Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Passages

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Saginaw River Passages - May 18th

The tug Zeus and her tank barge, Robert F. Deegan, were outbound from the Dow Chemical dock on Saturday. The pair had arrived to unload on Friday. The tug Gregory J. Busch was outbound from the Saginaw River Saturday afternoon. The Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber remained tied up at the Wirt Stone Dock in Bay City as of late Sunday night. Strong currents in the Saginaw River are preventing the pair from turning safely and heading outbound for the lake.

Olive L. Moore - Lewis J. Kuber @ Bay City Wirt - May 17, 2014

Buoy 21 in the Saginaw river showing the current. The current is also tricky at the drawbridges

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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.