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Before the 1920s, this land was occupied by the
Grand Trunk Grain Elevator.
Chris Kirby
posted four photos with the comment: "The
St Clair on the slipway at MRC’s Pt Colborne facility."
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Chris Kirby commented on his post
Mostly a de-ballast day, but she’s coming link by link. |
Normally, ships are scrapped overseas such as in Turkey because of fewer pollution and safety regulations and because of cheaper labor. [
StCatharineStandard] But if a ship is too big to fit in the St. Lawrence Seaway locks, it has to be scrapped in North America. These comments confirm that the ship was too big to send overseas.
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RightInNigara 16:06 video @ 0:03
The ship ST. CLAIR arrived under tow to the MRC scrap dock at Port Colborne this morning, Dec.9, 2021. She was maneuvered into place by the tugs MOLLY M1, JOHN D, CHARLIE E, and VAC.
Also the remnants of the ALGOMA ENTERPRISE are seen.
ST. CLAIR was built in Wisconsin; was launched in 1975 and entered service in 1976. The ship suffered major damage from a fire while on layup in 2019 at Toledo. With a length of 770 ft. and a beam of 92 ft. this vessel is too large to fit into the locks of the Welland Canal.
+ + b.1975 Sturgeon Bay, WI - d.2022 Port Colborne ON. Age 47 + +
Shawn Duncan: You have no idea how it pains me to see this. I've worked on that ship during winter lay up and I also pre-planned it. I'm a Oregon volunteer FF . That night my hands got tied , I had a team ready to go in but 2 got denied, I was denied drafting so to supply the fighting effort . When I watched the boom belt start a blaze I knew she was done . The assistant city fire chief was praised for the his leadership and received an award from USCC and ASC . 4 days after the fire I was in my station chiefs office with said ass chief and the words said weren't kind . To anyone who looks at M/V St Clair and says gez I wish someone would have but the fire out . So do we |
2 of 34 photos from
MarineRecycling's gallery. These photos and several others in the gallery show that the ships are taken apart as modules that are then torn down further.
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One of a few photos from Wayne Elliott's blog
Wayne explains that MRC salvages vessels as well as doing ship breaking. |
I'll bet that is a bunch of bronze piled up there.
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Bloomberg, another photo has a couple of bridges that have been set aside.
Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
MRC is the "world's first ISO 14001 certified ship recycling company."
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Will Van Dorp's Tugster CB6, License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
[In Aug 2018 there was a bit of a traffic jam here.] |
On March 29, 2022, the Manistee was towed from Toledo, OH, to its final resting place here.
I discovered the arrival of the
Manistee to MRC from this post. It had some comments that I was interested in saving, but I didn't know the location of the photo. When I Googled Manistee, I found the above video that shows that this is the location. That must be the
Clarence Street Bridge in the background.
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Chris Kirby posted
Couple boats and a cruise ship if you zoom in. |
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Comments on Chris' post
[Boat vs. ship for freighters on the Great Lakes.] |
Dax Jacklin
posted two photos with the comment: "Was fishing for Muskie yesterday afternoon and evening at Port Colborne, not much left of the
St. Clair.
Manistee and
Ojibway awaiting their fate..."
David Burkholder: Is the St Clair the thousand footer that caught fire a few yrs back?
Bruce Schild: David Burkholder St. Clair was 770 feet long. Caught fire during winter lay up in Toledo Feb. 16, 2019.
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Janey Anderson posted
NEWS FROM MARINE RECYCLING: The S.T. Crapo will be towed to MRC In September 2022 and rolled out of the water soon after arrival to be recycled. Background: S.T. Crapo cement carrier was built as hull # 256 in 1927 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI. The She was named after Mr. Stanford Tappan Crapo, co-founder with Mr. J.B. Ford of the Huron Portland Cement Co. in 1907. On September 4, 1996, she was removed from active service & docked at Lafarge in Green Bay, WI for use as a stationary cement storage barge. She was temporarily returned to "active" service in 2005 when, on October 13, the "G" tug Ohio towed the vessel to Alpena, MI to pick up a load of cement for return to Green Bay. The loaded vessel was returned to her berth at Green Bay on October 29. Today, she is owned by Chrysler Capitol Corp., and chartered to Inland Lakes Management Inc., Alpena, MI under a contract with Lafarge North America Corp., Herndon, VA for continued use as a cement storage barge and transfer vessel. Marine Recycling Corp. Photo by Roger LeLievre
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On Sep 29, 2022,
S. T. Crapo arrived at its destination.
Bill Jr Salton
posted three photos with the comment: "With
S.T. Crapo secured in position at the base of
Marine Recycling Corp's haul-out ramp, tugs
John D,
Seahound, and
Charlie E repositioned
Ojibway next to her in preparation for recycling."
Richard L Martin: Ojibway one of the last lakers with beautiful lines. Was the Ernest R Breech of the Ford Motor Co fleet in earlier days.
Terry Hill: Surprised that they both have bow thrusters.
[A couple of photos in the comments of the Ojibway being towed away from the dock to make room.]
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1 of 8 photos posted by Bill Jr. Salton
[This photo shows that the Ojibway is being pulled onto land using air roller bags and a big chain looped through the bow thruster tunnel. S.T. Crapo is on the left and Manistee is on the right. The St. Clair is gone.]
Michael Thomas: Last of the Defoe built lakers, very sad!
John Davis: They're using inflatable rollers and two Dozers. They perfected they system with the English River, pretty sure she rolled first.
Bradd Yenor: Manistee , Ojibway and whats the third ship ? 😎☘️
Dennis DeBruler: Bradd Yenor Zooming in on the first photo: S.T. Crapo.
Dan K Angell: Dennis DeBruler the s.t. Crapo was a concrete hauler than was towed out of Green Bay a couple months ago. Things 100 years old and sat in the mouth of the river for the last 20+ |
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Wayne Elliott posted
Ojibway rolled out high and dry at MRC Port Colborne shipyard. ST Crapo to follow likely January/23.
Justin Olsen: Curious sir….what determines which boat gets pulled ashore first? Manistee arrived before both the Ojibway and Crapo. I’m sure there is some method to it.
Wayne Elliott: First deconned first out. [But what does deconned mean?]
Janey Anderson shared
Shots from Marine Recycling Corp. In Port Colborne. |
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Wayne Elliott posted, cropped
Rear view Ojibway landed
Kev Saunders: I just did the main engine gearbox/ clutch on this ship not very long ago. Engine room was absolutly mint. Hard to believe shes junk.
Brian Ferguson: Last big ship built in Bay City, MI. Currently still the best looking Canadian ship. Hutch had her built approximately AA size with a little Sykes flare thrown into the mix to make her shine more than the "war poor" AA's (they were a little stripped down due to time and need). She already escaped the torch over a decade ago when Kinsman retired her.
Skipp LaJoy: I love that view, the classic fan tail stern looks so much beautiful that a square back ship. The complexity of the curves and how they formed steel way back then is impressive.
Stéphane Marceau shared |
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Janey Anderson posted
OJIBWAY - #4 Cargo Hold
Dan Mathers: So this is where stuff used to sit. Were those passages underneath and along the sides?
Daniel Nied: Dan Mathers The openings on the sides and bottom are/were ballast tanks. It looks like there was a tunnel for crew/utilities on the other side up top.
Kim Lucas: Daniel Nied that is correct. |
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Mar 8, 2023: 2 of 4 photos posted by Wayne Elliott with the comment: "S T Crapo rollout started as she crosses bows with Manistee berthed in the north berth. Anchors and chain pullers placed around the platform, allow MRC crews to place the ship where they prefer on site. In the background, Paul Townsend, St Clair and Ojibway remnants all under destruction for the steel mill furnaces locally. Ojibway is no more."
Steven Haverty: Rene Hand Manistee was 80+, Crapo 94, Ojibway 73, Townsend 80 as well. They did indeed live long lives.
Richard Jenkins: Named in honor of Mr. Stanford T. Crapo, one of the founders of the Huron Cement Company. It’s pronounced “Cray-Poe”
Liam Jollimore
shared with the comment: "The S.T Crapo is raised out of the water for the final time."
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A jack has a pulling force of 500 tons. |
Historical Niagara
posted five photos with the comment: "Ever wonder what it looks like inside one of the big Ships ? this is one at the end of its days and is being scrapped ..Some of it gets reused and some gets sold for scrap metal Value.. it's a lot of work to take these old ships apart and Niagara has some if the best to do it .. launched in 1943, this laker was originally christened the Adirondack it was rechristened Manistee in March 2005. It mainly carried coal and in 2015 it ended its carrier in Toledo . It was Brought to Port Colborne to be recycled."
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Kyle Tomaski commented on the above post
that same spot use to be home to a blast furnace owned by Algoma Steel, grounds were too contaminated to build on so repurpose to a ship scrapyard. some steel here was used to build great lake ships. so it very well could be a coincidence that the Adirondack could have died the same place it was born
“canada furnace company”
Brian R. Wroblewski shared |
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Janey Anderson posted
BIG DAY TODAY SHIP JUNKIES !! THE TECUMSEH IS ENROUTE FROM ASHTABULA TO MRC!!
Marine Recycling Corp. in Port Colborne, On. announced at the end of July/23 that the next ship to arrive at their yard for recycling would be the “TECUMSEH”.
She is currently (Aug.29/23) under tow from Astabula to MRC by American G-Tug OHIO who will hand her off to Canadian McKeil Marine tugs JOHN D. and VAC who will bring her into the canal. ETA in Port Colborne - between 1900 and 2000 (August 29/23) FOLLOW ON MT UNDER OHIO TUG. More updates as they get closer.
BACKGROUND ON TECUMSEH:
The 641' long by 78' wide Tecumseh is a bulk carrier owned and operated by Canadian shipping firm Lower Lakes Towing, built in 1973 as Sugar Islander in Seattle, Washington for the Bankers Trust Company. In 1995, renamed Islander, Judy Litrico in 1996 and in 2008, changed back to Trina Litrico before being sold to Lower Lakes Towing in 2011. She operated on the Great Lakes primarily transporting grain, until 2019, when she suffered an engine fire that left her out of control near Zug Island on the US side of the Detroit River. There were no injuries among the 16 crewmembers. The vessel spent the winter of 2019-21 laid up at the Morterm dock in Windsor, ON, where her grain cargo was unloaded. Damage to the engine room was extensive.
McKeil Marine tugs Leonard M and Jarrett M towed the damaged Tecumseh to Ashtabula, OH, where owner Rand Logistics has a repair facility, in April 2020.
Amazing Photo courtesy of : Nancy Cline taken in Astabula 10.14.21 [That is riding high. They must store them with very little ballast water.]
Roger LeLievre posted |
There were several photos of the transfer to the scrapyard. I picked this one because it confirms that the ship is riding high. (One normally doesn't see most of the rudder.) I'm a little surprised that they took it out onto the lake with a high center of gravity. Of course, they could choose to go during good weather.)
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1 of 8 photos posted by Bobby Dzz
Joseph H Thompson towed into MRC in Port Colborne for scrapping. Looks like a busy winter for them with 3 ships there waiting for their demise.
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