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Page 13 GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS • KINSMAN INDEPENDENT and TONY MACKAY downbound in Welland Canal at Homer Bridge - Sept. 2,2004 SEPTEMBER, 2004 Sep 1 ... The tugs TONY MACKAY and VIGILANT I towed the KINSMAN INDEPENDENT out of Buffalo in the evening bound for Hamilton. They made an overnight passage down the Welland Canal and arrived in Hamilton in the next afternoon. They tied her up at pier #10 to wait for an uncertain future. ... The ocean tug STRONG DELIVERER towed the CANADIAN VENTURE out of Montreal bound for scrapping in Alang, India, she was assisted down the St. Lawrence River by the tug GERRY G.. ... The tugs ANDRE H. and AVANTAGE towed the CANADIAN TRADER out of Trois-Rivieres and took her to the Les Escoumins Pilot Station to wait for the CANADIAN VENTURE tow to arrive. Once both tows are there, the tugs will hook the VENTURE and TRADER into a tandem tow and the STRONG DELIVERER will tow them to India for scrapping. Sep 2 ... The McKeil tanker CAPT. RALPH TUCKER departed Hamilton bound for Montreal following her sale for scrapping overseas. Once in Montreal she will be readied for her trip to the scrapyard. ... The cruise ship C. COLUMBUS passed up the Welland Canal on her first trip of the season into the Great Lakes. Sep 4 ... Algoma's ALGONTARIO was removed from the drydock at the Pascol Shipyard in Thunder Bay by unnamed tugs and placed at the fitout wall. ... The upbound salty ZIEMIAZULALSKA had to tie up below Lock #2 on the Welland Canal for several hours for engine repairs. Sep 5 ... The reservation system for the Lake Express LLC ferry LAKE EXPRESS located in Florida was knocked out when Hurricane Francis crossed the state. Photo by Jim Sprunt