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A head-on collision of two 730-foot Canadian-flag lakers occurred at 5:00 a.m. on June 25th off the St. Clair Inn. Involved were the downbound Upper Lakes Shipping steamer MONTREALAIS, loaded with iron ore for Hamilton, and Algoma Central Marine's motorvessel ALGOBAY, upbound in ballast for Goderich @ | Bill Luke, Editor and a load of salt. The former appeared the worst damaged, her bow flattened to her dodger, with re- pair estimated to run to $1 million. The ALGOBAY, whose damage is estimated at $700,000, has now been involved in two serious collisions, the first having occurred off Port Cartier in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in November of 1978, involv- ing the sinking of the tug POINTE MARGUERITE. That incident took place during the vessel's maiden voyage, following her completion at Collingwood. Photographs of the vessels involved in this latest collision are shown below and on page 3, and were taken shortly afterward by our Editor, Father Pete Van der Linden. ** The West German tug HANSEAT cleared Quebec City on May 3lst with the lakers MARINSAL and ROYALTON in tow for overseas scrapping. ** Canada Steamship Lines' new 730- foot motorship NANTICOKE was downbound at Detroit on June 18th on her maiden voyage. The cover photo by our Editor shows her on her return trip upbound in the St. Clair Flats. ** Boco's steamer RICHARD J. REISS has resumed service following installation of a new self-unloading boom at G. & W. Welding's Cleveland facility. **k Two self-unloaders of the Columbia fleet, both in early operation in the 1980 season and presently in lay-up in Toledo's Frog Pond, are said to be finished for Continued on Page 3 ALGOBAY Photo by Editor | Steel self-unloader (C. 372053) built in 1978 at Collingwood, Ontario by the Collingwood Shipyards Div., Canadian Shipbuilding & Engineering, Ltd. (Hull #215) for Algoma Central; 719 x 76 x 43; 22,466 gross tons. = or