The incident occurred about 3:20 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard said. In an earlier post, I discussed the Atlantic Huron‘s recent collision with the central pier on the north approach to the Poe Lock last Sunday, July 5th. According to the latest reports, the vessel managed to free itself with the assistance of Kentucky and Minnesota tugboats, owned by the Great Lakes Towing Company. The ship never actually hit the wall; the large rocks that are placed where the sheet piling meets the canal floor stick out more than the sheet piling, and that’s what stopped Presque Isle.
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The 1000 Ft Paul R Tregurtha departed Duluth at 00:20 Sunday morning, Duluth Harbour said. The ship was grounded on the west side of Neebish Island in the St. Marys River channel that leads to Lake Huron.
( Log Out / The Paul R. Tregurtha is owned by Interlake Shipping Co. of Richfield, Ohio, and was carrying about 62,000 tons of coal. ( Log Out / Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ohio-based Interlake Steamship Co. owns the Tregurtha, which can carry as much as 71,000 net tons of coal, according to its website.
DULUTH – The Paul R. Tregurtha, the largest ship on the Great Lakes ran aground in Duluth Harbor just off Bayfront Festival Park around 3:20 in the afternoon on Saturday..
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It had been departing with a full load of coal when it failed to negotiate the turn toward the Aerial Lift Bridge, she said. 55802, Hearing set for possible closure of Duluth's Historic Old Central High School, Minnesota 2nd Congressional District race delayed after 3rd party candidate dies, Spirit Mountain seeks crucial aid from Duluth Council to reopen for winter season, Requests for gun permits soar in Minnesota, Cromwell woman dies in car crash near Brookston, Weekend forecast for the Northland: Foggy and cool with a chance of storms. The Duluth harbor entrance is no piece of cake; aside from the tight ship canal, vessels must negotiate a nearly 90-degree turn immediately upon entering the harbor from the canal (or prior to entering the canal when departing). In the video from the harbor cameras, smoke can be seen pouring from the tug’s stacks as the crew reversed the engines to try and stop the fully loaded vessel. There have been no reports of injury or pollution. Presque Isle re-arrived successfully on Monday afternoon and went to Duluth’s Port Terminal, where temporary repairs were conducted and she was on her way to her original destination of Gary by Tuesday night. I currently attend the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan, where I'm working to earn my Bachelor's degree in Science and Maritime Technology.
The Paul R. Tregurtha was pulled off the shore and is now undergoing inspection by the United States Coast Guard.
Luckily, the ship lost most of her speed before reaching the wall, however thanks to the fact that the vessel was fully loaded, her hull made contact with the scour stone lining the bottom of the seawall to protect and maintain it. BayWa r.e.
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The freighter Paul R. Tregurtha, carrying a full load of coal, missed its turn to head under the Aerial Lift Bridge and ran aground behind Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth on Saturday afternoon. “It went straight toward Bayfront Park.”. Although the ship is underway again, the USCG will still conduct an investigation into the incident and it will likely be a while before we know the cause of the grounding. (Keep in mind that the canal is only dredged to about 30-32 feet, and a fully loaded vessel drafts anywhere from 27-30 feet).
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Upon my graduation, I intend to begin work on a Great Lakes cargo vessel and work my way up to captain. “It was making the turn to go under the lift bridge, but it didn’t turn,” she said.
This is the third incident to have occurred on the Great Lakes in the past eight days. MN
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