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Page 21 GREAT LAKES & SEAWAY NEWS • ... The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve broke ground on a 20,000 square foot facility in Alpena, MI. The facility will feature a maritime heritage "discovery center" featuring over 8,000 square feet of exhibits on the Great Lakes, shipwrecks, archaeology and maritime history. The center will also have an auditorium for showing films and video feeds from Thunder Bay shipwrecks, an archaeological conservation laboratory and an education resource room. ... Workers from Maxim Crane Works placed harnesses underneath the replica Mississippi Riverboat VICTORIAN PRINCESS in Erie to lift her out for her five year survey. However, they misjudged the weight of the ship and the suction from the water and she just sat there until they finally quit for the day. They added more counter weights the next day and the ship was placed on shore for her survey. MISC: The Marine News, Journal of the World Ship Society reported the following items in their June and July Issues: RENAMES: ... ARIZONA DREAM (Ex - MINA CEBI - 01, G. DOST. - 95, LORETTA V - 91, PROTECTOR - 88, EL GENERAL - 83) Built 1980, was sold by Arizona Navigation Ltd., Malta to Nativ Overseas Inc., Panama in 2004 and renamed EMIR. ... CAMILLA - Built 1982, was sold by Star Line Inc., Finland to Transport Desgagnes Inc., Canada in 2004 and renamed CAMILLA DESGAGNES. ... FEDERAL BERGEN - (Ex - THUNDER BAY- 92, FEDERAL BERGEN - 92, HIGH PEAK - 90) Built 1984, was renamed MANORA NAREE by Pacific Trident Ltd., Hong Kong in 2004. ... KENT (Ex - MILLENIUM OSPREY - 02, LT ODYSSEY - 98) Built 1984, was sold by Kent Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd. to Fetish Shipping Ltd., both Cayman Islands (British) in 2004 And renamed FETISH. NOVEMBER, 2004 Nov 2 ... The tugs PROGRESS, SEAHOUND and VAC towed the former forebody of the JEAN PARISIEN from the fitout wall at Port Weller Dry Docks and headed up the Welland Canal bound for the International Marine Salvage Yard in Port Colborne. They arrived several hours later and placed the forebody in the scrapping berth. ... A company named Hover Transit Services of Bolton, Ontario announced plans to start a hovercraft ferry service across Lake Ontario serving Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catherines. The ship would carry 450 passengers and 55 vehicles, it will travel at speeds up to 70 MPH. A one way passenger ticket is estimated to cost $20, the only problem with starting the service by next spring is financial, they have only secured about 35% of the projected $7 million start up cost. The company is hoping to start the service by mid-summer 2005. ... Unnamed tugs towed Inland Lakes Transportation's J. B. FORD from their Superior Plant to the Fraser Shipyard where she was placed into the drydock. She will be repainted and have her hull checked over before returning to the Superior Plant as a storage hull. Nov 3 ... The JOSEPH H. FRANTZ was removed from the drydock at the Fraser Shipyard and shifted over to load a cargo of grain bound for Buffalo.