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W Flames sear doomedjship —Staff pictures An old ship, lying icebound in a waterfront scrapyard, burst into flames yesterday and burned for about two hours. The vessel, the Grand Hav-JIL is being broken down for scrap at the Strathearne Avenue dockyards of United Steel and Refining Company (USARCO). NO ONE was hurt during the spectacular ship fire which is believed to have started from sparks from cutting torches. It is the second scrap ship fire in the USARCO docks in three months. In October an old oil tanker was struck by fire. Metal cutting equipment was also blamed on that occasion. IN BOTH CASES firefighters were called to beip USARCO employees douse the blaze for fear of explosions from fuel tanks that were still to be removed. The Grand Haven was a tram ferry during its com-mercial days and was brought from Florida where it used to run to Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean ports. Jqv* /5 -t Lake season record setv&tt by 2 ships ^ SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (CP) — The longest commercial shipping season on the Great Lakes ended yesterday when two freighters owned by United States Steel Corp. were locked through the Sault locks on their way to Lorraine, Ohio. The season is seven days longer than the record set last year, also by U.S. Steel. A Steel spokesman said the corporation tried to extend the shipping time to Jan. 15. I With an opening in early April, the extended time I could mean millions of dollars in business to shipping concerns and businesses. The 18,000-ton Irving S. Olds, and the 20,00(Ron ffhiflp Clarjje are carrying iron Two Har- Firemen used bay water to fight the blaze by chopping holes through the three-inch- thick ice for take hoses. The ship's their pumper in-woodwork and pair/ burned furiously, at one »i", : engulfing the bow in fames and smoke. *# freighter sun in heavy hay ice ST. ALBAN'S, Nfld. (CP) — The wooden-hulled freighter Northern Trader was holed and sunk in heavy bay ice early today about five miles from this south coast community. None of the crew of eight was injured. The Northern Trader, a 337-ton vessel, was owned by Puddester Trading Co. Ltd. and under charter to CNR. The vessel was insured. FRANK PUDDESTER, president of the trading firm, estimated replacement cost at almost $300,000. The 25-year-old vessel was making a scheduled stop at St. Alban's on the way from Port aux Basques to Argentia. One crew member walked across the ice to safety. The others were picked up about eight hours after the sinking by the Taverner, another coastal vessel. The sinking occurred about 1:45 a.m. j A i/ 1 ore pellets from bors, Minn.