Vessels Operating in the ice on the Saginaw River

Operating in the ice isn't easy on the boats that have to do it, especially if you have to back and ram or ultimately need ice-breaking assistance, but from a photography standpoint, it provides some great opportunities. On the Saginaw River, the 2002 season provided a number of these opportunities, as all of these photos were shot that year.

Tug Manitou in Action on the Saginaw River

The Malcolm Marine Inc. tug, Manitou, had a busy season, working on the Saginaw River during 2020.  Here are some of my photos of her in action:

Saginaw River Wind Turbine Blade Shipments - 2020

I was very fortunate during the 2020 season to be able to photograph all 21 wind turbine blade deliveries to the Saginaw River. Nineteen different foreign saltwater vessels, or "salties" visited the river, with Caroline being the only one making multiple trips, stopping here three times. Here are the photographs in order for #saginawriversunday Next Sunday, I will highlight the tug Manitou assisting these vessels on the Saginaw River.

5-29: Caroline

6-21: Amoenitas

6-27: Caroline

7-5: BBC Volga

7-6: Timgad

7-9: Calypso

7-26: Caroline

7-30: Hilke

7-31: Zea Servant

8-2: BBC Gdansk

8-4: Spiekeroog

8-5: BBC Mont Blanc

8-9: BBC Rushmore

8-10: BBC Switzerland

8-13: Azoresborg

8-21: BBC Greenland

9-4: BBC Edge

9-7: BBC Song

9-11: BBC Vesuvius

9-20: BBC Peru

9-26: BBC Brazil