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Page 64 GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS Editor: James Morris 22919 Alger St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 Seaway News Editor: Skip Gillham Those who have contributed to the News Section in this issue are: Greg Rudnick Jim Sprunt Mike Skinner M. B. Mackay Terry Beahen The Wheelhouse Dan Kaminski Dan McCormick William Howell Keith Kettlehut Cris Kohl John Vournakis Rene Beauchamp Alan Mann Jay Bascom Ray Oset TheGreat Lakes Seaway Log JANUARY Jan 1 ... Algoma's ALGOWAY arrived in Owen Sound and went into lay-up. When she arrived she had a five foot wide hole in her port bow above the water line. The damage occurred when she struck the dock in Meldrum Bay. The damage will be repaired over the winter. Jan 7 ... While shuttling barges in the Chenal Ecarte at Port Lambton, the McNally mg BAGOTVILLE accidently severed the underwater hydro power line from the mainland to Walpole Island. Power was lost for 800 island residents for several hours. The mg suffered no apparent damage in the incident. ... Great Lakes Transportation LLC, owner of Great Lakes Fleet announced the sale of the Great Lakes Fleet's Soo Warehouse to MCM Properties LLC, the real estate holding arm of MCM Marine Inc.. The ship chandlery supplied the ships of Great Lakes Fleet and Interlake Steamship by the supply ship OJIBWAY. MCM indicated talks are underway for another firm to lease the warehouse and OJIBWAY and continue the operation. The Soo Warehouse has been used to supply ships with supplies for over 100 years. Jan 8 ... The National Trust Loan Staff and the National Trust Loan Committee voted to transfer ownership of the former Bob-Lo Boat COLUMBIA to a New York Based Preservation Group. The trust believes the New York Group is the COLUMBIA S best chance to survive. The COLUMBIA is expected to be towed to Toledo for drydocking at the Toledo Shipyard in the spring. After she has been readied she will then be towed to New York for further restoration. ... Lower Lakes Towing s MISSISSAGI and CALUMET departed the drydock at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. They then headed for Lake Michigan, the MISSISSAGI bound for Goderich to load salt and the CALUMET bound for Samia and lay-up. Jan 9 ... The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report into the collision of the WINDOC and Bridge # 11 on the Welland Canal on August 11, 2001. The following is a summary of that report: On August 8 the WINDOC departed Thunder Bay with a cargo of wheat bound for Montreal. At 5:48 P.M. on August 11 she arrived off Port Colborne and proceeded into the Welland Canal. While in Lock #8, eight crewmen departed the vessel and at 7:23 P.M. she departed the lock heading down the canal. At 8:28 P.M. she called Seaway Control to report she was at the Port Robinson calling in point. As she approached Bridge u a cre^men 'n ^er wheelhouse saw the lights on the bridge were green and it was o.k. to proceed under the bridge her speed at this time was approximately five knots. When the WINDOC was about halfway through the bridge the Third Mate noticed the lights on the bridge had turned to red, indicating the bridge was lowering.