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Page 100 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS ... Lake Shipping's LEE A. TREGUTHA was removed from the drydock at the Fraser Shipyard in Superior by the Great Lakes Towing tugs NORTH CAROLINA & KENTUCKY. Mar 22 ... A construction trailer used for painting aboard Upperlake's CANADIAN OLYMPIC caught fire, no injuries were reported. Mar 23 ... The salty LEADER L. sank off Bermuda with a loss of 18 lives. She is the former CAST BEAR, A St. Lawrence Seaway visitor that was too large to get into the Great Lakes. Mar 24 ... Fednav announced that the seventh ship being built in Oshima, Japan will be named FEDERAL WELLAND. This is to honor the Welland Canal, delivery is expected in September. ... Low water levels halted ferry service between Cheboygan and Bois Blanc Island. The water depth in the Island's Harbor entrance is less than 4 ft. Plaunt Transportation Inc. operators of the KRISTEN D. and Island Ferry Services Inc. operators of the BOB LO ISLANDER will not risk damaging their ships. The Bois Blanc Harbor Commission has a bid of $144,000 to dredge from Durocher Dock & Dredge of Cheboygan. But they are 50% short on the funds needed. Mar 25 ... Interlake's PAUL R. TREGURTHA opened the Soo Locks when she passed down through the Poe Lock. She arrived at the locks yesterday and tied up to the approach pier and waited for the midnight opening. The first upbound passage was made by Bethlehem's STEWART J. CORT. Mar 26 ... American Steamship's H. LEE WHITE arrived in Marquette and loaded the first Iron Ore cargo of the season. She loaded 25,500 net tons for delivery to Cleveland. Her departure was delayed until 6:30 A.M. on March 28 due to high winds. ... The former forebody of the H. M. GRIFFITH was moved from the fitout wall at Port Weller Dry Docks across the Welland Canal and tied up along the approach wall above Lock #1. The tugs GLENEVIS, VAC and JAMES E. MCGRATH were involved in the move. Mar 27 ... The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened by the upbound salty UTVIKEN, which was bound for Toronto with a cargo of sugar. The first upbound transit made by a Laker was Canada Steamship Lines MANITOULIN. The first downbound transit was made by Algoma's ALGOPORT. ... Canada Steamship Lines upbound CSL NIAGARA took honors for opening the Welland Canal. In a ceremony held at Lock #3 Capt. Lars Bouman received the traditional top hat. She had spent the night tied up below Lock # 1 after departing Hamilton. The first downbound transit was made by the J. R. ROUBLE, (Ex - MR. NEIL) a support ship for the gas rigs on Lake Erie. Mar 28 ... The former forebody of the H. M. GRIFFITH was towed up the Welland Canal by the tugs VAC & PROGRESS. The tow departed in morning and by evening had arrived at the scrapyard in Port Colborne. Mar 29 ... The first salty of the season to pass up the Welland Canal was the ISA on a trip to Cleveland.