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by Mr Link
November 15, 2022, 4:25 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
Replies: 5
Views: 1230

Re: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?

The Moran Iron Works facebook page had a few photos of them loading components on the barge at Roger City recently. One of their recent newsletters mentioned that they were fabricating components for a movable bridge in Virginia. But the components don't really look like bridge components, so I have...
by Mr Link
November 14, 2022, 3:48 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?
Replies: 5
Views: 1230

Re: Tug Sarah Dann/Barge?

Are you sure it delivered something? The photos I saw of it online coming up the Seaway sure looked like the barge was empty. And Moran Iron Works was hauling stuff to the port from Onaway in the past few days. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10166528383320398&set=pcb.10160428602378656
by Mr Link
November 5, 2022, 3:52 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: How do you find out what container a tracked item ends up on
Replies: 2
Views: 532

Re: How do you find out what container a tracked item ends up on

So if your item has a tracking number, it tells you the basics; where it’s last been scanned and it’s ultimate destination… but is there a way to determine which container your item ends up in along its travel stages or even which cargo ship? I’ve seen online that you can track cargo ships in real ...
by Mr Link
November 4, 2022, 2:16 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: DTE Speeds Coal Exit
Replies: 13
Views: 1131

Re: DTE Speeds Coal Exit

In a related question, how come the DTE powerplant's dock in Monroe was never dredged to a full depth of 28+ feet? Its not just the dock area. Western Lake Erie is shallow so you have to go out roughly 10 miles to find 28 feet of water. The USACE project depth for Monroe 21 feet, a number that only...
by Mr Link
October 23, 2022, 4:40 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: wave height buoys
Replies: 8
Views: 1064

Re: wave height buoys

How deep is the water where these wave buoys are located and how far from shore are they? Do all great lakes have them? Thank you in advance. I think the map below shows the location of most buoys on the Great Lakes that measure and report wave heights. If you zoom in at particular locations you ca...
by Mr Link
October 21, 2022, 1:42 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: American Spirit at Algoma
Replies: 12
Views: 2088

Re: American Spirit at Algoma

When will Algoma no longer need taconite? Past articles stated that the two electric arc furnaces are expected to come online in 2024 with a transition period thereafter. Initially they were hoping for 70% of the production to be from the EAF's by 2026. However, I think that initial estimate for a ...
by Mr Link
October 21, 2022, 4:04 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: wave height buoys
Replies: 8
Views: 1064

Re: wave height buoys

How can you mesure wave hights If you are wondering how buoys measure wave heights, they use electrical sensors called accelerometers. They measure the vertical acceleration of the buoy. And if you ever took a calculus class, you may recall that if you integrate acceleration once, you get velocity,...
by Mr Link
October 20, 2022, 2:19 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Intregrity / G.L. Ostrander
Replies: 1
Views: 501

Intregrity / G.L. Ostrander

The ATB Intregrity/G.L. Ostrander and the Alpena cement plant were shown for a couple of brief moments on the NBC Nightly News Tuesday Oct 18th but not for good reasons. Stock footage of various Lafarge facilities around the world was used to illustrate a news item about Lafarge pleading guilty to s...
by Mr Link
October 14, 2022, 3:09 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Saginaw
Replies: 3
Views: 1140

Re: Saginaw

They hit a seawall in the Calumet River in September 2020. What you saw were the repairs done in Toledo a few days later. USCG Incident Report: https://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/IIRSearchResults.aspx?ActID=ZTJ/7SGhS8g= Recent photo by Michael Hull: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10221031517474671&...
by Mr Link
October 13, 2022, 7:26 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Roger Blough future
Replies: 68
Views: 12988

Re: Roger Blough future

To Guest from UK and Mr Link....I think we talked about this before but what is your take on the insurance situation for the Blough....thanks guys Marine insurance is a topic of great mystery to me, so I'll be of no help explaining it. I do recall that 20 some years ago the railroad side of Canadia...
by Mr Link
October 6, 2022, 11:13 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Mark W. Barker in Monroe
Replies: 8
Views: 1031

Re: Mark W. Barker in Monroe

Loading gypsum for Port Colborne Hi Roger, Looking at an image of the area where the Mark W. Barker is docked, there's several silo structures at the dock where she's currently moored.but I don't see a pile of gypsum. Is the gypsum being loaded from the silos, or are they being trucked in and loade...
by Mr Link
September 25, 2022, 10:49 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Posting Photos
Replies: 2
Views: 486

Re: Posting Photos

Tugs in Muskegon July 2022. Barbara Andrie and Rebecca Lynn plus Sarah Andrie, Colleen and Katie G. McAllister (not sure which is which).
by Mr Link
September 25, 2022, 10:37 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Posting Photos
Replies: 2
Views: 486

Posting Photos

Just confirming that the option to post photos on these boards is functional once again. Use the "Attachements" tab, and be sure to wait for the photo to completely load. The "Status" will turn into a check mark once the photo has been loaded. Photo is of the Mark Barker on July ...
by Mr Link
September 21, 2022, 11:46 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Work and Rescue Boats
Replies: 1
Views: 568

Work and Rescue Boats

Something that I have never really paid attention to until recently is which vessels carry work boats (skiffs) and rescue boats. They don't seem to be present on most of the 1000 footers (other than on the Presque Isle barge). Most seem to only carry a lifeboat and life rafts. But many of the smalle...
by Mr Link
September 10, 2022, 12:14 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Port Gypsum / VHF 69
Replies: 4
Views: 824

Re: Port Gypsum / VHF 69

Denny, National Gypsum owns both the dock at Port Gypsum and the plant in Waukegon. US Gypsum's dock was called Port Alabaster. Their mine is very much still active but all product goes out by truck now. A third company, Lime and Gypsum Products is also selling gypsum from the area. They are located...
by Mr Link
September 8, 2022, 11:09 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: 1800s Iron Ore Shipment Statistics
Replies: 2
Views: 407

Re: 1800s Iron Ore Shipment Statistics

The US Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors publication "Transportation on the Great Lakes: Series 1" (which was published in at least three editions-1926, 1930 and 1937) has data on Lake Superior ore shipments back to 1855. Although that is not the entire Great Lakes, I believe that ...
by Mr Link
August 25, 2022, 2:03 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: cn railcar ferry
Replies: 4
Views: 833

Re: cn railcar ferry

Canadian National has been affiliated with the ferry Georges Alexandre Lebel since about 1975 but the Great Lakes Fleet colors were only applied about 7 years ago. Prior to that it had a dark blue hull, white cabins, and green lettering. Ironically the ship was initially operated by a company affili...
by Mr Link
August 25, 2022, 1:47 am
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Duluth Lift Bridge Bell
Replies: 2
Views: 1521

Re: Duluth Lift Bridge Bell

Strictly a guess, but many movable highway bridges use railroad crossing gate equipment to operate their gates, lights and bells. And more and more states are allowing railroad crossings to sound their bells only when the gates are going down. The bells then turn off and don't sound for the remainin...
by Mr Link
August 1, 2022, 3:50 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: Lee A/Kaye E first trip?
Replies: 4
Views: 944

Re: Lee A/Kaye E first trip?

Just to confuse matters more, the July/August Telescope (page 100) implies that the Lee Tregurtha sailed from the "Ford Basin" (I assume River Rouge) to Fraser (Superior) under the its new name. I assume this was a non-revenue run done sometime in March or April. https://images.maritimehis...
by Mr Link
July 14, 2022, 2:23 pm
Forum: Information Search
Topic: new container service from halifax
Replies: 2
Views: 893

Re: new container service from halifax

According to this article, it sounds like an opportunity came up which changed Doornekamp Lines plans a bit. They had purchased the small containership Peyton Lynn C. for their proposed Halifax to Picton service. But shortly after the vessel's purchase, Spliethoff offered to charter the vessel long ...