by hausen » November 13, 2017, 11:28 am
garbear wrote:Probably was a lot earlier, but I remember one of the Interlake boats hitting one of the piers as she was departing, and she took on water. Seems like it was either the Beeghly or Sherwin, but I don't remember the particulars.
It was the
Beeghly. From Boatnerd's
Hon. James L. Oberstar history page.:
The Charles M. Beeghly sailed at the end of April 1981 with her first cargo as a self-unloader: 26,751 tons (27,181 mt) of iron ore delivered on May 3 to Bethlehem Steel's Lackawanna Dock at Buffalo, NY. Due to a downturn in the economy, the Charles M. Beeghly remained in lay-up at Superior, WI through the 1982 and 1983 seasons. Attempting to return to service on April 17th, 1984, the large self-unloader became caught in heavy ice and, with the unwanted assistance of some unusual currents, was driven crossways in the shipping channel with her stern hitting the breakwall. The stern was extensively damaged above the water line and after many hours of hard work, tugs finally freed the laker returning her to the Fraser Shipyard for repair. The Beeghly returned to service on May 14.
[quote="garbear"]Probably was a lot earlier, but I remember one of the Interlake boats hitting one of the piers as she was departing, and she took on water. Seems like it was either the Beeghly or Sherwin, but I don't remember the particulars.[/quote]
It was the [i]Beeghly[/i]. From Boatnerd's [url=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/oberstar.htm][b][u]Hon. James L. Oberstar history page.[/u][/b][/url]:
[quote]The Charles M. Beeghly sailed at the end of April 1981 with her first cargo as a self-unloader: 26,751 tons (27,181 mt) of iron ore delivered on May 3 to Bethlehem Steel's Lackawanna Dock at Buffalo, NY. Due to a downturn in the economy, the Charles M. Beeghly remained in lay-up at Superior, WI through the 1982 and 1983 seasons. Attempting to return to service on April 17th, 1984, the large self-unloader became caught in heavy ice and, with the unwanted assistance of some unusual currents, was driven crossways in the shipping channel with her stern hitting the breakwall. The stern was extensively damaged above the water line and after many hours of hard work, tugs finally freed the laker returning her to the Fraser Shipyard for repair. The Beeghly returned to service on May 14.[/quote]