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| The LOG (continued) on temporary duty there. The full complement of both Candian and U.S. icebreakers had been alerted should their services be required in assisting vessels to clear the Seaway system, which was kept open beyond its normal December 15th closing date. *** The Icelandic-flag salty AKRANES, westbound with steel coils for Ashtabula, grounded on Granite State Shoals off Wellesley Island in the Thousand Islands on December 12th, doing damage to her starboard bottom sufficient to call for her intentional grounding one mile west of Bartlett Point near Clayton, New York. By the 18th, the vessel had been moved to Ogdensburg where her cargo was removed. *** A number of idled American lakers have been moved in recent weeks, each being towed by the "G" tug OHIO. The former Boco self-unloader SAGINAW BAY was moved from Cleveland to Rameys Bend near Port Colborne on November 23rd. The Kinsman steamer FRANK R. DENTON was transferred from Buffalo to Triad Salvage's yard eo Ashtabula two days earlier. former Hansand steamer JOSEPH H. THOMPSON PRIMROSE October 23, 1984 was removed from her River Rouge mooring on December 15th for her transfer to Menominee for new owner, Upper Lakes Towing Company. Six days later, Ford's JOHN DYKSTRA (2) was towed from her moorings near the entrance to the old Rouge River to Cleveland. *** The J. W. Westcott Company concluded the 1984 season with its official closing on December 18th. *** Collingwood Shipyards have chosen April 18th as the launch date for HULL 231, the 736-foot straight decker for Paterson. *** Gaelic Tugboat Company's tug ATLAS, currently under rebuild at the firm's Rouge yard, will emerge next spring as SUSAN HOEY. *** Canadian Dredge and Dock's DREDGE PRIMROSE was finally raised at Kingston on October 30th and returned to her berth there. Plans for her future are uncertain at this time. *** another Kinston C steamer T.R. McLAGAN was unloaded of her grain cargo there in early November and laid up with other long-idle units of the CSL fleet. Presently there are the steamer HOCHELAGA ree} Bill Luke Photo