She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Following college he was basketball coach and math teacher. Firefighters dispensed roughly 1.4 million gallons of water during the response. It was supposed to start carrying cargo a year. [10], Blough died at his home in Hawley on October 8, 1985. The Mississagi was among the last ships of its era on the Great Lakes. The Roger Blough will be scrapped at either Port Colborne or Escanaba. 4.7. Edit- Also nice cats On February 1, 2021, a fire broke out onboard the Roger Blough while she was in winter layup at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Marie. The total damage was $4.5 million. It was not clear at press time if the ship would be repaired. A fire started in the engine room, then progressed to her unloading conveyor belts, which caught fire and . Larger vessels listed only. . Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The Blough suffered from vibration issues due to lack of water flow to her propellers. Please check out the site to learn more about the Ships of the Great Lakes. Published The Maritime Executive, Published Scrap metal can be turned into anything, he said. Published Marie, Ont. Vessel ROGER BLOUGH is a Bulk Carrier, Registered in USA. Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter. They attempted entry but it was so thick they had to back out.. 188. Though Blough has no sister ship, it shares a pilothouse trait with the Fitzgerald; both appear to be topped with what looks like the bill of a cap. $100. The Rand Logistics fleet is operated in three separate entities, American Steamship Co., Grand River Navigation, and Lower Lakes Towing. When Roger Blough reaches the top of the hill, his wheel is crooked. Builder: American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH, Laid Down: Bow Section: June 3, 1968; Stern Section: December 29, 1969, Launch Date: Bow Section: December 21, 1968; Entire Hull: June 3, 1972. Published All rights reserved. The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. "We're blessed by having [the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department] who are so responsive to the community," said Eric Dent with Fincantieri Shipyard. Great Lakes Vessel History: Vessel Histories of Sterling P. Berry. Pp. [2] While at U.S. Steel, he often started his day at 4 or 5 a.m. and rarely ended the before 7 or 8pm. Roger Blough. The bow section was floated into the drydock on July 25, 1970, where it was joined with the stern section. After construction on the Poe Lock began, officials at United States Steel Corporation looked to Marine Consultants & Designers of Cleveland to design a new freighter that took advantage of the increase in size limitations. The Maritime Executive. We determined that the probable cause of the engine room fire aboard the bulk carrier Roger Blough was likely the repeated removal and reinstallation of the furnace's burner that led to the failure of its mounting coupling, resulting in the operating burner dropping to the bottom of its enclosure and fracturing its fuel supply line, which allowed The vessel was to be completed by around July 1971, but, on June 24, 1971, a massive fire broke out in the engine room. All Right Reserved. The shipkeeper on board departed the vessel without injury. She returned to service for the remainder of the 1987 season. Roger Bloughs ship keeper was asleep in his room at the time but escaped without injury, Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman said. She had been anchored . The bulk carrier was docked at . The fire completely destroyed the engine room, and ended up killing four yard workers who were checking a tank below the engine room. Once we got that controlled, everything got better pretty quick, the fire chief said. Her IMO number is 7222138 and MMSI number is 366972030. Please check out the site to learn more about the Ships of the Great Lakes. The ship, operated by Keystone Shipping, was docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for winter. [4] He served as Chairman of The Business Council in 1961 and 1962. Position & Voyage Data Add Photo. on Friday, Oct. 8 and arrived at the Purvis Marine Scrapyard in Sault Ste. The ship has sailed under a Canadian flag for the last 20-some years. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [3][4] However, on June 24, 1971, the ship suffered a major engine room fire which killed four and caused serious damage. In the Design: Versatile Ships, Diverse Cargoes Featured Vessel: John G. Munson #65 Freighters September-October 2022 Download Freighters Newsletter #64 Freighters July-August 2022 Posted on September 10, 2022 by Shipwatcher News The News is in! That same year he re-joined White & Case as a partner[9] and founded the Construction Users Anti-Inflation Roundtable, "affectionately known" as "Roger's Roundtable". Stern section: keel laid Dec 29, 1969 in dry dock; bow section joined with stern section July 25, 1970 and vessel completed in dry dock. Firefighting teams responded, understood fire was extinguished, but extent of damages remains unknown. On Feb. 1, 2021, the Roger Blough was moored in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in winter layup. The 858-foot self unloading bulk carrier makes multiple trips through the Soo Locks each year carrying goods along the St. Lawrence Seaway. She was a busy boat right up to the end, said Roger LeLievre, editor and publisher of the annual Know Your Ships guide to Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway boat-watching. Wayne State University Press, 1999. She also was quickly added to the winter navigation fleet, and it was noted that on January 11, 1973, she struck the stern of her fleetmate Philip R. Clarke while in an ice convoy in the Straits of Mackinaw. Total damage exceeded $150 million. [11], Blough was married to Helen Decker Blough. Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. On the morning of June 24, 1971 a gasket let go of a fuel line after 30,000 gallons of diesel had been pumped into the soon-to-be up and running ore carrier. She finally entered service on June 15th, a little over a month after the first 1,000 footer Stewart J. Cort sailed on her maiden voyage. Ships of the Great Lakes | Unofficial!. U.S. Coast Guard Vessels, engaged in icebreaking, aids to navigation, search and rescue, and border security operations on the Great Lakes. MARIE, ON The freighter Mississagi made its final voyage this week up Lake Huron to a scrapyard in Canada, where shell be cut up and recycled after a 78-year career hauling bulk cargo around the Great Lakes. 2023 WBDK/WRKU/WRLU/WSBW, New Radio, Inc. Bridging the Gap with Stoneman-Schopf Agency. The cargo-unloading conveyor. At about 1:30 a.m., fire broke out on the bulk carrier Roger Blough. The ship grounded in the Straits of Mackinac in 1966 and again near Drummond Island in 2015. John F. Devendorf, 1996. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Firefighting teams responded, understood fire was extinguished, but extent of damages remains unknown. The remaining portion of her ballast tanks were added bringing the vessel to its full width. Roger Bloughs crew ultimately recovered a 25-person life raft from the ill-fated ship. Marie, Michigan, on Aug 13 gave the "Roger Blough" permission Saturday to transit down the St. Marys River to anchorage in Potagannissing Bay in the vicinity of DeTour Village, Michigan. The NTSB's investigators determined that the fire started with a diesel furnace which had been installed in the engine room to keep it warm overwinter. Vessels currently undergoing scrapping or awaiting scrapping, Only large vessels are listed for this fleet, Vessel under cargo contract to Lehigh Cement. Her original propeller was eventually replaced with a skewed propeller to help smoothen her ride. Listed below is the current fleet of Great Lakes ships. The 858-foot-long, self-unloading freighter was supposed to launch in July 1971, but an engine room fire that . [citation needed], When Time magazine featured Blough in July 1959, they drew attention to the challenges facing the steel industry in the late 1950s, including inflation and competition from non-U.S. steel exporters. Roger Blough transiting down St. Mary's River. A frequent visitor to the Twin Ports, the Roger Blough is a de facto resident of the port of Duluth-Superior, given its inclusion in the Great Lakes Fleet of ore boats, a nine-vessel roster operated by Key Lakes Inc., of Duluth, and owned Canadian National Railway. Pp. Crews were going to make entry (from) the main deck, and when they got to the aft end and opened a starboard door, they were met with heavy, thick black smoke from ceiling to floor, Dietman said. The M/V Roger Blough left Sturgeon Bay on Thursday morning after spending more than a year sitting in lay-up following the blaze that the National Transportation Safety Board estimates caused. The Roger Blough was built with a new shuttle-type unloading boom mounted aft. Built in two sections. The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued 88 passengers from a ro/ro ferry that ran aground on a reef between the islands of Cebu and Bohol on Tuesday afternoon. This caused extensive damage to the ship, on the order of $100 million. Four years later, in November 1975, the bulker assisted in the search for the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. ago I heard she's heading to Conneaut OH for layup, what source definitively says she's being scrapped? The Roger Blough blew one of her engines in July 1992. Roger M. Blough, who in 1962 locked horns with President Kennedy over a price increase by the United States Steel Corporation, died Tuesday at the family home in Hawley, Pa. Mar 1, 2023 10:34 PM by Welcome the digital homeport of Shipwatcher News Great Lakes Ships, a resource loaded with tons of information on Great Lakes ships both past and present. N.d. Accessed 17 April 2020. Roger Blough damaged in Wisconsin fire New Soo Lock gets $480M in president's 2022 budget Wreck of the Contest re-emerges from Lake Michigan Deep in Lake Michigan, divers find ship lost in 1899. Built in 1972, the MV Roger Blough is a 858-foot Great Lakes freighter that has had a history of near misses and tragedy. Roger Blough was tied up between Interlake Steamship Co.s James R. Barker and American Steamship Co.s American Mariner. October 30, 2022 Show more Show more Final trip of the Roger Blough Aerial Video HI 1.4K views 1 month ago The. A fire started in the engine room, then progressed to her unloading conveyor belts, which caught fire and burned. Even before Blough was launched in 1972, the ore boat was exposed to the perils of its kind. The 20 members of her crew were all safely rescued by a good samaritan vessel, and no injuries were reported. [13], MVRoger Blough, an iron ore bulk carrier vessel built for U.S. Steel in 1968-72 and used starting in 1972 in Great Lakes service to transport taconite pellets from Lake Superior to ports on Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, was named in his honor. Blackstone Capital Partners sold the fleet in 2004, being renamed Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. after ownership was transferred to the Canadian National Railway. The burner assembly's mounting coupling broke, and the burner dropped and fractured its own fuel line, igniting a fire. ROGER BLOUGH is something of an iconic laker, being popular among ships . [5], As a consequence of this inflation, Blough told the White House in April 1962 that it was the intent of the U.S. steel industry to raise a basket of steel prices by a scale averaging $6.00/ton. Cook County Community Center log 4H building, Mitch Koslow told the Minnesota Star Tribune, whose Facebook page is a go-to spot for Great Lakes freighter enthusiasts. Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping Online. The Roger Blough burned for several hours early Monday, requiring a massive suppression effort at the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, shipyard where it had been wintering. The National Fire Protection Association recommends that furnace burners have a fire-activated quick-closing valve - but the NFPA standard does not yet extend to vessels. The Maritime Executive. And shes definitely a favorite of mine.. She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. Posted About Four Months Ago Roger Blough refloated a week and a half after the incident after its cargo was offloaded to the laker Philip R. Clarke. Published We were very fortunate, Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman told the News Tribune on Friday. Berry, Sterling P. Blough, Roger. As of 2018 this vessel remained in service.[14][15]. The Blough was nearing the end of its construction when fire broke out, killing four workers. Keystone Shipping Co., based outside Philadelphia, operates the vessel. There was no repair work happening on the ship when the fire started, according to Todd Thayse, vice president and general manager at Bay Shipbuilding. MV Roger Blough is a ship built in 1972 by American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio. On November 11, 1975, the morning after the sinking, the crew of the Roger Blough recovered a 25-person life raft from the Edmund Fitzgerald. ROGER BLOUGH is something of an iconic laker, being popular . Wharton, George. Check back often for new listings! Initial Notification: On February 1, 2021, the USCG notified the NOAA SSC of an 833-foot laid-up vessel on fire in a marina. As a young freighter, the Roger Blough, in 1975, returned from its path to search for the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald on the eastern end of Lake Superior. 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The Roger Blough was finally launched on June 3, 1972 and entered service on June 15th. Northern Waters Smokehaus plans move to former Amazing Grace Cafe. She was tied up at the old coal dock slip for continued layup. Keystone officials at the time attributed the layup of the ship and two other bulk carriers, Philip R. Clarke and Edgar B. Speer, to the pandemic-related economic slowdown. A public-private research team has located an exceptional and rare find on the bottom of Lake Huron: the wreck of a 190-foot sailing vessel with all three of its original masts still upright and standing. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Everyone who's made a post or video has said something different. The Speer then took the Blough to Sturgeon Bay for repairs. Shes a unique ship, Dietman said. The lack of regulations or classification standards related to diesel oil-fired air heating furnace construction, installation, safety shutdowns, and system alarms poses a risk to life and property if the equipment is not installed and maintained to standards similar to those in place for other oil-fired equipment.. on Sunday, Oct. 10. A native of Ashland, he said he knows the port of Duluth-Superior well. The new ship would be built as a self-unloader to service U.S. Steels Gary and South Chicago steel mills. More holes were cut into other parts of the aft section, including into the cargo tunnels. PCG's Visayas branch dispatched the patrol vessel BRP Malamawi, which arrived at the scene at 2330 Copyright 2023 The Maritime Executive, LLC. The Blough remained on her usual trade routes, with the only change being the addition of a black and grey diagonal stripe to either side of her bow. They were able to extinguish belt fires in some areas despite flames and high heat. Once there, it could become anything from a car to a refrigerator. Sep 1, 2022 9:33 PM by Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 90. Tunnels added to stern section for better water flow to propeller. Mar 1, 2023 8:15 PM by The NTSB incident report released on August 17th, 2022, said, the probable cause of the engine room fire on the Roger Blough was likely the repeated removal and reinstallation of the furnaces burner that led to the failure in its mounting coupling. The fire resulted in the NTSB recommending that the U.S. Coast Guard and ABS should develop standards for furnace installations in line with the National Fire Protection Associations guidelines to MarineLink.com. Some time ago I asked each American to consider what he would do for his country and I asked the steel companies. Total damage exceeded $150 million. The Maritime Executive. Everyone in different parts of the Great Lakes has their different favorites. The boat is saved; its floating, its secure and stable.". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The cargo-unloading conveyor belts then ignited, causing extensive damage throughout the aft section of the vessel. Listed below is the current fleet of Great Lakes ships. Ahoy & Farewell II. The bulker St. Clair caught fire in February 2019 in the Port of Toledo, Ohio, and burned for nearly 36 hours. Due to the economic downturn of 1981, the Blough was laid up at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from September 2, 1981 to September 27, 1987. We see that you have javascript disabled. While nobody was injured, there was a ship keeper on board when the fire department was paged. The Roger Blough is another biggie. Historical stocks and bonds, Autographs, Americana, Ephemera, Numismatics and all forms of paper collectibles specializing in Uncancelled bonds The American Mariner and John J. Boland were on the other side of the Blough. [2], Blough grew up in Hawley, Pennsylvania. [13] Starting off on June 11, 2016, the Roger Blough was escorted by the tug Candace Elise to Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for repairs.[14]. The ship was among just a few launched before 1950 still plying the lakes. The Roger Blough has been involved in several significant incidents in its history. Flames burned a third of the ore boat at the Bloughs aft end, affecting living quarters, the kitchen, or galley, and down into the engine room, Dietman said. 934 talking about this. ROGER BLOUGH is something of an iconic laker, being popular among ships photos fans, and being a part of Great Lakes shipping history. He was 81 years old. Roger Blough entered service in 1972, a year later than expected, after a fire in its engine room left four people dead in June 1971. Soon afterward, they saw heavy smoke coming from the ships stern. Vessels owned and operated by Inland Lakes Management, under cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim. Dietman wouldnt speculate on when the Blough would sail again. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping - BoatNerd.Com www.BoatNerd.Com The Roger Blough was docked at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding facility on Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin when a fire started in the engine room on February 1, 2021. Firefighters arrived within four minutes but struggled to access the vessel due to smoke and intense heat. You like to follow the old ones around because you know their days are numbered, LeLievre said. Ironton was a 1,250 dwt "consort" barge built in 1873. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. "We were very fortunate,". Devendorf, John F.Great Lakes Bulk Carriers, 1869-1985. The Maritime Executive. Steel.'" Her delivery was delayed when a major fire broke out in her engine room in June 1971 . Great Lake Freighter Roger Blough Photo Coasters For Boat Fans. 2021; 2020; No data available. [3], Blough attended Susquehanna University and was a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity. She was renamed for the Mississagi Strait in northern Lake Huron after being sold in 2001 to Lower Lakes Towing of Port Dover, Ont. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2021 Maritime Publishing. The Blough holds a special place in Great Lakes maritime history, as it was one of the ships that helped to search for the Edmund Fitzgerald after that famous freighter sank on Nov. 10, 1975. Contributing to the casualty was the absence of a fire-activated automatic fuel oil shutoff valve on the fuel oil inlet piping before the burner, which would have stopped the fuel feeding the fire shortly after it started and limited the spread of the fire.". Sea trials and delivery were delayed by a year to June 1972. 620-foot freighter cruises past Bay City tall ships, Mississagi re-floated after grounding near De Tour, Scrapyard in the sky awaits 111-year-old freighter, New Soo Lock gets $480M in presidents 2022 budget, Wreck of the Contest re-emerges from Lake Michigan, Deep in Lake Michigan, divers find ship lost in 1899, 17 miles to safety: Numbers tell story of the Fitzgerald, Diver recalls record scuba descent to Edmund Fitzgerald, Why the Fitzgerald tragedy sticks with us. The keel was laid for the Bloughs bow section on September 3, 1968, and was launched on December 21, 1968. Investigators looked at several factors, including VTS activities and the role that squat played in the accident. 8-9. [5], The Roger Blough assisted in the search for SSEdmund Fitzgerald. Vessel Utilization. Self-Unloading Boom Length: Aft-Mounted Shuttle Boom; 54, Number of Cargo Holds: 5 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 4-4-4-4-5], Number of Hatches: 21 [Dimensions: 58x20], Propellers: 1 Controllable Pitch Propeller, Engine Manufacturer: Pielstick, Beloit, WI, Owner: USS Great Lakes Fleet, New York, NY [U.S. Steel Corp.], Owner: USX Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., Duluth, MN [Blackstone Capital Partners], Owner: Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., Duluth, MN [Canadian National Railway]. The Blough was freed and departed for Sturgeon Bay under her own power on June 11, being escorted by the tug Candace Elise. Vessel ROGER BLOUGH is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of United States of America . When the laid-up boats are in Sturgeon Bay, most everything on board the boats is shut down. It was published as Shipwatcher News from 2014 to 2018 and Great Lakes Shipping Chronicle from 2018 to 2020 before becoming Freighters in 2020. by All U. S. ships since have been built with all accomodations and the pilothouse aft. Can Europe. The fire burned for nearly 12 hours, causing serious damage to the ships cargo conveyor belt and aft spaces above and below deck. The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. Davits removed, modern lifeboats installed, 2012. Published The shipbuilding company said it was awaiting the results of the investigations. The vessel left Sturgeon Bay with the assistance of tug boats. The ship is owned by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. and is named for the former chairman of U.S. Steel, Roger Blough . We will see what the investigation offers as to a cause, the extent of damage, and how we might prevent future incidents like this, Dent said. 213-215, 217-220, 269-270. He estimated total damage to the ship at more than $20 million. Travelled distance : Port Calls: 14: Average / Max Speed : Min / Max Draught (m) San Diego, CA 92110. Mar 1, 2023 9:01 PM by A tugboat shifted the vessel about 20 feet to port, creating separation on the starboard side for better access. Those details and others were pulled. The ship's launch was originally planned for July 1971. She survived a 2015 fire after welding sparks ignited while docked in Hamilton, Ont. No casualties were reported as the ship was empty and in winter layup when the fire started. She was able to run the remainder of the season on one engine, with the blown one being replaced while she was in winter layup at the Duluth Port Terminal. Local fire stations on scene and attempting to control the fire from other vessels. The Roger Blough was finally launched on June 3, 1972 and entered service on June 15th. Vessels owned by Lafarge Holcim, managed by Inland Lakes Management. What they found was a boat on fire that was sandwiched by others. MV Roger Blough is a ship built in 1972 by American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio. Seeing the Mississagi scrapped is a bummer, but boats wear out., It worked hard for years but salt just rots away at the innards.. The Roger Bloughs history includes a fire that occurred before its maiden voyage in 1971 and the rescue of a 25-person life raft from the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975. Conditions improved by daybreak and crews began attacking the fire from inside. Originally set to be launched in 1971, an engine room fire killed four people and damaged the ship before it could even take its trial runs. Just weeks ago, the Roger Blough caught fire while laid up at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. As of 2018 this vessel remained in service. Roger Blough. Thankfully, there were no injuries and the fire was contained to just the one ship, Fincantieri Marine Group spokesman Eric Dent wrote the News Tribune from Washington, D.C., calling it premature to speculate on the Bloughs future operational availability.. Smoke could be seen on our. Marine Historical Society of Detroit, 1996. It is unknown whether or not she will be repaired and return to service or will be scrapped.

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