Canadian Lake Freighter "Tecumseh" @ Ashtabula, Ohio
MV Tecumseh is a bulk carrier owned and operated by Canadian shipping firm Lower Lakes Towing. It was built in 1973 and is 641 ft long. The ship operated on the Great Lakes primarily transporting grain. On 16 December 2019, the 14 crewmembers aboard Tecumseh were taken off the ship after a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship had been travelling from Windsor, Ontario to Thunder Bay, Ontario carrying a load of canola. The United States Coast Guard responded to the fire, which happened off Zug Island in the Detroit River, on the United States side. The vessel, out of control, then drifted over to the Canadian side of the river.
Ship is currently (2020) harbored along Lake Erie at Ashtabula, laid up pending scrap sale.
Canadian Lake Freighter "Tecumseh" @ Ashtabula, Ohio
MV Tecumseh is a bulk carrier owned and operated by Canadian shipping firm Lower Lakes Towing. It was built in 1973 and is 641 ft long. The ship operated on the Great Lakes primarily transporting grain. On 16 December 2019, the 14 crewmembers aboard Tecumseh were taken off the ship after a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship had been travelling from Windsor, Ontario to Thunder Bay, Ontario carrying a load of canola. The United States Coast Guard responded to the fire, which happened off Zug Island in the Detroit River, on the United States side. The vessel, out of control, then drifted over to the Canadian side of the river.
Ship is currently (2020) harbored along Lake Erie at Ashtabula, laid up pending scrap sale.