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On September 8, 1993, the ship collided with the Lansing Shoals Light Station. There were no injuries, but the collision caused approximately $1.9 million damage to the ship and $100,000 in damage to the light. [8] On January 3, 1996, Indiana Harbor grounded in the St. Marys River and suffered an 8-foot (2.4 m) gash in the port bow. [9]
Originally Hull 1173 and nicknamed "Stubby", the ship only consisted of the bow and stern sections. It was then sailed to Erie, Pennsylvania and lengthened by over 700 feet. [2] [18] Henry Ford II, Benson Ford: 1924 First lake freighters with diesel engines. [19] Feux Follets: 1967 Last ship built with a steam turbine. Presque Isle: 1973
Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., is a shipping firm headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, operating a fleet of nine self-unloading bulk carriers on the Great Lakes transporting dry bulk cargo such as iron ore, coal and limestone.
It was sunk in 1820 when the naval station at Presque Isle was closed. Benjamin H. Brown of Rochester, New York bought all four ships in 1825, but sold them in 1836 to George Miles of Erie. [ 31 ] Miles raised the ships, planning on using them as merchant vessels .
A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a ...
Renamed as USS Presque Isle (APB-44) on 31 March 1945, she provided logistic support for the Iwo Jima campaign from 22 February to 3 March. At Saipan , she prepared for the invasion of Okinawa . At Okinawa, she participated in a diversionary landing on the southern coast on 1 April 1945, and that day rescued 188 men from LST-884 which had been ...
Two ships were running parallel with Carl D. Bradley when she passed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 4:00 a.m. on November 18. She reduced her speed sometime prior to 4:00 p.m. to 14 to 15 miles per hour (12 to 13 kn; 23 to 24 km/h). By 4:00 p.m, she was past Poverty Island with Bryan in charge of navigation and the first mate on watch. Winds were ...
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