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          ***FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 – 1400 REPORT***  

NOTE: This is the last day I will be doing the current Detroit Vessel 
Passages.  Those wishing to keep in touch may contact me at the following email 
address: awwordynerdy AT yahoo DOT com.  

Here’s wishing everyone a Happy Labor Day holiday weekend!


    UP: 
1) Pretty blue tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge A-397, bound for Indiana Harbor, IN, 
were at the Salt Dock at 1050.

2) Plucky tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Pt. Inland, MI, were at 
X-32 at 1238 & are due at the Salt Dock at 1418.

3) Speedy tanker ALGOSAR, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at X-32 at 1245 & is due at 
the Salt Dock a bit behind the Victory. 

4) The lovely & graceful steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Duluth, MN to load 
taconite at DM&IR, was at X-32 at 1251 & is due at the Salt Dock a bit behind 
the Algosar. 

5) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for the A.B. McLean Export Dock in Sault 
Ste. Marie, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1106 & is due at Det R Lt at 1406.


    DOWN:
6) Hard-working tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for 
Cleveland, OH, were at the SE Shoal at 1017.

7) Mighty CUYAHOGA, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1310 
& is due at the SE Shoal at 1700.

8) The very lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Huron, OH with stone 
from Stoneport, MI, was at the Crib at 1354 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 
1459.

9) Pretty salty ISADORA, bound for Montreal, QC with grain from CHS 1 in 
Duluth, MN, should be at the Salt Dock around 1645.

10) Mighty salty VANCOUVERBORG, bound for La Coruna, Spain with beet pulp 
pellets from General Mills in Duluth, MN, should be at the Salt Dock around 
1705.


   OTHER:
11) Plucky tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, one of my all-time favorite 
tugs, are at Sterling Marine Fuels in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for Oshawa, ON is 
0400 tomorrow.

12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge after being at 
Zug Island & Nicholson’s Ecorse earlier in the day.

15) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT are unloading cement from 
Bowmanville, ON at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Their ETD to head back to 
Bowmanville is 1830. 

16) Very blue tug REBECCA LYNN dropped off barge A-397 at her dock in the Rouge 
at 1105.  Their ETD for Monroe, MI is 1105 tomorrow.  The tug is on her way out 
of the Rouge.

17) Salty BBC LOUISIANA is at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 1307.  She’ll be there 
2 days, then will head to Duluth, MN to load grain at CHS 1. 

18) Pretty USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are at their dock at BASF in 
Wyandotte, MI.

19) Plucky tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer 
Channel. 

20) Big tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are in Monroe, MI.  their next stop 
is Calcite, MI.

          ***THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

NOTE: This is the last week I will be doing the current Detroit Vessel 
Passages, as I will no longer be working at this office after Friday, 9/4/09.  
Those wishing to keep in touch may contact me at the following email address: 
awwordynerdy AT yahoo DOT com.  

It has been mostly a pleasure ;-) to do the passages.  Here’s wishing everyone 
the best!


    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 
1123.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

2) Tug AVENGER IV & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1142.

3) The ALGOSOO (Algoshakesalot), bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1254.

4) The ALGOISLE, bound for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay, MN, was at the Salt 
Dock at 1309.

5) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Munising, MI with coal (I think) from Toledo, 
OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1314.  She also refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.  
[Note to the fellow chatting with Sam at the Westocott this morning: The TN 
Boatnerds are Danny & Theresa, & I’d be happy to drink beer at Mission Point 
with y’all next E-Day – I’ll be bringing some of my homebrewed Mission Point 
Maple Porter. =)] 

6) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was at the SE 
Shoal at 1225 & is due at Det R Lt at 1545.


    DOWN:
7) Tug WILLIAM J. MOORE & barge McCLEARY’S SPIRIT, bound for Quebec City, QC, 
were at Det R Lt at 0917 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1330.

8) Mighty AMERICAN CENTURY, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from 
the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, lightered at the power 
plant at St. Clair, MI & was at Det R Lt at 1034.

9) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Toronto, ON, was at Station Belle Isle 
at 1300 & is due at Grassy at 1405.

10) Plucky tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for the old Mistersky 
Power Station/Warner Petroleum Dock, were at the Crib at 1302 & are due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1427.

11) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, 
MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1330.

12) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for the Springwells 
Lafarge Dock with cement from Alpena, MI, should be at the Salt Dock around 
1530.


   OTHER:
13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge after being at 
Zug Island & Nicholson’s Ecorse earlier in the day.

16) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT are unloading cement from 
Bowmanville, ON at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Their ETD to head back to 
Bowmanville is 1830 tomorrow. 

17) Salty BBC LOUISIANA is at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 1307.  She’ll be there 
3 days, then will head to Duluth, MN. 

18) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER were working in the upper Livingstone 
Channel near DL 23.

19) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer Channel. 

20) Tug MOHAWK is in Monroe, MI. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 – 1835 REPORT***  

NOTE: This is the last week I will be doing the current Detroit Vessel 
Passages, as I will no longer be working at this office after Friday, 9/4/09.  
Those wishing to keep in touch may contact me at the following email address: 
awwordynerdy AT yahoo DOT com.  

It has been mostly a pleasure ;-) to do the passages.  Here’s wishing everyone 
the best!


    UP: 
1) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, bound for Two Harbors, MN, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1421.

2) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at the Salt 
Dock at 1524.  She stopped at Imperial for fuel. 

3) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was 
at the Salt Dock at 1559.

4) Lovely LEE. A. TREGURTHA, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from CSX 
in Toledo, OH, was at X-32 at 1830 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1955.

5) Salty KONINGSBORG, bound for Duluth, MN to load grain at CHS 1, was at 
Grassy at 1804 & is due at the Crib at 2019.

6) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Milwaukee, WI, departed Sterling Marine Fuels at 
1814 & is due at the Crib at 2049.

7) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Duluth, MN with cement from Clarkson, 
ON, then to DM&IR to load taconite, was at Grassy at 1828 & is due at the Crib 
at 2050.

8) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1528 & is due at Det R Lt at 1838.

9) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in 
the Rouge with cement from Bowmanville, ON, were at the SE Shoal at 1758 & are 
due at Det R Lt at 2150.

10) The ALGOSOO, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 0315.

11) The ALGOISLE, bound for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay, MN, is due at the 
SE Shoal at 0330.


    DOWN:
12) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1313.

13) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Quebec City, QC with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1800 & is due at the SE Shoal at 2110.

14) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Conneaut, OH with stone from 
Pt. Inland, MI (I think), are due at the Salt Dock at 1838.

15) The CALUMET, bound for Erie, PA with stone, is due at the Salt Dock at 1845.

16) Salty MARINUS GREEN, bound for Montreal, QC with grain from CHS 1 in 
Duluth, MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1825.


   OTHER:
17) M/Y ANNICA is in the St. Clair Shores, MI area. 

18) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

19) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

20) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge after being at 
Zug Island & Nicholson’s Ecorse earlier in the day.

21) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON arrived at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge 
with taconite from Marquette, MI at 1817.  She reported her ETD for Stoneport, 
MI in ballast as 2230.

22) Salty BBC LOUISIANA arrived at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 1307.  She’ll be 
there 4 days, then will head to Duluth, MN. 

23) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER were working in the upper Livingstone 
Channel near DL 25, but are now back at their dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI.

24) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer Channel. 

25) Tug MOHAWK is in Monroe, MI. 

          ***TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – 1550 REPORT***  

NOTE: This is the last week I will be doing the current Detroit Vessel 
Passages, as I will no longer be working at this office after Friday, 9/4/09.  
Those wishing to keep in touch may contact me at the following email address: 
awwordynerdy AT yahoo DOT com.  

It has been mostly a pleasure ;-) to do the passages.  Here’s wishing everyone 
the best!


    UP: 
1) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at 
DM&IR, was at the Salt Dock at 1449.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.

2) Tug WILLIAM J. MOORE & sunkist barge McCLEARY’S SPIRIT, bound for Sarnia, 
ON, were at the Salt Dock at 1452.

3) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, my buddies for many a winter over the 
past many years, bound for Sarnia, ON, are due at the SE Shoal around 1800.

4) The mighty AMERICAN MARINER, bound for a S. Lake Michigan port with pet coke 
from Lackawanna, NY, is due at the SE Shoal  bit after the John Spence.


    DOWN:
5) Speedy ALGOSAR, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1328 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1628.

6) Lovely LEE. A. TREGURTHA, one of my favoritist boats of all time, bound for 
SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge with taconite from Marquette, MI, was at Station 
Belle Isle at 1521.  Thank you, Interlake, for sending her down to say goodbye, 
& thanks for a wonderful trip a couple years ago. =) 

7) Very-berry blue tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for Tonawanda, NY, 
were outbound the Rouge at 1522, were at Grassy at 1542, & are due at Det R Lt 
at 1715.

8) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer SAGINAW, which always reminded me of a grande 
Spanish dame with that front unloading tress, was at the Crib at 1518 & is due 
at Station Belle Isle at 1618. 

9) The ALGONOVA, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Lt 23 at 1525 & is due at the 
Crib at 1625.

10) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Cleveland, OH, is due at the Salt Dock at 1616.

11) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, also bound for SeverStal 
N.A. in the Rouge with taconite from Marquette, MI, is due at the Salt Dock at 
1712.  Thanks for all the hellos over the years, Joe.

12) Lovely waif MARITIME TRADER, bound for Montreal, QC with cargo from Thunder 
Bay, ON, should be at the Salt Dock around 1930.

13) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, a boat with a very nice butt, bound for the 
Southwestern Sales East Dock in Windsor, ON with stone from Calcite, MI, should 
be at the Salt Dock around 2030.


   OTHER:
14) Tug AVENGER IV & barge arrived at Detroit Marine Terminals at 1424 after 
being at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  She’ll be there about 3 hrs, then will head 
down to Cleveland, OH. 

15) Mighty ALGOLAKE arrived at the Coco Paving Dock in Windsor, ON at 1019 with 
stone from Meldrum Bay, ON.  She’ll be there 4-5 hrs, then will head up to 
Lafarge in Windsor.  After that, she’s bound for Goderich, ON in ballast. 

16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

17) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

19) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER were working downriver, but are now 
on their way back to their dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI.

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer Channel, 
then went to Pointe Mouillee, MI. 

21) Tug MOHAWK is in Monroe, MI. 

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

NOTE: This is the last week I will be doing the current Detroit Vessel 
Passages, as I will no longer be working at this office after Friday, 9/4/09.  
Those wishing to keep in touch may contact me at the following email address: 
awwordynerdy AT yahoo DOT com.  

It has been mostly a pleasure ;-) to do the passages.  Here’s wishing everyone 
the best!


    UP: 
1) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge PML 2501, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1208.

2) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Calcite, MI, were at X-32 at 
1209 & are due at the Salt Dock at 1344.

3) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1319 
& is due at Grassy at 1444.

4) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for the Rouge, were at the SE Shoal at 
1023 & are due at Det R Lt at 1345.


   DOWN:
5) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR, bound for Toronto, ON, were at Det R Lt 
at 1149 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1519.

6) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for ADM in Windsor, ON with canola from 
Thunder Bay, ON, then to Toledo, OH with oats from Thunder Bay, was at the Crib 
at 1246 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1351.

7) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from DM&IR in 
Two Harbors, MN, was at Lt 23 at 1322 & is due at the Crib at 1452.

8) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Cleveland, OH, should be at the Salt Dock around 
1615.


   OTHER:
9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

10) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

12) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are working near DL 13 in the lower 
Livingstone Channel. 

13) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer Channel, 
but are now on their way to Pointe Mouillee, MI. 

          ***FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009***  

I am out of the office today.  The current Detroit vessel passages will, 
hopefully, return on Monday, 8/31/09.

          ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty AMERICAN CENTURY, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal for the power plants in St. Clair & Monroe, MI, was 
at the Salt Dock at 0852.

2) Lovely MARITIME TRADER, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
0858.

3) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON, was at Grassy at 1228 & 
is due at the Crib at 1500.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.

4) The ALGONOVA, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 2030.


   DOWN:
5) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA, bound for SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge with taconite 
from Marquette, MI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1418.

6) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for CBM in Windsor, ON, then the Southwestern 
Sales Dock, then Kingsville, ON with a split load of stone from Pt. Inland, MI, 
is due at the Salt Dock at 1443.


   OTHER:
7) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are at the old Mistersky Power Station/Warner 
Petroleum Dock.

8) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION are at the Springwells Lafarge 
Dock.  Their ETD for Alpena, MI is 1450.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

10) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

12) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge, was inbound the 
Rouge at 1317.

13) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL is unloading cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON 
at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Her ETD for Goderich, ON & a stop at 
Sterling Marine Fuels is 1640.

14) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD is 2200.

15) Salty WHISTLER is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  

16) Salty BELUGA EFFICIENCY is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  Her ETD for Montreal, QC 
is 0700 tomorrow.

17) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER arrived at their dock at BASF in 
Wyandotte, MI at 1004.

18) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above the E. Outer Channel.

          ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty MARINUS GREEN, bound for CHS 1 in Duluth, MN to load grain, was at the 
Salt Dock at 0945.

2) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Calcite, MI, were at Grassy at 
1131 & are due at the Crib at 1406.

3) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER, bound for their dock at Ft. Wayne, 
are due at Grassy at 1350.

4) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge with 
cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1225 & is due at Grassy 
at 1405.


   DOWN:
5) The ALGOSOO, bound for Hamilton, ON with coal from Toledo & Sandusky, OH, 
was at the SE Shoal at 1020.

6) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Marblehead, OH, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1044.

7) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, 
MN, was at Det R Lt at 1208 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1508.

8) Mighty AMERICAN CENTURY, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from 
the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1308.  
She lightered at the power plant in St. Clair, MI.

9) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Detroit with stone from Stoneport, 
MI, was at Downtown at 1312.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge MARYSVILLE will refuel 
her. 

10) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Hamilton, ON, were at the Crib at 1219 
& are due at Station Belle Isle at 1350.

11) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the Salt 
Dock at 1326.


   OTHER:
12) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock.

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Lovely SAGINAW is loading coke at the back of Zug Island in the Old Rouge.  
Her next stop is Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

17) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD is 2200 
tomorrow.

18) Salty WHISTLER is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  

19) Salty BELUGA EFFICIENCY is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  Her ETD for Montreal, QC 
is 0700 on 8/28.

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above Det R Lt.

          ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009 – 1815 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1528.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel.

2) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Bruce Mines, ON, was at Grassy at 1729 & is due 
at the Crib at 1950.

3) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1628 & is due 
at Grassy at 1845.

4) The ALGOSOO, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1642.

5) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Essexville with [cement clinker?] from 
Picton, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1705 & is due at Det R Lt at 2000.

6) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal around 
2300.


   DOWN:
7) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1721 & is due at the SE Shoal at 2030.

8) M/Y LINDA LOU, bound for Nantucket, MA, was at Grassy at 1705 & is due at 
Grassy at 1830.

9) The ALGONOVA, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Grassy at 1731 & is due at Det 
R Lt at 1856.

10) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Cleveland, OH with 
cement from Alpena, MI, were at the Crib at 1737 & are due at Station Belle 
Isle at 1847.

11) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for the Levy Dock in the Rouge, 
were due at the Salt Dock at 1811.


   OTHER:
12) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER arrived at their dock at Ft. Wayne at 
1617.

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock at 1502.

14) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

17) Lovely SAGINAW is loading coke at the back of Zug Island in the Old Rouge.  
Her ETD for Sault Ste. Marie, ON is 0600 tomorrow.

18) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 
1538.  They’ll be there about 30 hrs. 

19) Salty MARINUS GREEN is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.

20) Salty WHISTLER, eventually bound for Morterm in Windsor, ON, is in the 
Ojibway Anchorage in Windsor.

21) Salty BELUGA EFFICIENCY, eventually bound for Detroit Marine Terminals, is 
also in the Ojibway Anchorage in Windsor, ON. 

22) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above Det R Lt.

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009 – 1800 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The SEDNA DESGAGNES was at the Salt Dock at 1734.

2) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for the Lafarge Dock in Windsor, ON with stone from 
Bruce Mines, ON, was at Grassy at 1757.

3) Little JOHN D. LEITCH was at Det R Lt at 1733 & is due at Grassy at 1903.

4) Salty VANCOUVERBORG was at Det R Lt at 1746 & is due at Grassy at 1911.

5) EPA R/V LAKE GUARDIAN was at the SE Shoal at 1707 & is due at Det R Lt at 
1817.


   DOWN:
6) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN was at the SE Shoal at 1345.

7) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR was at Det R Lt at 1708 & is due at the SE Shoal at 
2015.

8) Wily BIRCHGLEN has had a change of orders & is heading back to Hamilton, 
ON.  She was at Grassy at 1658, was turned around at 1747, & is due at Grassy 
at 1802.

9) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, carrying stone from Pt. Dolomite, MI for 
Erie, PA, departed the old Mistersky Power Station/Warner Petroleum Dock to 
refuel at 1736 & are due at Grassy at 1840.

10) Tug AVENGER IV & barge were at Station Belle Isle at 1746.


   OTHER:
11) Lovely SAGINAW arrived at the Southwestern Sales East Dock in Windsor, ON 
at 1741 for 2.5 to 3 hrs.  She’ll then head down to the SW Sales West Dock. 

12) The ALGOWOOD, eventually bound for Toledo, OH, is hanging around past the 
SE Shoal.  She hasn’t started upbound, yet. 

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009 – 1315 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The SEDNA DESGAGNES, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1205 
& is due at Grassy at 1325.

2) Wily BIRCHGLEN, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, 
WI to load coal for Belledune, NB, was at the SE Shoal at 1239 & is due at Det 
R Lt at 1539.

3) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 1425.

4) Salty VANCOUVERBORG, bound for Burns Harbor, IN, is outbound Cleveland, OH & 
should be at the SE Shoal around 1530.

5) EPA R/V LAKE GUARDIAN, also bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1600.


   DOWN:
6) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Oshawa, ON, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1158.

7) The ALGOWOOD was at Det R Lt at 0955 & was due at the SE Shoal at 1255, but 
she is currently turning around & heading up to Toledo, OH.

8) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from 
DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1012 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1342.

9) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, eventually bound for Erie, PA, arrived 
at the old Mistersky Power Station/Warner Petroleum Dock to refuel at 1122.  
They’ll be there about 5 hrs. 

10) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Cote Ste. Catherine, QC with salt from 
Goderich, ON, was at Lt 23 at 1214 & is due at the Crib at 1330.

11) Lovely SAGINAW, bound for the Southwestern Sales East Dock in Windsor, ON 
with stone, is due at the Salt Dock at 1350.

12) Tug AVENGER IV & barge, bound for Detroit Marine Terminals with steel coils 
from Sault Ste. Marie, ON, are due at the Salt Dock a bit after the Saginaw.


   OTHER:
13) Passenger vessel CLELIA II arrived at Dieppe Park in Windsor, ON at 1125.  
Her ETD for Duluth, MN is 1800.

14) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are at their dock at Ft. Wayne until 
tomorrow.

15) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

16) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

18) Salty MARINUS GREEN is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.

19) Salty WHISTLER, eventually bound for Morterm in Windsor, ON, arrived at the 
Ojibway anchorage in Windsor at 1135.

20) The H. LEE WHITE is unloading coal (I think) from S. Chicago, IL at 
Wyandotte, MI.  her next stops are Pt. Dolomite & Calcite, MI (I think). 

21) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above Det R Lt.

          ***FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOSEA, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1322.

2) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Calcite, MI in ballast, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1323.

3) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1422.  
She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.


   DOWN:
4) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for ADM in Windsor, ON with grain from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1412.

5) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Lt 23 at 1335 & is due at the Crib at 1455.


   OTHER:
6) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are at their dock at Ft. Wayne until 
next Tuesday.

7) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

8) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

9) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

10) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge.  Her 
next stop is Sandusky, OH.

11) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Ojibway Anchorage in Windsor, 
ON.  Their next stop is Hamilton, ON.

12) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was in Amherstburg, ON.

          ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at the Salt Dock at 
0931.

2) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Chicago, IL with salt, departed 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1125 & is due at the Crib at 1400.

3) Tug UNDAUNTED & barge PERE MARQUETTE 41, bound for Marine City, MI with 
aggregates from Marblehead, OH, were at Grassy at 1228 & are due at the Crib at 
a leisurely 1615.

4) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1530.

5) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 2100.


   DOWN:
6) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON, was at Station Belle 
Isle at 1252 & is due at Grassy at 1402.

7) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Port-Cartier, QC with cargo from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1420.


   OTHER:
8) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for the Southwestern Sales East Dock in 
Windsor, ON with aggregates from Thessalon, ON, departed the Southwestern Sales 
West Dock at 1213 after lightering.  She’s behind Peche Island right now. 

9) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER arrived at their dock at Ft. Wayne at 
1154 until next Tuesday.

10) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

11) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

12) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 1256.  
Their next stop is Hamilton, ON.

14) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was in Amherstburg, ON.

          ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Milwaukee, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1205.

2) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at X-32 at 1250 & is due 
at the Salt Dock at 1430.

3) Tug LUCIA & barge CARIBBEAN, bound for Windsor, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1248 
& are due at Grassy at 1408.

4) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge PML 2501, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at 
the SE Shoal at 1212 & are due at Det R Lt at 1612.

5) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, is due at the SE Shoal around 1600.  She’ll be stopping at 
Imperial for fuel. 


   DOWN:
6) Tug UNDAUNTED & barge PERE MARQUETTE 41, bound for Kingsville, ON, were at 
Det R Lt at 0915.

7) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1059 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1409.

8) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Clarkson, ON with slag from the A.B. 
McLean Export Dock in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1128 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1508.

9) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Quebec City, QC with cargo from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1341 & is due at Grassy at 1446.


   OTHER:
10) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are dredging up by X-32.

11) Fire boat CURTIS RANDOLPH was doing shoreline inspections, but stopped off 
at Sinbad’s behind Belle Isle.  She departed at 1352 to finish the inspection 
along Belle Isle & the Canadian shoreline. 

12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

15) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 1256.  
They’ll be there 24 hrs, then will head down to Hamilton, ON.

16) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 
1209.  Her ETD for Chicago, IL with salt is 0500 tomorrow. 

17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was in Pointe Mouillee, MI.

          ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 – 1340 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1008.  She stopped at Shell for fuel.

2) The INDIANA HARBOR, bound for Two Harbors, MN, was st all at 1134.

3) Tug INVINCIBLE & barge McKEE SONS, bound for Saginaw, MI (with coal?) from 
Toledo, OH, came out of winter layup, were at Det R Lt at 1325, & are due at 
Grassy at 1505.  They’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.

4) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1316 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1645.

5) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, are due at 
the SE Shoal at 1555.

6) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II departed Cleveland, OH a 
couple hrs behind the Samuel de Champlain.  They should be at the SE Shoal 
around 1800.

7) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, is due at the 
SE Shoal around 1800.

8) The PINEGLEN, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 2300.


   DOWN:
9) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Det R Lt at 1058.

10) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1316 & is due at Det 
R Lt at 1451.

11) The ALGOSEA, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1335 & is due 
at Lt 23 at 1415.


   OTHER:
12) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge VELER are dredging up by X-32.

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock at 1258.  Their ETD for the Rouge is noon 
tomorrow.

14) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit- Windsor truck ferry runs. 

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

17) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY is at SeverStal N.A. in the 
Rouge.  Her ETD to head up to the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, 
WI is 1415.  

18) Salty POCHARD is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  

19) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were in Amherstburg, ON.

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009***  

I am out of the office today.  The current Detroit vessel passages will, 
hopefully, return tomorrow.

          ***FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 0940.

2) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Stoneport, MI, were at the 
Salt Dock at 1201.

3) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Calcite, MI, was at X-32 at 1256 & is due at the 
Salt Dock at 1429.

4) Salty BBC CHILE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1147 & is due 
at the Crib at 1402.

5) Wily CEDARGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 
2020.

6) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for the Rouge, are due at the SE 
Shoal around 0130.


   DOWN:
7) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge 
with slag from the A.B. McLean Export Dock in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at the 
Crib at 1219 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1329.

8) The TIM S. DOOL, bound for Quebec City, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, ON, 
is due at the Salt Dock around 1520.

9) The ALGOSOO, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock around 1540.


   OTHER:
10) Fireboat was firing off her water canons near Chene Park at 1235, heading 
upbound.  She is now heading downbound by Downtown, still firing her water 
cannons. 

11) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge are at their dock at Ft. Wayne.

12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

15) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at a dock in the Old Rouge.  Her ETD 
for Sault Ste. Marie, ON is 1115 tomorrow. 

16) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for Tonawanda, 
NY is 1900.

17) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY is at SeverStal N.A. in the 
Rouge.  Her ETD to head up to Marquette, MI is 1600.  She is experiencing 
bowthruster issues. 

18) Salty BORKUM is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Montreal, QC is 
2100 tomorrow. 

19) Salty POCHARD is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were by Det R Lt & Pointe 
Mouillee, MI.

          ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009 – 1435 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Calcite, MI in ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 
1146.

2) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge, bound for their dock at Ft. Wayne, were at 
Det R Lt at 1333 & are due at Grassy at 1540.

3) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for the Rouge, were at the SE Shoal at 
1318 & are due at Det R Lt at 1645.

4) Salty BORKUM, bound for Morterm in Windsor, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1530.

5) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 
1800.


   DOWN:
6) Salty FEDERAL NAKAGAWA, bound for Veracruz, Mexico with grain from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1252 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1550.

7) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Oshawa, ON, were at Det R 
Lt at 1440 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1834.

8) The ALGOEAST, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1338 & 
is due at Grassy at 1448.

9) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, bound for SeverStal N.A. in 
the Rouge with taconite from Marquette, MI, was at Lt 23 at 1405 & is due at 
the Crib at 1510.

10) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for Hamilton, ON with coal from Thunder Bay, ON, is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1436.

11) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Cleveland, OH (with cargo from port Inland, MI, I 
think), is due at the Salt Dock at 1446.

12) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Monroe, MI with stone from Stoneport, MI, is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1532.


   OTHER:
13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON arrived at her dock in the Rouge at 1115 
after unloading taconite from Marquette, MI at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge.  
She’ll be at the dock 2 days, then will head up to Sault Ste. Marie, ON.  I did 
not hear her dock or her cargo.

17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were above Det R Lt.

          ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2009 – 1505 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1035.

2) The CALUMET, bound for Charlevoix, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1143.

3) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1452.  She 
refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

4) Pretty & petite MANISTEE, bound for Manistee, MI with cargo from Marblehead, 
OH, departed Sterling Marine Fuels at 1237 & is due at the Crib at 1507.

5) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1150 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1510.


   DOWN:
6) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Valleyfield, QC with salt from Goderich, 
ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1032.

7) US EPA research vessel LAKE GUARDIAN, bound for Lake Erie for surveying 
purposes, was at Det R Lt at 1412 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1722.  She’ll 
come back up to Cobo Hall once she finishes her surveys.  She’ll be doing this 
the next several days. 

8) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Grassy at 1415 & is due at Det R Lt at 1530.

9) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge, bound for their dock at Ft. Wayne with sand 
from dredging by X-32, departed their worksite at 1459 & are due at the Crib at 
1535.


   OTHER:
10) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401 departed the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock at 1149 & arrived at their dock in Windsor, ON at 
1254.  They’ll be there 16 hrs, then will head to Oshawa, ON. 

11) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

12) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

13) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

14) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was above Det R Lt.

          ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOSEA, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1422 & is due at 
Grassy at 1545.  I’m guessing she’s going to traverse the Livingstone Channel.

2) The INDIANA HARBOR, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal for OPG in Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1145 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1534.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.  I’m 
guessing she’s also going to traverse the Livingstone Channel.

3) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge PML 2501, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the SE 
Shoal around 1830.

4) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal 
around 2200.


   DOWN:
5) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Marblehead, OH, were due at 
the SE Shoal at 1130.  They’re now at their dock.

6) Tug LUCIA & barge CARIBBEAN, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Det R Lt at 1009.

7) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock, were at Station Belle Isle at 1330.


   OTHER:
8) US EPA research vessel LAKE GUARDIAN is tied up at Cobo Hall.

9) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at her dock at Ft. Wayne. 

10) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

11) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in layup in the Old Rouge. 

12) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

13) Mighty AGAWA CANYON is unloading stone from Bruce Mines, ON at the Brennan 
St. Dock in the Rouge.  Her ETD for Goderich, ON is 1630.

14) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for Tonawanda, NY 
is 2100.

15) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON 
at 0910 for 24 hrs.  Her next stop is Chicago, IL. 

16) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was above Det R Lt.

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Little Current, ON, was at the Crib at 
1323 & is due at X-32 at 1345.

2) Tug LUCIA & barge CARIBBEAN, bound for Sterling Marine Fuels in Windsor, ON, 
were at Det R Lt at 1158 & are due at Grassy at 1330.

3) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Green Bay, WI with coal from 
Sandusky, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1100 & is due at Det R Lt at 1350.

4) Salty CITADEL, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1132 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1410.

5) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1144 
& is due at Det R Lt at 1500.

6) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Duluth, MN with cargo from Clarkson, ON, 
is due at the SE Shoal around 1700.

7) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Duluth, MN in ballast, is due at the SE 
Shoal around 2300.


   DOWN:
8) Salty MARKBORG, bound for Montreal, QC with bentonite from Hallett #5 in 
Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1324 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1624.

9) The CALUMET, bound for Ashtabula, OH, was at the Crib at 1256 & is due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1406.

10) US EPA research vessel LAKE GUARDIAN, bound for Detroit, was at Lt 23 at 
1227 & is due at the Crib at 1327.


   OTHER:
11) USACE tug DEMOLEN arrived at X-32 at 1146 to dredge. 

12) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock at 1203.  Their ETD for the Rouge is 1930.

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER arrived at the Levy Dock in the Rouge at 
1040.  Their next stop is Toledo, OH.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge refueled them.

17) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Tonawanda, NY. 

18) Tug AVENGER IV & barge are at Morterm in Windsor, ON. 

19) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  
Their ETD for Becancour, QC is 1500.

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was at Pointe Mouillee, MI.

          ***FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009 – 1405 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Pretty little tug FISCHER HAYDEN (first link below) & construction barge 
HANNAH-AVERY (second link below), bound for Muskegon, MI, were at X-32 at 1244 
& are due at the Salt Dock at 1544.
http://www.greatlakesdock.com/files/Fischer.pdf 
http://www.greatlakesdock.com/files/Hannah_and_Jacquelyn.pdf 

2) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1034.

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for the DTE Dock in the Rouge 
Shortcut with coal from Sandusky, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1205 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1500.


   DOWN:
4) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for Bathurst, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 
0945.

5) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, departed SeverStal 
N.A. in the Rouge after unloading taconite from Marquette, MI at 1049, was in 
the main river at 1231, was at Grassy at 1253, & is due at Det R Lt at 1413.

6) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Grassy at 1313 & is due at Det R Lt at 1433.

7) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge PML 2501, bound for Hamilton, ON, were at Station 
Belle Isle at 1325 & are due at Grassy at 1450.


   OTHER:
8) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for 
Oshawa, ON is 2300.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

10) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

12) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II are unloading cargo from 
Bowmanville, ON at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Their ETD to head back to 
Bowmanville is 0900 tomorrow.

13) Mighty ALGOLAKE is loading salt at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  
Her ETD for the Georgian Bay, ON area is 2000.

14) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was at Pointe Mouillee, MI.

15) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401 are in Monroe, MI.  Their next stop 
is Windsor, ON.

          ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 0922.

2) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, departed the 
Brennan St. Dock in the Rouge at 1309 & is outbound the Rouge.  She’ll be 
stopping at Shell for fuel.

3) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN in ballast, was at 
Det R Lt at 1214 & is due at Grassy at 1340.  She transited up the Livingstone 
Channel. 

4) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Calcite, MI, were outbound 
Monroe, MI at 1145 & are due at Det R Lt at 1400.

5) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, is due at 
the SE Shoal around 1500.

6) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Windsor, ON, are due at the SE 
Shoal around 2000. 

7) The PINEGLEN, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 2200.


   DOWN:
8) The ALGOEAST, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1045.

9) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Bowmanville, ON with salt from Goderich, ON, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1328.

10) Tug VIDA C & barge, bound for Leamington, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1105.

11) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Erie, PA, was at Grassy at 1306 & is due at Det 
R Lt at 1426.

12) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON, was at Station 
Belle Isle at 1242 & is due at Grassy at 1352.

13) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge A-390, bound for Tonawanda, NY, are outbound the 
Rouge.

14) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock, were at Station Belle Isle at 1313.

15) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Quebec City, QC with grain from Milwaukee, WI, was 
at Lt 23 at 1253 & is due at the Crib at 1410.

16) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for the Springwells 
Lafarge Dock, are due at the Salt Dock at 1446.


   OTHER:
17) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32, but is now back at Algonac, MI.

18) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working at the construction at lt buoy 30 near the 
end of the St. Clair Cutoff Channel. 

19) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

20) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

21) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

22) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II are unloading cargo from 
Bowmanville, ON at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Their ETD to head back to 
Bowmanville is 0900 on 8/8/09.

23) Venerable MAUMEE arrived at Morton Salt in the Rouge at 1031 to unload salt 
from Cleveland, OH.  She’ll be there 5 hrs, then head back down to Cleveland.

24) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was above Det R Lt.

          ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Sarnia, ON, were at the 
Salt Dock at 1304.

2) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER, bound for Marine City, 
MI with aggregates, were at Grassy at 1256 & are due at the Crib at 1516.

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Detroit, were at Det R Lt at 1308 & 
are due at Grassy at 1453.

4) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN to load taconite, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1138 & is due at Det R Lt at 1450.

5) Salty CLIPPER LOYALTY, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1326 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1615.

6) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 
2300.

7) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for St. Mary’s Cement 
in the Rouge with cargo from Bowmanville, ON, are due at the SE Shoal around 
midnight.


   DOWN:
8) Beausolheil First Nation Christian Island passenger ferry INDIAN MAIDEN, 
bound for Hamilton, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 0929.

9) Wily CEDARGLEN, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with grain from Cargill in Sarnia, 
ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1250.

10) Tug VIDA C & barge were at Downtown at 1151.

11) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Toledo, OH with stone from Bruce 
Mines, ON, was at Grassy at 1329 & is due at Det R Lt at 1444.

12) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR, bound for Hamilton, ON, are due at the 
Salt Dock around 1620.


   OTHER:
13) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32, but she left for Algonac, MI at 
1239.

14) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working at the construction at lt buoy 30 near the 
end of the St. Clair Cutoff Channel.  They have divers down. 

15) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

16) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

18) The JOHN J. BOLAND is unloading coal from Toledo, OH at the Edison dock in 
the Rouge Shortcut Canal.  Her next stop is Calcite, MI.

19) Tug REBECCA LYNN secured barge A-410 at MMT in the Rouge at 0942.  

20) Tug REBECCA LYNN rejoined barge A-397 at her other dock in the Rouge at 
1156.  Their ETD for Tonawanda, NY is 1500.

21) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON arrived at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge at 
1213 to unload taconite from Marquette, MI.  Her ETD for Toledo, OH in ballast 
is 1930.

22) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are also unloading taconite from 
Marquette, MI at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge.  She will leave for Toledo, OH in 
ballast about the same time as the Jackson. 

23) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was above Det R Lt.

          ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 – 1420 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty FEDERAL NAKAGAWA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1156.

2) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1340.

3) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Pt. Dolomite, MI, were at the 
Salt Dock at 1403.

4) M/Y UNITY, originally bound for Put-in-Bay, OH, is now on her way back to 
Detroit.  She was at Det R Lt at 1325 & is due at Grassy at 1455.

5) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 
1354 & is due at Grassy at 1519.

6) The ALGOSOO, bound for Indiana Harbor, IN with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1146 & is due at Det R Lt at 1540.

7) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1300 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1615.


   DOWN:
8) Salty SICHEM MANILA, bound for Montreal, QC, was at the SE Shoal at 0928.

9) Tug REBECCA LYNN, bound for Cleveland, OH light tug, was at Det R Lt at 1343 
& is due at the SE Shoal at 1643.  She left her barge in the Rouge.

10) Venerable MAUMEE, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Station Belle Isle at 
1353 & is due at Grassy at 1503.

11) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with cargo from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1343 & is due at Lt 23 at 1425.


   OTHER:
12) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32, but she left for Algonac, MI at 
1155.

13) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working at the construction at lt buoy 30 near the 
end of the St. Clair Cutoff Channel.

14) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401 arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum Dock at 1351 for 18 hrs.  Their next stop is Sarnia, 
ON. 

15) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

16) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

18) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE are in Amherstburg, ON.   

          ***MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Wily CEDARGLEN, bound for the Cargill Elevator in Sarnia, ON, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1318.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

2) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Indiana Harbor, IN, was at Grassy at 1259 & 
is due at the Crib at 1540.  She’ll also be stopping at Imperial for fuel.

3) The ALGOCAPE, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, is due at the 
SE Shoal around 1430.


   DOWN:
4) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 0908.

5) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for Cleveland, OH, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1025.

6) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for Buffalo, NY with wheat from General Mills 
in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1135.

7) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Picton, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1202.

8) Tug JOAN V (I think) & spud barge were at Downtown at 1047.

9) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER, bound for Conneaut, OH, 
were at Grassy at 1214 & are due at Det R Lt at 1332.

10) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Station Belle Isle at 1252 & is due at Grassy at 1402.

11) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Sorel, QC with grain from Thunder Bay, ON, 
is due at the Salt Dock at 1440.


   OTHER:
12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

13) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

15) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE are in Amherstburg, ON.   

          ***FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Gladstone, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1317.

2) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, 
was at Grassy at 1330 & is due at the Crib at 1550.

3) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for St. Mary’s Cement 
in the Rouge with cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1345 
& are due at Grassy at 1530.

4) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, was at the SE Shoal at 
1100.

5) Tug G.L. OSTRANDER & barge INTEGRITY, bound for Alpena, MI, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1254 & are due at Det R Lt at 1609.

6) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1335.

7) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal 
around 1500.

8) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, also bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal 
around 2000.


   DOWN:
9) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 0926.

10) The JAMES R. BARKER, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from 
the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 0956.

11) The ALGOWAY, bound for Cleveland, OH with aggregates from Thessalon & 
Meldrum Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1342 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1642.

12) Salty ISA, bound for Montreal, QC with grain from Thunder Bay, ON, was at 
Grassy at 1350 & is due at Det R Lt at 1515.

13) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Sandusky, OH in ballast, 
departed SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge at 1230 after unloading taconite from 
Marquette, MI.  She is outbound the Rouge. 

14) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR 
in Duluth, MN, was at the Salt Dock at 1341 & is due at Lt 23 at 1426.

15) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Montreal, QC, are due at the Salt 
Dock around 1610.


   OTHER:
16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

17) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

19) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are at MMT in the Rouge.

20) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge A-390 are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for Toronto, 
ON is 2300.

21) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN is loading salt at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in 
Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Chicago, IL is 2330.

22) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were down by Det R Lt.  

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for the old Mistersky Power Station/Warner 
Petroleum, were at Grassy at 1240.

2) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 
1131 & is due at Det R Lt at 1430.

3) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 1430.

4) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for Monroe, MI, are due at the SE 
Shoal at 1500.


   DOWN:
5) The MANITOWOC, bound for Erie, PA, was at the SE Shoal at 1228.

6) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Hamilton, ON, were outbound 
Toledo, OH at 1129 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1529.

7) Tug G.L. OSTRANDER & barge INTEGRITY, bound for Cleveland, OH, departed the 
Springwells Lafarge Dock at 1310 & are due at Grassy at 1338.  They have a part 
load of cement from Alpena, MI.  


   OTHER:
8) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32.  She departed with a load of sand 
for Algonac, MI at 1233.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

10) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

12) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Oshawa, ON. 

13) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA is still at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge.  Her next 
stop is Marquette, MI in ballast.  

14) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was down by Det R Lt.  

          ***WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009 – 1755 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, On with coal (I 
think) from Toledo, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1021.

2) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, bound for Marquette, MI in 
ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 1324.

3) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 
1518.  She stopped at Shell for fuel. 

4) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at X-32 at 1710 & is due at the Salt 
Dock at 1850.

5) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Toledo, OH, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1140.

6) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for MMT in the Rouge, were at Det R Lt 
at 1642 & are due at Grassy at 1807.

7) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, 
is due at the SE Shoal at 0230. 


   DOWN:
8) Salty CHEMTRANS WESER, bound for Montreal, QC, was at the Crib at 1659 & is 
due at Station Belle Isle at 1810.

9) The ALGOEAST, bound for Nanticoke, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1840.


   OTHER:
10) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32.  She departed with a load of sand 
at 1205.

11) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN was working at lt buoy 30 near the end of the St. Clair 
Cutoff Channel.

12) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN arrived at Lafarge in Windsor, ON at 1348 
with stone from Thessalon & Meldrum Bay, ON.  Her ETD for Goderich, ON in 
ballast is 2300.

13) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

14) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug G.L. OSTRANDER & barge INTEGRITY arrived at the Springwells Lafarge 
dock at 1643 with cement from Alpena, MI.  They’ll be there 9 to 10 hrs, then 
will head to Cleveland, OH with a part load of cement. 

17) Lovely lady FRONTENAC arrived at the Southwestern Sales West Dock in 
Windsor, ON at 1208 with stone from Calcite, MI.  She’ll be there 10 hrs, then 
will head up to Thunder Bay, ON.

18) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA arrived at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge at 1156 with 
taconite from Marquette, MI.  Her ETD to head back up to Marquette in ballast 
is 1930.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge refueled her. 

19) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Oshawa, ON. 

20) The AMERICAN MARINER arrived in Wyandotte, MI at 1545 with coal (I think). 

21) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was down by Det R Lt.  

          ***TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOCANADA, bound for Sarnia, ON in her first trip this far up the 
Lakes, was at the Salt Dock at 1211.

2) Salty MARKBORG, bound for Milwaukee, WI, was at Grassy at 1211 & is due at 
the Crib at 1429.

3) Mighty MANISTEE, bound for Milwaukee, WI, was at Grassy at 1322.  She’ll be 
stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1204 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1524.

5) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, 
WI, is due at the SE Shoal around 1600.

6) The ATLANTIC ERIE is due at the SE Shoal around 1900.


   DOWN:
7) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at the SE Shoal at 0900.

8) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Sydney, NS with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1010.

9) The CALUMET, bound for Toledo, OH, was at Det R Lt at 0955.

10) Salty PASCALE KNUTSEN, bound for the Netherlands, was at Det R Lt at 1204 & 
is due at the SE Shoal at 1604.

11) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Grassy at 
1317 & are due at Det R Lt at 1437.

12) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, departed the 
Southwestern Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON at 1352 & is due at Station 
Belle Isle at 1412.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.  

13) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Windsor, ON with stone from Meldrum Bay, ON, 
was at the Crib at 1311 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1421.


   OTHER:
14) USACE tug DEMOLEN was dredging at X-32.  She departed with a load of sand 
at 1227.

15) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working at lt buoy 30 near the end of the St. Clair 
Cutoff Channel.

16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

17) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

19) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived at her dock in the Rouge with 
the assistance of tug WYOMING at 1345.  Her next stop is Oshawa, ON. 

20) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at ADM in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Thunder Bay, ON 
is 0200 tomorrow.

21) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE are down by Det R Lt.  

22) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, eventually bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in 
Windsor, ON, is anchored off Colchester, ON. 

          ***FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1034.

2) Salty BBC ENGLAND, bound for Burns Harbor, IN, was at the Salt Dock at 1210.

3) Mighty MANISTEE, bound for Marine, City, MI with aggregates, was at X-32 at 
1308 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1453.

4) Salty FEDERAL MAAS, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at X-32 at 1400 & is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1526.

5) Salty ESHIPS EAGLE, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at Grassy at 1413 & is due at 
the Crib at 1623.

6) Tug SALVOR & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1333 
& are due at Grassy at 1543.

7) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Ludington, MI, were at the SE Shoal at 
1322 & are due at Det R Lt at 1745.

8) The ALGOSOO, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1940.

9) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Corunna, ON, are due at the SE 
Shoal at 2100.


   DOWN:
10) The ALGOEAST, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Grassy at 1421 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1541.

11) Salty FEDERAL KUMANO, bound for Sorel, QC, was at Station Belle Isle at 
1356 & is due at Grassy at 1506.

12) Salty FEDERAL YUKON, bound for Montreal, QC with cargo from Milwaukee, WI, 
was at the Crib at 1418 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1518.

13) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY, bound for SeverStal N.A. in 
the Rouge with taconite from Marquette, MI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1523.


   OTHER:
14) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

15) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

17) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Hamilton, ON.

18) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge. 

19) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  
Their ETD for Becancour, QC is 1600.

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE are down by Det R Lt.  The tug 
is currently headed to Pointe Mouillee, MI (I think).

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty big PAUL R. TREGURTHA, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1312 & should be at Grassy around 1442.  
She is transiting up the Livingstone Channel & will be stopping at Sterling 
Marine Fuels for fuel.

2) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Saginaw, MI, was at the SE Shoal at 0914 & is due 
at Det R Lt at 1414.

3) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 
1114 & is due at Det R Lt at 1429.  She’ll also be stopping at Sterling Marine 
Fuels for fuel.

4) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for the Rouge with coal from Sandusky, 
OH, should be at the SE Shoal around 1440ish. 


   DOWN:
5) Tug LAC MANITOBA, bound for the Sandusky, OH area, was at the SE Shoal 
around 1220.

6) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Toronto, ON, was at Station Belle Isle 
at 1256 & is due at Grassy at 1406.

7) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at the Crib at 1312 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1422.

8) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was due at the Salt Dock at 1330.

9) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with grain from 
Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1411.


   OTHER:
10) USACE tug DEMOLEN is on her way to Algonac, MI with sand after dredging at 
X-32 for a few hours earlier.

11) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working on lt buoy 30 near the end of the St. Clair 
Cutoff Channel. 

12) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Detroit Marine Terminals, waiting to get to 
the dock at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

14) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is MMT around 
1900. 

17) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Rouge.  The tug is currently 
taking on lube oil at the Waterfront Petroleum Dock.  Their ETD for Hamilton, 
ON is 0830 tomorrow.

18) The CSL NIAGARA is loading salt for Chicago, IL at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in 
Windsor, ON.  Her ETD is 0030 tonight.

19) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE are down by Det R Lt.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009 – 1625 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1027.

2) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Calcite, MI, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1103.

3) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1135.

4) Wily PINEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at X-32 at 1559 & is due at 
the Salt Dock at 1729.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

5) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at Grassy at 1522 & 
is due at the Crib at 1737.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

6) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at Grassy at 
1530 & is due at the Crib at 1750.

7) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal for Sydney NS, was at Grassy at 1558 & is due at the 
Crib at 1813.

8) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at Grassy at 
1456 & are due at the Crib at 1830.

9) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 2030.

10) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2045.


   DOWN:
11) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Ashtabula, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1008.

12) M/Y SHEARWATER, bound for Sandusky, OH, was at Det R Lt at 0956.

13) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Det R Lt 
at 1050.

14) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Toronto, ON with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1549.

15) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Oshawa, ON, were at Det R 
Lt at 1224 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1654.

16) Big PAUL R. TREGURTHA, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from 
the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is preparing to depart 
the power plant in St. Clair, MI. 


   OTHER:
17) USACE tug DEMOLEN is in Algonac, MI after dredging at X-32 for a few hours 
earlier.

18) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

19) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

20) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE were at Amherstburg, ON, but the 
tug went to Pointe Mouillee, MI for awhile. 

          ***TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009 – 1525 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for Algonac, MI, was at X-32 at 1039.

2) Mighty ALGOWAY, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 
1218.

3) Tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. & barge JOSEPH H. THOMPSON were at the Salt Dock 
at 1229.

4) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for the Edison Dock in Marysville, MI with coal 
from Toledo, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1422.

5) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Chicago, IL, was at Det R Lt at 1504 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1604.

6) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from 
Toledo, OH, was outbound Toledo at 1412 & is due at Det R Lt at 1545.

7) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1730.  
She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel.

8) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, is due 
at the SE Shoal a bit after the Algocape.

9) Salty ISA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, departed Cleveland, OH & should be at 
the SE Shoal shortly after the Algocape & CSL Laurentien.

10) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, has departed 
Conneaut, OH & is in a race with the Isa to reach the SE Shoal.


   DOWN:
11) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Cleveland, OH, were at the SE Shoal at 
1012.

12) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for Monroe, MI with a  split load of 
coal from the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt 
at 1015.  She lightered at the power plant in St. Clair, MI. 

13) Tug JOAN V & spud barge were at Downtown at 1118.

14) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, 
departed SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge after unloading taconite from Marquette, 
MI at 1228.  She was at Grassy at 1418 & is due at Det R Lt at 1548.

15) Salty FEDERAL MIRAMICHI, bound for Antwerp, Belgium with cargo from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1425 & is due at Det R Lt at 1555.

16) Petite MANISTEE, bound for the Southwestern Sales West Dock in Windsor, ON, 
was at the Crib at 1510 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1620.

17) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was 
at Lt 23 at 1445 & is due at the Crib at 1555.

18) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Johnstown, ON with salt from Goderich, 
ON, was at Lt 23 at 1500 & is due at the Crib at 1610.

19) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Toledo, OH with aggregates from Bruce Mines, 
ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1508 & is due at Lt 23 at 1553.


   OTHER:
20) M/Y SHEARWATER is at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. 

21) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

22) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

23) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

24) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON is loading taconite at Zug Island.  Her ETD 
for Conneaut, OH is 1740.

25) Mighty MISSISSAGI arrived at the Rouge Shortcut at 1424 for 20 hrs. 

26) Petite MAUMEE arrived at the Morton Salt Dock in the Rouge at 1211.  Her 
ETD for Fairport, OH is 1800.

27) Passenger vessel NIAGARA PRINCE arrived at Bishop Park in Wyandotte, MI at 
1208.  Her ETD for Cleveland, OH is 0300 tomorrow. 

28) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & barge CANADIAN JUBILEE ARE down by Pointe Mouillee, MI 
& Det R.

          ***MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009 – 1620 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tall ship PATHFINDER, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1430.

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Corunna, ON, were at Grassy at 1438 & 
are due at the Crib around 1730.

3) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Sarnia, ON, arrived at 
Sterling Marine Fuels to refuel at 1605 for 2 hrs. 

4) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for Ft. Wayne, was at Grassy at 1613.

5) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Zug Island to load taconite, was at 
Det R Lt at 1522 & is due at Grassy at 1642.

6) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1420 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1800.

7) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, is 
due at the SE Shoal around 1715.

8) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 1720.

9) USNSCS GRAYFOX is due at the SE Shoal around 2130.


   DOWN:
10) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from BNSF in 
Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1240.

11) The ALGOSOO, bound for Johnstown, ON with salt from Goderich, ON, was at 
Det R Lt at 1254 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1634.

12) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for Tonawanda, NY, were at Det R Lt 
at 1540 & are due at the SE Shoal around 1900.

13) The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for the Pinney Dock in Ashtabula, OH with stone 
from Pt. Inland, MI, was at Station Belle Isle at 1526 & is due at Grassy at 
1631.

14) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with cargo from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at the Crib at 1542 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1645.

15) Tug G.L. OSTRANDER & barge INTEGRITY, bound for the Springwells Lafarge 
Dock with cement, were at Lt 23 at 1603& are due at the Crib at 1713.

16) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Detroit Marine Terminals, were at the 
Salt Dock at 1612 & are due at Lt 23 at 1712.

17) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Lafarge in Windsor, ON with 
aggregates, is due at the Salt Dock at 1649.

18) Mighty ALGOWAY, bound for the Levy Dock in the Rouge with aggregates from 
Meldrum Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1712.

19) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Hamilton, ON with coal from Thunder Bay, 
ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1739.

20) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Ashtabula, OH, are due at the 
Salt Dock around 1820. 


   OTHER:
21) Lovely SAGINAW is unloading aggregates at Lafarge in Windsor, ON.  Her next 
stop is Cleveland, OH. 

22) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

23) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

24) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

25) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009 – 1505 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug ELMER DEAN & barge, bound for Algonac, MI, were at X-32 at 1214.

2) Mighty INDIANA HARBOR, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load for St. Clair & Essexville, MI, was at X-32 at 1405 & is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1550.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

3) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, departed the 
Southwestern Sales West Dock in Windsor, ON at 1130, departed Sterling Marine 
Fuels at 1345, & is due at the Crib at 1535.

4) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at the SE Shoal at 1444 
& is due at Det R Lt at 1759.

5) Tug SALVOR & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the SE Shoal around 
1700.

6) Mighty ALGOWAY, bound for Bruce Mines, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1730.  
She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 


   DOWN:
7) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Huron, OH with stone from 
Stoneport, MI, was at Det R Lt at 1222 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1522.

8) USEPA R/V LAKE GUARDIAN, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Grassy at 1404 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1514.  She stopped briefly at by Cobo Hall.

9) Tug WILLIAM C. GAYNOR & dredge barge, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Station 
Belle Isle at 1400 & are due at Grassy at 1600.

10) R/V KIYI, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the Crib at 1420 & is due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1520.  She’ll be overnighting at the USCG slip in 
Detroit. 

11) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for Buffalo, NY with wheat from General Mills 
in Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1459 & is due at Lt 23 at 1539.


   OTHER:
12) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN & are barge are working near light buoy 30 at the end of 
the St. Clair Cutoff Channel.  Tug MANITOU arrived near them at 1255 for the 
day.

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

14) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY arrived at SeverStal N.A. in 
the Rouge at 1008 to unload taconite from Marquette, MI.  Her ETD to head back 
up to Marquette in ballast is 1730.

17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was down by Pointe Mouillee, MI. 

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. & barge JOSEPH H. THOMPSON, bound for Drummond 
Island, MI, were at the Salt Dock at 0912.

2) The DIAMOND STAR, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1356.

3) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON, was at Det R Lt at 
1350 & is due at Grassy at 1520.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1420 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1735.

5) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Green Bay, WI with coal from Sandusky, OH, was 
due at the SE Shoal at 1425.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels.


   DOWN:
6) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Trois-Rivieres, QC, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1359.

7) The INDIANA HARBOR, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1250.

8) Lovely MARITIME TRADER, bound for Quebec City, QC, was outbound Toledo, OH 
at 1300 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1700.

9) Tug COMMODORE STRAITS, light tug & bound for Port Colborne, ON, was at 
Grassy at 1330 & is due at Det R Lt at 1445.

10) The ALGOWAY, bound for the Morton Salt Dock in the Rouge with salt from 
Goderich, ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1347.


   OTHER:
11) Tug MARY ELLEN 1 & MENASHA took a barge to Wallaceburg, ON. 

12) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN & are barge are working near light buoy 30 at the end of 
the St. Clair Cutoff Channel. 

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

14) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug ELMER DEAN & barge are at their dock in the Rouge.  They’ll head back 
up to Algonac, MI in a couple days. 

17) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON arrived at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge at 
1218 to unload taconite from Marquette, MI.  She’ll be there 5 hrs, then will 
head up to Stoneport, MI in ballast. 

18) Salty BELUGA EMOTION is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is 
Duluth, MN to load beet pulp pellets at General Mills.

19) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge arrived at their dock at BASF in Wyandotte, 
MI at 1308 to pick up dredging equipment for a couple hours.  Their next stop 
is back up to Ft. Wayne, then to Algonac, MI on Monday, 7/20.

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from Canadian/Ojibway Salt 
in Windsor, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1041.

2) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1155.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

3) Salty FEDERAL KUMANO, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at Grassy at 1142 
& is due at the Crib at 1400.

4) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for the Rouge, was at Det R Lt at 1214 & is due at 
Grassy at 1354.

5) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for Ft. Wayne, was at Det R Lt at 1240 & is due at 
Grassy at 1400.

6) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1108 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1440.

7) The JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the SE Shoal at 1246 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1535.

8) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Manistee, MI with coal from Sandusky, OH, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1331 & is due at Det R Lt at 1626.


   DOWN:
9) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN, bound for Erie, PA with stone from Ontario, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1044.

10) Tug SUPERIOR, bound for Fairport, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1048.

11) The CATHERINE DESGAGNES, bound for Hamilton, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1156 & 
is due at the SE Shoal at 1445.

12) The ALGOISLE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, 
MN, was at Grassy at 1229 & is due at Det R Lt at 1430.

13) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Hamilton, ON with canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1309 & is due at Det R Lt at 1429.

14) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Montreal, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, ON, 
was at Station Belle Isle at 1338 & is due at Grassy at 1448.


   OTHER:
15) Tug MARY ELLEN 1 & MENASHA took a barge to the Chenal Ecarte area. 

16) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN & are barge are working near light buoy 30 at the end of 
the St. Clair Cutoff Channel. 

17) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

18) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

19) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Holcim Cement Dock in the Rouge.

20) Tug ELMER DEAN & barge are at their dock in the Rouge.  They’ll head back 
up to Algonac, MI in a few days. 

21) Salty BELUGA EMOTION is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is 
Duluth, MN to load beet pulp pellets at General Mills.

22) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Amherstburg, ON. 

          ***TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Muskegon, MI with coal from Toledo, OH, was at 
the Salt Dock at 1155.

2) Tug G.L. OSTRANDER & barge INTEGRITY, bound for Alpena, MI in ballast, were 
at Grassy at 1128 & are due at the Crib at 1343.

3) Tug COMMODORE STRAITS & two barges of fertilizer, bound for the Government 
Dock in Sarnia, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1255 & are due at Grassy around 1515.  
Tug CAROLYN HOEY is assisting them, & they are going up the Livingstone 
Channel. 

4) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN, bound for the Windsor Premier Concrete Dock in 
Windsor, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1110 & is due at Det R Lt at 1340.

5) Lovely MARITIME TRADER, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 1735.

6) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Essexville, MI with cargo from Picton, ON, 
is due at the SE Shoal at 2040.


   DOWN:
7) The CALUMET, bound for Toledo, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1012.

8) The JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for the Pinney Dock in Ashtabula, OH with stone 
from Calcite, MI, was at Det R Lt at 1304 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1634.

9) Tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. & barge JOSEPH H. THOMPSON, bound for Fairport, 
OH, are due at the Salt Dock at 1425.


   OTHER:
10) USACE tug DEMOLEN & barge VELER are dredging at the shoaling by X-32. 

11) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN & are barge are working near light buoy 30 at the end of 
the St. Clair Cutoff Channel. 

12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

13) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG arrived at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge at 1325.

15) Mighty MANITOWOC arrived at the Brennan St. Dock in the Rouge at 1250 for 5 
hrs.  Her next stop is Sandusky, OH in ballast.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling 
Marine Fuels for fuel. 

16) Tug ELMER DEAN & barge arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 1212.  They’ll 
head back up to Algonac, MI in a few days. 

17) Salty BELUGA EMOTION is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Duluth, MN 
is 1650. 

18) The JOHN B. AIRD is loading salt at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON. 

19) Tug PATRICIA HOEY is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN was down by Pointe Mouillee, MI. 

          ***MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009 – 1720 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Passenger vessel CLELIA II was at the Salt Dock at 1528.

2) The ALGONOVA was at the Crib at 1703 & is due at X-32 at 1723.

3) Salty FEDERAL MIRAMICHI cleared Morterm in Windsor, ON at 1616 for Thunder 
Bay, ON in ballast.  She’s due at the Crib at 1816.

4) Lovely steamer QUEBCOIS was at Grassy at 1611 & is due at the Crib at 1845.

5) The H. LEE WHITE was at the SE Shoal at 1545.

6) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC was at the SE Shoal at 1621 & is due at Det R Lt at 
1920. 

7) Tug COMMODORE STRAITS, bound for the Government Dock in Sarnia, ON, is due 
at the SE Shoal at 0230. 


   DOWN:
8) The PRESQUE ISLE was at the SE Shoal at 1431.

9) USNSCS GRAY FOX was at the SE Shoal at 1616.

10) The KAMINISTIQUA was at Grassy at 1559 & was due at Det R Lt at 1715.

11) Tug KURT R. LUETDKE & dredge barge, scow, & pipe tow were at Det R Lt at 
1618 & are due at the SE Shoal at 2323.

12) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for her dock at Ft. Wayne, was at Station Belle 
Isle at 1709.


   OTHER:
13) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN & are barge are working near light buoy 30 at the end of 
the St. Clair Cutoff Channel. 

14) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL will refuel at Sterling Marine Fuels after she 
leaves St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.

15) Salty BELUGA EMOTION departed the Ojibway Anchorage in Windsor, ON at 
1612.  She arrived at Morterm in Windsor at 1650 for 24 hrs.  Her next stop is 
Duluth, MN in ballast. 

          ***MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty STAVRODROMI, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1029.

2) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Green Bay, WI with coal from 
Sandusky, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1057.

3) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Little Current, ON, was at Grassy at 
1140 & is due at the Crib at 1350.

4) The ALGONOVA, bound for the Sydney Smith Dock in Sarnia, ON, was at the SE 
Shoal at 1048 & is due at Det R Lt at 1328.

5) Lovely steamer QUEBCOIS, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1140 & is due at Det R Lt at 1440.

6) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal around 1600.

7) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal a few 
minutes after the H. Lee White. 

8) The TIM S. DOOL, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2100.


   DOWN:
9) Salty KONINGSBORG, bound for Huelva, Spain with beet pulp pellets from 
Duluth, MN, was at the SE Shoal at 0906.

10) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for Bowmanville, ON, 
were at the SE Shoal at 1114.

11) The PRESQUE ISLE, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from BNSF in 
Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1116 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1416.

12) USNSCS GRAY FOX, bound for Kingston, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1318 & is due 
at the SE Shoal at 1548.

13) Tug KURT R. LUETDKE & dredge barge, scow, & pipe tow, bound for Cleveland, 
OH, were at Station Belle Isle at 1216 & are due at Grassy at 1400.

14) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Quebec City, QC with grain from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at Lt 23 at 1234 & is due at the Crib at 1339.


   OTHER:
15) USACE tug DEMOLEN is dredging up by X-32.

16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

17) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

19) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL is unloading cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON 
at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Her ETD for Sault Ste. Marie, ON is 0200.

20) Salty FEDERAL MIRAMICHI is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is 
Thunder Bay, ON. 

21) Salty BELUGA EMOTION is in the Ojibway Anchorage in Windsor, ON.  Her next 
stop is Morterm in Windsor.

22) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 – 1405 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1047.  She 
stopped at Shell for fuel.

2) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from Windsor, ON, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1331.

3) Mighty big PAUL R. TREGURTHA, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI to load coal, was at the Salt Dock at 1349.

4) The WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1204 & is due at Det R Lt at 1500.


   DOWN:
5) Salty FLINTERDUIN, bound for Rotterdam, Pays-Bas with grain from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1319 & is due at Det R Lt at 1444.


   OTHER:
6) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at her dock at Ft. Wayne.

7) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

8) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

9) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

10) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 arrived at MMT in the Rouge at 1231.

11) Salty FEDERAL MIRAMICHI is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is 
Thunder Bay, ON. 

12) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at ADM in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Thunder Bay, ON 
is 1735.

13) Tug SUPERIOR & two barges arrived at Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1322.

14) Passenger vessel GRANDE MARINER arrived at Bishop Park in Wyandotte, MI at 
1214.  Her ETD for Mackinac Island, MI is 0600 tomorrow. 

15) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely SAGINAW, bound for the elevators in Sarnia, ON, was at Grassy at 1311 
& is due at the Crib at 1511.

2) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Chicago, IL with cargo from 
Toledo, OH, were at Grassy at 1249 & are due at the Crib a 1534.

3) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Chicago, IL with cargo from Cleveland, OH, was at 
Grassy at 1341.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel. 

4) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for her dock at Ft. Wayne, was at Det R Lt at 1318 
& is due at Grassy at 1523.

5) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Windsor, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1228 & is 
due at Grassy around 1400.

6) The ALGOSAR, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1205 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1500.

7) The ALGOISLE, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 1345.

8) Salty FEDERAL MIRAMICHI, bound for Moterm in Windsor, ON, is due at the SE 
Shoal around 2200.


   DOWN:
9) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1018.

10) Mighty CUYAHOGA, also bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1103.

11) The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from BNSF in 
Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1031 & was due at the SE Shoal at 1351.

12) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON with grain from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1252 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1607.

13) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at Grassy at 1348 & is due at Det R Lt at 1513.

14) Passenger vessel CLELIA II, bound for Toronto, ON, was at Station Belle 
Isle at 1248 & is due at Grassy at 1358.

15) Mighty big PAUL R. TREGURTHA, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of 
coal from the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, departed the 
power plant at St. Clair, MI at 1128, was at the Crib at 1339, & is due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1449.


   OTHER:
16) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401 are at the stone dock above Sterling 
Marine Fuels, waiting for the Maumee to arrive & clear. 

17) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

18) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

19) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

20) Lovely no-longer-a-steamer CHARLES M. BEEGHLY is unloading taconite form 
Marquette, MI at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge.  Her ETD to head back up to 
Marquette is 1630.

21) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Amherstburg, ON. 

          ***TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009***  

I will be out of the office tomorrow, & will be in & out sporadically throughout 
the next week or so.  I will update the Current Detroit Vessel Passages as time 
permits.

          ***TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009 – 1315 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1140.

2) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at 
X-32 at 1244 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1411.

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Drummond Island, MI in ballast, 
departed SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge at 1237 after unloading taconite from 
Marquette, MI.  She’s outbound the Rouge.

4) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at the SE Shoal 
at 1058 & is due at Det R Lt at 1358.

5) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1900.


   DOWN:
6) The ALGOSAR, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Lt 23 at 1239 & is due at the 
Crib at 1339.

7) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the Salt 
Dock at 1407.

8) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal form the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1427.


   OTHER:
9) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working on light buoy 30 near the end of the St. Clair 
Cutoff Channel. 

10) Self-propelled barge POINT COUNTERPOINT II, carrying the American Symphony 
Wind Orchestra, is at Dieppe Park in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is Goderich, 
ON. 
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11) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at her dock at Ft. Wayne. 

12) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

13) Barge SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

15) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.  

16) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.

17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009 – 1700 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Harbor Beach, MI with coal (I 
think) from Toledo, OH, were at Grassy at 1518 & are due at the Crib at 1803.

2) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Sarnia, ON, were at Grassy 
at 1600 & are due at the Crib at 1840.

3) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at Grassy at 1631 & is due at the 
Crib at 1856.

4) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Detroit, were due at the SE Shoal 
early this afternoon. 


   DOWN:
5) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for Bowmanville, ON, 
were at the SE Shoal at 1300.

6) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1645.  
She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

7) The ALGOISLE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, MN, 
was at Det R Lt at 1321 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1700.

8) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Bowmanville, ON with salt from 
Goderich, ON, was at Grassy at 1655 & is due at Det R Lt at 1825.

9) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Buffalo, NY, was at the Crib at 1540 & is due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1650.


   OTHER:
10) Tug FISCHER HAYDEN is working on light buoy 30 near the end of the St. 
Clair Cutoff Channel. 

11) M/Y UNITY arrived at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club at 1232.

12) Self-propelled barge POINT COUNTERPOINT II arrived at Dieppe park in 
Windsor, ON this afternoon for a free concert tonight by the American Symphony 
Wind Orchestra.  Her next stop is Goderich, ON. 
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13) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at the Dunn Dock in Windsor, ON. 

14) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at her dock at Ft. Wayne. 

15) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

16) Tug SARAH SPENCER is in the Old Rouge. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old Rouge.

18) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY is loading taconite at Zug Island for 
Duluth, MN.  Her ETD is 0800 tomorrow. 

19) Lovely OJIBWAY is unloading grain from Thunder Bay, ON at ADM in Windsor, 
ON.  Her ETD to head back up to Thunder Bay is 0500 tomorrow. 

20) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is down by Det R Lt. 

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009***  

Our offices will be closed tomorrow for the Fourth of July holiday.  The Current 
Detroit Vessel passages will, hopefully, return on Monday, 7/6/09.

Have a Happy Fourth of July, everybody! 

          ***THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009 – 1340 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty SICHEM BEIJING, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 0955.

2) Salty OXL LOTUS, bound for the Bean Dock in Port Huron, MI then Bay City, 
MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1125.

3) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI, was at X-32 at 1210 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1350.

4) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge PML 2501, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at 
Grassy at 1051 & are due at the Crib at 1405.

5) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the SE Shoal at 
1715.

6) The CSL NIAGARA, bound for Gary, IN with mill scale from Hamilton, ON, is 
due at the SE Shoal at 2230.


   DOWN:
7) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Toledo, OH with oats (?) from Thunder Bay, ON, was 
at Grassy at 1254 & is due at Det R Lt at 1414.

8) Tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR & barge JOSEPH H. THOMPSON, bound for Fairport, OH 
with stone from Drummond Island, MI, were at Grassy at 1301 & are due at Det R 
Lt at 1421.

9) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with grain from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1316 & is due at Det R Lt at 1440.

10) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Hamilton, ON, departed their dock in 
the Rouge at 1215.  They’re outbound the Rouge.


   OTHER:
11) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel, but is now headed 
back to her dock at Ft. Wayne. 

12) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

13) Tug PUSH HOG & spud barge, bound for the Ferriss Marine Dock in the Old 
Rouge, departed the Holcim Cement Dock st 1255.

14) Mighty ALGOSOO is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop 
is Milwaukee, WI with salt. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009 – 1450 REPORT***  

                  Happy Canada Day!

    UP: 
1) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1328.

2) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER, bound for Green Bay, WI 
with coal (I think) from Toledo, OH, were at the Salt Dock at 1438.

3) Salty FLINTERMAR, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at X-32 at 1447 & is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1612.

4) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Stoneport, MI, was at Grassy at 
1432 & is due at the Crib at 1637.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

5) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Milwaukee, WI with salt(?) from Cleveland, OH, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1435 & is due at Det R Lt at 1800.


   DOWN:
6) Lovely CUYAHOGA, bound for Lorain, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1155.

7) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Ogdensburg, NY with salt from Goderich, ON, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1248.

8) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Sydney, NS, was at Det R Lt at 1137 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1452.

9) Mighty AMERICAN INTEGRITY, bound for Monroe, MI with a spilt load of coal 
from the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 
1258.  She lightered at the power plant at Recors, MI.

10) Tug CORMORANT & crane barge were at Downtown at 1216.

11) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for Montreal, QC, were at Det R Lt at 
1438 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1843.


   OTHER:
12) The ALGOWAY arrived at Lafarge in Windsor, ON with stone Meldrum Bay, ON at 
1355.

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

14) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 0930.  
They’ll be there 24 hrs, then will head down to Hamilton, ON. 

15) Mighty ALGOSOO departed the Springwells Lafarge dock at 1000 & arrived at 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1112.  She’ll be there 16-18 hrs, then 
will head to Milwaukee, WI with salt. 

16) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel, but is now back 
at her dock at Ft. Wayne. 

          ***TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009 – 1730 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH were at the Salt Dock at 1616. 

2) The ALGOISLE was at the Salt Dock at 1726.


   DOWN:
3) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN was at the SE Shoal at 1350.

4) USACE tug DEMOLEN was at Station Belle Isle at 1716.

5) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Toledo, OH with stone from Stoneport, 
MI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1830.

6) The ALGOEAST, bound for Nanticoke, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1902.

7) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Sorel, QC with cargo from Thunder Bay, ON, is 
due at the Salt Dock around 2015.

          ***TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009 – 1310 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Cedarville, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 
0948.

2) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Ludington, MI, were at Grassy at 1013 
& are due at the Crib at 1330.  They stopped briefly in the Belle Isle 
Anchorage & are moving slowly but surely. 

3) The ALGOISLE, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was at Grassy 
at 1307 & is due at the Crib at 1525.

4) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Detroit, are due at the SE Shoal 
around 2100.

5) Mighty ALGOSOO, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge (I think) with slag 
from Hamilton, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 2300.


   DOWN:
6) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER, bound for Toledo, OH, 
were at Det R Lt at 0920.

7) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN, bound for Picton, ON, departed the Premier Concrete 
Dock in Windsor, ON at 0924, was at Det R Lt at 1111, & is due at the SE Shoal 
at 1400.


   OTHER:
8) USACE tug DEMOLEN is in Lake St. Clair.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

10) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

11) Lovely OJIBWAY is unloading at ADM in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is 
Thunder Bay, ON. 

         ***FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009***  

I am headed to the Soo next week & will not be back in the office until Tuesday, 
June 30.  The current Detroit vessel passages will, hopefully, return at that 
time.

          ***FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 – 1345 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty REDHEAD, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1200 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1450.

2) The ALGONOVA, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1246 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1530.

3) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, is due at the SE Shoal at 1750.

4) The JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for Pt. Dolomite, MI, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1820.


   DOWN:
5) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 0942.

6) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Toledo, OH to load coal for 
Holland, MI, were at Det R Lt at 1328.  They refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

7) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Cleveland, OH, were at Det R Lt at 
1333 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1803.

8) Lovely (but, apparently, very confused) OJIBWAY came up the river, bound for 
ADM in Windsor, ON, then turned around off the dock at 1257 & headed back down 
for Toledo, OH in ballast.  She was at Grassy at 1321 & is due at Det R Lt at 
1441.

9) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Conneaut, OH with salt from Goderich, 
ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1328 & is due at Lt 23 at 1413.


   OTHER:
10) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

11) Tall ship FRIENDS GOODWILL is at Hart Plaza for the River Days Festival.

12) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at Ft. Wayne.

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

15) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge arrived at MMT in the Rouge at 0945. 

16) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Toronto, ON.

17) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

          ***THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009 – 1315 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty ORSULA, bound for CHS1 in Duluth, MN, was at the Salt Dock at 1051.

2) The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1222.

3) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Cedarville, MI, were at X-32 
at 1240 & are due at the Salt Dock at 1425.

4) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Milwaukee, WI with salt form Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 1014, was at X-32 at 1251, & is due 
at the Salt Dock at 1440.

5) Tug UNDAUNTED & barge PERE MARUETTE 41, bound for Kingsville, ON with stone 
from Marblehead, OH, were at the SE Shoal at 0915.

6) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1205.


   DOWN:
7) The ALGOSOO, bound for Toronto, ON with stone from Bruce Mines, ON, was at 
the SE Shoal at 0908.

8) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Conneaut, OH with cargo from Zug 
Island, was at the SE Shoal at 1110.

9) Tall ship FRIENDS GOODWILL, bound for Hart Plaza for the River Days 
Festival, was at the Crib at 1244 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1444.


   OTHER:
10) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

11) Tug PUSH HOG has been taking barges to the waterfront in the Downtown area 
all day. 

12) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE is at Detroit Marine Terminals with steel products.  
Her next stops are Milwaukee, WI & Chicago, IL.

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge, bound for MMT in the Rouge after the Barbara 
Andrie leaves, is at the old Mistersky Power Station/Warner Petroleum dock. 

14) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Toronto, ON.

17) The ALGOWAY arrived at the Levy Dock in the Rouge at 1202 with the 
assistance of tug WYOMING to unload stone from Meldrum Bay, ON.  She’ll be 
there 4 hrs, then will take the remainder of the stone to Cleveland, OH. 

18) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Cleveland, OH. 

19) Lovely OJIBWAY is at ADM in Windsor, ON unloading grain from Thunder Bay, 
ON.  Her next stop is Toledo, OH.

20) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

21) USACE tug DEMOLEN took a barge to Ft. Wayne, but is now working in the 
Livingstone Channel.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009***  

The current Detroit vessel passages will, hopefully, return tomorrow.

          ***TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009 – 1850 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Parry Sound, ON with salt from Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 0938.

2) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Stoneport, MI, were at the 
Salt Dock at 1720.

3) The CALUMET, bound for Marine City, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1752.  She 
lightered at the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s Ecorse, arriving at 1206, & 
departing at 1336.

4) Wily PINEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at X-32 at 1730 & 
is due at the Salt Dock at 1900.  She will be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

5) Petite MANISTEE, bound for Chicago, IL, was at X-32 at 1738 & is due at the 
Salt Dock at 1923.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

6) Salty SABINA, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at X-32 at 1843 & is due 
at the Salt Dock at 2008.

7) Tug WILLIAM C, GAYNOR & dredge barge NO. 55, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 
were at Grassy at 1419 & are due at the Crib at 1919.  They told Sarnia Traffic 
they were at the Crib around 1842, but they’re not there, yet. 

8) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1755.

9) Salty FEDERAL ELBE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1824 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 2100.

10) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE, bound for Detroit Marine Terminals; Milwaukee, WI; & 
Burns Harbor, IN with steel products, was at the SE Shoal at 1845 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 2115.

11) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Gary, IN with coke from Hamilton, ON, is due 
at the SE Shoal at 2320.


   DOWN:
12) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Belledune, NB with coal, was at the SE Shoal 
at 1633.

13) The J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with grain from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at the SE Shoal around 1835.

14) The JAMES R. BARKER, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal from 
the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, departed the power plant 
at St. Clair, MI at 1530, was at the Crib at 1810, & is due at Station Belle 
Isle at 1915.

15) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Ashtabula, OH, were at Lt 23 
at 1809 & are due at the Crib at 1920.

16) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Zug Island with stone from 
Stoneport, MI, was at Lt 23 at 1850 & is due at the Crib at 1955.


    OTHER:
17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN took spud barge #2 from the Southwestern Sales East Dock 
in East Windsor, ON to belle River, ON. 

18) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401 arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station/Warner Petroleum at 1055.  Their ETD for the old CN Dock in Sarnia, ON 
for a few days’ layup is 0500 tomorrow. 

19) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

20) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR are in the Rouge.  Their ETD is 1700 
tomorrow.

22) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for the Rouge, arrived in the 
Ojibway Anchorage at 1525.  They’re waiting for the Karen Andrie to depart her 
dock. 

23) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

24) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel but is now back at 
her dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI.

25) The AMERICAN MARINER arrived in Wyandotte, MI at 1554 with coal form 
Sandusky, OH.  She’ll be there 5.5 hrs, then will head to Toledo, OH in 
ballast. 

26) Tug NEPTUNE III took scow #40 from the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East 
Windsor, ON to the Dean Construction Yard in LaSalle, ON this morning. 

          ***MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1258.

2) Mighty EDWIN H. GOTT, bound for Superior, WI to load taconite at BNSF, was 
at Grassy at 1215 & is due at the Crib at 1445.

3) The AMERICAN COURAGE, bound for Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1327 & is due 
at the Crib at 1532.

4) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR, bound for the Rouge, are due at the SE 
Shoal at 1830.

5) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN to load taconite, is 
due at the SE Shoal at 2030.

6) The PRESQUE ISLE, also bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN to load taconite, is 
due at the SE Shoal at 2120.

7) The ALGOLAKE, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 2230.


   DOWN:
8) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for the Rouge with salt from Goderich, ON, was 
at the Crib at 1242 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1422.

9) Tug UNDAUNTED & barge PERE MARQUETTE 41, bound for Conneaut, OH, are due at 
the Salt Dock at 1503.


    OTHER:
10) Tugs CAROLYN HOEY & CORMORANT are working to take down the Red Bull Air 
Races equipment. 

11) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

12) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

13) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Cleveland, OH. 

14) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  
Her next stop is Chicago, IL. 

15) Mighty MISSISSAGI is in the Ojibway Anchorage, waiting for the Jackman to 
depart Ojibway Salt.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

16) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

17) USACE tug DEMOLEN is working in the Livingstone Channel. 

18) US EPA vessel LAKE GUARDIAN is in the Western Basin of Lake Erie near the 
SE Shoal. 

          ***THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009***  

I will be out of the office tomorrow.  The Current Detroit Vessel Passages will, 
hopefully, return on Monday, 6/15/09.

          ***THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1138.

2) Tug CORPUS CHRISTI, bound for Sturgeon Bay, WI to pick up a barge, was at 
X-32 at 1253 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1418.

3) Tug MARY E. HANNAH & barge CBC 4507, bound for Indiana Harbor, IN with a 
refinery vacuum unit, were at the Crib at 1320 & are due at X-32 at 1355.


   DOWN:
4) The STOLT KITE, bound for Montreal, QC, was at Det R Lt at 1030 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1330.


    OTHER:
5) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

6) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & tug NEPTUNEIII are taking barges/scows back & forth 
between the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON & Belle River, ON 
all day today.

7) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

8) Tugs CAROLYN HOEY & CORMORANT are at Detroit Marine Terminals. 

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

10) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

11) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR are at MMT in the Rouge.  

12) Mighty MANITOWOC arrived at the Levy Dock in the Rouge at 1041 for 3 hrs to 
lighter.  Her next stop is the JMT dock in the Old Rouge. 

13) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her 
next stop is Milwaukee, WI. 

14) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

15) The ALGOLAKE, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is in the Colchester Anchorage area.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Calcite, MI, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1052.

2) Motor yacht THREE AT SEA was above Station Belle Isle around 0930.

3) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at 
DM&IR, was at X-32 at 1335 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1515.  She refueled at 
Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Ludington, MI, were at Det R Lt at 
1225 & are due at Grassy around 1355.  They’re going up the Livingstone 
Channel & will be stopping at the Belle Isle Anchorage to refuel.

5) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Goderich, ON, was outbound Toledo, OH at 
1345 & is due at Det R Lt at 1545.

6) Salty GARGANEY, bound for Burns Harbor, IN, is due at the SE Shoal at 1500.

7) The ALGONOVA, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2200. 


   DOWN:
8) Salty KOM, bound for Montreal, QC, was at the SE Shoal at 1025.

9) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Fairport, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1044 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1404.

10) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for Oshawa, ON, were at Det R 
Lt at 1210 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1600.

11) The ALGOLAKE, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1418.


    OTHER:
12) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

13) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & tug NEPTUNEIII are taking barges/scows back & forth 
between the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON & Belle River, ON 
all day today.

14) MY GO FOURTH is at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. 

15) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

16) Tug CAROLYN HOEY was laying fiber optic cable earlier this morning at 
Downtown. 

17) Tug CORMORANT is out messing with the platforms for the platforms to be 
used in the Red Bull Air Races this weekend.

18) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION are at the Springwells Lafarge 
dock.  Their ETD for Toledo, OH is 1400.

19) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

20) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR are at MMT in the Rouge.  

22) Tug PUSH HOG is at Hocim Cement in the Rouge.

23) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her 
next stop is Milwaukee, WI. 

24) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

25) USACE tug DEMOLEN is working in the Livingstone Channel. 

26) USEPA RV LAKE GUARDIAN is in the Western basin of Lake Erie. 

          ***TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 – 1820 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Motor yacht VOLARE was at the Salt Dock at 1234.

2) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Thessalon, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1319 & stopped at Imperial for fuel. 

3) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1324.

4) Motor yacht PERSEVERANCE II, bound for Chicago, IL, was at the Salt Dock at 
1500.
 
5) The CALUMET, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1212.

6) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, departed St. 
Mary’s Cement in the Rouge at 1443, was at X-32 at 1749, & is due at the Salt 
Dock at 1919.

7) Tug JOSEPH H. THOMPSON JR. & barge JOSEPH H. THOMPSON, bound for 
Marysville, MI with aggregates from Fairport, OH, were at Grassy at 1754.  
They’ll be stopping in the Belle Isle anchorage for tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge 
to refuel them. 

8) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Gary, IN with taconite from Hamilton, ON, is 
due at the SE Shoal at 2000.


   DOWN:
9) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Quebec City, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1645 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1945.

10) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Oshawa, ON, were at Grassy 
at 1652 & are due at Det R Lt at 1832.

11) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1750 
& is due at Lt 23 at 1830.

12) Motor yacht ONENESS was at the Salt Dock at 1807, putting her at Lt 23 
around 1847.

13) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Toledo, OH with taconite from Marquette, MI, 
is due at the Salt Dock at 1908.


    OTHER:
14) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

15) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & tug NEPTUNEIII took barges/scows back & forth between 
the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON & Belle River, ON all day 
today.

16) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

17) Tugs CAROLYN HOEY & CORMORANT have been setting anchors & buoys & 
platforms for the platforms to be used in the Red Bull Air Races this weekend.

18) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

19) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

20) Lovely lady FRONTENAC arrived at the Southwestern Sales West Dock in 
Windsor, ON with a partial load of stone from Thessalon, ON at 1720 for 4 
hrs.  Her next stop is Drummond Island, MI in ballast.  Earlier, she lightered 
at the CBM Dock in Windsor.

21) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR are at MMT in the Rouge.  

22) Tug PUSH HOG is at Hocim Cement in the Rouge.

23) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her 
next stop is Milwaukee, WI. 

24) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

25) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel, but is now back 
at her dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI. 

          ***MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009 – 1845 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Chicago, IL, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1209.

2) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1405.  She stopped at Imperial for 
fuel. 

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Stoneport, MI in ballast, 
departed the coal dock in the Rouge Shortcut at 1039 & was at the Salt Dock at 
1439.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1743 & 
is due at Grassy at 1910.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for 
fuel. 


   DOWN:
5) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Det R Lt at 0714 & was 
due at the SE Shoal at 1029.

6) The CALUMET, bound for Ashtabula, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1518.

7) Wily SPRUCEGLEN, bound for Montreal, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, ON, 
was at the SE Shoal at 1705.

8) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for Buffalo, NY with grain from CHS 1 in 
Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1518 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1820.

9) The ALGOISLE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, 
MN, was at Det R Lt at 1650 & is due at the SE Shoal at 2020.

10) The ALGOSOO, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Station Belle Isle at 1731 & is due at 
Grassy at 1851.

11) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Ashtabula, OH, were at Lt 23 
at 1826 & are due at the Crib at 1936.


    OTHER:
12) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

13) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & tug NEPTUNEIII took barges/scows back & forth between 
the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON & Belle River, ON all day 
today.

14) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

15) Tugs CAROLYN HOEY & CORMORANT were setting anchors & buoys for the 
platforms to be used in the Red Bull Air Races this weekend.

16) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

17) The ALGOWAY arrived at the Coco Dock in Windsor, ON with stone from 
Meldrum Bay, ON t 1310.  She’ll be there 7.5 hrs, then will head to Goderich, 
ON in ballast. 

18) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

19) Tug KAREN ANDRIE & barge ENDEAVOUR are at MMT in the Rouge.  

20) The SAGINAW arrived at the Brennan St. Dock in the Rouge at 1635 for 8 
hrs.  Her next stop is Goderich, ON in ballast. 

21) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL is unloading cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON 
at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Her next stop is Sault Ste. Marie, ON. 

22) Tug PUSH HOG is at Hocim Cement in the Rouge.

23) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for 
Oshawa, ON is early tomorrow evening.

24) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE ARRIVED AT Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 
0925 for 24 hrs.  Her next stop is Milwaukee, WI. 

25) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

26) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel. 

          ***THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009***  

I will be out of the office tomorrow.  The Current Detroit Vessel Passages 
will, hopefully, return on Monday, 6/8/09.

          ***THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009 – 1800 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1006.  She was going to stop at Shell for fuel.

2) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1305.  She was going to stop at Imperial for fuel.

3) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Goderich, ON, departed the Coco Dock in 
Windsor, ON at 1212, was at X-32 at 1651, & is due at the Salt Dock at 1821.  
She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) The CALUMET, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1120.

5) Salty TUSCARORA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1745 & is 
due at Grassy at 1905. 


   DOWN:
6) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Millhaven, ON, were at the SE Shoal 
at 1245.

7) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Belleville, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1724.

8) Tug MICHIGAN & barge GREAT LAKES, bound for Hamilton, ON, were outbound 
Toledo, OH at 1755 & are due at the SE Shoal at 2200.

9) Tug SALVOR & barge, bound for Becancour, QC, departed Canadian/Ojibway Salt 
in Windsor, ON at 1644, were at Grassy at 1712, & are due at Det R Lt at 1832.

10) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Port-Cartier, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at the Crib at 1741 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1855.

11) The SAM LAUD, bound for Lackawanna, NY with stone from Calcite, MI (I 
think), is due at the Salt Dock at 1840.


    OTHER:
12) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

13) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN has been going back & forth between the Southwestern 
Sales East Dock in East Windsor, ON & Belle River, ON.

14) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

15) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN is at the Premier Concrete Dock in Windsor, ON.  Her 
ETD for Picton, ON is 2200.

16) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

17) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

18) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is Tracy, 
QC. 

19) Tug PUSH HOG was moving about the Old Rouge this morning, but is now back 
at the Holcim Cement Dock in the Rouge.

20) Salty KOM is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  She’ll be there 2 days, then will 
head to Burns Harbor, IN.

21) Lovely OJIBWAY is unloading canola seed form Thunder Bay, ON at the ADM in 
Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is back up to Thunder Bay around 0400 tomorrow 
morning.

22) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009 – 1500 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely SAGINAW, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON with coal from Toledo, OH, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1000.

2) Tug OLIVE L, MOORE & barge LEWIS J. KUBER, bound for Stoneport, MI, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1429.

3) USACE tug DEMOLEN, bound for her dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI, was at Det 
R Lt at 1400.

4) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1440.

5) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1620.

6) The ALGOSAR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2000.


   DOWN:
7) The GIOVANNI DP, bound for Montreal, QC, was at the SE Shoal at 1032.

8) The JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for Lackawanna, NY with cargo form Toledo, OH, 
was at the SE Shoal at 1040.

9) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1222 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1550.

10) USEPA RV LAKE GUARDIAN, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1317 & 
is due at the SE Shoal at 1627.

11) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, 
departed SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge after unloading taconite from Marquette, 
MI at 1430.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge refueled her. 

12)The CALUMET, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Lt 23 at 1408 & is due at the 
Crib at 1508.

13) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for ADM in Windsor, ON with canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1535.


    OTHER:
14) MY ANNICA is in the Grosse Pointe Woods area in Lake St. Clair.

15) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN departed the Southwestern Sales East Dock in East 
Windsor, ON at 1053 to pick up a spud barge in Belle River, ON.

16) MY GO FOURTH is at the Grosse Point Yacht Club.

17) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

18) Tug SALVOR & barge are at Detroit Marine Terminals.  Their next stop is 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON. 

19) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

20) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for Tracy, QC is 
early tomorrow morning. 

22) Tug PUSH HOG & spud barge arrived at the coal dock on the face of Zug 
Island at 1448.

23) Salty KOM is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  She’ll be there 3 days, then will 
head to Burns Harbor, IN.

24) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

          ***TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 – 1425 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOLAKE, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in Courtright, ON 
with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at X-32 at 1424 & is due at the Salt Dock at 
1619.

2) The SAM LAUD, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the Crib at 1418 & is due at X-
32 at 1448. 

3) Tug KIMBERLY SELVICK, bound for Chicago, IL, was at the SE Shoal at 1248 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1648. 

4) The ALGOISLE, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 1530.

5) Salty VAASABORG, bound for Chicago, IL, is due at the SE Shoal at 1600.

6) Wily SPRUCEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 
2020.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.


   DOWN:
7) Lovely CUYAHOGA, bound for Lorain, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1153 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1500.

8) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from DM&IR in Duluth, 
MN, was at Det R Lt at 1405 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1705.

9) Tug OLIVE L, MOORE & barge LEWIS J. KUBER, bound for the Ajax Rock Dock in 
the Rouge, are due at the Salt Dock at 1610.


    OTHER:
10) MY ANNICA is in the Anchor Bay area in Lake St. Clair.

11) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

12) MY GO FOURTH is at the Grosse Point Yacht Club.

13) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

14) Tug SALVOR & barge arrived at Detroit Marine Terminals at 1305 for 24-25 
hrs.  Their next stop is Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON. 

15) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

16) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

17) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at the Holcim Cement Dock in the Rouge.

19) Salty KOM arrived at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 1213.  She’ll be there 4 
days, then will head to Burns Harbor, IN.

20) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

21) USACE tug DEMOLEN is working above Grassy. 

          ***MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Wily PINEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1339.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

2) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1400.

3) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, are due 
at the SE Shoal at 1500.


   DOWN:
4) The SAM LAUD, bound for the Pinney Dock in Ashtabula, OH with stone from 
Port Inland, MI, was at the SE Shoal at 0920. 

5) Tug CLEVELAND & barge CLEVELAND ROCKS, bound for Marblehead, OH in ballast, 
departed the Coco Dock in Windsor, ON at 1136, were at Det R Lt at 1355, & are 
due at the SE Shoal at 1655.

6) Lovely SAGINAW, bound for Toledo, OH with oats from Thunder Bay, ON, was at 
Grassy at 1252 & is due at Det R Lt at 1412.

7) Fishtug JOSH II, bound for Kingsville, ON, was at Grassy at 1339. 

8) Salty FEDERAL MATTAWA, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at the Crib at 1305 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1405.


    OTHER:
9) MY ANNICA is in the Anchor Bay area in Lake St. Clair.

10) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

11) MY GO FOURTH is at the Grosse Point Yacht Club.

12) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

13) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

14) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

15) The JOHN J. BOLAND is unloading coal from Toledo, OH at the Shortcut Canal 
coal dock in the Rouge. 

16) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

17) Tug PUSH HOG & spud barge departed the Hart Plaza area at 1124, were 
inbound the Rouge at 1233, & arrived at the Holcim Cement Dock at 1330.

18) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

19) USACE tug DEMOLEN is working in the Livingstone Channel. 

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009 – 1345 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty BBC AMAZON, bound for Burns Harbor, IN, was at the Salt Dock at 1110.

2) The GRANDE MARINER was at the Salt Dock at 1111.

3) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1201.

4) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1315. 

5) The ALGOSOO, bound for Chicago, IL with salt, departed Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON at 1009, was at X-32 at 1334 & is due at the Salt Dock at 
1449.

6) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON in 
ballast, departed Kingsville, ON at 1028 & was at Grassy at 1340.

7) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 0855.

8) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, is 
due at the SE Shoal at 1630.

9) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, is due at the SE Shoal around 1645.

10) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1540.


   DOWN:
11) Tug KAREN ANDRIE, bound for Quebec City, QC, was at the SE Shoal at 1232.

12) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1512.

13) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for Windsor, ON, is due at the Salt Dock 
around 1530.


    OTHER:
14) MY GO FOURTH is at the Grosse Point Yacht Club.

15) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

16) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

17) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN is at Lafarge in Windsor, ON unloading 
stone from Bruce Mines, ON & Meldrum Bay, ON.  Her next stops are the CBM Dock 
in Windsor & the Brennan St. Dock in the Rouge.

18) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge are at the old Mistersky power Plant Dock. 

19) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge MCASPHALT 401 are in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for 
Quebec City, QC is 0400 tomorrow. 

20) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION arrived at the Springwells 
Lafarge Dock at 0935 to unload cement.  Their ETD for Cleveland, OH is 1730. 

21) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

22) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

23) Tug PUSH HOG was in Wyandotte, MI, but arrived at the Holcim Cement Dock 
in the Rouge at 1315. 

24) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

25) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

          ***THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for Stoneport, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1216.

2) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at DM&IR, was at X-
32 at 1229 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1349.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for 
fuel.

3) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 0944.

4) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Holland, MI with coal from 
Toledo, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1256 & is due at Grassy around 1416.

5) The ALGOSOO, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the SE 
Shoal at 1132 & is due at Det R Lt at 1500. 


   DOWN:
6) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Prescott, ON with salt from Goderich, 
ON, was at the SE Shoal at 0905.

7) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Kingsville, ON, departed the Southwestern 
Sales West Dock in Windsor, ON at 1030 & was at Det R Lt at 1215.

8) Tug PATRICIA HOEY, bound for the Rouge, is due at the Salt Dock at 1536.

9) The CANADIAN PROGRESS, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1540.


    OTHER:
10) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

11) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

12) Salty FEDERAL SAGUENAY is at Detroit Marine Terminals.  Her next stop is 
Milwaukee, WI. 

13) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

14) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge MCASPHALT 401 arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station dock at 0945.  Their ETD for Windsor, ON is 1800.

15) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge are at the face of the Koenig Lafarge Dock.  
Their next stop is the Rouge. 

16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

17) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

18) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

19) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

20) Lovely OJIBWAY is unloading canola seed from Thunder Bay, ON at ADM in 
Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for Thunder Bay is early tomorrow morning. 

21) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

22) USACE tug DEMOLEN & crane barge, bound for BASF in Wyandotte, MI, departed 
Ft. Wayne at 1303. 

23) The GRANDE MARINER arrived in Wyandotte, MI at 1120.  Her ETD is 0600 
tomorrow.  

          ***WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 – 1415 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CALUMET, bound for Grand Haven, MI with coal from Sandusky, OH, was at 
Grassy at 1200 & is due at the Crib at 1425.

2) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Ludington, MI, departed the Belle 
Isle Anchorage at 1304 after tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge refueled the tug.  They 
are due at the Crib at 1504. 

3) Mighty EDWIN H. GOTT, bound for Two Harbors, MN, was at Grassy at 1337 & is 
due at the Crib at 1607.

4) Tug CLEVELAND & barge CLEVELAND ROCKS, bound for the Coco Dock in Windsor, 
ON with aggregates from Marblehead, OH (I think), were at Det R Lt at 1313 & 
are due at Grassy at 1515.

5) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 
1530.


   DOWN:
6) Little JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1120.

7) The ALGOSAR, bound for Nanticoke, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1255 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1600.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

8) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge, bound for Becancour, QC with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 1139, were at Det R 
Lt at 1330, & are due at the SE Shoal at 1735.

9) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for Bowmanville, ON in 
ballast, departed St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge at 1320, were in the main 
river at 1402, & are due at Grassy at 1422.

10) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge 
with taconite from Marquette, MI, was at the Crib at 1412 & is due at Station 
Belle Isle at 1517.

11) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 
1504.

12) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for ADM in Windsor, ON with canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock around 1620.

13) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Montreal, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock around 1650.


    OTHER:
14) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is in Belle River, ON.

15) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

16) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

17) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge are at the face of the Koenig Lafarge Dock.  
Their next stop is the Rouge. 

18) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

19) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

20) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

21) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

22) Tug CORMORANT & spud barge were working at Stroh River Place, but they are 
now back at their dock at Fordson Island in the Rouge, shifting barges around.

23) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

23) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel. 

          ***TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009 – 1805 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty AGAWA CANYON, bound for Muskegon, MI with salt from Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON was at the Salt Dock at 1058.

2) Salty FEDERAL MATTAWA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1525.

3) The ROSAIRE A. DESGAGNES, bound for Chicago, IL, was at the Salt Dock at 
1612.

4) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1749.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

5) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON, bound for Escanaba, MI with coal from 
Toledo, OH, was at Grassy at 1642 & is due at the Crib at 1847.

6) The J.W. SHELLEY, bound for the Government Dock in Sarnia, ON, was at Det R 
Lt at 1732 & is due at Grassy at 1850.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine 
Fuels for fuel.

7) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1930.

8) Lovely SAGINAW is due at the SE Shoal at 2200.

9) Tug SEA ROBIN & barge HUGH, bound for Ludington, MI, are due at the SE 
Shoal around midnight. 



   DOWN:
10) The ALGOSOO, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1326.

11) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s Ecorse 
was at Station Belle Isle at 1646.

12) Jolly JOHN J. BOLAND, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from DM&IR in 
Two Harbors, MN, was at the Crib at 1746 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 
1855.

13) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Cleveland, OH with stone from Drummond Island, 
MI, is due at the Salt Dock around 2030.


    OTHER:
14) Lovely steamer MICHIPICOTEN arrived at the Southwestern Sales East Dock in 
East Windsor, ON at 1745.  She’ll be there a couple hrs, then will head up to 
the North Slip in Sarnia, ON.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels, & 
lightered at the Southwestern Sales West Dock in Windsor, ON. 

15) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

16) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Detroit Marine Terminals.  Their next stop 
is Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON. 

17) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

18) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

19) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge arrived at the face of the Koenig Lafarge Dock at 
1650 with the assistance of tug WYOMING.  Her next stop is the Rouge. 

20) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge.

22) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER arrived at the Brennan St. Dock in the 
Rouge with stone from Calcite, MI at 1710.  They’ll be there 4.5 hrs, then 
will head to Stoneport, MI in ballast.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge are 
refueling them. 

23) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

24) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II are at St. Mary’s Cement in 
the Rouge.  Their ETD for Bowmanville, ON in ballast is 0500 tomorrow. 

25) Tug JOHN FRANCIS is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

26) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel, but is now back 
at her dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI. 
 
27) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is back at LaSalle, ON. 

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009***  

I will be out of the office on Monday, 5/25/09, for the Memorial Day holiday.  
The Current Detroit Vessel Passages will, hopefully, return on Tuesday, 
5/26/09.

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009 – 1605 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge McASPHALT 401, bound for the CN Dock in Sarnia, ON, 
were at the Salt Dock at 0957.

2) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1440.

3) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Milwaukee, WI with cargo form Marblehead, OH, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1500.  She stopped at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.

4) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1531.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

5) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at X-32 at 1447 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1622.

6) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1450 & is due 
at Grassy at 1610.

7) The ORIENTAL ORCHID, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1830.

8) Salty NASSAUBORG, bound for Chicago, IL, is due at the SE Shoal at 2200.

9) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, is due at the SE Shoal at 0200.


   DOWN:
10) Mighty PAUL R. TREGURTHA, bound for Monroe, MI with a split load of coal 
from the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 
0855.

11) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1224 & is 
due at the SE Shoal at 1549.

12) Mighty EDGAR B. SPEER, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from BNSF in 
Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1423 & was due at Det R Lt at 1603.

13) Salty TIM BUCK, bound for Hamilton, ON, departed Morterm in Windsor, ON at 
1426, was at Grassy at 1505, & is due at Det R Lt at 1625.

14) Lovely SAGINAW, bound for Clarkson, ON, arrived at Sterling Marine Fuels 
at 1530 for 2 hrs. 

15) The GLEN, bound for Montreal, QC, was at Lt 23 at 1548 & is due at the 
Crib at 1653.


    OTHER:
16) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN arrived at Belle River, ON after spudding a scow at 
Peche Island, ON. 

17) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

18) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

19) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

20) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

21) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

22) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 were inbound the Rouge at 1717.

23) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.

24) Tug JOHN FRANCIS arrived at Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1510.

          ***WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The GLEN, bound for Sarnia, ON, was at X-32 at 1325 & is due at the Salt 
Dock at 1450.

2) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & dump scow, bound for Belle River, ON, departed LaSalle 
at 1255.

3) The ALGOSOO, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, 
WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1010 & is due at Det R Lt at 1345.  She’ll be 
stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel. 

4) Tall ship DENIS SULLIVAN, bound for Milwaukee, WI, is due at the SE Shoal 
around 1600.

5) The ALGOEAST, bound for Sarnia, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 1830.


   DOWN:
6) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Cleveland, OH, 
departed the Springwells Lafarge Dock at 1230, were at Det R Lt at 1302, & are 
due at the SE Shoal at 1617.

7) Tug MARY E. HANNAH & barge CBC 4507, bound for Montreal, QC, were at Det R 
Lt at 1320 & are due at the SE Shoal at 1820.

8) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1241 & is due at Det 
R Lt at 1411.

9) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Toledo, OH with taconite from Marquette, MI, 
was at Grassy at 1331 & is due at Det R Lt at 1455.

10) Salty ANTIKERI, bound for Trois Rivieres & Sorel, QC with wheat from 
Thunder Bay, ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1316 & is due at Grassy at 1426.


    OTHER:
11) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

12) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

13) Mighty ALGOWAY is unloading stone from Stoneport, MI at the Coco Dock in 
Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Thessalon, ON is 1430.

14) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

17) The TIM S. DOOL, eventually bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is anchored off the 
SE Shoal with engine problems.

          ***TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 0915.

2) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Stoneport, MI, was at the Salt 
Dock at 1110.

3) Mighty ALGOLAKE, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in Courtright, ON 
with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at X-32 at 1212 & is due at the Salt Dock at 
1412.

4) Wily SPRUCEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 
1840.

5) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, also bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE 
Shoal around 2100.


   DOWN:
6) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Clarkson, ON with slag from Sault Ste. 
Marie, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1100.

7) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for the Levy Dock in the Rouge 
with stone from Stoneport, MI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1443.

8) Lovely steamer CANADIAN LEADER, bound for Trois Rivieres, QC with wheat 
from Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1459.


    OTHER:
9) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN departed Belle River, ON at 1040, taking a mud scow & 
dump scow from to the Southwestern Sales East Dock in little River, ON.  She 
arrived at 1341.

10) USGS DRAGONFLY is at the USCG base. 

11) Tug SALVOR & barge are at Detroit Marine Terminals.  Their ETD for Sept 
Iles, QC is 2030.

12) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

13) Tug JOHN SPENCE & barge arrived at the old Mistersky Power Station dock at 
0955.  Their ETD for Sarnia, ON is 0400.

14) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are in the Old Rouge.

16) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

17) The TIM S. DOOL, eventually bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is anchored off the 
SE Shoal with engine problems.

          ***MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009 – 1340 REPORT***  

                   Happy Victoria Day!

    UP: 
1) The PINEGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1211.  
She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

2) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 
1111 & is due at Det R Lt at 1355.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel.

3) The JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Burns Harbor, IN with cargo form Quebec, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1212 & is due at Det R Lt at 1535.


   DOWN:
4) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Toledo, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1004.

5) Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge, bound for Nicholson’s Ecorse, departed St. 
Clair, MI at 1225, were at Lt 23 at 1335, & are due at the Crib at 1440.

6) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Port-Cartier, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1303 & is due at Lt 23 at 1343.

7) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Hamilton, ON, were at the Salt Dock at 
1301 & are due at Lt 23 at 1350. 


    OTHER:
8) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is at the Lakeview Park Marina in Windsor, ON. 

9) Tug CORMORANT & crane barge arrived at their worksite by Stroh River Place 
at 1031.

10) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

11) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

12) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for Tonawanda, 
NY is 1900.

14) USGS DRAGONFLY was taking samples near Fighting Island, but she is now 
done for the day. 

15) The TIM S. DOOL, eventually bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is anchored off the 
SE Shoal with engine problems.

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009 – 1825 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Superior, WI to layup, departed 
Sterling Marine Fuels at 1826 & is due at the Crib at 2016.  Have a safe trip!

2) Salty FEDERAL AGNO, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1809 & is 
due at the Crib at 2030.


   DOWN:
3) Lovely MANISTEE was at the Crib at 1726 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 
1836. 

4) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY was at the Salt Dock at 1700 & is due at 
Lt 23 at 1740.


    OTHER:
5) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 departed MMT in the Rouge at 1802 to head 
further inland. 

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009 – 1630 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for the lakehead to layup, arrived 
at Sterling Marine Fuels at 1609 “for less than 2 hrs.” 

2) Salty FEDERAL AGNO, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1351 
& is due at Det R Lt at 1640.

3) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 1900.


   DOWN:
4) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, bound for the Pinney dock in Ashtabula, OH with 
stone from Calcite, MI, was at Grassy at 1608 & is due at Det R Lt at 1728.

5) Lovely MANISTEE, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Lt 23 at 1616 & is due at 
the Crib at 1726.

6) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from 
DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1654.


    OTHER:
7) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is at the Lakeview Park Marina in Windsor, ON. 

8) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

10) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

11) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are at MMT in the Rouge.

12) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

13) Tug PATRICIA HOEY brought a barge down from St. Clair, MI.  She is now 
back at the Gaelic Yard. 

14) The TIM S. DOOL, eventually bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is anchored off the 
SE Shoal with engine problems.

          ***THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Gary, IN with ore from Hamilton, ON, was 
at the Salt Dock at 0925.

2) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Chicago, IL, was at the Salt Dock at 1305.  She 
refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels.

3) Training vessel STATE OF MICHIGAN, bound for Duluth, MN, was at X-32 at 
1205 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1355.

4) Lovely steamer CANADIAN LEADER, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was 
at Grassy at 1217 & is due at the Crib at 1427.

5) Salty ANTIKERI, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1349 & is due 
at Grassy at 1519.  She is going up the Livingstone Channel

6) The TIM S. DOOL, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1319 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1600.


   DOWN:
7) Salty PERELIK, bound for Montreal, QC with grain from Central Harvest 
States 1 in Duluth, MN,  was at the SE Shoal at 0904.

8) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 
1442.


    OTHER:
9) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is at the Lakeview Park Marina in Windsor, ON. 

10) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

11) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

12) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

13) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT is unloading coal from Thunder Bay, ON at the 
Shortcut Canal coal dock in the Rouge.  Her ETD for the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI is 1600.

14) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397 are at MMT in the Rouge.

15) Tug PUSH HOG is near MMT in the Rouge. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 – 1650 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Bruce Mines, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1142.

2) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 1348.  
She stopped at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.

3) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at X-32 at 1458 & is due at 
the Salt Dock at 1650.

4) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, departed St. 
Mary’s Cement in the Rouge at 1554 with the assistance of tug SUPERIOR.  She 
was in the main river at 1640 & is due at the Crib at 1825.  She’ll be 
stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

5) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Muskegon, MI with coal, was outbound Toledo, OH 
at 1535 & is due at Det R Lt at 1700.

6) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-397, bound for MMT in the Rouge, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1348 & are due at Det R Lt at 1800.

7) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for Gary, IN with ore from Hamilton, ON, is 
due at the SE Shoal a bit after midnight. 


   DOWN:
8) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Toledo, OH in ballast, departed ADM in Windsor, 
ON at 0933 & was at Det R Lt at 1115.

9) Motor yacht COVER DRIVE 2 was at the SE Shoal at 1405.

10) Tug LINHURST & spud barge, bound for the Rouge, were at Station Belle Isle 
at 1127.

11) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Cote Ste Catherine, QC with cargo from 
Goderich, ON, was at Grassy at 1607 & is due at Det R Lt at 1732. 


    OTHER:
12) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is at the Lakeview Park Marina in Windsor, ON. 

13) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

14) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

15) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at MMT in the Rouge. 

17) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel but is now back 
at her dock at BASF in Wyandotte, MI.

          ***TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 – 1830 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The SAM LAUD, bound for Port Gypsum, MI, was at the Salt Dock at 0948.

2) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Stoneport, MI, was at the Salt 
Dock at 1012.

3) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Meldrum Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1529.

4) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Toledo, OH to load coal for Muskegon, MI, is 
due at the SE Shoal around midnight. 

5) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Calcite, MI, is due at the SE Shoal around 
0200 tomorrow.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.


   DOWN:
6) The ATLANTIC HURON, carrying cargo from Goderich, ON, was at the SE Shoal 
at 1235.

7) T/V STATE OF MICHIGAN, bound for Cleveland, OH, was at Det R Lt at 1710 & 
is due at the SE Shoal a bit after midnight. 

8) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER, bound for Marblehead, OH in ballast, 
departed their layup berth at Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1653, were at Grassy at 
1717, & were due at Det R Lt at 1827.

9) The ROBERT S. PIERSON, bound for the Coco Dock in Windsor, ON, was at Lt 23 
at 1728 & is due at the Crib at 1838.


    OTHER:
10) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is at the Lakeview park Marina in Windsor, ON. 

11) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

12) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at MMT in the Rouge. 

15) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL is unloading cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON 
at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge.  Her ETD for Sault Ste. Marie, ON in 
ballast, is after midnight.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

16) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA arrived at SeverStal N.A. in the Rouge with 
taconite from Marquette, MI at 1711.  Her ETD for Northshore Mining in Silver 
Bay, MN in ballast is midnight tonight.

17) Lovely OJIBWAY is unloading wheat from Thunder Bay, ON at ADM in Windsor, 
ON.  Her ETD for Toledo, OH is 0800 tomorrow. 

          ***MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 – 1605 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Calcite, MI, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1131.

2) The ALGSOO, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in Courtright, ON with 
coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1506.

3) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Drummond Island, MI, was at the Crib at 1544 & 
is due at X-32 at 1606.

4) Mighty JAMES R. BARKER, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1430 & is due at the Crib at 1650.

5) Mighty AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Calcite, MI, was at Grassy at 1546.  
She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel. 

6) Mighty MARITIME TRADER, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1600 
& is due at Grassy at 1730.

7) The ADAM E. CORNELIUS is due at the SE Shoal around 1515.

8) The CANADIAN NAVIGATOR, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 
2230.


   DOWN:
9) The H. LEE WHITE, bound for Lackawanna, NY with stone from Calcite, MI, was 
at the SE Shoal at 1048.

10) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Toledo, OH with stone from Bruce 
Mines, ON, was at the Crib at 1516 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1626.

11) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for the Springwells 
Lafarge Dock with cement from Alpena, MI, were at Lt 23 at 1506 & are due at 
the Crib at 1616.

12) Mighty AGAWA CANYON, bound for Lorain, OH with stone from Meldrum Bay, ON, 
was at Lt 23 at 1518 & is due at the Crib at 1628.

13) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Hamilton, ON with cargo from 
DM&IR in Duluth, MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1640.

14) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Montreal, QC with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock around 1810.


    OTHER:
15) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock.

16) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

17) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at MMT in the Rouge. 

19) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge with 
cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON, is inbound the Rouge with the assistance 
of tugs WYOMING & SUPERIOR. 

20) Tug PATRICIA HOEY took barge MARYSVILLE to a dock in the Rouge & is now 
back at the Gaelic Yard. 

21) The CSL ASSINIBOINE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her next 
stop is Chicago, IL. 

22) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

23) USACE tug DEMOLEN went down to Pointe Mouillee, MI, but is now back at her 
dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

      ***MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009***  

I am sick as a dog & am out of the office today & perhaps tomorrow.  The 
Current Detroit Vessel Passages will, hopefully, return sometime this week.

          ***FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 – 1435 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CALUMET, bound for Drummond Island, MI, departed the Brennan St. Dock 
in the Rouge at 1346 , was in the main river at 1420, & is due at the Crib at 
1620.

2) The CSL NIAGARA, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal for New Brunswick, was at Grassy at 1421 & is due at 
the Crib at 1641.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.

3) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1158 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1455.

4) Salty VECHTBORG, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1250 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1535.


   DOWN:
5) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Bowmanville, ON with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 0930, was at Det R 
Lt at 1134, & is due at the SE Shoal at 1459.

6) USNSCS GRAYFOX, bound for Det R Lt, departed the USCG Base at 1202 & was at 
Det R Lt at 1420.

7) Salty FEDERAL LEDA, bound for Veracruz, Mexico with grain from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at the Crib at 1350 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1455.

8) Salty EDGAR LEHMANN, bound for Port Colborne, ON with peas from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1401 & is due at Lt 23 at 1441.

9) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, are due at the Salt Dock 
at 1615.


    OTHER:
10) Tug KAREN ANDRIE is at the old Mistersky Power Station dock for “days.” 

11) Tug PATRICIA HOEY is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

12) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

13) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are at MMT in the Rouge.  Their next stop 
is Tonawanda, NY. 

14) Salty BELUGA ELEGANCE is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Duluth, 
MN is 1800. 

15) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

17) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN arrived at Dean Construction in LaSalle, ON at 1103.

          ***THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009 – 1505 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Stoneport, MI, was at the Salt 
Dock at 1025.

2) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, departed ADM in 
Windsor, ON at 0909 & was at the Salt Dock at 1308.

3) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal, was at the Salt Dock at 1311.

4) Mighty MANITOWOC, bound for Calcite, MI, was at X-32 at 1447 & is due at 
the Salt Dock at 1607.

5) The ALGOWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, lightered aggregates 
from Thessalon, ON at the Lafarge Dock in Windsor, ON, then unloaded the 
remainder at the Koenig Lafarge Dock in Detroit.  She departed there at 1358 & 
was due at the Crib at 1558.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

6) Lovely LEE A. TREGURTHA, bound for DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN, arrived at 
Sterling Marine Fuels at 0938 & should have left long ago. 

7) The BIRCHGLEN, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1333 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1618.


   DOWN:
8) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Prescott, ON with salt from Goderich, ON, was 
at Grassy at 1419 & is due at Det R Lt at 1550.

9) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Conneaut, OH, are due at the 
Salt Dock at 1532.

10) Salty FEDERAL POLARIS, bound for Montreal & Quebec City, QC with taconite 
from BNSF in Superior, WI, is due at the Salt Dock at 1535.

11) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE, bound for Sorel, QC with cargo from Milwaukee, WI, is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1625.


    OTHER:
12) Tug CORMORANT & crane barge arrived at the Bayview Yacht Club at 1356.

13) USNSCS GRAYFOX is at the USCG Base. 

14) Tug KAREN ANDRIE arrived at the old Mistersky Power Station dock at 1152 
for “days.” 

15) Tug CAROLYN HOEY is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

16) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

17) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are at MMT in the Rouge. 

18) Salty BELUGA ELEGANCE is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Duluth, 
MN is 1800 tomorrow. 

19) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON 
at 1423.  Her ETD to head to Bowmanville, ON with salt is 0900 tomorrow. 

20) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

21) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          ***TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009***  

I will be out of the office tomorrow.  The Current Detroit Vessel Passages 
will, hopefully, return on 4/30/09.

          ***TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009 – 1455 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug VALERIE B & crane barge, bound for Cheboygan, MI, were at the Crib at 
1351 & are due at X-32 at 1441.  They’re moving slowly.

2) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, was at Grassy at 1208 & is due at the 
Crib at 1408.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel.

3) Salty JUMBO VISION, bound for Burns Harbor, IN, was at Det R Lt at 1308 & 
is due at Grassy at 1433.

4) Salty BELUGA ELEGANCE, bound for Morterm in Windsor, ON, was at the SE 
Shoal at 1241 & is due at Det R Lt at 1515.

5) Tug UNDAUNTED & barge PERE MARQUETTE 41, bound for Kingsville, ON with 
cargo from Marblehead, OH, are due at the SE Shoal at 1423.

6) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE 
Shoal at 1500.


   DOWN:
7) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Bathurst, NB, was at the SE Shoal at 1200.

8) Tugs PATRICIA HOEY & MANITOU, bound for Erie, PA, were at Det R Lt at 1058 
& are due at the SE Shoal at 1410.

9) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Det R Lt at 1200 & is due at 
the SE Shoal at 1510.

10) The PRESQUE ISLE, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from the CN ore 
dock in Duluth, MN, was at Det R Lt at 1301 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1601.

11) Lovely steamer CASON J. CALLAWAY, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite 
from DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN, was at Grassy at 1251 & is due at Det R Lt at 
1411.

12) Mighty WALTER J. McCARTHY JR, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Lt 23 at 1255 & is 
due at the Crib at 1420.

13) Mighty AMERICAN INTEGRITY, bound for Monroe, MI with a part load of coal 
from the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, departed the power 
plant at Recors at 1241, was at the Salt Dock at 1330, & is due at Lt 23 at 
1410.

14) Mighty MISSISSAGI, bound for Toledo, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1340 & is 
due at Lt 23 at 1420.


    OTHER:
15) USNSCS GRAYFOX is at the USCG Base. 

16) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, 
arrived at Sterling Marine Fuels at 1353 for 2 hrs.

17) Tug SUPERIOR is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

18) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

19) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II are at St. Mary’s Cement in 
the Rouge.  Their ETD for Bowmanville, ON is 1100 tomorrow.

20) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are in the Rouge. 

21) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

22) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

23) USACE tug DEMOLEN is working in the Livingstone Channel near DL 15 & 16.

          ***MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009 – 1515 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Salty STELLAPRIMA, bound for Burns Harbor, IN with big, round conical 
things, was at the Salt Dock at 1249.

2) The TIM S. DOOL, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at X-32 at 1401 & is due at 
the Salt Dock at 1526.

3) Jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Bruce Mines, ON, departed Sterling 
Marine Fuels around 1530 & is due at the Crib at 1515.

4) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for St. Mary’s Cement 
in the Rouge with cargo from Bowmanville, ON, were at Det R Lt at 1437 & are 
due at Grassy at 1627.

5) Tug TONY MACKAY & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1136 & are due at Det R Lt at 1550.

6) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, were at the SE Shoal at 
1152.

7) Lovely steamer CANADIAN LEADER, bound for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay, 
MN, is due at the SE Shoal at 1700.

8) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2200.


   DOWN:
9) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1333.

10) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Quebec City, QC with taconite from Northshore 
Mining in Silver Bay, MN, was at Grassy at 1421 & is due at Det R Lt at 1541.

11) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, is due at the Salt Dock around 1705.


    OTHER:
12) USNSCS GRAYFOX is at the USCG Base. 

13) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

14) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 1104 
with the assistance of tug WYOMING. 

15) Tug DOROTHY ANN & barge PATHFINDER are at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

16) Tug PATRICIA HOEY is at Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          ***FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009 – 1515 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Meldrum Bay, ON, were at the 
Salt Dock at 0905.

2) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1137.

3) Mighty CALUMET, bound for Manitowoc, WI with coal from Toledo, OH, was at 
Grassy at 1408 & is due at the Crib at 1623.


   DOWN:
4) The CSL NIAGARA, bound for Montreal, QC with cargo from KCBX in S. Chicago, 
IL, was at the SE Shoal at 1206.

5) Tug TENACIOUS, bound for Fairport, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1238.

6) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Sandusky, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 
1305.

7) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from 
Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1455 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1820.

8) The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Toledo, OH with taconite from Marquette, 
MI, was at Grassy at 1509 & is due at Det R Lt at 1629.

9) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Hamilton, ON with blast furnace 
trim from Hallet #5 in Duluth, MN, was at Station Belle Isle at 1511 & is due 
at Grassy at 1621.

10) Salty VANCOUVERBORG, bound for Montreal, QC with grain from Peavey in 
Duluth, MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1518.

11) Lovely lady FRONTENAC, bound for the Southwestern Sales East Dock in 
Windsor, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1600.

12) The MANITOWOC, bound for Cleveland, OH, is due at the Salt Dock at 1622.

13) Wily PINEGLEN, bound for Montreal, QC with wheat, is due at the Salt Dock 
around 1730.


    OTHER:
14) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at the old Mistersky Power Station 
Dock.  Their next stop is Windsor, ON. 

15) Tug SUPERIOR is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

16) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER are at the Koenig Lafarge Dock.

17) Tug CORMORANT arrived back at her dock at Fordson Island in the Rouge at
 1335.

18) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          ***THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009***  

The current Detroit Vessel Passages will, hopefully, return tomorrow.

          ***WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 – 1750 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty AMERICAN INTEGRITY, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI, was at the Salt Dock at 1221.

2) Tug REBECCA LYNN, bound for Sturgeon Bay, WI light tug, departed MMT in the 
Rouge at 1352, was at the Salt Dock at 1745.  She left barge A-397 at MMT.

3) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for Toledo, OH, were 
at the SE Shoal at 1016.

4) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE bound for Milwaukee, WI with steel, departed Detroit 
Marine Terminals at 1727 & is due at the Crib at 1912.

5) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for KCBX in S. Chicago, IL, arrived at Sterling 
Marine Fuels at 1736 for 2 hrs. 

6) Tug JANE ANN IV & barge SARAH SPENCER, bound for the Springwells Lafarge 
Dock, were at Grassy at 1739.

7) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, is due at the SE Shoal around 0130.


   DOWN:
8) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Hamilton, ON with salt from Canadian/Ojibway Salt 
in Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 0925 & was at the SE Shoal at 1538.

9) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN, bound for LaSalle, ON light tug, was at Station Belle 
Isle at 1223.

10) The GORDON C. LEITCH, bound for Quebec City, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 1635 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1930.

11) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Fairport, OH, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1455 & 
is due at the SE Shoal at 1855.

12) Tug VICTORY & barge JAMES L. KUBER, bound for Conneaut, OH, were at Det R 
Lt at 1708 & are due at the SE Shoal at 2100.

13) The CANADIAN PROSPECTOR, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from Thunder 
Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1744 & is due at Det R Lt at 1914.


    OTHER:
14) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION arrived at the Springwells 
Lafarge Dock at 1125 for 9 hrs with cement.  Their next stop is Cleveland, OH. 

15) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

16) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

17) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, eventually bound for the Lambton Generating 
Station in Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, is in the Colchester 
Anchorage. 

          ***TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009 – 1815 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely ALGOCAPE, bound for Northshore Mining in Silver Bay, MN to load 
taconite, was at the Salt Dock at 1108.  She stopped at Shell for fuel. 

2) Tug REBECCA LYNN, bound for MMT in the Rouge, is due at Grassy at 1850.  
She assisted tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge A-390 down the river to the 
Livingstone Channel.

3) The CSL LAURENTIEN, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Quebec, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1505.

4) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal, was at the SE Shoal at 1508 & was due at Det R Lt 
at 1808.

5) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 
1950.

6) Salty FEDERAL LEDA, bound for Milwaukee, WI, is due at the SE Shoal at 1955.

7) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, also bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the 
SE Shoal at 2030.

8) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, is due at the SE Shoal a bit 
after midnight.


   DOWN:
9) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge ALOUETTE SPIRIT, bound for Becancour, QC, with 
salt, departed Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1145, dropped the hook 
in the Ojibway Anchorage for awhile, departed the anchorage at 1426, were at 
Det R Lt at 1622, & are due at the SE Shoal at 2030.

10) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge A-390, bound for Toledo, OH, were at Det R Lt 
at 1756.  They stopped off at the old Mistersky Power Station to switch from 
push to tow, & tug REBECCA LYNN came out to assist them down to the 
Livingstone Channel. 

11) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Belledune, NB with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1642 & was due at 
Det R Lt at 1807.


    OTHER:
12) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE is at Detroit Marine Terminals unloading steel.  Her 
ETD for Milwaukee, WI to unload steel is 1715 tomorrow.

13) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

14) The ALGOWOOD arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1245.  Her 
ETD for Hamilton, ON is 0900 tomorrow. 

15) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

16) Passenger vessel FRIENDSHIP was out & about early this morning. 

          ***MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009 – 1720 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC was at the Crib at 1706 & is due at X-32 at 1731.

2) The CALUMET was at Grassy at 1548 & is due at the Crib at 1803.

3) Research vessel LAKE GUARDIAN was at the SE Shoal at 1600 & is due at Det R 
Lt at 1910.


   DOWN:
4) The ALGOISLE was at Grassy at 1546 & is due at Det R Lt at 1720.


    OTHER:
5) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE arrived at Detroit Marine Terminals at 1715 with the 
assistance of tugs SUPERIOR & WYOMING.  She’ll unload steel for 2 days, then 
head to Milwaukee, WI to unload steel there. 

6) Tug PUSH HOG is back at her dock in Wyandotte, MI.

          ***MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1010, was at Det R Lt at 1316, & is 
due at Grassy at 1450.

2) The CALUMET, bound for Calcite, MI, was at the SE Shoal at 1142 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1430.

3) Salty FEDERAL PRIDE, bound for Detroit, was at the SE Shoal at 1205 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1455.

4) Research vessel LAKE GUARDIAN, bound for Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal 
at 1510.

5) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, is due at the 
SE Shoal around midnight. 


   DOWN:
6) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for Bowmanville, ON with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 0912.

7) The ALGOISLE, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, ON, 
was at the Crib at 1311 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1430.


    OTHER:
8) Tug WILF SEYMOUR & barge are at Detroit Marine Terminals.  Their next stop 
is Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.

9) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit–Windsor truck ferry runs. 

10) Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge MARYSVILLE are at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at the water intake by Grassy. 

          ***FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009***  

The current Detroit Vessel Passages will, hopefully, return on Monday, 4/20/09.

          ***THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009 – 1630 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The PRESQUE ISLE, bound for DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN in ballast, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1220.  She stopped at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.

2) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1559.  She also stopped at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel.

3) The CSL NIAGARA, bound for Toledo, OH with taconite form Quebec, was due at 
the SE Shoal at 1500.


   DOWN:
4) Tug SEA EAGLE II & barge ST. MARY’S CEMENT II, bound for Bowmanville, ON, 
were at the SE Shoal at 1010.

5) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal form the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 1100.

6) Tug REBECCA LYNN, bound for Monroe, MI, picked up a barge at MMT in the 
Rouge, & was st Det R Lt at 1545.

7) Tug SALVOR & barge, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, are 
almost to the Crib, putting them at Station Belle Isle around 1740.

8) Salty FEDERAL SAGUENAY, bound for Norway & S. Africa with canola seed & 
mustard seed from Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1556 & is due at Lt 
23 at 1636.

9) Salty MENDMBORG, bound for Morocco with beet pulp pellets from General 
Mills in Duluth, MN, was at the Salt Dock at 1611 & is due at Lt 23 at 1651.


    OTHER:
10) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

11) Salty PERSENK is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  She’ll next head up to 
Duluth, MN to load grain at CHS 1.

12) Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge MARYSVILLE are at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

13) USACE tug DEMOLEN went down to Pointe Mouillee, MI earlier, but is now 
back at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG has been going back & forth between the water intake by 
Grassy & her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          ***WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009 – 1755 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Sarnia, ON, departed their 
dock in Windsor, ON at 1533 & are due at the Crib at 1803.

2) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI to load coal, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1728 & is due at Det R 
Lt at 1900.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

3) The PRESQUE ISLE has departed winter layup & is bound for DM&IR in Two 
Harbors, MN.  She’s due at the SE Shoal around midnight. 


   DOWN:
4) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410, bound for Cleveland, OH, were at the SE 
Shoal at 0951.

5) The CALUMET, bound for Marblehead, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1315.

6) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Hamilton, ON with taconite from 
DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at the SE Shoal at 1405.

7) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Fairport, OH with stone from Stoneport, MI, was at 
the SE Shoal at 1628.

8) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Port-Cartier, QC with wheat from 
Thunder Bay, ON, was at Station Belle Isle at 1716 & is due at Grassy at 1826.

9) Lovely steamer CANADIAN LEADER, also bound for Port-Cartier, QC with wheat 
from Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1727 & is due at Lt 23 at 1810.


    OTHER:
10) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

11) Passenger ferry DIAMOND BELLE was out & about this morning, but is now 
back at the Gaelic Dock in the Rouge. 

12) Salty PERSENK is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  She’ll next head up to 
Duluth, MN to load grain at CHS 1.

13) Lovely OJIBWAY is at ADM in Windsor, ON unloading canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON.  Her ETD to head back up to Thunder Bay is 1920.

14) Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge MARYSVILLE are at Nicholson’s Ecorse.

15) Mighty MANITOWOC arrived at the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s Ecorse 
with stone from Drummond Island, MI at 1658.  Her ETD for Stoneport, MI in 
ballast is 2130.

16) USACE tug DEMOLEN was working in the Livingstone Channel near DL 15 & 16, 
but is now back at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

17) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

18) Tugs CAROLYN HOEY & CORMORANT took a couple barges down to the Grosse Isle 
Toll Bridge earlier. 

          ***TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOISLE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1242.

2) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, were at Grassy at 
1319 & are due at the Crib at 1635.

3) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Toledo, OH with taconite from Quebec, is due 
at the SE Shoal at 2200.


   DOWN:
4) Mighty AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Toledo, OH, departed Wyandotte, MI at 
0905 & was at Det R Lt at 1119.

5) Carferry SOUTH BASS, bound for Put-in-Bay, OH, departed Nicholson’s Ecorse 
at 1204 & was at Det R Lt at 1330.

6) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN, bound for Hamilton, ON in ballast, departed the 
Premier Concrete Dock in Windsor, ON at 1152, was at Grassy at 1229, & is due 
at Det R Lt at 1345.

7) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Sydney, NS with coal from the Superior Midwest 
Energy Terminal in Superior, WI was at Station Belle Isle at 1308 & is due at 
Grassy at 1413.


    OTHER:
8) R/V LAKE GUARDIAN is at Hart Plaza.

9) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their next stop is 
Sarnia, ON tomorrow afternoon around 1530.

10) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

11) Lovely steamer JOHN G. MUNSON arrived at Carmeuse Lime in the Rouge with 
coal from Sandusky, OH at 1122 for 8 to 9 hrs.  Her next stop is back to 
Sandusky in ballast.  Tug PATRICIA HOEY & barge MARYSVILLE refueled her. 

12) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are laying over at MMT in the Rouge for 
weather.  Their next stop is Monroe, MI. 

13) Salty PERSENK is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for Duluth, MN is 
this afternoon.

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009 – 1900 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1130.

2) Fishtug MAR-VEL-ANN, bound for Purdy’s Fishery in Sarnia, ON, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1224.

3) Petite MAUMEE, bound for Stoneport, MI in ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 
1542.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) The STEPHEN B. ROMAN, bound for the CBM Dock in Windsor, ON, was at Det R 
Lt at 1801 & is due at Grassy at 1910.

5) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, were 
outbound Toledo, OH at 1856 & are due at Det R Lt at 2036.

6) The ALGOISLE, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal around 0400 
tomorrow morning.

7) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Sault Ste. Marie, ON, are due at the SE 
Shoal around 0700 tomorrow morning.


   DOWN:
8) The AMELIA DESGAGNES, bound for Hamilton, ON, departed ADM in Windsor, ON 
at 1629, was at Det R Lt at 1830, & is due at the SE Shoal at 2140.

9) Mighty AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Wyandotte, MI with cargo from S. 
Chicago, IL, is due at the Salt Dock at 1955. 


    OTHER:
10) R/V LAKE GUARDIAN is at Hart Plaza.

11) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are in the Rouge.  They’ll eventually head 
to Monroe, MI, but will lay over at MMT for weather first. 

12) Salty PERSENK is at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  

13) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Ojibway Anchorage.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

14) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Goderich, ON, was at Grassy at 1302 & is 
due at the Crib at 1525.

2) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge with 
cement clinker from Bowmanville, ON, is due at the SE Shoal at 2000.


   DOWN:
3) Tug ANGLIAN LADY & barge, bound for Hamilton, ON, were at the SE Shoal at 
1308.

4) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, bound for Hamilton, ON with coal from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at Det R Lt at 1032 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1345.

5) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Cote Ste. Catherine, QC with salt from Goderich, 
ON, was at Det R Lt at 1122 & is due at the SE Shoal at 1440.

6) Wily SPRUCEGLEN, bound for Bathurst with cargo (coal?) from KCBX in S. 
Chicago, IL, was at the Crib at 1256 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 1400.


    OTHER:
7) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON.

8) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are in the Ojibway Anchorage.  Their next 
stop tomorrow morning is Monroe, MI. 

9) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009 – 1810 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) Lovely OJIBWAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON I ballast, was at the Salt Dock 
at 1012.

2) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in 
Superior, WI in ballast, was at the Salt Dock at 1318.  She stopped at 
Imperial for fuel. 

3) Salty FEDERAL SAGUENAY, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 
1510.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 

4) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for the Lambton Generating Station in 
Courtright, ON with coal from Ashtabula, OH, was at the Salt Dock at 1750.

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Marquette, MI in ballast, 
departed her winter layup at Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1639.  She is checked down 
to break in her engines & is due at the Crib around 1909.

6) Lovely steamer QUEBECOIS, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, is due at the SE Shoal 
at 1835.

7) Salty SABRINA, bound for Duluth, MN to load grain at CHS 1, is due at the 
SE Shoal at 1930.

8) The jaunty CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, bound for Goderich, ON, is due at the SE 
Shoal at 2100.

9) Salty MEDEMBORG, bound for Duluth, MN to load grain at Peavey, is due at 
the SE Shoal at 2145.


   DOWN:
10) Tug DEBBIE LEE, bound for the Algonac, MI area, was at the Salt Dock at 
1253.

11) Work boat HURON LADY & barges, also bound for the Algonac, MI area, were 
at the Salt Dock at 1325.


    OTHER:
12) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

13) Tug PATRICIA HOEY took a barge from Nicholson’s Ecorse to the Waterfront 
Petroleum Dock early this morning.  I’m guessing she refueled the Jackson. 

14) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 are in the Rouge.  Their next stop is 
Monroe, MI. 

15) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON.

16) Tug PUSH HOG went back & forth between the water intake by Grassy & her 
dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 – 1730 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOWOOD was at the Salt Dock at 1520. 

2) The TIM S. DOOL was at the Crib at 1715 & is due at X-32 at 1745.  She’ll 
be stopping at Imperial for fuel. 

3) Tug ZEUS (light tug – not a salty as indicated below) was at Grassy at 1508 
& is due at the Crib at 1745.

4) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON arrived at Sterling Marine Fuels at 1722 
for 1.5 to 2 hrs. 


   DOWN:
5) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH was at Det R Lt at 1524 & is due at the SE Shoal at 
1854.


    OTHER:
6) I forgot to mention earlier the J.W. Westcott Office is open as of today 
for business. 

          *** WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The ALGOWOOD, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, was at the Crib at 1319 & 
is due at X-32 at 1345.  She’ll be stopping at Shell for fuel. 

2) Salty ZEUS, bound for Chicago, IL, was at the SE Shoal at 1002 & is due at 
Det R Lt at 1330.

3) The TIM S. DOOL, bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1112 & 
is due at Det R Lt at 1412.

4) The ATLANTIC ERIE, bound for Toledo, OH with iron ore from Port-Cartier, 
QC, was at the SE Shoal at 1131.

5) Lovely steamer EDWARD L. RYERSON, bound for Duluth, MN, was at the SE Shoal 
at 1222 & is due at Det R Lt at 1450.


   DOWN:
6) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, bound for Baie Comeau, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, 
ON, was at the SE Shoal at 1025.

7) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Station Belle Isle at 1255 & 
is due at Grassy at 1400.


    OTHER:
8) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

9) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 arrived at their dock in the Rouge at 1019 
for 24 hrs.  Their next stop is Monroe, MI. 

10) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON.

11) Lovely OJIBWAY is at ADM in Windsor, ON unloading canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON.  Her ETD to head back up to Thunder Bay is 0100 tomorrow. 

12) The JOHN B. AIRD is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON loading salt.  
Her ETD for Chicago, IL is 1900.

13) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup.

14) Tug PUSH HOG took a spud barge from Ferriss Marine in the Old Rouge to the 
water intake by Grassy.  She is now on her way back to Ferriss Marine.

          *** MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009***  

I will be out of the office the next two days.  The current Detroit Vessel 
Passages will, hopefully, return on Wednesday, 4/8/09.

          *** FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009 – 1620 REPORT***  

    UP: 
1) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1030.

2) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410, bound for the Rouge, were at Det R Lt at 
1610 & are due at Grassy at 1750.

3) Tug SALVOR & barge LAMBERT SPIRIT, bound for Ludington, MI, were at the SE 
Shoal at 1354 & are due at Det R Lt at 1844.


   DOWN:
4) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Toledo, OH with grain from Goderich, ON, were at 
Det R Lt at 1045.

5) Tug JOAN V & Spud barge were at Downtown at 0959.


    OTHER:
6) Tug RELIANCE & barge PML 9000 are at Detroit Marine Terminals unloading 
steel coils from Sault Ste. Marie, ON.  Their ETD to head back up to the Soo 
is 1800.

7) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

8) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at Michigan Marine Terminal in the Rouge. 

9) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON.

10) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON 
loading salt.

11) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup.

12) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

13) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN is finally back at her home dock in LaSalle, ON.

          *** THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 – 1815 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY departed Sterling Marine Fuels at 1455, was at Det R Lt 
at 1655, & is due at the SE Shoal at 2020. 

2) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410 were at Grassy at 1748 & are due at Det R Lt 
at 1903.

3) The AGAWA CANYON was at the Crib at 1730 & is due at Station Belle Isle at 
1840. 

4) The CSL NIAGARA, bound for Port-Cartier, QC with wheat from Thunder Bay, 
ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 2000. 

          *** THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 – 1405 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN, barge, & mud scow, bound for Belle River, ON, were at 
X-32 at 0955.

2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY, bound for Sorel, QC with flax seed & canola seed from 
Thunder Bay, ON, arrived at Sterling Marine Fuels at 1255 for 2 hrs. 

3) Tug REBECCA LYNN & barge A-410, bound for Cleveland, OH, were at the Salt 
Dock at 1345 & are due at Lt 23 at 1425.

4) The AGAWA CANYON, bound for the Motor City Dock in the Rouge with salt from 
Goderich, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1545. 


    OTHER:
5) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived at the old Mistersky Power 
Station at 1013.  She’ll head over to Morterm in Windsor, ON tomorrow morning. 

6) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

7) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at Michigan Marine Terminal in the Rouge. 

8) Lovely KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON.  Her next stop is Quebec 
City, QC. 

9) The ALGOMARINE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Her ETD for 
Chicago, IL is 1800.

10) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup.

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009 – 1500 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Sarnia, ON with aggregates from Marblehead, OH, was 
at the Salt Dock at 0852.

2) Lovely steamer MONTREALAIS, bound for Thunder Bay, ON in ballast, was at X-
32 at 1424 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1550.

3) The CSL ASSINIBOINE, also bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at Det R Lt at 
1420, putting her at Grassy around 1555.  She’s going up the Livingstone 
Channel. 

4) Lovely ALGOCAPE, also bound for Thunder Bay, ON, was at the SE Shoal at 
1348 & is due at Det R Lt at 1648.


    DOWN:
5) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Belledune, NB with coal from KCBX in S. 
Chicago, IL, was at Lt 23 at 1355 & is due at the Crib at 1510.

6) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN & construction equipment, bound for Chenal Ecarte, ON, 
were at the Salt Dock at 1334.


    OTHER:
7) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

8) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge. 

9) Lovely OJIBWAY is at ADM in Windsor, ON unloading canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON.  She’ll next head back up to Thunder Bay. 

10) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup.

11) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 – 1355 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The KAMINISTIQUA, bound for Goderich, ON on her first trip of the season, 
was at the Salt Dock at 1306.  She refueled at Sterling Marine Fuels. 


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) With the assistance of tugs WYOMING & SUPERIOR, mighty JOHN D. LEITCH 
arrived at St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge with cargo (slag?) from Nanticoke, 
ON at 1257.  She’ll be there 10 hrs, then head to the Superior Midwest Energy 
Terminal in Superior, WI in ballast. 

4) EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their next 
stop is Sarnia, ON. 

5) Lovely OJIBWAY is at ADM in Windsor, ON unloading canola seed from Thunder 
Bay, ON.  Her ETD to head back up to Thunder Bay is 1400 tomorrow. 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

7) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009 – 1710 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER were at Grassy at 1558 
& are due at the Crib at 1818.

2) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, are due 
at the SE Shoal at 2000.

3) The CANADIAN TRANSPORT, bound for Toledo, OH, is due at the SE Shoal around 
0500 tomorrow.


    DOWN:
4) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Toledo, OH, departed the old 
Mistersky Power Station Dock at 1609, were at Grassy at 1644, & are due at Det 
R Lt at 1808. 

          *** MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009 – 1525 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug JOYCE L. VANENKEVORT & barge GREAT LAKES TRADER, bound for Marquette, 
MI in ballast, were at Det R Lt at 1435 & are due at Grassy at 1600.


    OTHER:
2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at the old Mistersky Power Station Dock.  
Their next stop is Toledo, OH.

3) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

4) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.  Their 
next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The CUYAHOGA arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1022 for 10 
hrs.  her next stop is back to the Morton Salt Dock in the Rouge with salt. 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

8) Tug PUSH HOG is at her dock in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009 – 1435 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, departed the Motor 
City Dock in the Rouge at 1214 after unloading salt from Goderich.  She was in 
the main river at 1237 & is due at the Crib at 1437.

2) Tug JOAN V & crane barge were at Belle Isle at 1430.


    DOWN:
3) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON in ballast on 
her fit-out trip, is due at the Salt Dock at 1517.


    OTHER:
4) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

5) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.

6) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

8) Tug PUSH HOG was at the water intake by Grassy.  She then went to her dock 
in Wyandotte, MI. 

          *** THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 – 1710 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1211.  She refueled at Sterling 
Marine Fuels.

2) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Sarnia, ON, departed Morterm 
in Windsor, ON at 1600 & are due at the Crib at 1800.


    OTHER:
3) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

4) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The ALGOMARINE is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON. 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

             ***WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009***  

NOTE: The ATLANTIC HURON is the first bulker for the start of the 2009-2010 
shipping season for the Port of Windsor, ON.

          ***WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009 – 1720 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for the Rouge, were outbound Monroe, MI 
at 1640 & are due at Det R Lt at 1815.


    OTHER:
2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY has not yet shifted to the face of the dock, but she 
should be departing shortly.  Her ETA inbound at DeTour, MI is 1800 tomorrow.

3) The ALGOMARINE arrived at the Ojibway Anchorage at 1506 to wait for the 
Atlantic Huron to finish loading.

          ***WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) The ALGOMARINE, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at 
Station Belle Isle at 1333.  She’ll go to anchor in the Ojibway Anchorage to 
wait for the Atlantic Huron to finish loading. 


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON until 
tomorrow evening.  Their next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup.  She’s 
preparing to shift to the face of the dock.

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The ATLANTIC HURON arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON after 
0900. 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009 – 1730 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, departed the Motor 
City Dock in the Rouge at 1411 after unloading salt from Goderich.  She was at 
X-32 at 1700 & is due at the Salt Dock at 1835.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON for 2 
days.  Their next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 
0948 for 3 days.  Their next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 – 1540 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Alpena, MI, were at 
the Salt Dock at 1234.

2) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Goderich, ON in ballast, departed the Motor 
City Dock in the Rouge at 0923 & was at the Salt Dock at 1348.

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for the Rouge, departed Monroe, MI & are 
due at Det R Lt at 1630.


    OTHER:
4) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

5) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

6) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 – 1500 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Sarnia, ON, are due at the SE 
Shoal around 1800.


    DOWN:
2) Tug SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN & barge INNOVATION, bound for Toledo, OH with a 
part cargo of cement, departed the Springwells Lafarge dock at 1025 & were at 
Det R Lt at 1217.

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge, bound for Monroe, MI, are outbound the Rouge. 

4) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, again bound for Morton Salt in the Rouge with salt 
from Goderich, ON, should be at the Salt Dock around 2030.


    OTHER:
5) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

6) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

7) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

8) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 – 1415 REPORT***  

    UP:
The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Escanaba, MI, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1406 
& is due at Det R Lt around 1530.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009***  

I will be out of the office tomorrow.  The current Detroit Vessel Passages 
will, hopefully, return on 3/19/09.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

                  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    DOWN:
1) The CANADIAN OLYMPIC, bound for Morton Salt in the Rouge with salt from 
Goderich, ON, is due at the Salt Dock at 1512.  I am pretty sure this is the 
first non-tug/barge vessel for the Port of Detroit to start the 2009-2010 
shipping season. 


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge. 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 – 1315 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug JOAN V (I think) & spud barge were at Downtown at 1301.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at MMT in the Rouge. 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 – 1700 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived in Windsor, ON at 1023 for 20 
hrs.  Their next stop is Sarnia, ON. 

2) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009 – 1345 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at the old Mistersky Power Station.  Their ETD 
for Monroe, MI is 2300.

2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009 – 1325 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their next stop is 
Sarnia, ON.

2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge.

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for 
Windsor, ON is 1900.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009 – 1120 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009 – 1110 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009 – 1630 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009 – 1410 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge.

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at Morterm in Windsor, ON.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 – 1230 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge.

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 – 0945 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday's report.

          ***TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 – 1100 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their next stop is 
Sarnia, ON.

2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for 
Sarnia, ON is 2200.

2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

4) Tug PATRICIA HOEY was breaking ice earlier this morning.  She arrived back 
at the Gaelic yard at 1243.

5) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

6) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 – 1710 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge until 2/22, when 
they’ll head back over to Windsor, ON.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

        ***THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 – 1405 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday’s report.

        ***WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 – 1035 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday’s report.

          ***TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD arrived at Morterm in Windsor, ON at 
1147.  They’ll be there until 2/20, then will head into the Rouge.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009 CORRECTION***  

    OTHER:
The CUYAHOGA was not at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, she was in the 
Ojibway Acnhorage. 

          ***MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009 – 1245 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009 – 1345 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Windsor, ON, were at Station 
Belle Isle around 1325.  The Hollyhock escorted them.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The CUYAHOGA is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 – 1055 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday’s report.

          ***WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009 – 1435 REPORT***  

There is no change from yesterday’s report.

          ***MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 – 1310 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs. 

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA departed Nicholson’s Ecorse in ballast at 1027 for 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  She arrived at 1153 for 10 hrs, then 
will head back to Nicholson’s Ecorse. 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009 – 1505 REPORT***  

     OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at the old Mistersky power Station Dock.  Their next stop is the CN Dock in Sarnia, ON.

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 – 1310 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for the old Mistersky power 
Station Dock, were at the Crib at 1145 & are due at Station Belle Isle at 
1345.  The Griffon is escorting them, & tug PATRICIA HOEY is breaking ice at 
the dock for them.


    OTHER:
2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug are at MMT in the Rouge “for a couple weeks.” 

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009 – 1430 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & tug arrived at MMT in the Rouge at 1002 “for a couple 
weeks.” 

2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

3) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

4) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE departed MMT in the Rouge light tug to break ice to head 
further up the river to her next dock.  She then went back, retrieved the 
barge, & arrived at her new dock at 1305 for 19 hrs.  She’ll next head back to 
MMT. 

2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

3) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

4) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009 – 1335 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Sarnia, ON, departed Windsor, 
ON at 1101, are due at the Crib around 1350, & are being escorted by the 
Griffon.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.  Earlier, the 
Griffon broke ice for her around her docks. 

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 – 1445 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  

2) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  They’ll next head to 
Windsor, ON.

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at Michigan Marine Terminal in the Rouge.  

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in the Rouge.  They’ll next head to 
Windsor, ON.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are at the old Mistersky Power Station 
dock.  Their next stop is the Rouge.

2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

3) The CUYAHOGA arrived at Morton Salt in the Rouge at 1058 with salt from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  She’ll be there 7 to 8 hrs, then will 
go to Nicholson’s Ecorse for “a mini layup.” 

4) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are at Michigan Marine Terminal in the Rouge.  

5) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

6) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009 – 1320 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

2) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge.  The tug is at the Waterfront 
Petroleum Dock taking on water.

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA departed Morton Salt in the Rouge at 1021 for Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 – 1310 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) Sturdy ALGOSTEEL, bound for the Motor City Dock (I think) in the Rouge with 
salt from Goderich, ON, was at the Crib at 1210 & is due at Station Belle Isle 
at 1330.  Tugs WYOMING & SUPERIOR will be breaking ice in the Rouge & 
assisting her to the dock.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

3) Tug BARBARA ANDRIE & barge are in the Rouge. 

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

6) The CUYAHOGA is at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON loading salt for 
Morton Salt in the Rouge.

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 – 1800 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

2) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

4) The CUYAHOGA departed Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1046 in ballast for 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  She arrived at 1357 for 10 hrs.  Her 
next stop is back to Nicholson’s Ecorse.

          ***THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 – 1710 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) The JOHN B. AIRD was at Station Belle Isle at 1702 & is due at Grassy 
around 1815.  The Risley will escort her all the way to Pt. Colborne.


    OTHER:
2) The CUYAHOGA arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1415 for 9 
to 10 hrs.  She’ll then head over to Morton Salt in the Rouge.

          ***THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Pt. Colborne, ON for winter layup, was at the 
Salt Dock at 1310 & is due at Lt 23 at 1355.  Regal Samuel Risley is escorting 
her.


    OTHER:
2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

3) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

4) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

5) The CUYAHOGA departed Nicholson’s Ecorse at 1113 in ballast for 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON.  Tug STORMONT assisted her & helped 
break ice at the salt dock.  She was in the main river at 1146 & is almost to 
the salt dock.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009 – 1305 REPORT***  

    OTHER:
1) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

2) The KAMINISTIQUA is at ADM in Windsor, ON for winter layup.

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

4) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  She’ll resume the salt run from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON to the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s 
Ecorse sometime tomorrow.

         ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009 ***  

I am out of the office today (to celebrate President-Elect Obama’s 
Inauguration).  The current Detroit vessel passages will, hopefully, return 
tomorrow.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009 – 1310 REPORT***  

     UP:
1) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for the North Slip in Sarnia, ON for 
winter layup, was at the Salt Dock at 1035, escorted by the Griffon.  She 
stopped at Imperial for fuel. 


    OTHER:
2) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

3) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

4) The CUYAHOGA is at Nicholson’s Ecorse.  She’ll resume the salt run from 
Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON to the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s 
Ecorse sometime on Thursday, 1/22/09.

          ***FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009 – 1745 REPORT***  

     UP:
1) The JOHN B. AIRD departed Sterling Marine Fuels at 1510, was at the Crib at 
1722, & is due at X-32 at 1752.  Regal Samuel Risley is escorting her.


    DOWN:
2) The ALGOSTEEL was at Det R Lt at 1543.  


    OTHER:
3) The CUYAHOGA arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1557.  Her 
ETD for the Detroit Bulk Dock at Nicholson’s Ecorse is 0100.

4) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD arrived in Windsor, ON at 1545 for 
about 26 hours.

          ***FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009 – 1350 REPORT***  

     UP:
1) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from Canadian/Ojibway 
Salt in Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 1106 & arrived at Sterling Marine 
Fuels with the assistance of tug STORMONT.  She arrived at the fuel dock at 
1230 for about 2 hrs.


    DOWN:
2) The ALGOSTEEL, bound for Toledo, OH with salt from Goderich, ON, was at 
Station Belle Isle at 1325 under the escort of cutter Neah Bay.  She should be 
at Grassy around 1435.  Earlier, regal Samuel Risley escorted the convey down 
the St. Clair River & through Lake St. Clair.  Once the Algosteel unloads in 
Toledo, OH, she’ll stop in Sarnia, ON for fuel & head back up to Goderich.  

3) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, was at 
Station Belle Isle at 1337.


    OTHER:
4) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD are in the Rouge & are preparing to 
depart for Windsor, ON with the assistance of tug WYOMING.

5) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009 – 1330 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON in 
ballast, was at the Crib at 1131.  She is having trouble in the ice, having to 
back & ram her way through it.  The Neah Bay is on her way down to open up the 
track for her.

2) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for Nanticoke, ON with taconite from DM&IR in 
Duluth, MN, was at the Crib at 1311.  They’re estimating Station Belle Isle 
around maybe 1441, depending on the Aird’s progress (or lack thereof).

3) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, also bound for Nanticoke, ON with taconite 
from DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at Lt 23 at 1213 & is due at the Crib at 1343.


    OTHER:
4) Tug STORMONT was doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.  Due to the 
ice, she is now standing by, waiting to assist the John B. Aird into the dock 
at Canadian/Ojibway Salt.

5) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for 
Sarnia, ON is 2100.

6) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009 – 1315 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug ANNIE M. DEAN, bound for the Mueller Dock in Sarnia, ON, is due at the 
Salt Dock around 1500.  Tug MANITOU is assisting her.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD are in the Rouge.  Their ETD for 
Sarnia, ON is 2100 tomorrow.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009 – 1725 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Lovely steamer ARTHUR M. ANDERSON was at the Salt Dock at 1651.  She’ll be 
going to anchor in the Recors Anchorage. 


    DOWN:
2) Jolly ROGER BLOUGH was at Station Belle Isle at 1648 & is due at Grassy at 
1754.

3) The PRESQUE ISLE was at Lt 23 at 1720 & is due at the Crib at 1840.

          ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009 – 1340 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The ALGOSTEEL, bound for Goderich, ON, was at the Salt Dock at 1108.

2) Lovely steamer ARTHUR M. ANDERSON, bound for Sturgeon Bay, WI for winter 
layup, finished unloading coal from Sandusky, OH at the Carmeuse Lime Dock in 
the Rouge & departed at 1215.  She was in the main river at 1250 & is due at 
the Crib at 1450.


    DOWN:
3) Mighty tug MANITOU, bound for Dean Construction in LaSalle, ON, was at 
Station Belle Isle at 1141 & is due at Grassy at 1341.

4) Jolly ROGER BLOUGH, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from DM&IR in Two 
Harbors, MN, is due at the Salt Dock at 1340.

5) The PRESQUE ISLE, also bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite from DM&IR in 
Two Harbors, MN, should be at the Salt Dock around 1730.


    OTHER:
6) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for the 
Rouge is 1700.

7) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

8) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

9) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 – 1735 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Lovely steamer ARTHUR M. ANDERSON, bound for Carmeuse Lime in the Rouge 
with coal from Sandusky, OH, was at the SE Shoal at 1530 & is due at Det R Lt 
at 1900.


    DOWN:
2) The ALGOSTEEL was at the Salt Dock at 1703 & is due at Lt 23 at 1748.

3) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McCLEOD, bound for Windsor, ON, departed 
Sarnia, ON at 1606 & are due at the Salt Dock at 1751.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 – 1440 REPORT***  

    DOWN:
1) The ALGOSTEEL, bound for the Rouge with salt from Goderich, ON, should be 
at the Salt Dock around 1700.


    OTHER:
2) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

3) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

4) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009 – 1440 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The ATLANTIC HURON, bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, was at the SE Shoal at 
1216 & is due at Det R Lt at 1526.

2) The CSL NIAGARA, also bound for DM&IR in Duluth, MN, is due at the SE Shoal 
at 1730.


    OTHER:
3) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The JOHN B. AIRD arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1134 
for 24 hrs after refueling at Sterling Marine Fuels.  Her next stop is 
Chicago, IL.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 – 1425 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The CUYAHOGA, bound for Chicago, IL with salt from Canadian/Ojibway Salt in 
Windsor, ON, departed the dock at 1402 & is due at the Crib at 1617.  She’ll 
be stopping at Imperial for fuel.

2) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON, is due at 
the SE Shoal at 2200.  She’ll be stopping at Sterling Marine Fuels for fuel. 


    DOWN:
3) Lovely steamer ARTHUR M. ANDERSON, bound for Conneaut, OH with taconite 
from DM&IR in Two Harbors, MN, was at the SE Shoal at 0955.


    OTHER:
4) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD are in Windsor, ON.  Their ETD for 
Sarnia, ON is 2000.

5) Tug STORMONT is doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

6) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

7) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009 – 1540 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Tug EVERLAST & barge NORMAN McLEOD, bound for Windsor, ON, were at the SE 
Shoal at 0958 & are due at Det R Lt at 1620.  Cutter Neah Bay is escorted them.


    DOWN:
2) Mighty JOHN D. LEITCH, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the SE Shoal at 0858.

3) The CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, also bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Grassy at 1459 & is 
due at Det R Lt at 1630.

4) The ATLANTIC HURON, also bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the 
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at Station Belle Isle at 
1522 & is due at Grassy at 1632.  She is, however, checked down waiting for 
the Everlast to transit the Livingstone Channel upbound first. 


    OTHER:
5) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

6) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

7) The CUYAHOGA arrived at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1407 for 7 
hrs.  Her next stop is the Detroit Bulk Terminal at Nicholson’s Ecorse with 
salt. 

8) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON is at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter layup.

          ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009 – 1730 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN was at the Crib at 1550 & is almost to Algonac, 
MI.  She’ll be stopping at Imperial for fuel.


    DOWN:
2) The JOHN B. AIRD was at Grassy at 1630 & is due at Det R Lt around 1750.

          ***TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009 – 1455 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal 
in Superior, WI to load coal for OPG in Thunder Bay, ON, was at Grassy at 1328 
& is due at the Crib at 1427.  She overnighted in the Colchester Anchorage in 
Lake Erie to wait for ice-breaker assistance.  She lifted anchor at 1006, & 
Cutter Neah Bay escorted her up through the river.


    DOWN:
2) The JOHN B. AIRD, bound for Nanticoke, ON with coal from the Superior 
Midwest Energy Terminal in Superior, WI, was at the Crib at 1414 & is due at 
Station Belle Isle at 1530.


    OTHER:
3) Tug STORMONT was doing the Windsor-Detroit truck ferry runs.

4) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

5) The CUYAHOGA departed the Detroit Bulk Terminal at Nicholson’s Ecorse at 
1205, arriving at Canadian/Ojibway Salt in Windsor, ON at 1232 for 10 hrs.  
Her next stop is Marine City, MI.

6) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON arrived at Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup last night around 2100.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009 – 1715 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL arrived at Sterling Marine Fuels at 1605 for an 
hour or two. 

2) Lovely steamer HERBERT C. JACKSON, bound for Nicholson’s Ecorse for winter 
layup, was outbound Toledo, OH at 1652 & is due at Det R Lt at 1812.


    DOWN:
3) The AMERICAN MARINER was at the Salt Dock at 1703 & is due at Lt 23 at 1743.

          ***MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009 – 1540 REPORT***  

    UP:
1) Plucky PETER R. CRESSWELL, bound for the North Slip in Sarnia, ON for 
winter layup, departed St. Mary’s Cement in the Rouge around 1400 with the 
assistance of tug WYOMING, was in the main river at 1430, & is stopping at 
Sterling Marine Fuels.

2) The RT. HON. PAUL J. MARTIN, bound for Duluth, MN to load taconite at the 
CN ore dock, is due at the SE Shoal around 2300.


    DOWN:
3) The AMERICAN MARINER, bound for Toledo, OH (for winter layup, I think), is 
due at the Salt Dock at 1705.


    OTHER:
4) USACE tug DEMOLEN is at Ft. Wayne. 

5) Tug STORMONT is doing the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry runs.

6) Tug PUSH HOG is at Holcim Cement in the Rouge.  

7) Lovely J.W. SHELLEY is at Morterm in Windsor, ON for winter layup. 

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