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Page 90 the vessels will not sink or menace navigation. It was expected that the WEIR would come to Detroit, her destination, and unload ore before going into drydock. It was the first collision of the 1964 shipping season on the Great Lakes. Although the MERCURY carried volatile fuel, there was no fire. Both crews remained aboard the vessels. "The MERCURY was taking on water and the captain moved her out of traffic and beached her to keep from sinking," said Group Commander F.J. Greenbrook, who coordinated rescue and traffic operations from the Belle Isle Coast Guard Station. The cause of the collision had not been determined. Greenbrook said an investigation would be made. MERCURY passing Geo. Seedhouse in 1970, Port Washington, 1970 SHIP-TO-SHORE Detroit Free Press May 11, 1964 by Curtis Haseltine It appears likely that both boats damaged in the collision Tuesday morning at the lower end of the Southeast Bend Cutoff Channel in Lake St. Clair may be repaired at Toledo. The ERNEST T. WEIR went directly to Toledo after discharging her iron ore cargo at the Hanna Dock at Great Lakes Steel Corp. The MERCURY continued upbound to Sarnia for bunkering and reported that she would go on to Harrisville, MI. to discharge her jet fuel. Then she was slated to head back down, presumably to Toledo to get her bow fixed. MERCURY was sold for scrap in 1975 Photo by Paul G. Wiening