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From what I have been able to piece together, it was either taken by the tug Capt Keith, or by another form of transportation (truck). I tried to see if there was anyone available viewing the Marine City camera that happened to see the Capt Keith heading northbound around that time, but no one ...

I read about the arrival and assembly of a new Manitowoc crane to the St. Clair Power Plant (assuming this coming Monday 6/24) and noticed the statement that the crane would arrive via ship. I am curious, which “freighter” will be transporting the crane?

It seems more logical to place the crane on ...

It doesn’t seem likely that a BBC ship would load limestone. I don’t recall ever seeing a BBC ship loading limestone anywhere on the lakes, and I have never seen a BBC vessel in Calcite. My speculation would guess that it is some sort of special project cargo/machinery. We’ll have to wait and see.

Great Republic has arrived and moored in Fraser Shipyards now, currently blocking the drydock slip. The order was supposed to be Dool > Anderson > Irvin.

Can anyone confirm if the Anderson has already been placed in drydock? If not, what is the Great Republic doing at Fraser currently?

Also note ...

I’d like to bump this back up as I am curious to hear the answer as well.

As far as I can tell from past trends, I don’t think it is always first come first serve, because it is not uncommon to see a vessel arrive somewhere where there is an empty dock, anchor, and wait, while another vessel ...

Jared brings a great point.

Appreciating a vessel for its special history (such as Anderson’s history with the Fitzgerald) is one thing, but appreciating that vessel in general for the amount of time that it may still be around, should be a no-brainer. I’m sure that all of us can agree that we ...

Guest wrote:Towed Dump Scows to Buffalo for a new owner.

Thank you all very much for answering my curiosity question.. A very unique trip, it seems, for that tug.

According to a photo on Algoma’s social media, she has already been renamed Algoterra, but still shows Louise K on AIS.

I was hoping to find some information about some traveling activity that I noticed from Heritage Marine’s tug, Helen H, last season. I understand this is quite a while afterwards, and I don’t have very specific dates, as this is just something I was curious about, and thought I’d ask.

At some ...

I assume she will be renamed and reflagged once she arrives in Halifax?

I don’t think that one could say that ASC directly regrets selling Buffalo and Adam E. Cornelius due to this incident. Maybe they are now thinking “it would be nice” if they still have those two vessels, but there was no way to predict that a tragic incident like this would’ve happened. Unlucky ...

I found something very interesting, and I thought I’d share with you all to see if there is an explaination for this.

While looking around on MarineTraffic just now, in Montreal, I found a vessel location placed in a warehouse in an industrial park next to the International Airport. To my surprise ...

How come she's being replaced by the Invincible? Does this mean that the Moore's long and interesting career has came to a close?

I think the Moore’s age is getting the best of her, and the Invincible is readily available to take over, and has many more years of life left than the Moore. I heard ...

Roger Blough just departed Superior with Conneaut as her listed destination, with an ETA of early morning on January 3rd. However it may take longer due to current weather conditions on Lake Superior.

Her last AIS position from over 4 hours ago shows that she has officially been beached.

Stephen B Roman has arrived in Aliaga anchorage, where she currently sits, awaiting to be beached. AIS is still on.
Arrival time was roughly 09:10 UTC Dec 15.

3 long and 2 short is considered a “formal salute.” The typical 1 long and 2 short is just the normal/informal captain’s salute.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the Alpena will be making a trip to the Twin Ports in the near future.

However, you can track the tentative schedule for Duluth-Superior, Two Harbors, and Silver bay using https://harborlookout.com/ships#0

Note that times are just general and they could change ...

Why did the Roman first go to Bermuda then travel to Turkey thanks
limited fuel capacity. They couldn't get from canada to turkey on a single tank

But Bermuda is way south off course?

It was determined that a southern route across the Atlantic was a much safer option for this time of year. The ...

She has showed back up on AIS, currently about 260 miles west of Casablanca.