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The collision created a 7 by 4 feet (2.1 by 1.2 m) gash in the hull causing the engine room to flood. The ship partially sank with the stern resting on the bottom in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In February 2013, a federal jury awarded American Steamship Company (ASC) $4.7 million for repairs and lost profits in their lawsuit against ...
2 x SEMT Pielstick, 16PC2V-400 four stroke, single acting V-16, 7,100 bhp (5,300 kW) each MV Roger Blough is a ship built in 1972 by American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio . She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes .
Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes of North America. These vessels are traditionally called boats, although classified as ships. [1] [2] Freighters typically have a long, narrow hull, a raised pilothouse, and the engine located at the rear of the ship.
MV American Century is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1981 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and included self-unloading technology.
MV Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
The Lorain, Ohio Yard served as the main facility of the company after World War II and to this day five of the 13 separate 1,000 ft (300 m) ore carriers on the Great Lakes were built in Lorain, including the M/V Paul R. Tregurtha which is the largest vessel on the Great Lakes (1,013'06" long). Built in 1898, the Lorain Yard quickly grew in ...
It has a carrying capacity of 2,105,527 cubic feet (59,621.9 m 3), has a 280-foot (85 m) unloading boom and is capable of unloading 11,200 NT/hr. [3] This is a maximum load of about 74,100 tons. [4] The ship has five cargo holds, [3] but 20 hatches which are 28 by 11 feet (8.5 by 3.4 m). The hatches are significantly smaller than other large ...
M/V Burns Harbor is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.