Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Passages

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Saginaw River Passages - April 21

Tuesday evening saw the arrival of a unfamiliar visitor in the Dann Marine Towing tug, Zeus. The Zeus arrived with the tank barge Robert F. Deegan and traveled upriver for the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City to unload. The pair was expected to be outbound during the day Wednesday.

Last season, on June 22nd, another Dann Towing tug, Ivory Coast, arrived to pick up the barge Robert F. Deegan from the Hannah Marine tug, Donald C. Hannah, and continued to make a few more trips into the Saginaw River with the barge. This is the first time, to my knowledge, that the Zeus has been on the Saginaw River.

upbound at the Front Range

Passing Consumers Energy

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Following the boats of the Saginaw River and Great Lakes

Here is a little background on my history with the boats: I have been an avid photographer and follower of the big lake freighters that carry their cargoes between the ports of the Great Lakes. During that time, a number of my photos have been used by various shipping companies and in publications from the U.S. Coast Guard, Lake Carriers Association, the Marine Legal Review, and in the annual boatwatchers bible, "Know Your Ships". I also report news and vessel passage information from the Saginaw River to both Boatnerd.com and to the local newspaper, The Bay City Times, and have been fortunate enough to have had the honor of being aboard and taking a trip on a Great Lakes Freighter. I am also a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner, Captain and deckhand for the Bay City Boat Lines, and a Deckhand for Malcom Marine, Inc.

In this blog, you will see information on the vessels that ply the waters of the Saginaw River, photos, and vessel passage information. I hope that you will enjoy what is posted here.