Saginaw River Images: Saginaw River Passages

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Saginaw River Passages - May 17th

Overnight, the tug Defiance and her self unloading barge, Ashtabula, arrived on the Saginaw River, calling on the Port Fisher/Bay Aggregates Dock in Bay City. Later in the morning, Algoma Innovator arrived on the river, calling on the North Star Fertilizer Dock in Essexville to unload.

Algoma Innovator bow view, with the unloading boom of Ashtabula in the background at Bay Aggregates

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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.