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BARBARA LYN Soo, MI October 15, 1988 _—_ photo by John Vournakis Aluminum tug (U.S.276723) built in 1958 at Bayou La Batre, Alabama by Bryant Boats Incorporated (No Hull Number) for Reynolds Aluminum as a.) SUMPTER: 51.2 X 17 X 6.5; 51 gross tons. Brought to the lakes in 1983, renamed b.) BARBARA LYN. Transit Lines new $2 million passenger vessel GOODTIME Ill. GOODTIME.lIl was built at Lee Yack Shipyard in Jennings, Louisiana and is 151 feet long, can accommodate 1,000 passengers, and will feature continuous entertainment on her two decks which include wall-to-wall carpeting, three bars, and several dining configurations. Meanwhile, her predecessor, GOODTIME Il, arrived at her birthplace, Erie Pennsylvania, on October 11 as the owners of Nolan Boat Works Company of Erie were considering her purchase. *** On September 19, Pfizer Specialty Minerals, a subsidiary of Pfizer, Inc., announced it's purchase of the Gulliver limestone quarry from Inland Lime and Stone Company. Pfizer plans to open the quarry in the spring of 1992. Inland Lime and Stone Company, a subsidiary of Inland Steel Company, closed the quarry in December 1989 after over 59 years of operation. *** On September 23, the 44-foot tug SUSAN BELLE sank at her moorings in Port Austin after being swamped during a storm. **% On October 1, while upbound in Lake » Huron towing two barges laden with . 44-3-5 construction equipment, Ryba Marine's 57-foot tug BARBARA LYN capsized and sank approximately 12 miles east of Huron City (44-15N, 82-45W) in 200 feet of water. Three crewmen managed to swim to the barges and climb aboard and were eventually rescued by the Coast Guard. However, the captain of the tug, Joe Ross of Cheybogan, was pronounced dead on arrival at Huron Memorial Hospital after being pulled from the water. BARBARA LYN was transporting the two barges from Monroe, Michigan to Alpena when she was apparently struck by a 12-foot wave that came over the deck and washed her over on her side. *** On October 6, Hanna’s 1,000-foot GEORGE A. STINSON backed out of Lake St. Clair and down the Detroit River after experiencing engine trouble. Great Lakes Towing’s tugs OREGON and SUPERIOR met the STINSON off Woodward Avenue and assisted her back to the National Steel dock at Zug Island. Repairs were completed, and the STINSON resumed her upbound trip on October 12. *%%* — Inland’s JOSEPH L BLOCK ran aground during heavy fog in the St. Mary's