Ironton was a 1,250 dwt "consort" barge built in 1873. [10] At 5:45 AM on June 3, the Roger Blough began offloading some of its taconite cargo to the SS Philip R. Clarke to lift the ship off the reef. She finally entered service on June 15th, a little over a month after the first 1,000 footer Stewart J. Cort sailed on her maiden voyage. Responders cut Roger Blough loose from the two surrounding ships in case the situation escalated. Initial Notification: On February 1, 2021, the USCG notified the NOAA SSC of an 833-foot laid-up vessel on fire in a marina. 4.7. The final Canadian laker to be built in the traditional style was the Algosoo of 1974. All posts to be in English Throughout the 1970s, engineers studied the vessel and worked out a solution to these problems. Seeing the Mississagi scrapped is a bummer, but boats wear out., It worked hard for years but salt just rots away at the innards.. Vessels owned by Lafarge Holcim, managed by Inland Lakes Management. Banner Graphics designed by Free Eyes FM, Fred Miller III, Design a site like this with WordPress.com. The U.S.-flagged Roger Blough was built in the early 1970s at the American Ship Building Co. yard in Ohio. The Roger Blough being towed downriver to a scrapyard after an engine fire. Photo courtesy of DRE Designs owner Andrea Guerriero. As of 2018 this vessel remained in service. MARIE, ON The freighter Mississagi made its final voyage this week up Lake Huron to a scrapyard in Canada, where shell be cut up and recycled after a 78-year career hauling bulk cargo around the Great Lakes. Ahoy & Farewell II. Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter. They are organized by fleet owner/operator. . A frequent visitor to the Twin Ports, the Roger Blough is a de facto resident of the port of Duluth-Superior, given its inclusion in the Great Lakes Fleet of ore boats, a nine-vessel roster operated by Key Lakes Inc., of Duluth, and owned Canadian National Railway. They attempted entry but it was so thick they had to back out.. Bow section: Keel laid Sept 3, 1968; launched Dec 21, 1968. [9] She remained aground on May 29, 2016 near Gros Cap Reefs Light with the United States Coast Guard vessel USCGCMobile Bay on station monitoring the situation and enforcing a 500-yard (460m) safety zone around the vessel. Published She returned to service for the remainder of the 1987 season. Total damage exceeded $150 million. Your session was unable to be renewed and will be . Scrap metal can be turned into anything, he said. on Sunday, Oct. 10. Initially powered by a steam engine, the vessel was converted to diesel power in 1985. Stern section: keel laid Dec 29, 1969 in dry dock; bow section joined with stern section July 25, 1970 and vessel completed in dry dock. 50th anniversary of Roger Blough fire [10], Blough died at his home in Hawley on October 8, 1985. As a young freighter, the Roger Blough, in 1975, returned from its path to search for the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald on the eastern end of Lake Superior. Mar 1, 2023 11:01 PM by Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 90. Marie. Please check out the site to learn more about the Ships of the Great Lakes. From $26.95 11oz Mug Stewart J. Cort Great Lakes Freighters -3127. Keystone officials at the time attributed the layup of the ship and two other bulk carriers, Philip R. Clarke and Edgar B. Speer, to the pandemic-related economic slowdown. Local fire stations on scene and attempting to control the fire from other vessels. The Blough was freed and departed for Sturgeon Bay under her own power on June 11, being escorted by the tug Candace Elise. Mar 1, 2023 10:34 PM by She was a frequent sight on the Saginaw River, often juxtaposed against speedboats and various sailing vessels during regular Tall Ships celebrations in Bay City. After construction on the Poe Lock began, officials at United States Steel Corporation looked to Marine Consultants & Designers of Cleveland to design a new freighter that took advantage of the increase in size limitations. The ship is owned by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. and is named for the former chairman of U.S. Steel, Roger Blough. The only locations the Blough is capable of unloading at are Gary, Indiana, and Conneaut, Ohio. Mar 1, 2023 8:15 PM by A native of Ashland, he said he knows the port of Duluth-Superior well. This is the seventh generation of the original Shipwatcher News newsletter started in 2014. Whenever there is a serious fire aboard a vessel, there is always a long . Mar 1, 2023 9:01 PM by Dietman wouldnt speculate on when the Blough would sail again. St. Clair was undergoing repairs when the fire started. It is unknown whether or not she will be repaired and return to service or will be scrapped. On October 27, 2022, the MV Roger Blough departed Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay under tow, destined for Conneaut, OH, for long term layup. Those details and others were pulled. [2], Blough grew up in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Her fleetmate Edgar B. Speer, also bound for Gary, arrived on August 9, towing the Blough side-by-side to Gary where they unloaded. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping - BoatNerd.Com www.BoatNerd.Com The Philippine Coast Guard was alerted and activated its local stations for rescue duty. Vessels owned by Occidental Chemical Corp., operated by Andrie, Inc. Blu-tak can be seen under one of the passengers when Roger Blough's driver speaks to the stationmaster. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 3980 Sherman St., Ste 100 It was found in a compartment onboard. No casualties were reported as the ship was empty and in winter layup when the fire started. 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The stern accomodations and engineering block had to be repaired and refinished, and her engines replaced, a task that added $13 Million to the project. A sunken tanker is spilling petroleum into the water off the coast of Balingawan Point, Mindoro, in the Philippines' Tayabas Bay. Once there, it could become anything from a car to a refrigerator. The ship is. Roger Blough Tribute (1972-2022) Lake Freighter Salutes & More. The ship was launched on June 3, 1972, and christened on June 5. [2] In this position, he is best known for serving as the American steel industry's principal spokesman when the industry clashed in April 1962 with President John F. Kennedy on the issue of commodity steel prices. One . Roger Bloughs crew ultimately recovered a 25-person life raft from the ill-fated ship. You like to follow the old ones around because you know their days are numbered, LeLievre said. The ferry Starlight Saturn went aground at about 1600 on Tuesday on Danajon Bank while under way from Surigao to Cebu. San Diego, CA 92110. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. ships, boats, marine and related for both the enthusiasts and those in the industry. The shipkeeper on board departed the vessel without injury. Even before Blough was launched in 1972, the ore boat was exposed to the perils of its kind. The Blough ran aground on the upper St. Marys River on May 27, 2016 near Gros Cap Reef lighthouse. Berry, Sterling P. Blough, Roger. By that point, the fire was already spreading. The temperature exceeded 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit on the 01 deck, causing firefighters boots to stick to the deck on which they were standing. As of 2018 this vessel remained in service.[14][15]. She was able to run the remainder of the season on one engine, with the blown one being replaced while she was in winter layup at the Duluth Port Terminal. Dietman said he expects to address the cause and specifics of the fire next week, saying his department concluded its investigation Thursday and is preparing its findings. Firefighters tried other ways to get into the ship, including through a cargo tunnel, but they were turned back. The lack of regulations or classification standards related to diesel oil-fired air heating furnace construction, installation, safety shutdowns, and system alarms poses a risk to life and property if the equipment is not installed and maintained to standards similar to those in place for other oil-fired equipment.. Check back often for new listings! Blackstone Capital Partners sold the fleet in 2004, being renamed Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. after ownership was transferred to the Canadian National Railway. In 1972, the group merged with March Group and the Labor Law Study Group (LLSG) to form Business Roundtable. The Blough was the second of four boats stacked and bound to one another, with the James Barker anchored to the dock, with the Blough bound to it. In 1988, majority stock in USS Great Lakes Fleet was acquired by Blackstone Capital Partners. Roger Blough entered service in 1972, a year later than expected, after a fire in its engine room left four people dead in June 1971. John F. Devendorf, 1996. Her delivery was delayed when a major fire broke out in her engine room in June 1971 . Its pretty severely affected, he said, comparing it to a similar fire at the same Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding site in 2015, when the 519-foot Alpena absorbed a similar aft-end burn which saw the vessel recovered to continue sailing. Boatwatchers converged on the St. Clair River and St. Marys River as the Mississagi departed under tow from Sarnia, Ont. Pp. 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