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MARQUIS collided with the tanker BRITISH TAY. On April 10, she entered Davie Shipyard in © Lauzon for extensive repairs expecting to cost several million dollars. *** The scrap-bound COASTAL CANADA arrived at Karachi, Pakistan on April 2 under tow of the Soviet tug GIGANT. The pair had left Halifax on December 16, 1989. *** CSL INNOVATOR, the first of Canada Steamship Line’s Panmax self-unloaders equipped with articulated booms, arrived April 9 at Sorel, marking her furthest trip up the St. Lawrence River. *** On April 12, Litton’s tug-barge combination PRESQUE ISLE damaged her port side near number one and two hatch when she hit the knuckle entering the Poe Lock at the Soo. After U. S. Coast Guard inspection, she was Cleared to proceed to her original destination of Duluth/Superior where she entered Fraser Shipyard for repairs. *** Also on April 12, McKeil's sandsucker NIAGARA Il inadvertently holed herself by running over her own anchor while digging sand off the mouth of the Niagara River. As she was taking on water, ™ the crew managed to beach her on the American side of the river mouth. NIAGARA Il was subsequently refloated on April 14, and was towed to Port Weller where, later that same afternoon, she was placed on the drydock. **% Columbia's RESERVE was downbound in the St. Mary's River on April 17 bound for Toledo when she ran aground below the Neebish Rock Cut. After freeing herself, she continued downbound heading for the Lime Island anchorage when she again struck bottom off Point Aux Frenes. After off-loading 15,450 tons of ore into WILLIAM R. ROESCH, RESERVE was refloated and on April 19, arrived at the Carbide dock in the Soo where the remainder of her cargo was transferred to ARMCO. After the unloading was completed, RESERVE proceeded to Fraser Shipyard for repairs, arriving on April 21. **% The ferry DRUMMOND ISLANDER Ill and Canonie’s tug JOHN PURVES were in the two D drydocks at the Twin City Shipyard at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan on April 18. #** P&H Shipping’s BEECHGLEN arrived at Port Weller on April 18 for her five-year survey and inspection. She departed on April 27 after being awarded a clean certificate. *** On April 19, the Wal? Street Journal reported that Bethlehem Steel had offered for sale two of it's four ore vessels; the 1,000-foot LEWIS WILSON FOY and the 698-foot SPARROWS POINT. Bethlehem will retain STEWART J. CORT and BURNS HARBOR to transport ore to its Burns Harbor steel plant on Lake Michigan. Bethlehem said its decision to sell the two vessels is part of “it's overall strategy of disposing of assets not required to support its core steel business”. *** Arriving at Silver Bay on April 19 was Columbia's MIDDLETOWN to load some 22,000 tons of taconite pellets bound for Toledo, marking the re-opening of the port after nearly a three-year halt in taconite shipments. The taconite, mined and produced by Cyprus Northshore Mining Company, is the first shipped since CSL’s STADACONA loaded 4,937 tons on November 14, 1987. The first vessel to load at Silver Bay was C. L. AUSTIN on April 6, 1958. *** Bethlehem’s SPARROWS POINT ran aground April 24 off the Renaissance Center in the Detroit River. After four hours, with assistance from the Gaelic Tugboat Company, she was freed without any damage. *** Ata public auction on May 2, the Port Authority of Hammond, Indiana outbid one competitor and, for $335,000, acquired the former passenger and freight steamer CLIPPER a.) JUNIATA. Plans are to utilize the CLIPPER as a centerpiece for a new $23 million marina development in Hammond. If Hammond's plans are realized, the ship will have restaurants, a nightclub, offices, shower facilities, a game room, a museum, and possibly bed and breakfast rooms. *** Shoaling off the mouth of Ludington harbor has resulted in the recent groundings of two vessels. On May 4, American's CHARLES E. WILSON ran aground as she entered Ludington harbor at 6:35 AM 43-10-5