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Michipicoten
She was just here tied up to the same exact location on May 21,2024 seeking shelter from a Storm on the Western End Of Superior . The footer "John R Barker " was also anchored in the overflow parking towards Bays End where they normally park. But Michipicoten went to the wall at Keefer Terminal for some reason.
The Classic Laker " Michipicoten " has so far survived a major collision with an unkown object early Saturday morning just South West of Isle Royal off of the hamlet of Grand Portage Mn. All hands are reported to be safe and Ok.The photo attached shows her safely tied to the Keefer Terminal Dock with an approximate 5 degree Starboard List and down at the bow. You can see a mobile crane boom lowering a large pump on to her fore deck and another on the dock both of which are painted red.
The following is an A/P press release :
by: AP, Schyler Perkins, Rebecca Bartelme
Posted: Jun 8, 2024 / 11:40 AM EDT
Updated: Jun 8, 2024 / 02:27 PM EDT
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The crew is on their way to safety after a freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a 689-foot-long (210-meter-long) ship called the Michipicoten had collided with something about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Isle Royale, which is part of the state of Michigan. The ship was carrying taconite, which is a low-grade iron ore, and had 22 people aboard.
Water pumps onboard began displacing water, authorities
said, and there were no signs that anything spilled from the ship. By 9:15 a.m., water pumps had reduced the listing of the freighter from 15 degrees to 5 degrees, the Coast Guard said.
The collision occurred in the northwest part of the lake, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border and is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
Helicopter and boat crews responded Saturday morning, the Coast Guard said.
As of 12:30 p.m., Canadian search-and-rescue boat Cape Chaillon had reached the Michipicoten and half of the crew had been removed for safety.
The cause of the flooding and any other damage to the vessel will be investigated once the situation is stabilized.
The bulk carrier Edwin H. Gott is currently alongside the Michipicoten. U.S. Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and National Park Service vessels remain actively involved.
UPDATE
13 foot crack found by divers in Michipicoten 's Hull . Report from local News outlet Tbaynewswatch :Divers Found 13 foot crack in the Hull of the Michipicoten on the local news : THUNDER BAY — A massive crack has been found in the hull of the Michipicoten, the ship that limped into Thunder Bay on the weekend after water started pouring into it on Lake Superior.
Divers have found a 13-foot-long crack during an underwater inspection conducted at Keefer Terminal, where the vessel is now tied up.
"This appears to be a result of fatigue/structural failure," a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada told TBnewswatch in an email Monday.
In an interview with TBnewswatch, US Coast Guard spokesperson Lorne Thomas said the rupture is from "the turn of the bilge, which is where the side shell turns to the bottom plate. A 13-foot-long crack was detected by the divers, which is clearly indicative of a hull failure."
Thomas said a loud bang the ship's crew reported hearing while the vessel was in deep water likely happened at the time of the hull failure.
No photo description available.
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Michipicoten
She was just here tied up to the same exact location on May 21,2024 seeking shelter from a Storm on the Western End Of Superior . The footer "John R Barker " was also anchored in the overflow parking towards Bays End where they normally park. But Michipicoten went to the wall at Keefer Terminal for some reason.
The Classic Laker " Michipicoten " has so far survived a major collision with an unkown object early Saturday morning just South West of Isle Royal off of the hamlet of Grand Portage Mn. All hands are reported to be safe and Ok.The photo attached shows her safely tied to the Keefer Terminal Dock with an approximate 5 degree Starboard List and down at the bow. You can see a mobile crane boom lowering a large pump on to her fore deck and another on the dock both of which are painted red.
The following is an A/P press release :
by: AP, Schyler Perkins, Rebecca Bartelme
Posted: Jun 8, 2024 / 11:40 AM EDT
Updated: Jun 8, 2024 / 02:27 PM EDT
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The crew is on their way to safety after a freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a 689-foot-long (210-meter-long) ship called the Michipicoten had collided with something about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Isle Royale, which is part of the state of Michigan. The ship was carrying taconite, which is a low-grade iron ore, and had 22 people aboard.
Water pumps onboard began displacing water, authorities
said, and there were no signs that anything spilled from the ship. By 9:15 a.m., water pumps had reduced the listing of the freighter from 15 degrees to 5 degrees, the Coast Guard said.
The collision occurred in the northwest part of the lake, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border and is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
Helicopter and boat crews responded Saturday morning, the Coast Guard said.
As of 12:30 p.m., Canadian search-and-rescue boat Cape Chaillon had reached the Michipicoten and half of the crew had been removed for safety.
The cause of the flooding and any other damage to the vessel will be investigated once the situation is stabilized.
The bulk carrier Edwin H. Gott is currently alongside the Michipicoten. U.S. Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and National Park Service vessels remain actively involved.
UPDATE
13 foot crack found by divers in Michipicoten 's Hull . Report from local News outlet Tbaynewswatch :Divers Found 13 foot crack in the Hull of the Michipicoten on the local news : THUNDER BAY — A massive crack has been found in the hull of the Michipicoten, the ship that limped into Thunder Bay on the weekend after water started pouring into it on Lake Superior.
Divers have found a 13-foot-long crack during an underwater inspection conducted at Keefer Terminal, where the vessel is now tied up.
"This appears to be a result of fatigue/structural failure," a spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada told TBnewswatch in an email Monday.
In an interview with TBnewswatch, US Coast Guard spokesperson Lorne Thomas said the rupture is from "the turn of the bilge, which is where the side shell turns to the bottom plate. A 13-foot-long crack was detected by the divers, which is clearly indicative of a hull failure."
Thomas said a loud bang the ship's crew reported hearing while the vessel was in deep water likely happened at the time of the hull failure.
No photo description available.