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Page 131 GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS • . . .Two old-time lake vessels have visited Grand Haven. The 83-year old Nicolet arrived today and the Medusa Challenger arrived on April 25th. Later in the day, the tanker Jupiter arrived at the tank farm. May 8. . . The Herbert C. Jackson unloaded her cargo at McLouth Steel in Trenton, Michigan. She was originally scheduled to enter the Calumet River, but was rerouted when the Calumet River was closed after the Pontokratis accident. . . . The huge car carrier Nissan Laurel arrived in Montreal. For one week she was used as a floating salesroom and the public was allowed to purchase cars directly from the stock that was aboard. She made similar stops in Quebec City and Halifax. She was Japanese owned, but registered in Panama. For the second time in just over three months, a tanker collided with the pier at St. Romuald, which is owned by Ultramer. (See page 80 of May issue.) The Liberian-flag, Polish-owned Czantoria collided with the pier and about 2000 barrels of crude oil was spilled into the river, causing pollution for several kilometers downstream. The vessel was placed under arrest at Quebec City and cleared on May 22 for overseas. May 10. . . Sandra Welch reports from Clinton, Ohio that the tug W.C. Harms arrived from the east coast. She has been purchased by Mr. Chaffe plans to live aboard the tug. The sand sucker John R. Emery arrived to unload sand at Port Clinton Lumber Co. May 11. . . The Joseph H. Frantz unloaded at Grand Haven at Verplanks Dock on her first visit of the season. . . . The sand dredge James B. Lyons was purchased by Erie Builders Concrete last winter. The 125-foot, 40-year old vessel is presently at Erie, PA. . . . The Pontokratis was still in the Calumet River with the bridge on the after cabins. Crews continued to remove 5 to 10 ton sections of the bridge and have cut away about 100 feet of the 234-foot span. A federal lawsuit was filed by the ship owners, Folkstone Maritime Ltd. of Cyprus against CSX, charging that the bridge tender was negligent and that the bridge was not opened to the required angle. CSX responded with a $12 million counter claim against the ship owners in U.S. District court. The vessel was "arrested" until financial security can be arranged. Damage to the vessel was estimated at one million. May 12. . . The E.M. Ford cleared Milwaukee for Alpena to begin the season. May 13. . . The Danish tanker Robert Maersk entered the Seaway. She was the first Danish vessel to enter the lakes since 1985. May 16. . . A fire aboard the Eastern Shell caused about $100,000 in damage. The fire was extinguished by the Sarnia fire department and was believed to been caused by sparks from a cutting torch. She was docked at the Government Dock. . . . The Manila Prime entered the Seaway for Detroit. She was the ex-Union Peace and was renamed in Montreal on April 9th. May 17. . . The Pontokratis was towed from the Calumet River to an unknown destination. . . . Bob Johnson reported that the historic Coast Guard station in Jackson Park,