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Goods shipped into Menominee & Marinette during 2007 include wood pulp, lumber, windmill parts, coal, limestone, salt, pig iron and other miscellaneous small cargoes. Just what does pig iron look like?
Click Here to see some pig iron ingots (soda can is for size reference).
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This photo gallery will be presented in chronological order (rather than alphabetical order by ship name) and will be updated as ships arrive throughout the year.
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Chronological List of ships that have visited Menominee & Marinette this year:
(Photos below)
Jan. 2 - Lewis J. Kuber (arrived for winter lay-up)
Jan. 3 - USCG Mobile Bay
Feb. 28 - USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30)
April 2 - Lewis J. Kuber/Olive L. Moore (departed winter lay-up)
April 12 - Catherine Desgagnes
April 14 - Algoway
April 18 - Kwintebank
April 28 - Voyageur Pioneer
May 1 - Diezeborg
May 8 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted (tug & barge)
May 9 - Virginiaborg
May 31 - Vancouverborg
June 7 - Catherine Desgagnes
June 15 - W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 (tug & barge)
June 18 - Halandriani (ex-Chios Pride)
June 27 - Bridget McAllister (tug) & Atlantic Trader (barge)
July 5 - Bridget McAllister (tug)
July 7 - W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 (tug & barge)
July 7 - Catherine Desgagnes
July 15 - Atlantic Trader, Bridget McAllister & Erika Kobasic leave Marinette Marine with 6 U.S. Navy INLS craft
July 18 - Amelia Desgagnes
July 20 - Voorneborg
July 20 - Launch of tug, Christiana, by Marinette Marine
July 27 - Catherine Desgagnes
Aug. 1 - Reserve (lay-up for conversion to tug/barge)
Aug. 2 - Maumee
Aug. 5 - Vanessa C
Aug. 10 - Elpida
Aug. 11 - BBC Elbe
Aug. 15 - W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 (tug & barge)
Aug. 21 - Catherine Desgagnes
Aug. 25 - Christiana (new tug towed from Marinette Marine by Selvick tugs Cameron O and Jacquelyn Nicole)
Aug. 25 - BBC Elbe
Aug. 25 - Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader (tug & barge)
Aug. 29 - Virginiaborg
Sept. 3 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted
Sept. 5 - BBC Elbe
Sept. 8 - Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader depart with INLS craft from Marinette Marine
Sept. 17 - Vancouverborg
Sept. 17 - BBC Elbe
Sept. 18 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted (tug & barge)
Sept. 23 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted (tug & barge)
Sept. 26 - Catherine Desgagnes
Sept. 30 - BBC Elbe (anchored out in the bay for the night)
Oct. 9 - Lewis J. Kuber (barge) & Victory (tug)
Oct. 14 - BBC Elbe
Oct. 15 - Federal Pioneer (made port on Oct. 17)
Oct. 15 - Indiana and Texas (G-Tugs)
Oct. 22 - Algorail
Oct. 27 - Catherine Desgagnes
Oct. 27 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted (tug & barge)
Nov. 4 - Virginiaborg
Nov. 7 - Vlistborg
Nov. 11 - USCG Mobile Bay (changing buoys in the bay off Menominee)
Nov. 12 - Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted
Nov. 14 - BBC Ems
Nov. 18 - Federal Power
Nov. 20 - Dongeborg became disabled off Chambers Island and anchored there FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS!
Nov. 21 - Magdalena Green - arrived in the bay and went to anchor for weather (entered port Nov. 22)
Nov. 23 - BBC Ontario - arrived late evening and anchored out in the bay to await a dock (entered port Nov. 24)
Nov. 30 - Dongeborg moved to Menominee Anchorage and partially off-loaded in the bay before entering port on Nov. 30
Dec. 1 - Catherine Desgagnes
Dec. 4 - Magdalena Green
Dec. 9 - Maumee
Dec. 17 - Amelia Desgagnes
Dec. 17 - Reserve towed from Menominee to Sturgeon Bay
Dec. 31 - Pineglen
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Lewis J. Kuber (ex-Buckeye) - (Arrived for winter lay-up on Jan. 2) Shoreside view at K&K East Dock
Buckeye - This is what the Lewis J. Kuber looked like before being cut down to a tug/barge
Lewis J. Kuber - Another view from the Ogden Street Bridge
Lewis J. Kuber - Another view from across the Menominee River
Olive L. Moore - Stern view of the tug that pushes the Lewis J. Kuber barge
USCG Mobile Bay - The Coast Guard ship was at K&K's Dock on Jan. 3
USCG Mobile Bay - Bow view
Lewis J. Kuber - Stern view of the barge with the tug out of the "notch"
Lewis J. Kuber - Close-up of the "notch"
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Arrived in Marinette on Feb. 28 to conduct icebreaking trials on the bay of Green Bay for about the next two weeks - night photo at Marinette Fuel & Dock Co. in Marinette, WI,which will be their base of operations during that time
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Sunday March 4, the last day in port before the trials begin
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Close-up at Marinette Fuel & Dock on a partly cloudy afternoon
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Close-up a little later in the afternoon with the sun glinting off the deckhouse under a mostly blue sky
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Returning to the Menominee River inner harbor on Wednesday, March 7
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Another day of testing is about over
USCG Mackinaw (WLBB-30) - Close-up coming through a track in the ice it has come to know well over the past several days
Lewis J. Kuber - Stern view of the barge on March 20 receiving a new coat of paint for the 2007 shipping season
Lewis J. Kuber - Homeport is Menominee, MI
Lewis J. Kuber - A worker applies a fresh coat of paint near the stern of the barge
Lewis J. Kuber - Painting continues on March 22 as a group of painters get hoisted in the air headed to the opposite side of the ship
Lewis J. Kuber - Painting has progressed toward the bow in the last couple days
Lewis J. Kuber - Painting has begun on the opposite side of the ship
Lewis J. Kuber - Painters use rollers to apply the new paint
Lewis J. Kuber - Wide view of the painting project (shoreside)
Lewis J. Kuber - On March 27 the painting of the barge is nearly complete.
Lewis J. Kuber - Close-up of the newly painted white trim on the bow along with the name
Lewis J. Kuber - On March 29, the barge is completely painted
Lewis J. Kuber - Stern view of the newly painted barge on March 31
Lewis J. Kuber - Another view of the stern of the barge with a lot of shoreside equipment around it
Lewis J. Kuber - Bow view of the barge .... looking good in its new paint!!
Lewis J. Kuber - A view of the bow with the newly lettered "Lewis J. Kuber"
Olive L. Moore - Tug arrived Menominee on April 2 to pick up the Lewis J. Kuber barge at KK Integrated Logistics
Olive L. Moore - Stern view of the tug after passing through the Ogden Street Bridge
Olive L. Moore - Side view approaching KK Integrated Logistics
Olive L. Moore - Turning around to line up with the notch in the Lewis J. Kuber
Olive L. Moore - Turned around and heading for the barge
Olive L. Moore - Approaching the notch
Olive L. Moore - Close-up of the front of the tug heading for the notch
Olive L. Moore - Heading into the notch
Olive L. Moore - Close-up as they snug up in the notch
Olive L. Moore - In the notch
Lewis J. Kuber - Just before noon the tug/barge left KK Integrated Logistics dock
Lewis J. Kuber - Moving past the old Norfolk Southern railroad carfloat, Manitowoc (other vessels in photo are Viking I {behind Manitowoc} and USS Freedom - {LCS at Marinette Marine behind and to the left of the Kuber})
Lewis J. Kuber - Close-up of the newly painted Kuber approaching the Ogden Street Bridge
Lewis J. Kuber - Close-up of the bow of the barge
Lewis J. Kuber - ... and the stern of the barge with the Olive L. Moore pushing
Lewis J. Kuber - Stern view after passing through the bridge
Lewis J. Kuber - Approaching Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Lewis J. Kuber - Past the lighthouse on her first trip of the season ... BON VOYAGE!!
Robert Louis - Early in April this big fish tug showed up in Menominee, as it usually does at this time of year (photo: April 20)
Robert Louis - Stern view
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived on April 12 and went to anchor about 3 miles offshore out in the fog shortly after noon. She has a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock, but probably won't enter the harbor until tomorrow.
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at the Marinette Fuel & Dock Comapny's dock on the morning of April 13
Catherine Desgagnes - Still unloading in the early evening hours
Algoway - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 14 with a load of salt
Algoway - Close-up
Algoway - Wide view with the unloading boom extended
Algoway - Bow close-up with the "Algoma Central" boom extended
Algoway - Dockside view unloading early in the evening
Algoway - Another view from across the river on the opposite side of the dock
Algoway - Just about unloaded later that night
Kwintebank - Heads past the lighthouse on its way to KK Integrated Logistics with a load of wood pulp on April 18
Escort - The Marinette County Sheriffs Dept. escorted the Kwintebank into the harbor, keeping fishermen out of the way. Good work guys!!
Kwintebank - Close-up of our first saltie (foreign ship) of the season
Kwintebank - Stern view after passing through the Ogden Street Bridge
Kwintebank - Just about tied up at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Kwintebank - Elevated view of the ship at dock
Kwintebank - Moved up to KK West Dock on April 19 and continues onloading
Kwintebank - Dockside view as a bale of wood pulp is hoisted from the holds
Kwintebank - All unloaded later that evening and ready to depart first thing tomorrow morning
Voyageur Pioneer - arrived about 1 a.m. on April 28 with a load of Canadian pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock. Usually the (large loads of) Canadian pig iron are hauled by Canada Steamship Lines ships. Voyageur Marine Transport Limited is a relative new-comer to Great Lakes shipping which has carried grain almost exclusively before this trip. The ship is 730-ft. long and 76-ft. wide.
Voyageur Pioneer - Unloading in the early afternoon
Voyageur Pioneer - Close-up
Voyageur Pioneer - Close-up from a different angle
Voyageur Pioneer - Alongside the much smaller craneship William H. Donner whose duty it is to off-load these big ships
Voyageur Pioneer - Wide angle stern view
Voyageur Pioneer - Close-up of the stern deckhouse
Voyageur Pioneer - Still unloading near sunset
Voyageur Pioneer - A crane aboard the William H. Donner drops a load of pig iron onto the dock
Voyageur Pioneer - Unloading late at night on the 28th
Voyageur Pioneer - Closing the hatch covers on April 30 - the covers ride on tracks and fold up to uncover the hatch
Voyageur Pioneer - 4 p.m. on April 30 - all battened down and ready to depart
Voyageur Pioneer - Backing out of the harbor
Fishermen ... MOVE!! - Fishermen less than 100 yards away aren't moving yet!!
Voyageur Pioneer - Bow view backing down the river
Voyageur Pioneer - Approaching Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Voyageur Pioneer - Past the lighthouse
Voyageur Pioneer - Pouring it on and turning around
Voyageur Pioneer - Full broadside photo as they continue to turn
Voyageur Pioneer - Turned around and on their way to Superior, WI for a load of taconite (iron ore pellets)
Diezeborg - Heading for the KK East Dock on the afternoon of May 1 with a load of wood pulp
Diezeborg - Close-up (from astern)
Diezeborg - Securing to the dock
Diezeborg - Overhead view before unloading commences
Diezeborg - Finished unloading and heading for the turning basin after departing KK East Dock on May 2
Diezeborg - Halfway turned around in the turning basin
Diezeborg - Bow view heading for the Ogden Street Bridge
Diezeborg - Stern view after passing through the bridge
Diezeborg - Outbound past the lighthouse headed for Duluth and a load of grain
USCG Hollyhock - Working ATON (Aids to Navigation) replacing the "winter buoys" in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on May 6
Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 8 with a load of limestone
Undaunted - Close-up of the tug that pushes the Pere Marquette 41 barge
Pere Marquette 41 - Stern view as they unload
Virginiaborg - Heads past the lighthouse on May 9 with a load of wood pulp for KK Integrated Logistics
Virginiaborg - In the inner harbor heading for the Ogden Street Bridge
Virginiaborg - Coming through the bridge
Virginiaborg - Through the bridge
Virginiaborg - Passing Waupaca Foundry
Virginiaborg - Heading for the KK East Dock
Virginiaborg - Securing to the KK East Dock
Virginiaborg - Unloading at sunset
Grampa Woo III - Spirit of LaSalle Cruise Lines officially opened for business in Menominee on May 17 with the arrival of their new cruise ship (Click on the banner ad at the top of this page for more info on this new venture)
Grampa Woo III - The new cruise ship backs into its dock in Menominee; it can carry up to 149 passengers & will soon be renamed "Spirit of LaSalle"
Grampa Woo III - All quiet at the dock on May 18
Grampa Woo III - Later on May 18 the name "Grampa Woo III" has been removed; the new name will be "Spirit of LaSalle"
Spirit of LaSalle - Monday May 21 and the cruise ship (ex-Grampa Woo III) shows off her new name
Spirit of LaSalle - Stern view with the new name
Isle Royale Queen III & Spirit of LaSalle - Both of Spirit of LaSalle Cruise Line's boats were in Menominee on May 24
Isle Royale Queen III - Close-up of the other cruise ship owned by the new company; it can carry up to 100 passengers.
Isle Royale Queen III - Stern view
William H. Donner deckhouse - Gives the Cruise Line's lot a local nautical look (The William H. Donner is docked at Marinette Fuel & Dock Co. across the river and is used as a craneship to unload ships calling there)
Vancouverborg - Arrived in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on May 31 with a load of wood pulp for KK Integrated Logistics; however, with the low water levels, it was not able to enter the Menominee River and anchored about a mile offshore. It would appear that, unless the river raises overnight, they will need to bring a barge out to the ship and offload part of its cargo ("lighter") out in the bay. This was last done in Dec. 2004 when the Varnebank needed to be "lightered" out in the bay before entering port.
Vancouverborg - After laying at anchor in the bay last night, they lightered it early today (June 1) but had to wait until early afternoon to make it into the river and to its dock because of heavy fog
Vancouverborg - Secure at the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock and ready to begin unloading
Vancouverborg - Stern view from down-river
Vancouverborg - Each shoreside crane grabs a bale of pulp from the holds of the ship
Vancouverborg - When the ship departed on June 2 they needed a tug to assist in turning it around in the Menominee River turning basin. The ship is equipped with a bow thruster, which must have been out of commission or they wouldn't have needed the tug.
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on June 8 after anchoring out in the bay all day yesterday awaiting a huge storm system that barely touched our area
Catherine Desgagnes - Close-up alongside the craneship, William H. Donner
U.S. Navy craft - Marinette Marine took one (well, technically three) of the new U.S. Navy INLS (Improved Navy Lighterage System) craft out in the bay of Green Bay for some sea trials on a beautiful June 13 day (shown here returning to base).
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Tug & Barge arrived KK Integrated Logistics on June 15 with a load of wood pulp (shown here unloading early morning on June 16)
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - A wider view from astern - this is a first-ever trip to Menominee for this vessel
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Bow view of the barge
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Wide view from just behind the bow of the barge looking astern
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Since the "bales" are individually wrapped, the unloading will be done with fork lifts aboard the barge dropping 5 bales near the side of the barge to be picked up by other fork lifts on shore
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - A fork lift on the dock picks up a bale of pulp off the barge
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Close-up of the tug, W.N. Twolan
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Close-up of the tug from across the river
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - A wide view of the tug & barge from across the river
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Bow view of the barge in the early evening of June 16
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - The fork lifts are hard at work this evening
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Close-up of the tug under better lighting conditions in the early evening
Halandriani (ex-Chios Pride) - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron on June 18.
Halandriani (ex-Chios Pride) - Still unloading in the evening on June 19
New dock at Waupaca Foundry - Landscaping has been added along the Menominee River on the foundry property
Selvick Tugs - The William C. Selvick and Jacqueline Nicole enter the harbor to assist the Halandriani as it departs
Halandriani - Prepares to depart with the Jacqueline Nicole on the stern and the William C. Selvick on the bow
Halandriani - Stern view as the tow proceeds down the Menominee River
Jacqueline Nicole - Close-up of the tug on the stern of the tow
Halandriani - Stern view close-up of the ship
Halandriani - Close-up of the stack and the name board on the pilothouse
Halandriani - Close-up of the Jacqueline Nicole and the detail on the stern of the ship
William C. Selvick - Close-up of the tug on the bow of the tow
Halandriani - Bow view close-up of the ship as the tow heads down-river
Halandriani - The tow passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Bridget McAllister (tug) - arrived at KK Integrated Logistics dock with the barge Atlantic Trader on June 27 (shown here early the next morning)
Atlantic Trader (barge) - will be used to haul some U.S. Navy INLS craft from Marinette Marine
Atlantic Trader - The barge was towed over to Marinette Marine from KK Integrated Logistics West Dock within the last day-or-so. Also, the tug, Bridget McAllister, arrived back in Menominee after delivering a tow of new INLS U.S. Navy craft to Chicago for shipment down the Mississippi River. The remainder of the INLS craft will be placed aboard the barge for shipment down the Seaway.
USS Freedom - Marinette Marine's new LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) was towed to the turning basin in the Menominee River, turned around and returned to Marinette Marine last Saturday
Isle Royale Queen III - Returns to port with on 07/07/07 with a group of passengers
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - The tug & barge made its second trip to KK Integrated Logistics with more wood pulp on 07/07/07
Catherine Desgagnes - Also arrived in port on 07/07/07 with more pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock Co.
Bridget McAllister/Atlantic Trader - INLS craft for the U.S. Navy are being placed aboard the barge on July 13
Bridget McAllister/Atlantic Trader - Another view of the tug and loaded barge on July 14 awaiting thier delivery trip down the Seaway
Atlantic Trader - The barge is loaded and ready to go later that afternoon while the tug has been moved downriver
Atlantic Trader - Another view of the barge with 6 INLS craft aboard which could leave as early as Sunday morning
Christiana - Marinette Marine has moved the new Vane Bros. tug out into the yard. It will be moved to river's edge for launch soon.
USS Freedom (LCS) - Stern view of the ship with the rear doors open exposing the ramp inside where smaller craft can be launched and recovered while the ship is underway.
Marinette Marine - (L to R) Atlantic Trader, USS Freedom and Christiana (on the dock)
2 Tugs - (L to R) Erika Kobasic and Bridget McAllister wait for tomorrow's tow of the Atlantic Trader and the INLS craft
INLS Tow - The barge, Atlantic Trader, departed Marinette Marine on July 15 at noon CDT with a load of 6 U.S. Navy INLS craft aboard
INLS Tow - The tug, Bridget McAllister, was the lead tug
INLS Tow - ... While the tug, Erika Kobasic, was on the stern
INLS Tow - The tow approaches the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
INLS Tow - Stern view of the Bridget McAllister after passing through the bridge
INLS Tow - Stern view of the tow with the Erika Kobasic trailing the tow
INLS Tow - The tow approaches the bend in the harbor as it heads down-river
INLS Tow - The tow approaches Menominee North Pier Lighthouse - Bon Voyage!
Christiana - The new Vane Bros. tug has been moved to the launch area at river's edge at Marinette Marine
Amelia Desgagnes - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock around 7 p.m. on July 18 with a load of pig iron (shown here in the harbor)
Amelia Desgagnes - Close-up entering the inner harbor
Amelia Desgagnes - Lining up to slide into her berth alongside the craneship, William H. Donner
Amelia Desgagnes - Unloading alongside the craneship a little later that evening
Amelia Desgagnes - Stern view of the ship being unloaded
Christiana - The new Zane Bros. tug, Christiana, was launched around 11:15 a.m. on July 20 with the aid of the Selvick tugs, Jimmy L and Jacquelyn Nicole. She is shown here just on her way down the ways. I had set my camera to "sequential shot" mode to get a series of shots of the launch; but, when they moved the launch back 15 minutes, I turned off the camera to save the battery. It wasn't until I got home and found that I only had this photo on the camera that it dawned on me that when I turned off the camera it defaulted to its "normal" settings (NO sequential shots)!! GRRRR! Anyway, to see what this launch would have looked like, here is a Link to the launch of its "Sister-tug" Brandywine last year. Sorry about that!
Christiana - In the river at Marinette Marine later that afternoon
Voorneborg - Arrived KK Integrated Logistics with a load of wood pulp on July 20
Voorneborg - Stern view unloading early that evening
Voorneborg - Close-up bow view as the crane reaches into the hold for a bale of pulp
Voorneborg - ...and lifts the bale out
Voorneborg - ...then drops it onto a specially modified waiting flatbed truck
Christiana - The pilothouse was added to the new Zane Bros. tug, Christiana on July 24
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived with more pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 27
Reserve Arrives Menominee on August 1
KK Integrated Logistics brough the Reserve to Menominee to begin work on converting the old steamship into a tug/barge unit. The engines will be removed and a notch will be cut into the back of the ship where the tug, Victory, will push the newly converted unit when finished. The Reserve formerly sailed for Oglebay Norton Company.
Reserve - Passing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse around 12:45 p.m. CDT
Reserve - Inside the piers
Reserve - Close-up
Reserve - Making the turn into the inner harbor
Reserve - In the harbor
Reserve - Close-up of the Pilothouse
Reserve - Heading through the Ogden Street Bridge
Reserve - Looking upriver after the bow passes through the bridge
Reserve - Stern view heading up-river to KK Integrated Logistics
Reserve - Heading for the KK Dock
Reserve - Bow view of the ship with the recently moved Viking I in the background
Reserve - At dock a little later in the afternoon
Reserve - All lit up later that night around 10 p.m.
Reserve - Dockside view on Aug. 2 ... activity already
Reserve - Stern view from the Marinette side of the Ogden Street Bridge
Reserve - Dockside view of her classic stern
Reserve - The Viking I in its new position behind the Reserve
Reserve - A view from Mystery Ship Boat Launch (upriver from KK)
Reserve - Close-up of the pilothouse from across the Menominee River
Victory - The tug that will push the new tug/barge unit when finished (stock photo from Jan. 2007)
Victory - Sept. 2 view of the tug at Escanaba, MI with its pilothouse now raised an extra level (compare to previous photo)
Viking I - The old carferry at its new dock on Aug. 2
Crane - The cranes aboard the William H. Donner are getting a fresh coat of paint
Maumee - Arrived in Menominee after sunset on Aug. 2 (shown here out past the lighthouse in the bay of Green bay)
Maumee - It is heading for Menominee Paper Company with a load of coal.
Maumee - Close-up in the inner harbor
Maumee - Swinging out the unloading boom
Maumee - The boom is extended
Maumee - The unloading of the coal begins
Vanessa C - Arrived in Menominee on Aug. 5 bound for KK Integrated Logistics with a load of windmill blades
Vanessa C - Past the lighthouse on her way into port
Vanessa C - Close-up inside the piers
Vanessa C - Stern view heading for the harbor
Vanessa C - Making the turn into the inner harbor
Vanessa C - Entering the inner harbor with the Erika Kobasic and the barge that was used for last night's fireworks at the Waterfront Festival in Menominee in the background
Vanessa C - Coming through the Ogden Street Bridge
Vanessa C - Through the bridge and headed for KK Integrated Logistics
Vanessa C - Heading into KK's East Dock
Vanessa C - Straightening out at the dock
Vanessa C - Stern view at the dock sandwiched in between the Viking I (L) and the Reserve
Vanessa C - Stern view at the dock as the lines are snugged up
Vanessa C - A bundle of 2 windmill blades wrapped in a special "cradle" is lifted from the ship
Vanessa C - ... swung around and lowered toward the ground
Vanessa C - ... safely on the ground
Vanessa C - This specially equipped forklift will raise the blades onto a truck
Vanessa C - The forklift begins the lift while another bundle is lowered from the dhip
Vanessa C - The truck arrives
Vanessa C - The bundle is positioned over the truck
Vanessa C - Close-up of the blades lowered onto the front of the truck's trailer
Vanessa C - ... and the overhang at the rear of the trailer
Vanessa C - The truck pulls out and heads to the unloading area in another part of the yard
Vanessa C - A bundle of 2 windmill blades wrapped in a special "cradle" is lifted from the ship
Vanessa C - ... swung around and lowered toward the ground
Vanessa C - ... safely on the ground
Vanessa C - This specially equipped forklift will raise the blades onto a truck
Vanessa C - The forklift begins the lift while another bundle is lowered from the dhip
(L to R) Reserve, Vanessa C & Viking I - The Vanessa C is still here on Wednesday morning Aug. 8
Gaylord Nelson - Fish tug in Marinette, WI on Aug. 7
Elpida - Arrived Aug. 10 with a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock Co.
Elpida - Bow view alongside the craneship William H. Donner
Isle Royale Queen III - Spirit of LaSalle's tour boat is nicely filled for a sunset cruise on Aug. 10
BBC Elbe - Arrived in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee early in the morning on Aug. 11
Elpida - This ship, which arrived last night, had to shift backwards about 200 ft. to allow the BBC Elbe tow to pass through the Ogden Street Bridge.
BBC Elbe - Being towed stern first past the lighthouse by the Selvick tugs, Jimmy L and Jacquelyn Nicole
BBC Elbe - Close-up of the ship carrying more windmill parts for KK Integrated Logistics
BBC Elbe - Bow view of the ship
BBC Elbe - Wide view of the ship and tugs
BBC Elbe - The Ogden Street Bridge raises for the tow as it passes the Elpida at Marinette Fuel & Dock
BBC Elbe - A tight fit through the bridge
BBC Elbe - Just about through the bridge with the Elpida in the background
BBC Elbe - The Jimmy L leads the ship stern first toward the KK East (deep draft) Dock
BBC Elbe - Bow view heading for the dock
BBC Elbe - Nosing into the dock with the Jimmy L on the stern and the Jacquelyn Nicole pushing the stern in to the dock from the opposite side of the ship
BBC Elbe - Wide view tied up at the dock
(L to R) Reserve, BBC Elbe & Viking I - The BBC Elbe has taken over the dock where the Vanessa C was last week
BBC Elbe - Close-up of the ship from the same angle as the trio above
BBC Elbe - A huge windmill part is lifted from the holds of the ship on Aug. 12
BBC Elbe - The part will be lowered onto this flatbed truck (note the double curved cradle on the rear of the flatbed; that is where the windmill blades which were off-loaded from the Vanessa C last week rested as the blades were trucked to another part of the yard)
BBC Elbe - The part is lowered by two of the ship's cranes
BBC Elbe - The part has settled onto the truck (note the man on the back left side of the truck with a rope attached to the top left of the part; he helps guide the part into position on the truck)
BBC Elbe - The part is safely on the truck and the slings from the crane are released and ready to go lift another part from the hold (from unhooking the part to off-loading another one onto another truck only takes about 10 - 12 minutes)
Elpida - Still unloading pig iron during the evening of Aug. 12
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Returned to KK Integrated Logistics on Aug. 15 with more wood pulp (photo on Aug. 17)
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Usually the tug pushes the barge (note the notch {see arrow} where the tug usually fits), but because of the cramped quarters at KK, with the Reserve (behind the tug/barge) taking up a lot of dock space, the tug had to move to the front of the barge to squeeze into the KK West Dock
Spirit of LaSalle - Approaches the lighthouse returning from a 2 hour daytime cruise on the bay of Green Bay on Aug. 16
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - Stern view of the tug and barge with some pulp yet to be unloaded
W.N. Twolan/McAllister 132 - A view of the tug & barge from across (a very low water) Menominee River
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock early in the morning of Aug. 21 with another load of pig iron (no photo)
BBC Elbe - Turned around in the bay of Green Bay awaiting the tug, Jimmy L before entering port on Aug. 25
Isle Royale Queen III - Leaving Menominee on its morning run with the Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader in the background (note that the barge is bow-first in the photo)
BBC Elbe - Jimmy L leads the ship into port with more windmill parts for KK Integrated Logistics with the Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader in the background (note that the barge has been turned around to stern-first)
BBC Elbe - Close-up as the tow passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
BBC Elbe - Stern close-up of just the ship
BBC Elbe - Bow close-up pf the ship
BBC Elbe - The tow makes the turn into the inner harbor as the Ogden Street Bridge lifts
Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader - The tug and barge (now stern-first) pass the lighthouse
BBC Elbe - Head-on view of the ship passing through the Ogden Street Bridge
Atlantic Trader - Once inside the piers, the tug, Michaela McAllister, turns the barge around one more time
Erika Kobasic - Tug heads through the bridge (BBC Elbe in background) to assist the Michaela McAllister in getting the barge, Atlantic Trader, into port
Atlantic Trader - The barge is nudged up against Government Pier so that the Michaela McAllister can hook-up from astern
Michaela McAllister - Pushes the barge away from Government Pier (the Erika Kobasic, which is out of sight, leads the tow from the bow of the barge)
Michaeal McAllister - Close-up of the tug with towlines attached to the stern sides of the barge
Getting crowded - The Jimmy L, which assisted the BBC Elbe into port, departs as the Erika Kobasic leads the tow of the Atlantic Trader/Michaela McAllister through the Ogden Street Bridge
Michaela McAllister - Has the Atlantic Trader safely through the bridge with the BBC Elbe now at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Michaela McAllister/Atlantic Trader - Head up-river to Marinette Marine where they will load more U.S. Navy INLS craft aboard for delivery to the East Coast
Michaela McAllister - View of the tug at KK Integrated Logistics West Dock later that afternoon
BBC Elbe - Unloads a windmill "mast" later that afternoon
BBC Elbe - Stern view of the ship at KK East Dock later that afternoon
BBC Elbe - A "mast" is lifted from the holds of the ship on Aug. 26
BBC Elbe - The center crane swings one end around to thread the "mast" between itself and the rear crane
BBC Elbe - The "mast" is now positioned to be lowered to a waiting truck
BBC Elbe - The "mast" is lowered onto the truck
Virginiaborg - The ship heads past the lighthouse with a load of pulp for KK INtegrated Logistics on Aug. 29
Virginiaborg - The Selvick tug, Jacquelyn Nicole, was in attendance to help with docking at KK
Virginiaborg - Heading into the KK East Dock ahead of the Viking I with the tug still waiting to help out with docking
Virginiaborg - Linehandlers get ready to tie the ship up (the tug is pushing against the far side of the ship)
Virginiaborg - A crane loads a bale of pulp onto a waiting specially modified truck on Aug. 20
Atlantic Trader - 5 of the new INLS craft are aboard the barge on Sept. 1 (I think there are a total of 7 to be moved)
USS Freedom - LCS - The Littoral Combat Ship is still in the finishing stages at Marinette Marine on Sept. 1
BBC Elbe - Turning around out in the bay before making its third visit to Menominee in less than a month
BBC Elbe - The Selvick tug, Jacquelyn Nicole, assists the ship toward the lighthouse
BBC Elbe - Close-up of the tow inside the piers
BBC Elbe - Bow view of the ship heading into port with more windmill parts for KK Integrated Logistics
BBC Elbe - With night fully settled, the tow heads up-river to the KK East Dock
Atlantic Trader - The Erika Kobasic heads toward the Ogden Street Bridge with the Michaela McAllister pushing the barge on Sept. 8
Atlantic Trader - The barge is carrying INLS craft from Marinette Marine headed for an East Coast port
Michaela McAllister - Close-up of the tug pushing the barge as they head toward the bridge
Atlantic Trader - Broadside view of the tug & barge heading out of the inner harbor
Atlantic Trader - Heads past the lighthouse as the Erika Kobasic returns to port (briefly)
Marinette Marine - A trio of INLS craft remain at Marinette Marine on Spet. 8
USS Freedom - The LCS with side doors open and deck hangar door partly open at Marinette Marine on Sept. 8
INLS craft - The tug, Erika Kobasic, makes up a tow of two of Marinette Marine's INLS craft at KK East Dock on Sept. 14
INLS craft - The tow heads out of the inner harbor going to???
Vancouverborg - Arrived at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock with a load of wood pulp around 11 a.m. on Sept. 17
Busy dock - (L to R) Reserve, Vancouverborg, Viking I and Manitowoc (with the BBC Elbe also due in later today)
Vancouverborg - Unloading early in the evening
BBC Elbe - arrived around 6 p.m. (shown here after 7 p.m.) and went to anchor in the bay for the night (they had to wait for the Vancouverborg to clear the East (deep draft) Dock)
Vancouverborg - 7 p.m. and the ship shifts to the KK West Dock thus freeing the East Dock; but the BBC Elbe remained at anchor in the bay and will enter port early tomorrow morning
Vancouverborg - Slides into the dock waiting to tie up for the night
BBC Elbe - Heads into port with another load of windmill parts for KK Integrated Logistics early morning on Sept. 18 with the tug, Jacquelyn Nicole, assisting
BBC Elbe - Backing up-river toward KK with the tug on the stern
3 ships - (L to R) Vancouverborg, Reserve and BBC Elbe
5 vessels - (L to R) Vancouverborg, Reserve, BBC Elbe, Viking I and Manitowoc (that is almost 1/2 mile of vessels!)
4 ships - From a different location (L to R) Viking I, BBC Elbe, Reserve and Vancouverborg
Pere Marquette 41 - Approaches the lighthouse on its way to Marinette Fuel & Dock with a small load of pig iron on Sept. 18
Pere Marquette 41 - Turning around so they can back into port
Pere Marquette 41 - Starting to unload at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Pere Marquette 41 - Another view from a different vantage point
Undaunted - Close-up of the tug that pushes the barge, Pere Marquette 41
Pere Marquette 41 - Arrived back at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Sept. 23 with another load of pig iron
Pere Marquette 41 - This time they unload using only a clam bucket aboard the barge instead of the conveyor like last time
Catherine Desgagnes - Arrived at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Sept. 26 with more pig iron
BBC Elbe - Arrived off Menominee on Sept. 30 and anchored out in the bay for the night (no photo)
BBC Elbe - Entered port on Oct. 1 with more windmill parts for KK Integrated Logistics after spending the night at anchor in the bay. The other ship in the photo is the Great Lakes freighter, Reserve, which is being converted to a barge and will spend the next years of its life as a tug/barge unit.
BBC Elbe - Close-up on Tuesday night, Oct. 2 of the nearly unloaded ship
Nicole S - The old blue tug which arrived in Menominee late last year will soon be towed for parts and then scrap to the Canadian Soo by the small tug alongside, Park State
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - The tug/barge heads past the lighthouse on Oct. 9 for an unscheduled visit for a "little tune up" on the tug, Victory
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Close-up inside the piers
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Stern view heading for Marinette Fuel & Dock where they will drop the barge
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Stern view from Government Pier in Marinette
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Stern view close-up of the tug, Victory
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - More of a side view of the Victory
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Tug, Victory, out of the notch and docked at KK East Dock
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - The barge, Lewis J. Kuber, at Marinette Fuel & Dock in the afternoon
Reserve & Victory - A prophetic photo, as the Victory will eventually be the tug that will push the Reserve once the conversion to a barge is complete
Victory - Side view at KK East Dock late afternoon
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - The barge awaits the tug, Victory before departing on Oct. 12
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Close-up of the tug, Victory, in the notch of the barge as they back out of the harbor
Lewis J. Kuber/Victory - Backing out of the Menominee River nearing Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
BBC Elbe - Arrived on its sixth trip to Menominee in two months with another load of windmill parts on Oct. 14. The Elbe has been running windmill parts between Becancour, Quebec and Menominee for those two months. This should be the last trip to Menominee for this vessel; other vessels will follow.
Federal Pioneer - Arrived and went to anchor off Menominee on Oct. 15 after arriving from Burns Harbor, IN destined for KK Integrated Logistics with a small load of windmill parts
BBC Elbe - Shifted upriver to KK Integrated Logistics West Dock on Oct. 13 to make way for the Federal Pioneer
BBC Elbe - Another view from across the Menominee River
G-Tugs - The Texas & Indiana, which are usually based in Green Bay, WI, arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct. 15.
G-Tugs - Side view of the two tugs, which will be here for the night and assist the Federal Pioneer into port tomorrow morning.
BBC Elbe - A view all lit up at the dock around 11:30 p.m.
Federal Pioneer - After sitting out in the bay since Monday, the ship is finally ready to head in with the help of the G-Tugs, Indiana (on the bow) and Texas (on the stern) on Wednesday, Oct. 17
Federal Pioneer - The tow approaches Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Federal Pioneer - Abreast of the lighthouse with the Texas leading the way
Federal Pioneer - Close-up of the ship inside the piers
Federal Pioneer - Bow view as the tow heads up-river to KK Integrated Logistics
Federal Pioneer - The tow enters the inner harbor
Federal Pioneer - Close-up in the harbor
Federal Pioneer - Close-up as the tow approaches KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Federal Pioneer - Wide view at KK East Dock
Federal Pioneer - Tugs, Indiana (bow) and Texas (stern) maneuver the ship into the dock
Federal Pioneer - Bow view close-up at the dock with the Texas finishing its duties
Federal Pioneer - All lit up Wednesday night with the Reserve in back of it
Federal Pioneer - Stern view at the dock on Oct. 18
Federal Pioneer - Departed Menominee on Saturday, Oct. 20 after a rather long stay of 2 days out in the bay and 3 days at dock
Algorail - Approaches Menominee North Pier Lighthouse late in the afternoon of Oct. 22
Algorail - Past the lighthouse with a load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock
Algorail - Bow view close-up
Algorail - Stern view close-up
Algorail - Heading for the dock
Algorail - Unloading later that night
Algorail - Departing around 11 p.m.
Park State - (Oct. 26) The small tug prepares to tow the old tug, Nicole S, which has been in Menominee for almost a year
Nicole S - Under the control of the Selvick tug, Jimmy L, prepares to be towed out of the river
Park State - The smaller tug heads for the Ogden Street Bridge
Nicole S - with the Jimmy L alongside also heads for the bridge
Park State - Trails the tow out of the inner harbor
Park State - Takes a towline from the bow of the Nicole S
Park State - with the Nicole S in tow heads for Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario while the Jimmy L heads home to Sturgeon Bay, WI
Marilyn H - On shore at Marinette Marine, this tug is owned by Manitowoc Marine Group/Toledo Ship Repair/Cleveland Ship Repair
Catherine Desgagnes & Pere Marquette 41 - Both vessels were in port with loads of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock on Saturday, Oct. 27
Catherine Desgagnes & Pere Marquette 41 - Stern view at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Catherine Desgagnes - Bow view unloading alongside the craneship, William H. Donner
Catherine Desgagnes - Stern view unloading
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Starboard side bow view at the dock from across the river
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Close-up dockside view
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Stern view
Undaunted - Stern view close-up of the tug that pushes the barge, Pere Marquette 41
Virginiaborg - Heads toward the lighthouse with a load of wood pulp for KK Integrated Logistics on Nov. 4
Virginiaborg - Close-up inside the piers
Virginiaborg - Stern view making the turn into the inner harbor
Virginiaborg - Wagenborg Shipping's "House Flag" and the American Flag fly from the forward mast
Virginiaborg - Heading up-river after passing through the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Virginiaborg - Close-up as the ship kicks up a lot of mud
Virginiaborg - Gliding past the Viking I toward the KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Virginiaborg - Wide side-view approaching the dock
Virginiaborg - Wide stern view as the docking continues
Virginiaborg - Lines are ashore and the ship will be tied up shortly
Vlistborg - Entering the inner harbor on Nov. 7 heading for KK Integrated Logistics
Vlistborg - Wide view entering the inner harbor at about 4:30 p.m. (CST)
Vlistborg - Close-up heading for the Ogden Street Bridge
Vlistborg - Stern view heading up-river for KK Integrated Logistics
Vlistborg - Dockside on Thursday Nov. 8
USCG Mobile Bay - The Coast Guard ship and its barge were changing the buoys in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on Nov. 11
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Arrived Marinette Fuel & Dock early evening on Nov. 12 with a load of limestone (shown here Nov. 13)
Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted - Bow view after unloading is complete
BBC Ems - Arrived KK Integrated Logistics with a load of windmill blades on Nov. 14 with the G-Tug, Indiana, assisting
BBC Ems - Dockside view
BBC Ems - Full broadside view dockside
BBC Ems - Stern view dockside
BBC Ems - Docked behind the Reserve, which is being converted to a tug/barge at KK Integrated Logistics
BBC Ems - Unloading later that night
BBC Ems - Nighttime stern close-up
BBC Ems - Only a few of the windmill blades are still aboard and above deck on Nov. 15 (dockside view).
BBC Ems - The tug Indiana had its hands full when they assisted the ship out of Menominee on Nov. 17 in a strong crosswind.
BBC Ems - The ship's bow isn't lined up for the Ogden Street Bridge as they make their first attempt to bring it through.
Indiana - The G-Tug pours on the coals.
BBC Ems - Approaching the bridge but still not straightened out
Indiana - The tug strains on the opposite side of the bridge to help the ship straighten out. The ship stopped and moved away from the bridge while using its bow thrusters to get straightened up for the approach next time.
BBC Ems - The ship approaches again.
BBC Ems - ... and are successful this time as they head through the bridge (which was in the open position, backing up traffic for over a half hour)
BBC Ems - Through the bridge, but their troubles are not over.
BBC Ems - Heading out past Government Pier in Marinette (notice how close they are to the pier) with the wind pushing straight against the pier (and ship)
BBC Ems - Heading past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
BBC Ems - Past the lighthouse and trouble begins
BBC Ems - The ship backed over the green channel marker and wrapped the chain around the prop!
BBC Ems - The tug tried towing from every angle to free the ship to no avail
BBC Ems - Early evening finds the ship has been turned around, but is still tethered to the marker buoy.
BBC Ems - Late that night from Red Arrow Beach in Marinette
BBC Ems - From Menekaunee near Harbor Town Marina
BBC Ems - From the edge of the parking lot at the lighthouse pier, one would think that the ship is inside the piers
BBC Ems - Close-up from the same vantage point
BBC Ems - However, in this view from behind Automotive Supply on First Street, one can see that the ship is quite a way out from the lighthouse (bright red light on right)
BBC Ems - Close-up from the same place - the green channel marker is visible between the curve of the stern of the ship's hull and the rudder at the right
BBC Ems - Still hung up on Sunday Nov. 18 (from Red Arrow Beach)
BBC Ems - A view from astern - note the small dive boat below the ships stern
BBC Ems - Close-up of the Sheriff Dept. dive boat - note the green channel marker between the rudder and the ship's stern
BBC Ems - A diver prepares to go over the side to assess the situation
BBC Ems - A closer look at the action on the dive boat
BBC Ems - Wide view past the lighthouse
BBC Ems - The diver is ready to enter the water
Federal Power - Amidst all the activity, the ship arrived this morning (Nov. 18) with no problems passing the BBC Ems in the channel
Federal Power - Wide view at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock
Federal Power - Dockside view unloading more windmill parts
Federal Power - Close-up view
BBC Ems - Later in the morning of Nov. 18 the chain has been freed from the propeller.
BBC Ems - Now the propeller must be turned so that one blade at a time may be inspected!
BBC Ems - This photo, and the two previous, were taken with my new Fuji FinePix 8 Mega-pixel camera at full zoom (18X Optical and 5.1 Digital = 91X zoom - HAND HELD!!!)
BBC Ems - 1 p.m. UPDATE - The BBC Ems departed Menominee around 1 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 18)
Federal Power - The ship was assisted out of port stern-first, but this time with TWO tugs!!
Federal Power - Stern view close-up
Federal Power - Safely (and quickly) through the bridge
Indiana - The G-Tug leads the tow past Marinette Fuel & Dock's flag
Federal Power - Stern view of the tow as it leaves the inner harbor
Federal Power - Stern view close-up of the ship making the turn out of the inner harbor
Indiana - Side view close-up of the G-Tug
Federal Power - Close-up of the top of the deckhouse
Texas - A second G-Tug trails the tow
Federal Power - Bow view close-up heading for the lighthouse and the bay of Green Bay
Federal Power - A view of the tugs and ship heading out of the Menominee River
Magdalena Green - Arrived in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee shortly before 9 a.m. on Nov. 21 and went to anchor because of strong winds. The ship spent the past 10 days at anchor around Detroit with mechanical problems.
Magdalena Green - The wind was quite strong, so the ship couldn't enter port. Shown here turning around and into the wind
Magdalena Green - Still at anchor later that afternoon (from a different vantage point) - their cargo is windmill parts
Dongeborg - On their way to Menominee on Nov. 20, the ship became disabled, off Chambers Island in the bay of Green Bay (photo Nov. 21)
Dongeborg - Another view from another vantage point on Nov. 21 (the ship has a load of wood pulp)
Jimmy L - The Selvick tug takes some heavy spray as it heads out to assist the Magdalena Green shortly after daybreak on Nov. 22
Magdalena Green - The tug approaches the freighter loaded with windmill parts
Magdalena Green - Ship and tug head toward Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Magdalena Green - Close-up of the ship inside the piers
Magdalena Green - The tug is right, tight behind the ship!
Magdalena Green - Stern view as the ship and tug head for the inner harbor
Magdalena Green - In the inner harbor a strange scene takes place as the tug is cut loose
Jimmy L - The tug is a spectator as the ship proceeds through the Ogden Street Bridge alone!
Magdalena Green - No towline between tug and ship as the ship heads through the bridge ... Wagenborg ships go through this bridge by themselves all the time; but, they are much narrower. I have never seen this maneuver from a ship this size before.
Magdalena Green - The ship moves past the bridge just as nice as can be!
Magdalena Green - The tug slides alongside the ship; it will assist the docking procedure further up-river
Magdalena Green - The ship heads past the Viking I on its way to KK Integrated Logistics' East Dock
Magdalena Green - Ready to tie up at the dock on Thanksgiving Day
Magdalena Green - All quiet at the dock in the early afternoon
Magdalena Green - Stern view at dock from the Ogden Street Bridge
Dongeborg - Disabled, since Tuesday near Chambers Island in the bay of Green Bay on Nov. 22
Dongeborg - A wide view of the Dongeborg on Nov. 23, which is turned around since yesterday but still in the same area
Dongeborg - Same view zoomed in at 18X (Optical Zoom) - Not sure what the status of the ship is at this time
Dongeborg - Zoomed in with partial Digital Zoom
Dongeborg - Close-up at full 91X (Optical plus Digital) zoom ... HANDHELD!!
Dongeborg - The tug Jimmy L heads out to the ship to take off the Great Lakes Pilot who has been aboard for a while
BBC Ontario - At anchor in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on Nov. 24 after arriving last night
BBC Ontario - Close-up with a load of windmill blades aboard
BBC Ontario - A view from a different angle
Magdalena Green - The tug, Jimmy L, continues a busy day after helping the ship turn around...
BBC Ontario - The tug waits to assist this ship into Menominee as the Magdalena Green (R) departs
BBC Ontario - Gets underway after the Magdalena Green has finished turning around
Action! - The Magdalena Green (R) passes the inbound BBC Ontario as the tug, Jimmy L, waits to assist
More action! - Another view after the Magdalena Green passes behind the BBC Ontario and Jimmy L
BBC Ontario - The Jimmy L is midway between the Magdalena Green and BBC Ontario
BBC Ontario - The Jimmy L comes astern to take a line from the ship as they head into port.
BBC Ontario - Approaches Menominee North Pier Lighthouse with the Jimmy L tucked in astern
BBC Ontario - Close-up of the ship and tug
BBC Ontario - Inbound past the lighthouse
BBC Ontario - Between the piers
BBC Ontario - Close-up inside the piers
BBC Ontario - Makes the turn into the inner harbor with the Jimmy L riding astern
BBC Ontario - Sandwiched in between the Reserve (L) and Viking I at KK Integrated Logistics East Dock on Nov. 25
BBC Ontario - Stern view close-up of the ship from the Ogden Street Bridge
Dongeborg - Still sitting out by Chambers Island on Nov. 27.
Dongeborg - Finally on the move on Nov. 29 - moved up to anchorage about 1-2 miles off Menominee
Dongeborg - Another view - the water level is too low for the ship to enter port, so a barge will need to be brought out to the ship so that enough wood pulp can be removed to raise the ship enough to make port
Dongeborg - KK Integrated Logistics' ex-railroad carfloat, Manitowoc, was towed out to the ship's position early Friday morning (Nov. 30)
Dongeborg - The Selvick tugs, Jimmy L and William C. Selvick, are on hand as a bale of wood pulp is lifted from the holds of the ship
Dongeborg - The bale is lowered to the barge. The ship should be in port later today after enough cargo is removed to allow the ship to enter the river in its low-water state.
Dongeborg - The tugs and barge head for port, the ship will follow an hour later
Barge - The Manitowoc is towed into port by the Selvick tugs, William C. Selvick (R) and Jimmy L
Tow - The trio reach the inner harbor
Manitowoc - Close-up of the old railroad carfloat loaded with wood pulp from the Dongeborg
Tow - The trio heads up-river after passing through the Ogden Street Bridge on their way to KK Integrated Logistics' West Dock (ahead of the Reserve)
Dongeborg - The Jimmy L heads back out to assist the ship into port in a stiff wind
Dongeborg - Heads toward Menominee North Pier Lighthouse, obviously glad to finally be headed into port and dry land
Dongeborg - Past the lighthouse after over 10 days at anchor in the bay of Green Bay
Dongeborg - Wide view inside the piers ... YES, that is ice in the river!
Dongeborg - Close-up inside the piers
Dongeborg - Heads into the inner harbor
Dongeborg - Close-up heading for the Ogden Street Bridge
Dongeborg - Stern view of the Dongeborg in between the Reserve and Viking I on Dec. 1
Dongeborg - Stern view close-up
Dongeborg - Bow view at a busy dock
Dongeborg - Bow view close-up dockside
Manitowoc - Dockside view of the barge at KK West Dock already unloaded on Dec. 1 with the Reserve in the background
Reserve - Bow view with its new starboard side paint job on Dec. 1
Catherine Desgagnes - Pokes its nose around Menominee Paper Company's dock on Dec. 1
Catherine Desgagnes - Close-up with a bit of ice on the side of the ship
Catherine Desgagnes - Heading for (a rather empty dock at) Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron
Catherine Desgagnes - There is a lot of ice forming in the lower Menominee River early this winter
Magdalena Green - The ship passes the lighthouse (shot from Menekaunee Harbor in Marinette)
Magdalena Green - The ship carrying more windmill parts passes the craneship William H. Donner at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Magdalena Green - Close-up of the ship as it heads for the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Magdalena Green - Stern view of the ship after it passes through the bridge heading for KK Integrated Logistics
Magdalena Green - Stern view heading up-river with the G-Tug, Indiana, trailing
Indiana - Stern view of the tug guiding the ship into port
Accident damage - When the tugs attempted to tow the Magdalena Green through the Ogden Street Bridge on Dec. 8, they hit the northwest piling that acts as a bridge-protector. This is the same piling that was completely snapped off on July 13, 2005 when a tow of U.S. Navy barges got out of control. (Thanks to Scott Best for the "heads-up" on this incident)
Accident damage - Close-up of the damage - notice the broken and displaced concrete, displaced wood pilings and green paint from the Magdalena Green
Maumee - Coming in past the lighthouse around 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 9 with a load of coal for Menominee Paper
Maumee - Unloading boom out but still moving into position in the ice alongside Menominee Paper Co. after midnight
Maumee - Getting ready to begin unloading
Reserve towed from Menominee to Sturgeon Bay, WI on Dec. 17.
The Reserve was towed from its berth at KK Integrated Logistics today. The Selvick tugs, Jimmy L and William C. Selvick, took charge of the tow around 10 a.m. The tugs towed the Reserve through the Ogden Street Bridge and out to the bay of Green Bay where the barge was turned around and the tow headed for Sturgeon Bay. Once there, the Reserve will be placed in the graving dock (dry-dock) at Bay Shipbuilding where the propeller and the remainder of the stern will be removed and the "notch" for the tug will be completed. The Reserve should be back in Menominee somewhere around the end of December.
Photo #1 - The Selvick tug, Jimmy L, hooks up to the bow of the Reserve readying the tow
Photo #2 - Close-up of the ship
Photo #3 - The tug, William C. Selvick, leads the tow stern first away from the KK Dock
Photo #4 - The tow heads for the Ogden Street (Menekaunee) Bridge
Photo #5 - Close-up of the lead tug, William C. Selvick
Photo #6 - Close-up of the cut-away stern of the Reserve
Photo #7 - The stern of the Reserve is about to pass through the bridge
Photo #8 - Steve Haverty waves hello ... or, is it goodbye?
Photo #9 - The bow is about to head through the bridge
Photo #10 - Close-up of the ship safely through the bridge
Photo #11 - The tow passes the old craneship, William H. Donner, at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Photo #12 - The tow heads out of the inner harbor
Photo #13 - The Jimmy L trails the tow acting mostly as a "floating rudder" for now
Photo #14 - The tow is between the piers heading for the bay
Photo #15 - The tow is between the lighthouse and the range light
Photo #16 - Approaching Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Photo #17 - Alongside the lighthouse
Photo #18 - Past the lighthouse
Photo #19 - The tugs begin turning the ship around
Photo #20 - Once the ship is turned around, the Amelia Desgagnes, which had been waiting out in the bay, heads into port with a load of pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock
Photo #21 - The tow heads bow-first to Sturgeon Bay, WI and a date with a dry-dock at Bay Shipbuilding
Amelia Desgagnes - Approaches Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Amelia Desgagnes - Passing an icy lighthouse pier
Amelia Desgagnes - Wide view alongside the craneship, William H. Donner, as they unload pig iron
Amelia Desgagnes - Close-up
Erika Kobasic - Breaking ice in the inner harbor early on New Year's Eve for the Pineglen, which arrived later around 11 p.m.
Pineglen - Alongside the craneship, William H. Donner, with the lights of the Erika Kobasic in the background
Pineglen - Differnet angle and different lighting - the ship should be here for about 3-4 days
More photos of the Pineglen in Marinette on the 2008 Menominee & Marinette Ships page.
Well, that's it for 2007! Hope you enjoyed the photos!!
See you next year :O)
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