Saginaw - Filling in For Their Wounded Friend, Michipicoten
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- Here is the Saginaw arriving in Superior, Wisconsin just before noon on June 16, 2024. She was arriving empty to load taconite (iron ore) pellets at the Burlington Northern 5 dock for delivery to the Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario. As the Saginaw passed the Wisconsin Point lighthouse, she sounded a captain's salute for the people that were gathered there. (This may be the first time I've heard a salute directed towards people at the lighthouse.) As the Saginaw made her way through the entry, she gave another captain's salute for the rest of us who came out to greet her. The video ends with the Saginaw arriving at the dock, with two crew members using the bosun's chair to land on the dock, to help secure the lines for docking. In this case, the bosun's "chair" is actually a loop that the crew member stands in.
Usually, the taconite run from ports on western Lake Superior (Duluth, Superior, Two Harbors) to Algoma Steel is done by the Saginaw's fleet mate, the Michipicoten. Due to a hull fracture and near-sinking that occurred on June 8, the Michipicoten is currently at Fraser Shipyards in Superior for inspection and (possible) repair. So far the Saginaw has done 4-5 trips that would normally have been done by the Michipicoten. Currently, their fleet mate Robert S. Pierson has also been making a couple of runs for taconite while the Saginaw is elsewhere. It's likely we'll see the baton passed between a few different ships of the Lower Lakes fleet for the coming months, until the Michipicoten is either repaired or a permanent replacement is assigned to her runs.
One interesting thing happened on June 20 as the Michipicoten made her voyage from Thunder Bay to Superior after her near-sinking. While the Michipicoten was making way down along the shore, the Saginaw was departing Duluth with taconite. Instead of just heading across the lake as they would normally have done, the Saginaw took a detour north along the shore to briefly greet the Michipicoten before making the trip east across the lake. It was like two old friends were meeting to give each other support. I don't know if this little detour was sanctioned by the bean counters at Lower Lakes Towing, but it was a nice gesture from one captain (and ship) to another. It didn't go unnoticed by those of us who keep track of the ships!
A couple more notes: I am not sure why the starboard swing arm was in the out position while the Saginaw arrived. My guess is that they were just moving it out of the way while they worked on something else. Second, all of the noises you hear on deck are likely due to the crew opening the telescoping hatch covers. Instead of the single-piece hatch covers that most lake boats have, the Saginaw has the older style telescoping covers. These covers went out of favor because they are labor intensive to open and close… and because they can be more leaky when waves wash over the deck.
The 639-foot Saginaw was built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1953 as the John J. Boland, being the third ship to carry that name. In 1999, after 46 years with the American Steamship Company, she was acquired by Lower Lakes Towing and was renamed the Saginaw. (American Steamship then renamed another vessel as the John J. Boland, which can be seen elsewhere on this channel.) The Saginaw has a 20,000 ton capacity and uses an older style front-mounted A-frame self-unloading system, which has a capacity of 7,700 tons per hour. In 2007, the Saginaw was converted from steam to diesel. She is currently powered by a single MaK 6M43C 6-cylinder engine producing 8,160 bhp, giving her a top speed of 16.1 mph.
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The Saginaw...Stepping up and sounding off at Superior, in the spirit of friendship for the Michipicoten. What an encouraging sight to see this in action! It someway gives me an even more positive attitude that her friend will return to us. Thank you for this scene at Wisconsin Point.
Thanks Carolyn! We’re all holding our breath to find out the fate of the Michipicoten. I drove past her earlier today. She looked like she wanted to get back to work. 😉
Let's hope for positive results from her dry dock inspection!
From what I've heard the crack is long but only like quarter width wide so it sounds like a fairly inexpensive repair
great cam work reaching out to view the crewman go overboard for the tie-down
Thanks, I had to push my zoom to the max (and then some) to get that shot. 🙂
Yes good capture. They look like spiderman leaving the ship.
Great video! Glad the Saginaw is helping deal with the extra tasks. Cheers!
Thank you! 🙂
Thank you 1 Long 2 Short. Another great video! I love the oldies. Hope we see Michipicoten soon!
I just saw the Michipicoten an hour ago. 😉 (still in dry dock, of course)
@@1Long2Short Keep the videos coming, and thank you for showing the lineman again!
I wasn't aware she was still in service. Good to see my home towns namesake still afloat and working.
Thank you for the video of the Saginaw. I like your other commenters hope that the Michipicoten will be able to be restored & return to service.
Thanks for watching! Yes, we hope she returns to service, as long as she can be repaired and be safe for operating again. 🙂
Just saw her go through the Mac,Straits yesterday.I see the fleet all summer season because I’m a ferry boat captain to Mackinac Island.Never gets old seeing these beautiful ships.
I'm very jealous of you!!
Being able to see these amazing and beautiful Great Lakers!!! ❤
I am from Iowa and I never thought about being able to actually see the Great Lakers in action....
One of these days I will get there and simply sit down and enjoy seeing the ships coming in and then leaving......
Stay safe while you are out on the Lakes!!!!
love the classic boats. To me they seem to have much more on deck going on and like me old but getting the job done😅
Great presentation. Love the bosun action.
Thanks Greg! 🙂
Thank you for another wonderful video, 1 long 2 short!! I love the title you gave it!! I trust that we will soon see the Michipicoten entering the canal at a fast clip once again. I thought that there were workers on the pier to tie up ships. I guess not, eh? Or at least not here.
Thank you! 😊 I think the days are gone of dock workers tying up ships (at least around here). I think they keep the smallest workforce at the docks they can get away with. But perhaps it’s best that the crew on the ship do the work of setting the lines… as they know where the captain wants them. 🙂
Always there when you need her. Beautiful ship indeed
It's a wonderful video
Thank you! 😊
An oldie but a goody…sweet lady!
Another great video. Love the Saginaw, working hard for 70 years, in this case filling in for the beloved Michi! Would love to see her get some TLC though. A new paint job would be a good start. I also hear there is an issue with her engine (although it seems to be propelling her quite well in this video), so she definitely needs some work done to her.
What a dear old lady, she and the Michipicoten are such amazing ships. I feel a great melancholy watching them both, and hoping the owners of the Michipicoten restore her to her youthful beauty and strength. With so many things ending in this life, I long to know the stable strong and "always there" ships sail on. thank you for this!
It would sure be nice to see her in action again. Who knows, she might outlive us. 🙂
@@1Long2Short 🤞
I’m sorry for the Michipicoten’s injury
Gray skies, gray ship. Saginaw seems concerned, but there'll be time for contemplation once she's safely moored.
Fortunately we had sunnier skies for her next visit. 🌞
Very glad to see the Saginaw helping her friend out and making sure that materials are continually being taken to where they need to go!! ❤
I'm sorry that I have been preoccupied with family issues..but I am back to watching my most favorite RUclips channel!! ❤❤❤
With all of the great and amazing Great Lakes Ships and hearing their LOUD and BOOMING horns!!!! 🥰
As always this video is PERFECT!!!
I have heard a few things about what happened to the Michipicoten...But I am still unsure about unclear on a few things...
Could you please tell me what exactly transpired?? 🤔
Is she still in service?? Or did they decide to scrap her??...That I think would be so awful to hear!!! 😞💔
Thank you! Good to see you back. Long story short, the Michipicoten had a hull fracture that caused her to nearly sink back in June 8. After they removed her cargo and applied a temporary patch, she went to Fraser Shipyards in Superior for inspection. We’re now waiting to find out if she will be repaired or scrapped.
@@1Long2Short Thank you for replying!! I found your video with the arrival of the Michipicoten!!
That was so neat all of the people who were awaiting her arrival!!
I've been saying prayers that she will be repaired and very soon be out on the Great Lakes again!!
Work-worn markings on the faithful ship, authentic & affecting. Vandalistic defacement of a lighthouse, disgusting & artless.
This boat is one year newer than Hoyt II. She has two patches on this side and one on the other. These people and the crews that run them have to be totally stupid. At the beginning of the video the bosun boom was swung out on the wrong side of the boat Compared to the side at the dock. All Rand does with lower Lakes is patch'em and run'em.
I think they swung out that arm to make room for something they were doing on deck. After all, you don’t swing a crew member out when you’re still a mile from the dock. 😉 For what it’s worth, I have nothing but respect for the crews. They make the best of a difficult position they are sometimes put in.
I understand your frustration with the lack of maintenance and the need for proper repairs to these ships, but please do not refer to the crews as totally stupid. Not only is that inaccurate, but lets try to be civil on here. These men work hard and they have parents, wives, children etc. No need to be insulting. Not trying to be confrontational, but hopefully you see my point.