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0. S. McFARLAND was purchased by Escanaba Towing Co. and has been in service haul- ing coal to Detroit. She has steam up to operate her cranes and other equipment, but is being handled by a tug. Tug NEW YORK CENTRAL 34 was obtained for this service and is now in Escanaba being fit- ted out, meanwhile OLIVE L. MOORE and MINN have heen seen with 0. S. McFARLAND. x WILFRED SYKES of Inland has been making many trips to Lake Erie for coal, an un- familiar sight in this part of the lakes. Amship is to get $4 million worth of for- mer Reiss Bulkers. While CHIEF WAWATAM was at the shipyard, the Straits crossing was handled by Barge MANISTEE and tug LAUREN CASTLE. LAUREN CASTLE is now owned by Selvick Towing Co. of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. MANISTEE is now docked in Windsor, Ontario. Does anyone know why? Canadian Pacific's tug PRESCOTONT and car float OGDENSBURG are coming to Detroit in September, presumably for container ser- vice between Detroit and Windsor. We hear that Amship has bought the "Great Lakes Operations" of Litton Industries. Does this mean the end of the Wilson Fleet as such? Great Lakes Towing Co. has purchased tug WAVERLY from Soo City Barge Line. She is a 1000 hp 84 x 26 x 9.2 tug built in 1956 at Houston, Tex. A pusher type, she is in use in the Chicago area. ce o Sroge Liloigh largest ore carrier com- ind constructed on the OR 900, was assigned vessel of such size to be uilding Company. features, not all of which ons. The self-unloading ns of taconite pellets per ding boom is retractable the ship’s side to either 21 foot controllable pitch ant speed and maneuver- ability advantage over other Great Lakes els despite its tremendous size—the length of three football fields. Over a full season, the ROGER BLOUGH will carry approximately three times the cargo of an average lake freighter in the 600 foot class. Her massive size requires the use of two huge anchors, each weighing eight tons. Links on the anchor chains are 214 inches in diameter. All living spaces aboard the vessel are air conditioned to provide crew and guests with the most modern and pleasant accommodations possible. Two Biogest sewage disposal units, made by American Ship’s Biogest Divi- sion, have been installed. Photos by Albert G. Ballert