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| 3/23 - Sarnia Lay-up Fleet Saturday - BoatNerd Staff | ||||
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3/23 - Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay working to finish off maintenance on the boats while in layup. With the shipping season reopening, many of the boats appeared ready to leave. - Matt Ludvigson |
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 Philip R. Clarke releases steam. |
 Wilfred Sykes ready for the season. |
 The new Arcelor Mittal logo decorates her stack. |
 Snowmobilers find the ice in the channel thick enough to observe the boats. |
 Kaye E. Barker with anchors hoisted and the Charles M. Beeghly. |
 The Selvick tugs, ready to perform their duties. |
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| 3/23 - Season opening traffic passing Algonac State Park - Don Detloff |
 CSL Assiniboine down bound |
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 Cason J. Callaway up bound |
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| 3/23 - Malcolm Marine's tug Manitou getting ready to depart Manitowoc, WI, with load of pipe bound for Montreal. - Diane L. Hasler |
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3/23 - A floating bollard in the lock wall along the Danube River in Romania. This is a better solution to the ‘vacuum idea’ of maintaining a ship’s position in a lock. - Robert Sapita |
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3/23 - Historical Perspective - USCGC Westwind - Jim Byrne
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 Westwind up bound in the upper Livingstone Channel, Detroit River. April, 1977 |
 Stern view , upbound approaching Lights 25 and 26, Livingstone Channel, Detroit River. Note old Light structure at LT 25. |
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3/22 - Opening Day at the Welland Canal - Phil Nash |
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 Tug Vigilant 1 waiting in Lock 7. |
 Vigilant 1 departing Lock 7 upbound. |
 Vigilant 1 outbound from Lock 7 approaching the CSL Tadoussac who is waiting to lock down bound. |
 Canadian Progress being raised in Lock 7. |
 The bow of Canadian Progress along with some ice. |
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 Gates are opening. |
 Flags on the bow of the Progress. |
 Progress departs Lock 7 along with some ice as workers start the bubbling system in front of the ship to help clear the ice. |
 Along for the ride with the ice were several pieces of lumber probably left over from the lock's winter maintenance. |
 Relaying to the bridge the distances as they head out of the lock. |
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 Stern of the Progress. |
 The Calumet wintering at Wharf 11 in the Welland Canal, recently received a new paint scheme as she was the former David Z. |
 Tugs Petite Forte and Sea Eagle II tied up at Wharf 17 in Port Colborne, Ontario. |
 Remains of the Windoc at Port Colborne. |
 Tug John Spence and Barge McAsphalt 401 at Port Colborne. |
 Night shot of the Tug Petite Forte. |
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3/22 - Ice breakers CCGS Martha L. Black and USCGC Penobscot Bay working the St. Lawrence River - Ron Beaupre |
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 Martha L. Black |
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 Penobscot Bay |
 Stern view |
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 Speer alongside Sturgeon Bay shipyard. |
 Construction of the Petrochem Producer continues astern of the Kaministiqua in the dry dock. |
 A section of the Petrochem Producer being lowered into the dock. |
 Petrochem Producer & the Kaministiqua sharing the dock. |
 Ice filled bow thruster tunnel. |
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 Just about ready to start painting |
 The Second Mate gives some scale to the picture. He is 6'7". |
 A good view of her Kort nozzle. |
 No time is lost in stripping the colors off of her. But spots of her original Saskatchewan Pioneer yellow still show through on the bulwarks. |
 Former Voyageur Pioneer ready to start a new life. |
 Good by Voyageur Pioneer. Hello Kaministiqua |
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