Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Passages

Monday, April 25, 2016

Saginaw River Passages - April 23rd

The 2016 shipping season continues on its slow start, with only four commercial vessel deliveries so for this season. Recent visitors were the tug Leonard M, with the barge Huron Spirit, delivering to the Bay Aggregates dock in Bay City this past Saturday, and Manitowoc, delivering to the Lafarge Stone Dock in Saginaw, on April 19th. Manitowoc is the only non tug-barge vessel to transit the Saginaw River and the only vessel to travel up through the bridges and upper river to Saginaw this season.

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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.