Saginaw River Passages - July 15th

Algoway outbound near Smith Park, Essexville
The Saginaw River was chaotic on Thursday. Between the arrival of the tall ship fleet and two commercial vessel passages, it was a stressful day for many vessel masters. The Tall Ship Celebration "Parade of Sail" began out in the Saginaw Bay early in the afternoon on Thursday. During the fleet's parade into the river, Algoway was outbound from the Sixth Street turning basin after unloading at the Sargent dock in Zilwaukee overnight. She started meeting tall ships between Veteran's Memorial and Liberty bridges and passed her last ones near the Dow Chemical dock downriver. Inbound Thursday evening was the tug Zeus and tank barge Robert F. Deegan, calling on the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City to unload. The pair were expected to be outbound early on Friday.

The tall ships in port for the Tall Ship Challenge are: Madeline, Pathfinder, Playfair, Lynx, Denis Sullivan, Pride of Baltimore II, Roseway, Roald Amundsen, HMS Bounty, Europa, Appledore IV, and the Appledore V. The tall ships will remain in Bay City through Sunday.