USS Marinette heads through the Welland Canal
WELLAND CANAL – With the Seaway strike ended, the USS Marinette (LCS 25) was downbound in the Welland Canal Saturday enroute to her homeport at Naval Station Mayport, FL. Since the Marinette is not equipped with bow thrusters, she was at time towed by the Picton, ON-based Doornekamp tug Amy Lynn D. tug.
The warship – with a modular weapons system, helicopter pad, ramp for small boats and which can be used by small assault forces – was built in Marinette, WI. Littoral combat ships operate in waters close to the shore. A number of the vessels have passed down the canal over the past number of years.
Marinette was moored at Cleveland during the strike.
Historic former shipyard buildings in Cleveland may be razed for concert venue
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The company behind Jacob’s Pavilion is going before the city’s planning commission with plans to build an indoor concert venue nearby.
Nautica Entertainment is taking revised plans to the Cleveland Planning Commission for its proposed Globe Iron Venue in the West Bank of the Flats. It would be located at the corner of Center and Elm streets, less than a mile from Nautica’s outdoor concert venue, the Jacob’s Pavilion.
The new venue is estimated to seat 1,200 people, and based on a presentation, would host over 100 concerts and events a year. Renderings showed several features, including a courtyard surrounded by a tall iron fence to provide security access within an L-shaped structure in the shadow of the pitch-roof industrial building.
Nautica hopes to get approval for both the renovation of the Globe Iron building and for the demolition of several surrounding buildings, including a four-story structure adjacent to the main Globe Iron building that has been listed national historic site since 1994.
Globe Iron was founded in 1853 by several people that include Samuel Lord, whom was the brother of pioneering real estate developer and Ohio City Mayor, Richard Lord, according to the Cleveland Historical. The main building with the pitched-roof was known as the Foundry, while neighboring four-story building, which dates back to 1886, was known as the Patterns Building.
An historic iron foundry located on Elm Street on the west bank of the Flats, Globe Iron Works was started in 1853 by several individuals including Samuel Lord, brother of Richard Lord, a pioneer real estate developer and mayor of Ohio City. It changed ownership several times before a majority interest in the foundry was purchased in 1869 by Henry Coffinberry and partners Robert Wallace and John Pankhurst. The company, which produced engines, boilers and other iron products, grew after its purchase by Coffinberry and his partners. In 1876, it purchased an interest in a dry dock and soon was building ships under the name of Globe Ship Building Company. In 1882, it launched the Onoko, generally regarded as the prototype for all iron and steel-hulled freighters that sail the Great Lakes today.
During the company’s last appearance before the commission in August, it argued that the Patterns Building could not be saved, was unsafe and was a challenge to find buyers and investors.
Commission members were skeptical that nothing could be done to save the Patterns building, which they deemed “a part of the city’s industrial heritage.” Though the commission approved of demolishing two other buildings, the four-story structure has been Nautica’s hardest sell. The commission urged Nautica to bring back more evidence as to why they should approve the demolition.
Megan Sims, cleveland.com
List of vessels built at Globe Iron Works: http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/globe.htm
Canada’s Davie completes purchase of Helsinki Shipyard from Russia’s Algador
TORONTO, ON – Canadian firm Davie Shipbuilding has completed the purchase of Helsinki Shipyard, maker of Arctic icebreaking vessels, from Russian-owned Algador Holdings after securing regulatory approval, Davie said on Friday.
Regulators said the deal was not in violation of sanctions on Moscow, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.
While the terms of the purchase agreement are confidential, the transaction was funded by a combination of Davie’s own funds and by 77 million euros ($81.77 million) of financing from the Québec government, according to a statement from Davie.
Privately-owned Davie announced the purchase of the Finnish company months ago. The deal will help Canada deliver on its C$8.5 billion ($6.2 billion) national shipbuilding strategy program.
Algador Holdings is owned by Russian businessmen Rishat Bagautdinov and Vladimir Kasyanenko, who is also a Belgian citizen. Quebec-based Davie worked with regulators in Finland, the EU, Canada, the UK and the U.S. to ensure the deal was not in violation of sanctions related to Russia’s war in Ukraine, said the source, who was not authorised to speak about the matter publicly.
Closure of the deal dragged out because of due diligence and financial, regulatory and legal considerations, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, the source added.
Algador purchased the yard from Russia’s sanctioned United Shipbuilding Corporation in 2019.
Davie, which is nearly 200 years old, is one of three shipbuilders helping to deliver on Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, with their part being to deliver seven icebreakers.
Reuters
Shipwreck Museum’s 48th Anniversary Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Event to be virtual in 2023
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum’s annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony will be a virtual ceremony this year. The event, scheduled for Friday, November 10, 2023 (7pm), will be available on a live-stream access, details to be announced soon. The livestream link will be posted on www.shipwreckmuseum.com during the week of the event.
The buildings of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, will not be open to the public on November 10, 2023. In addition, the Michigan Maritime Museum (www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org) of South Haven, MI, will host a viewing of the Shipwreck Museum’s Edmund Fitzgerald (live-streamed) memorial service.
For more information, please call 800-635-1742, or visit www.Shipwreckmuseum.com.
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Environmental Hazard as Cargo Ship Loses Containers in Canadian Far North
The Nunavut government and Canada last week were scrambling to deal with a potential environmental issue and boating hazard in the northernmost territory, a region located south of the Arctic Circle but with a polar climate and freezing cold for much of the year. Late on Friday afternoon, October 27, a cargo vessel that provides a vital supply line to the remote region had an accident losing a portion of its cargo into the harbor.
Canadian Coast Guard and NEAS, operators of Nunavik Eastern Arctic Shipping, worked to locate the cargo which is reported to be floating in the harbor. The government is advising that 20 shipping containers and assorted freight fell off the cargo ship Sivumut and into Frobisher Bay near the Iqaluit port.
The vessel was built in 2010 and registered in Canada, it can transport up to 655 containers or loose cargo. The vessel has two onboard cranes for cargo handling. The pictures appearing online show the vessel at anchor with the containers floating behind the ship
NGCC Henry Larsen provided air support with the helicopter, which helped locate missing containers..
NMGL Christmas Tree Ship Community Giveback Day is Dec. 3 in Toledo
TOLEDO, OH – On Saturday, December 2, the National Museum of the Great Lakes, in partnership with Geo. Gradel Co., invites individuals to join a holiday tradition by welcoming back the ”Christmas Tree Ship.”
Thanks to funding from The University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC), museum admission will be free.
On November 23, 1912, the schooner Rouse Simmons sank while carrying Christmas trees. Remembered as the Christmas Tree Ship, her captain, Herman E. Schuenemann, was known for giving trees to families in need. This story provides the inspiration behind the Museum’s community giveback event encouraging individuals to make a memory to last a lifetime by watching Santa arrive at the museum’s dock delivering Christmas Tree and holiday support.
“Museums have been shown to increase our sense of well-being and make us feel healthier. They inspire, challenge and stimulate us, while also making us proud of where we come from,” said museum spokesperson Kate Fineske. “The Christmas Tree Ship Community Giveback Day allows us to connect individuals on the East Bank of the Maumee River and access the Great Lakes with their maritime roots while providing healthy holiday support.”
The event asks individuals to “get a tree or give a tree” as well as provide holiday support by donating towards gift cards for its community partners. In addition, for every donation made, UTMC will match individual gifts with a healthy hygiene kit for community members in need.
Following the parade, guests are asked to walk or drive to the museum where Santa and a boatload of Christmas trees will arrive to receive visitors in front of the Museum Tug Ohio. To learn more about the event, purchase a tree for yourself or individuals in need, or provide holiday support with a donation visit nmgl.org or call 419-214-5000.
National Museum of the Great Lakes
