McKeil Expands With Purchase of Algosea From Algoma

McKeil Marine has purchased the tanker Algosea from Algoma Tankers. While at Sarnia Saturday she was renamed Kathy McKeil in honor of the wife of McKeil’s vice-chairman Blair McKeil. The change has also been registered at Transport Canada. She is expected to head to an overseas shipyard soon for conversion to either a self-unloader or a bulk carrier.

The 472-foot-long Algosea was built in 1998 at Alabama Shipyard Inc., Mobile, AL, as Aggersborg. The vessel was purchased by Algoma in 2005.

John J. Boland Grounds at Grand Haven

UPDATE: John J. Boland was freed during the night and was outbound to Lake Michigan at 8 a.m. Sunday.

ORIGINAL REPORT: Reports late Saturday indicated the self-unloader John J. Boland was aground mid-channel off the Municipal Marina while headed inbound on the Grand River.