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The LOG (continued) *** ROGERS CITY arrived at Lauzon on December 8 under tow of McKeil's W. N. TWOLAN and GLENBROOK. *** The Finnish tanker KIISLA, which has operated on the Lakes for the past two winters, is returning this year, passing upbound in the Welland Canal on December 10 bound for Toledo. *** Socanav Inc. has sold it's tanker NORTHERN SHELL (2) ta Greek buyers, who renamed her e) LEON. She cleared Toronto on December 10 and arrived in Sorel on December 12 for repairs, with her eventual destination the United Kingdom. *** Great Lakes Marine Contracting's THUNDER CAPE and ELMORE M. MISNER arrived in Sorel on December 10 with ROBERT C. STANLEY. The same tugs returned to Sorel on December 15 with RALPH H. WATSON. Both ships were placed in the Richelieu River opposite the inactive Marine Industries Shipyard. *** Ceremonies were held in Cleveland on December 10 in which Cleveland -Cliffs presented their steamer WILLIAM G. MATHER to the Great Lakes Historical Society for use as a museum. In attendance was Clare Schneider Kirchner, who christened the MATHER in 1925. The Society hopes to have the MATHER open to visitors in September 1988 at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor district. *%* WOODLAND a) FRENCH RIVER arrived in Toronto on December 12 and proceeded to load a 155- foot, 135-ton self-unloading unit, which she will transport to Brazil. The unloader will be used by Canada Steamship Lines on either the ATLANTIC HURON, which is to be converted this winter, or on the new 68,000 ton self- unloader to be built in Brazil for CSL. *** On December 13,the tug CAPT. IOANNIS S. SCURRY departed Lauzon with FORT YORK, bound for Sydney, Nova Scotia. *** The Maltese-flag tug PHOCEEN departed Lauzon on December 15 with ROGERS CITY, listing her destination as Brazil. *** The Liberian-flag tug/supply vessel OSA RAVENSTURM departed Quebec City on December 21 with ASHLAND and THOMAS WILSON bound for scrapping overseas, *** The J. W. Westcott Company completed their 114th season of operation at 9:25 AM on December 21 with the servicing of the downbound GEORGE A. SLOAN. *** The Greek salty CAPETAN YIANNIS, damaged during a storm on December 15 while at her i d at Port Huron on December 23 under tow of Wellington Towing's CHIPPEWA and Selvick's CARL WILLIAM SELVICK and MINNIE SELVICK. She arrived at Port Colborne December 24, where the SALVAGE MONARCH, HELEN MCALLISTER, and DUGA took over the tow. The Seaway was held open past the announced December 24 closing to permit the tow to continue through to Quebec City. She arrived at Lauzon on December 30 (with CATHY MCALLISTER added to assist through the Seaway) where repairs will be performed by M. I.L. Davie. CAPETAN YIANNIS thus became the last commercial vessel of the year to transit the Seaway, which closed on December 29 with the passage of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker TRACY. *** "Marine News" reports that the heavy lift vessel PAUL BUNYAN, built by Peterson at Sturgeon Bay in 1979, has been sold to the U. S. Government. She had been idle in Orange Texas since September 15, 1986. *** The correct spelling of the ex IMPERIAL QUEBEC is SIBYL W., not SYBIL W. as reported in the January "Historian". 4 Photo by Richard V. Olson ~ Steel tanker (C. 314399) built in 1962 at Lauzon, Quebec by Davie Shipbuilding Co. (Hull #629). 340.1 x 46.1 x 31.1; 4,076 gross tons. Burned December 25, 1981 in St. Lawrence River off Matane, Quebec. Seven lives lost. Reduced to a barge in 1986. Renamed b.) SCURRY in 1987.