Be On the Lookout for Tug Harriet M Westbound in Seaway
August 5, 2026
Tug Harriet M is making her first trip up through the Seaway. She was previously a U.S. tug named Harriet Moran but was purchased by an as yet unknown Canadian company and is currently on her way to Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Pat English
Harriet M at Glen Walter, ON, August 5, 2026. [Pat English]
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