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water-monitoring station discovered a styrene spill into the St. Clair River that was traced to the vessel. *** On April 15, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers tug LUDINGTON arrived at the Twin City marine yard at Sault Ste Marie, MI for drydocking. *** LTV Corporation announced on April 18 that it has hired Shearson Lehman Hutton to assist in selling LTV Steel's 26.9% interest in Wabush Iron Company. Wabush Iron is one of three joint venture participants, along with two Canadian steel companies, Dofasco and Stelco, in the Wabush Mines Project. The Wabush Mines Project includes an iron ore mine and concentrating plant in Labrador, Newfoundland, and a pelletizing plant and ship-loading facilities 200 miles south at Pointe Noire, Quebec. *** Columbia's “Maritime Class” J. BURTON AYERS passed Detroit upbound on April 24 on her first trip since laying up in Toledo on December 21, 1985. **%* Upbound on April 24 in the St. Lawrence Seaway was the 144-foot, 400 passenger cruise ship CAPT. MATTHEW FLINDERS. She was bound for Toronto where she will be operated by Capt. Matthew Flinders Sightseeing Cruises. She arrived in Toronto on May 8, concluding her 15,000 mile delivery voyage which had originated four months earlier at Adelaide, Australia. *** Selvick Marine's MINNIE SELVICK sank in Green Bay's Fox River on April 24, while towing the Philippine-flag salty GENERAL VARGAS, after being crushed against wooden pilings around the Green Bay & Western railroad bridge. The tug's three man crew escaped injury when one man jumped to safety on a piling and the other two were rescued by the STEVEN M. SELVICK. *** McAllister Towing’s new tug PATRICIA B. MCALLISTER left Montreal on April 30 bound for Rogers City. She will assist in the salvage of the barge OLS-30, which went aground off Rogers City last fall loaded with liquid calcium chloride. *** The U. S. Coast Guard's MACKINAW visited Toronto during the last week of April as part of a training voyage. While in Toronto, MACKINAW was docked near the foot of York Street and was opened for tours. *** FUEL MARKETER, recently used as a diver training vessel, was towed out of Toronto on May 9 by McKeil’s STORMONT bound for Port Colborne and eventual scrapping. *** The Spanish-built passenger and auto ferry ONTARIO NO. 1 passed Detroit upbound on May 13. She is the former SKUDENES, purchased by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission to join CHI-CHEEMAUN in service between Tobermory and South Baymouth. ONTARIO NO. 1 is expected to begin service July 1. *%* Skillings’ Mining Review reports that Merce Industries has received a $217,000 contract from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for work on the dredge MARKHAM. While in drydock, the vessel will undergo a five year survey prior to her departure overseas where she will be on standby status on the River Thames, in the United Kingdom, on indefinite assignment to NATO forces. *** IW Canada is currently on strike at Gravel and Lakes Services Limited in Thunder Bay, tying up the port’s only four tugs. *** Peterson Builders of Sturgeon Bay has been awarded a $185 million contract to build three more “Avenger-class” wooden Mine Countermeasure vessels for the U. S. Navy, with delivery expected in late 1992, *** ROBERT C. STANLEY and RALPH H. WATSON are still docked in Sorel awaiting overseas scrapping. Both vessels had originally arrived in Sorel in December, 1987. *** The Polish tug KORAL, used to tow many lakers overseas for scrapping, herself was sold for scrapping and arrived in India recently. *** A new Drummond Island ferry is currently under construction at the Moss Point Marine shipyard at Pascagoula, Mississippi. When completed, she will replace the 42-year-old DRUMMOND ISLANDER on the run between Drummond Island and Detour Village across the entrance to the lower St. Mary's River. Delivery is expected around October 15. 42-10-5