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Page 70 • GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS Feb 27 ... The tug/barge JOHN SPENCE/MCASPHALT 401 arrived in Port Stanley escorted by the United States Coast Guard Cutter NEAH BAY and the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter SAMUEL RISLEY. The barge suffered a hole in her port bow due to heavy ice while passing through the South East Shoal area of Lake Erie. The barge will be repaired by Fraser Marine before she is cleared to depart. ... A Tentative agreement was reached between the Boilermakers Union and Marinette Marine, a ratification vote will take place on March 6. The strike began January 21, this is the second tentative agreement reached. The first on February 2 was voted down on February 4 by a 2 to 1 margin. Feb 28 ... Upperlake's CANADIAN TRANSFER was towed out of the drydock at Pascol Engineering in Thunder Bay by unnamed tugs. She was placed at the fitout wall alongside Algoma's ALGORAIL. MISC: ... The Marine News, Journal of the World Ship Society reported the following items in their October and November Issues. RENAMED: ... ANANGEL FIDELITY - Built 1979, was sold by Anangel Melody Compania Naviera S.A., Greece to Leisure Shipping Co. Ltd., Marshall Islands in 2001 and renamed WINTERSET. ... BBC GERMANY (Ex - INDUSTRIAL CARIBE - 01, BBC GERMANY - 01, RANGINUI - 99, ZIM BANGKOK - 94, ANKE - 93, GLOBAL EXPRESS 4 - 89, ANKE - 88, FALCON - 88, ANKE - 87) Built 1986, was sold by Rottum Shipping Co. Ltd., Antigua and Barbuda to K/S Aries Shipping, Bahamas in 2002 and renamed EVA DANIELSON. ... FLAME (Ex - SEAGLORY - 00, INGER - 96, FEDERAL INGER -96, DORIC JAVELIN - 89) Built 1978, was sold by Harvey Marine Ltd., Panama to Blaze S.A., Panama in 2002 and renamed PLAMER. ... HANDYMARINER (Ex - DURHAMBROOK - 80) Built 1978, was sold by Habilma Shipping Corp., Hong Kong to Ka Wang International Development Co. Ltd., Panama in 2002 and renamed JIA HONG. HANDYMARINER upbound approaching Lock #4 on Welland Canal - May 17,1999 Photo by Jim Morris