Escanaba Shoal

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Re: Escanaba Shoal

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Guest wrote:Are you referring to the grounding of the John Sherwin on November 28, 1976? The shoal, "Escanaba Shoal", was referenced in the Scanner in December 1976 or January 1977. The March/April 1977 issue of Telescope does not mention an "Escanaba Shoal", it only says that she, "ran aground about a mile from Escanaba in northern Green Bay, while en-route to Ashtabula".

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegrea ... 27171T.PDF

- Brian
Yes, this is what I came across while reading through some of my, very old, marine journals I had collected in my younger years!
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Re: Escanaba Shoal

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Little Bay De Noc Buoy 8, now marks the shoal referred to.

The Shoal was created from dredge spoil from building the Ore Docks at Escanaba.

The Crane Boat Buckeye, also grounded there in the late 70's
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Re: Escanaba Shoal

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I wonder if this is the Minneapolis Shoal that is east of the main shipping lane 3 miles south of Peninsula Point?
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Re: Escanaba Shoal

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Are you referring to the grounding of the John Sherwin on November 28, 1976? The shoal, "Escanaba Shoal", was referenced in the Scanner in December 1976 or January 1977. The March/April 1977 issue of Telescope does not mention an "Escanaba Shoal", it only says that she, "ran aground about a mile from Escanaba in northern Green Bay, while en-route to Ashtabula".

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegrea ... 27171T.PDF

- Brian
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Escanaba Shoal

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I recently came across a reference to an Escanaba Shoal in an old marine journal from the 1970s. I have never heard of this, but I'm assuming it is in Lake Michigan near Escanaba as the name implies?
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