Weather delays vessels on Lake Superior
With a strong westerly gale blowing on Lake Superior, a number of boats went to anchor Thursday to wait out the weather. John G. Munson for Duluth Superior was off of Baraga MI. Indiana Harbor for Silver Bay, Mesabi Miner for Duluth Superior and Walter J McCarthy for Two Harbors were anchored off of the Portage Entry on the east side of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Victory / Maumee for Duluth Superior were anchored in Bete Grise Bay on the north east end of the Keweenaw. Edwin H Gott for Two Harbors and Presque Isle for Duluth were anchored south of Whitefish Point. Stewart J Cort for Duluth-Superior was anchored in the upper St. Marys River off Brimley.
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Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund
Duluth Entry: Avonborg departed at 21:59 (CST) Tuesday night with beet pulp pellets for an overseas port. Algoma Transport arrived at 12:29 Thursday afternoon to unload salt at Envirotech-Hallett #8. As of Thursday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Depending on improving weather conditions, the Duluth entry may be busy with vessel traffic Friday. John G. Munson is estimated to arrive early Friday afternoon with limestone for CN-Hallett #5. Mesabi Miner is expected early afternoon as well, but to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. may anchor out waiting to load after the Miner Friday evening. Finally, Presque Isle is expected Friday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5.
Superior Entry: Joseph L. Block departed at 19:38 (CST) Tuesday night with iron ore pellets for Burns Harbor. As of Thursday afternoon, Algoma Transport was unloading at Envirotech-Hallett #8. Again, depending on improving weather conditions, Stewart J. Cort is expected early Friday afternoon to load iron ore pellets at BNSF. Victory/Maumee are expected Friday night for the same purpose.
Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney
Two Harbors saw the arrival of the Spruceglen on 11/18 at 14:40 after being anchored off Duluth waiting on weather. Anchored off Whitefish Pt. waiting on weather on 11/18 is the Edwin H. Gott for Two Harbors. The Great Republic got underway off Duluth on 11/18 for Gary after waiting on weather. As of 17:30 on 11/18 the Jame R. Barker was still stopped off Duluth after loading in Two Harbors. Northshore Mining in Silver Bay saw the departure of the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader on 11/18 at 04:30. Due Silver Bay is the Indiana Harbor. As of 17:30 on 11/18 she is anchored in Keweenaw Bay waiting on weather.
Thunder Bay, ON
Thursday; 8:31 Algoma Compass departed for the Soo Locks. 12:37 the saltie Vitosha shifted to Viterra A to finish loading grain.15:34 Radcliffe R Latimer departed for the Soo locks.
Milwaukee, WI – MKE Marine Reports
GL Ostrander/Integrity arrived from Alpena at 8:04 Thursday (11/18) with cement for Lafarge. Federal Rideau was still loading grain at COFCO.
Northern Lake Huron
Alpena: Tuesday; 21:42 G L Ostrander / Integrity departed for Milwaukee.
Stoneport: Tuesday; 21:33 Manitoulin departed for Sombra.
Calcite:Tuesday; 21:12 Lee A Tregurtha departed for Ashtabula. 20:18 H Lee White arrived to load limestone and departed Wednesday at 10:33 for Buffington. 10:48 Presque Isle arrived to load limestone and departed Thursday at 10:34 for Duluth Superior. 10:49 John J Boland arrived to load limestone.
Port Dolomite: Tuesday; 18:24 John G Munson departed for Duluth Superior. Wednesday; 4:24 Manitowoc arrived to load limestone. 4:30 Calumet arrived and went to anchor. 15:03 Manitowoc departed for Lorain. Calumet weighed anchor and proceeded to the dock to load limestone and departedThursday at 9:19 for Windsor. 13:21 Sam Laud arrived to load limestone.
Drummond Island: Tuesday; 20:04 Cuyahoga arrived to load limestone and departed Wednesday for Sombra. 11:45 Dorothy Ann / Pathfinder arrived to load limestone and departed at 23:13 for the Saginaw River.
Meldrum Bay: Wednesday; 9:54 Laura L Van Enkevort / Joseph H Thompson arrived to load limestone and departed at 21:45 for Marysville.
Spragge Harbour: Thursday; 14:00 John D Leitch arrived and went to anchor.
Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas
Algoma Buffalo cleared.006am Thursday downbound for Ashtabula Ohio with salt. Federal Emms arrived 7.33am Thursday and at elevators. Emms’ 1st appearance this season in Goderich. Saginaw arrived 10.15am Thursday., also pulled up to elevators Saginaw’s second appearance this season.
Lake Erie Ports for Thursday – Bill Kloss
Monroe: American Century arrived at 00:53 with a partial load of coal for DTE. Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived at 14:09. Paul R. Tregurtha is anchored in Lake Erie.
Kingsville: Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 arrived from Calcite at 00:12 to unload at Southwestern Sales. She left for Monroe at 10:22.
Sandusky: Blair McKeil is at Norfolk Southern. Lee A. Tregurtha arrived at 00:29 and anchored in Lake Erie.
Cleveland: Assisted by G tug Pennsylvania, Olive L. Moore/ Menominee departed for Stoneport at 10:38. American Courage arrived at 13:08 to unload stone at RiverDock. Herbert C. Jackson is on a shuttle.
Nanticoke: Algoscotia and Algoma Hansa are at Imperial Oil. Algocanada is still at anchor.
Anchored in Lake Erie due to weather are CSL Assiniboine, Algoma Strongfield, American Mariner, Ojibway, Atlantic Huron, Algoma Equinox, Algoma Buffalo, CSL Welland and Manitowoc.
Buffalo, NY – Brian Wroblewski
The USCG ice breaking tug Bristol Bay arrived with her buoy barge CGB 12001 at 9AM on November 18th. They tied up at the Visiting Ship’s Dock to wait out some nasty weather before starting their work in the harbor. American Mariner was due for General Mills at 10PM on the 18th, but due to high winds, the captain decided to head for Long Point Bay and drop the hooks in the Port Dover anchorage for the night. Five other boats were all anchored there in a big horseshoe shape spread out over a few miles. That was probably a good idea because waves were crashing over the breakwall here and the water levels were way up from the lake seiche effect of the stiff wind.
Seaway – Rene Beauchamp
New ocean-going merchant ships expected in the Seaway: Bogdan, IMO 9905710) destination Hamilton and Trent Navigator (IMO 9631369) dest. Ashtabula. Currently in the Seaway is the KOM (OMI 9905708) bound for Hamilton. To be confirmed, the Greta, OMI 9344382, the Celina, OMI 9368326 that we have already seen with the names BBC Rio Grande and Clipper Macau and the Federal Fraser, OMI 9866744.
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