MARINE MILESTONES *:..” 10 Years / The 1,000-foot Indiana Harbor set a new record for a single-trip 1994 y, Eastern coal shipment, 60,578 net tons. The record still stands. Following the previous year's increased allowable draft levels, the St. Lawrence Seaway adopted 740'-long x 78’ wide as the new maximum vessel dimensions that could safely transit the Seaway’s locks, up from the previous 736’ 6" x 76’ which had been in place since 1984. Massive ice jams caused considerable headaches for early season shipping at Duluth and in the St. Clair River. Ernest R. Breech and Herbert C. Jackson were two of the vessels stuck off Duluth April 12-15, while the powerful Stewart J. Cort’s rare appearance after winter lay-up at Erie helped with stuck traffic in the St. Clair River. » The Atlantic 20 Years / Huron entered 1984 / service for Canada Steamship Lines. E.G. Grace became the first of the World War II Maritime class vessels sold for scrap. The Grace last sailed in 1976 and had a history of engine trouble which helped lead to her - = early demise. The year was another Pontiac downbound in 1972. (Tom Manse) in which far more ships went to ' UNTIC HURON Atlantic Huron in the St. Marys River in 2003. (Roger LeLievre) 12 KYS‘04