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Page 130 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS . . . Consumers Power passed down the Welland Canal with tugs Glenbrook and W.N. Twolan. . . .The Lake Carriers Association announced that by mid-May, 61 US-flag lakers will be in operation. Not since August, 1984 have this many vessels been operating. All of the Poe Lock class vessels are in service as well as the Edward Ryerson, Joseph H. Frantz and E.M. Ford. May 6. . . The Cyprus-registered Pontokratis collided with the CSX railroad bridge over the Calumet River in Chicago. After the accident, the vessel continued on for about 50 feet with the bridge draped over the pilothouse and after cabins. The vessel had unloaded a cargo of steel and left Lake Calumet for Lake Michigan with two tugs. The pilot and the captain of the vessel claim the bridge fell or was lowered onto the vessel. The railroad claims the vessel struck the bridge. Damage to both the vessel and bridge were extensive, but there were no injuries. . . . The J.A.W. Iglehart delivered the first cement cargo to the LaFarge Terminals in the Twin Ports. May 7. . . C.S.L.'s T.R. McLagan cleared Toronto with tug Glenevis for Port Weller Dry Dock. The T.R. McLAGAN entering Lock 7 in the Welland Canal on May 20, 1988.