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U.S.S. CROAKER November 20, 1988 photo by Jim Sprunt bo aie fleet Soe tone. (SS. 246) built in San heh eps calttornia py ine the Mare Island Navy Yard: 307 X 273 3; 1,525 tons. She saw service | in the ‘ific. She is shown entering the Welland Canal on her delivery trip to Buffalo for use pie a jetta Th THE LOG The Lake Carriers’ Association reports that, aided by an early resumption of navigation, shipments of iron ore, coal, and stone on the Great Lakes, through April, total 15.3 million net tons, an increase of more that 16 percent over 1986. However, given that much of the tonnage moved between March 15 and March 31 was for replenishing stockpiles, it is unlikely that cargo movement will increase at a similar pace in the months ahead. Early forecasts call for the 1989 Lakes shipping season to equal 1988's post-recession peak of 181 million tons. *** On April 10 comes word that the Mexican flag KOBA foundered in the Gulf of Mexico during a voyage from Tampico to Progreso. KOBA was built for Canada Steamship Lines in 1955 at Collingwood = Shipyards and launched as IROQUOIS. She was sold to Paterson in 1967 and renamed TROISDOC. In 1983, Paterson sold her to Transportacion Maritima Peninsular of Progreso, Mexico where she was renamed KOBA. **%* On May 6, PIONEER, ex CANADIAN PIONEER, arrived at Contrecoeur, marking the first time she has travelled that far up the St Lawrence River since she was renamed at Sorel in December, 1987. *** On May 10, the owners of the saltwater tanker STOLT CASTLE were fined a total of $15,000 for failure to make a traffic report to the Canadian Coast Guard Traffic Center at Sarnia on May 13, 1987. In passing sentence, Judge Andrew 42-11-4