Saginaw River Passages - October 27th

The tug Karen Andrie and her tank barge, Endeavour, called on the Bit-Mat dock in Bay City early Saturday morning.  The pair unloaded through the day and then departed for the lake later in the evening.

Saginaw River Passages - October 25th & 26th

The tug Olive L. Moore and barge Lewis J. Kuber called on the Saginaw River on Thursday, carrying a split load.  The pair stopped at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City, before continuing upriver to finish unloading at the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.  The Moore-Kuber were outbound Friday afternoon.
The tug Krista S. was back with more dredging equipment, stopping briefly at the Essrock dock, then moving the equipment upriver to the old Defoe slip just below the Liberty Bridge in Bay City.  The Krista S. was outbound, light tug, Friday afternoon.
The American Century was inbound Friday morning, calling on the Consumers Energy dock in Essexville to unload.  Late in the afternoon, she backed from the dock, turned at Light 12 and headed for the lake.

USS Edson

I just wanted to remind everyone that the USS Edson is open to the public for deck tours:

Weather Permitting—


Ship Weather Deck visiting hours are:

Saturday 10am–5pm

Sunday 12pm–5pm

$10 per Adult (cash or check)

Children are free

Be sure to visit the USS Edson webpage:
www.ussedson.org

Saginaw River Passages - October 21st to 23rd

The tug Spartan and her barge, Spartan II, called on the Dow Chemical dock in Bay City on Sunday.  The pair unloaded Calcium Chloride loaded in Ludington, MI.  They were outbound later that day. 
The tug Krista S. arrived on the Saginaw River on Monday with barges and dredging pipe.  The Krista S. was outbound later, light tug.
The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber was inbound on early Tuesday morning, traveling upriver to unload at the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.  The pair were outbound later that afternoon.

Saginaw River Passage - October 20th

Manitowoc was outbound from the Saginaw River, early Friday morning, after unloading overnight at the GM dock in Saginaw.
The tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber, were inbound Saturday afternoon, calling at the Wirt Stone dock in Bay City to unload.  Once finished, the pair departed Wirt and headed upriver to turn in the seldom used Airport Turning Basin, located south of Cass Avenue just off the James Clements Airport.  The Moore and Kuber will be headed for the lake before midnight.

Saginaw River Passages - October 18th

The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber called on the Saginaw River, early Thursday morning, with a split cargo.  The pair stopped first at the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City, before continuing upriver to finish unloading at the Buena Vista dock in Saginaw.  They were outbound for the lake Thursday evening.
Manitowoc was inbound Thursday night, headed upriver to unload at the GM coal dock in Saginaw.  She was expected to be outbound Friday morning.

Saginaw Bay - October 15th

The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. arrived on the Saginaw Bay late Sunday night, with a load of coal for the Consumer Energy dock in Essexville.  Strong winds and low water levels forced the McCarthy to stay out in the Bay overnight, through the day on Monday, and into the evening hours.  Water levels were at one point -24.88 inches below datum, but have now came back up to -6.9 inches at the time of this posting.  Wind speeds on the bay are currently NNW at 18.1 knots. 

Low Water on The Saginaw River

On Thursday, October 11th, high wind out of the Southwest pushed water out of the Saginaw Bay and River, dropping the levels more than three feet below datum.  Many structures, and long abandonded or burned vessels, normally underwater, were exposed to view.  The following photos were taken aboard the tour vessel Princess Wenonah:

The water level is normally back into the vegitation



The timbers supporting the Bay City Boat Lines Dock are exposed



Located south of the old Cass Avenue Bridge, this old hull is normally under water. 
The old Saginaw Valley Marine Terminal is in the Background

View of the old James Davidson Fleet, burned to the waterline years ago. 
These wrecks are just off the old Davidson Drydock

These two hulls are located just south of the old Cass Avenue Bridge and are usually underwater

Another view of an old James Davidson hull

Another view of one of the Cass Avenue hulls




 

Saginaw River September Passages

There were a total of 11 commercial vessel passages during the month of September.  This is compared to 19 during the same time period last year.  For the year to date, there have been 96 commercial vessel passages.  This number is down four from last year, when there were 100 passages during the same time period.

Saginaw River Report - October 1st to 11th

October started off slow, with the first commercial vessel passage not coming until the 7th, when there were two passages.  The tug Olive L. Moore and her barge, Lewis J. Kuber, traveled up to the Lafarge Stone dock in Saginaw, while the American Integrity unloaded coal at the Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville.
On the 8th, the tug Nickelena and a barge called on the Consumers Energy dock with equipment for the plant, and then late in the day, the Moore & Kuber returned with a split cargo for the Bay City and Saginaw Wirt Stone docks.
The tug Karen Andrie and her barge, Endeavour, called on the Bit-Mat dock in Bay City on the 9th.
Finally, the Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber made their 34th visit of the year, calling on the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City.

Saginaw River Update

Hi Everyone,

I have been away from the computer for a vacation, but will return soon.  Watch for updates and a recap of while I was gone around the middle of next week. 

Thanks for your patience!