Port Reports - January 19
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St. Marys River
USCG Mackinaw was working with the tug Anglian Lady in the vicinity of Four Mile Beach in the lower river on Wednesday. The tug tied up at the Purvis Dock later in the day. The Mackinaw was on station in Munuscong Lake.
Thessalon, Ont.
CSL Assiniboine was docked on Wednesday night. Her AIS reads “Home Sweet Home.”
Mackinac Straits
Walter J. McCarthy Jr. was westbound ender the bridge Wednesday evening, headed for lay up in Sturgeon Bay.
Escanaba, Mich.
Joseph H. Thompson arrived Wednesday to either load or lay up.
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Daniel Lindner
After difficulties getting through thick ice in the bay of Green Bay, James R. Barker arrived mid-afternoon on Thursday with assistance from the Selvick tug fleet and laid up for the winter at Bay Shipbuilding. Cason J. Callaway also arrived for layup, coming in via the ship canal from Lake Michigan. The tug William C. Gaynor is now under Selvick ownership.
Milwaukee, Wis.
John B. Aird was unloading salt Wednesday.
Indiana Harbor, Ind.
Joseph L. Block was unloading ore at Arcelor/Mittal Wednesday.
Lake Huron / Detroit – Dan McNeil
On Wednesday evening, the tug Manitou was downbound in lower Lake Huron heading for her home dock in Port Huron at Malcolm Marine. It appears her icebreaking assignment is finished in Alpena. She has sent the last few weeks breaking ice and assisting the Lafarge Cement barges and their tugs as well as the Alpena into the loading dock at Lafarge. The tug Samuel de Champlain with the cement barge Innovation arrived at Lafarge Cement dock in Detroit Wednesday. She was still at the dock Wednesday evening, and could possibly be there for winter lay up with a storage load of cement. Algosteel was still in Detroit Wednesday night.
Toledo, Ohio – Jim Hoffman
American Integrity was headed in at the CSX#2 Dock early Wednesday afternoon for lay up. Her AIS destination read “Tony Packos,” which is the name of the town’s Hungarian restaurant made famous in TV’s “M*A*S*H.”
Huron, Ohio – Jim Hoffman
Sam Laud arrived for winter layup on Wednesday afternoon.
Erie, Pa. – Gene Polaski
CSL Niagara arrived on Wednesday after spending the night at anchor off Presque Isle State Park peninsula. Some time was spent breaking ice, including at the pier it was to dock for the winter. After breaking ice, it backed out into the bay, turned around, and backed into the old ore dock to be secured for the rest of the winter.
Source - Boatnerd.com