Saginaw - Filling in For Their Wounded Friend, Michipicoten
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Here is the Saginaw arriving
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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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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Donations of any size are gratefully accepted, as they help offset my travel expenses to capture this footage. Your views, likes, comments, and subscriptions also help this channel and are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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