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LEON FRASER Steel bulk freighter (U.S.241856) built in 1942 at River Rouge, Michigan by Great Lakes Engineering Works Departing Lorain 10/22/89 photo by Rick Nicholls (Hull#287) for the Pittsburgh Steamship Company: 623.25 X 67 X 35; 10,291 gross tons. Converted to an oil ited steamer during the winter of 1969-70. She layed up in Laan in December, 1981, and was given a five year survey. She was sold to Spitzer prohegesoeant Group, the purchasers of the American Shipbuilding Co. Lorain yard, in 1986, to become part of the theme development of their new condominium complex at the old shipyard site. She was sold to Fraser Shipyards in 1989, and was towed past Detroit on October 22, 1989, arriving at Fraser on October 27. Sold in 1990 to New Management Enterprise, a ew subsidiary of Inland Lakes Management, Inc. CANADIAN PROGRESS was inbound at Port Colborne under tow after losing power. She departed Wharf 16 in the Welland Canal the next day after repairs were completed. CANADIAN PROGRESS was repowered over the past winter at Sarnia by Sandrin Brothers with the installation of two Caterpillar diesels. *** Making their first trips into the Lakes this year were the following ocean-going vessels: April 11; MARY W registered in Denmark bound for Ashtabula with a cargo of clay. April 20; APJ ANJO! registered in India bound for Hamilton in ballast and APOSA registered in Cypress bound for Goderich in ballast. April 30; STATE OF ORISSA registered in India bound for Detroit carrying general cargo. *** On April 26, while downbound in Lake Superior off Devils Island, USX's EDWIN H. GOTT broke the crankshaft on her starboard engine. She returned to Duluth, where some of her cargo was off-loaded into her fleet-mate ROGER BLOUGH. Her engine was then disassembled and the broken shaft removed. The GOTT has continued to operate on one engine while the crankshaft is repaired, hopefully in six to eight weeks. The U. S. Coast Guard has allowed the GOTT to continue operating on one engine. stipulating, however, that she be escorted by two tugs in the St. Marys River. *** On May 23, in ceremonies at Bay Shipbuilding, Interlakes former WILLIAM J. DELANCEY was Officially rechristened PAUL R. TREGURTHA. She had been at the shipyard for her five-year survey, and crews worked around the clock during her 10-day drydocking to paint the ship and perform maintenance work on her shafts, pumps, bearings, and hull. *** On June 13, Imperial Oil's IMPERIAL BEDFORD was on a retum trip to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia after unloading a shipment of kerosene in Goose 43-11-4