Saginaw River Images: April 2017

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Saginaw River Passage - April 26th

H Lee White was inbound on the Saginaw River this evening, calling on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates Dock, in Bay City. this is only the third commercial vessel delivery so far this shipping season.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Saginaw River Passage - April 22nd

The American Steamship Company vessel, Indiana Harbor, called on the Saginaw River this morning, delivering coal to the Consumers Energy Dock in Essexville. This marked only the second commercial delivery of the 2017 shipping season and the first since March 30th, when the tug Spartan and tank barge, Spartan II, called on the Port Fisher dock in Bay City.

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.