. Marys Cement dock with St. Marys Challenger. The pair cleared March 12 for Calumet Harbor where Bradshaw McKee switched barges before continuing to Charlevoix.
Northern Lake Huron
Cheboygan: Wednesday; 12:50 The tug Manitou departed for Port Huron. 12:54 The tug Michigan and tanker barge Great Lakes departed for Green Bay.
Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss
Cleveland: Sharon MI/Huron Spirit departed for Nanticoke at 17:40.
Nanticoke: Algonova is at Imperial Oil, Algonorth is at the Port Dover anchorage and Algocanada is due to arrive Friday morning. The Canadian icebreaker Griffon is also at the Port Dover anchorage.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The US Coast Guard IceBreaking Tug Bristol Bay arrived off Dunkirk on the 16th of March to begin working her way to Buffalo to get the American Mariner. They slowly broke ice on a North-South pattern from the US side of the ice field off Buffalo to the Canadian side and back again. The ice was very heavy and loaded with pressure ridges and wind rows. The ship sat off Wanakah on the night of the 17th with a goal of escorting the Mariner out on Monday the 21st.