The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. arrived on the Saginaw Bay on Monday, but went to anchor due to strong winds and unfavorable weather conditions. Wednesday morning, she tried her luck and started to make her way to the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville to unload coal. The McCarthy made it to just above the Front Range before becoming wedged in the ice and became unable to turn. The tug Karl Luedtke, in the area working on a dredging project, came to her aid and quickly freed the 1000' vessel. The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. reached the Consumers dock and was unloading late Wednesday morning.
The U.S.C.G. Cutter Hollyhock was also on the Saginaw Bay, working aids to navigation, placing winter marks in the Entrance Channel. Hollyhock also assisted the McCarthy Wednesday evening by breaking up the ice so she could maneuver as she backed from the Consumers dock and out into the Saginaw Bay to turn at Light 12.
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