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building as Hull #102 at Erie may be the largest barge in the world. The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled in the April 10, 1965 collision of HERMES and TRANSATLANTIC in Lac St. Peter that the former was 30% to blame, the latter 20% and the Canad- ian Government (faulty navigation aids) 50% to blame and the sole cause of the accident. At Toronto it appears that WIARTON and GROVEDALE are about to be sent to the scrappers. Names have been announced for the following Navy YIB tugs Begeasy! by Peterson at Sturgeon Bay: 'B-809 - AGAWAM; YTB-810 - ANOKA; YTB- ras - HOUMA; YTB-812 - ADCOMAC; YTB-813 - POUGHKEEPSIE; YTB-814 - WAXAHATCHIE ; and YTB-815 - NEODESHA. LACHINEDOC, upbound with pig iron from Sorel to Muskegon, struck a rock shoal out of the Channel off Little Round Island (one of the thousand) at 4:08 p.m. on April 28. The captain ran her hard on when he found she was holed. They were to begin a cement patch on her as of April 30 and she will have to be lightered probably. Amship, Cleveland Tankers, Interlake, Hanna, Cleveland-Cliffs and Boland and Cornelius have all made inquiries to the Marine Administration regarding possible construction of lake boats under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. In addition, Roulston & Co. N.Y. Stock Exchange Members have made inquiries in behalf of two un-named lakes oper- ators. Bultema Dredge & Dock is having a "deck barge" built by Twin City Ship- yard. Amship will build a 680 x 78 self- unloader for American Steamship for '73 delivery from their Toledo Yard. She will apparently be a duplicate of the one being built for American Steamship by Manitowoc Shipbuilding at Sturgeon Bay. The Corp of Engineers now say they can install a bubler system, similar to the successful one at Duluth, for $5,000 per mile. Ice conditions made for a late spring. CAPE TRANSPORT was first up the Well- and with Bunker "C" from Bronte to Port Colborne on April 7. HUDSON TRANSPORT was first into Port Col- borne on April 13. ‘TADOUSSAC was first down the canal with a cargo on April 14. French ONDINE was first upbound in the seaway on April 15. There were 56 ships behind her with only 8 o: them being lakers. ELTON HOYT II took first load of Continued on Page 4 Our Readers Report Donald R. McQueen found this photo in the if this is the family album and wonders LEMOYNE at Kingston elevators on her maiden voyages