Early Friday morning the Robert S. Pierson called on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City to unload. She was outbound later in the morning. Later, the tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber were inbound with a split load. The pair lightered at the Bay City Wirt Stone dock before continuing upriver to finish their unload at the Saginaw Wirt dock.
Agawa Canyon outbound at Cass Avenue
The Agawa Canyon, which had arrived earlier in the week, finally attempted to depart the river after being delayed by strong river currents. Saturday afternoon, with the tug Gregory J. Busch standing by, the Canyon was finally able to turn on her own and head outbound for the lake. Her problems were not over however. During her outbound passage, high winds gusting over 30 knots made transit through Bay City's drawbridges dangerous. This caused the Agawa Canyon to stop at the old Bay Aggregates dock in downtown Bay City to wait for winds to subside. She was finally able to get underway again around 6pm on Saturday.
The Olive L. Moore and Lewis J. Kuber were not immune from the weather either as the pair needed assistance from the Gregory J. Busch to make the turn around at the Sixth Street. The pair also was delayed by the wind and tied up briefly back at the Saginaw Wirt dock before finally getting underway and headed outbound Saturday evening.
Tug Olive L. Moore & barge Lewis J. Kuber turning in the Sixth Street Basin
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