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Duluth Guest wrote: November 20, 2024, 10:27 amShe was temporarily repaired at Thunder Bay and made the trip to Duluth under her own power with a tug escort all the way. She was drydocked in Superior, at Fraser Shipyards, where permanent repairs were made to the crack and associated framing. A slew of other non-compliance issues were also addressed at that time but she was operating on an extension to her 5 year (as well as a few other required surveys) when the stress crack opened up. There are other surveys coming due in Spring of 2025. As I understand it, even with the drydocking in Superior, Transport Canada wouldn't allow a continuance of the 1 year extension without a full drydocking survey (as well as the other overdue surveys) and satisfactory completion of the findings from them. She will likely be heading to Erie for those outstanding surveys and any work that arrises from the findings. Her fate will likely be decided after those surveys are completed and a price tag attached to the work. My $0.02.algowest wrote: November 20, 2024, 8:57 am If my memory is right on this one, Michipicoten had temporary repair done so she could make trip to Fraser/Duluth for inspection.
So permanent repairs have not been done.
Assume Fraser has winter layup work already booked, so that would be reason for Michipicoten to head to Erie for drydock and potential permanent repairs.
Frasier Shipyard confirmed publicly weeks ago that the necessary repairs were done.Guest wrote: November 20, 2024, 1:02 pm she will sit where she is until perment repairs are done. no agency is going to sign off on the temporary light plating done only so that she woul float in order to remove her from dry dock. I don't think that they would even allow her to be towed to erie especially at this time of year. I don't believe that you understand the extent of deteriation of her keelsons, floors and stringers as well as her hull plates. All of this considered, who in their right mind would sign off on this vessel in herpresent condition.
Permanent repairs were performed on the bottom plating. There wasn’t any temporary light plating.Guest wrote: November 20, 2024, 1:02 pm she will sit where she is until perment repairs are done. no agency is going to sign off on the temporary light plating done only so that she woul float in order to remove her from dry dock. I don't think that they would even allow her to be towed to erie especially at this time of year. I don't believe that you understand the extent of deteriation of her keelsons, floors and stringers as well as her hull plates. All of this considered, who in their right mind would sign off on this vessel in herpresent condition.
Thank you.Duluth Guest wrote: November 20, 2024, 10:27 amShe was temporarily repaired at Thunder Bay and made the trip to Duluth under her own power with a tug escort all the way. She was drydocked in Superior, at Fraser Shipyards, where permanent repairs were made to the crack and associated framing. A slew of other non-compliance issues were also addressed at that time but she was operating on an extension to her 5 year (as well as a few other required surveys) when the stress crack opened up. There are other surveys coming due in Spring of 2025. As I understand it, even with the drydocking in Superior, Transport Canada wouldn't allow a continuance of the 1 year extension without a full drydocking survey (as well as the other overdue surveys) and satisfactory completion of the findings from them. She will likely be heading to Erie for those outstanding surveys and any work that arrises from the findings. Her fate will likely be decided after those surveys are completed and a price tag attached to the work. My $0.02.algowest wrote: November 20, 2024, 8:57 am If my memory is right on this one, Michipicoten had temporary repair done so she could make trip to Fraser/Duluth for inspection.
So permanent repairs have not been done.
Assume Fraser has winter layup work already booked, so that would be reason for Michipicoten to head to Erie for drydock and potential permanent repairs.
She was temporarily repaired at Thunder Bay and made the trip to Duluth under her own power with a tug escort all the way. She was drydocked in Superior, at Fraser Shipyards, where permanent repairs were made to the crack and associated framing. A slew of other non-compliance issues were also addressed at that time but she was operating on an extension to her 5 year (as well as a few other required surveys) when the stress crack opened up. There are other surveys coming due in Spring of 2025. As I understand it, even with the drydocking in Superior, Transport Canada wouldn't allow a continuance of the 1 year extension without a full drydocking survey (as well as the other overdue surveys) and satisfactory completion of the findings from them. She will likely be heading to Erie for those outstanding surveys and any work that arrises from the findings. Her fate will likely be decided after those surveys are completed and a price tag attached to the work. My $0.02.algowest wrote: November 20, 2024, 8:57 am If my memory is right on this one, Michipicoten had temporary repair done so she could make trip to Fraser/Duluth for inspection.
So permanent repairs have not been done.
Assume Fraser has winter layup work already booked, so that would be reason for Michipicoten to head to Erie for drydock and potential permanent repairs.
Cuyahoga is rumored to be going to the scrap heap.Denny wrote: November 16, 2024, 6:23 pm With all the talk recently on the Michipicoten and the future for them as far as IF they will be out sailing again or not, all has been very quiet lately on the Cuyahoga from their fire this past Spring during Fit-Out at Ashtabula then. Anyone have any further news, reports along with updates and status on the Cuyahoga and Michipicoten?