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. 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. The ship was launched on June 3, 1972, and christened on June 5. You cant be rushing in. Contents 1 Service history 1.1 Fire in layup 2 References 3 External links She punctured her hull and flooded her forward ballast tanks. Launched amid World War II, the 620-foot ship would have been eligible to collect social security checks about 15 years ago were it a person. Seeing the Mississagi scrapped is a bummer, but boats wear out., It worked hard for years but salt just rots away at the innards.. SAULT STE. 1.1 Classic lakers; 1.2 Modern boats. The Blough suffered a major engine room fire on June 24, 1971, resulting in the destruction of the aft section of the ship and the deaths of four shipyard workers. ROGER BLOUGH is something of an iconic laker, being popular . Ahoy & Farewell II. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. On October 27, 2022, the MV Roger Blough departed Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay under tow, destined for Conneaut, OH, for long term layup. Read more [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. The Roger Blough was constructed over the course of three years for the United States Steel Corporations Marine Division. She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. Four years later, in November 1975, the bulker assisted in the search for the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Davits removed, modern lifeboats installed, 2012. Great Lake Freighter Roger Blough Photo Coasters For Boat Fans. Vessels owned by Lafarge Holcim, operated by Andrie, Inc. 497 subscribers Subscribe 75 Share 2.1K views 1 month ago Not my pics No idea when the tow will be, or if shes really going to be. 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. More holes were cut into other parts of the aft section, including into the cargo tunnels. 213-215, 217-220, 269-270. The vessel was to be completed by around July 1971, but, on June 24, 1971, a massive fire broke out in the engine room. No casualties were reported as the ship was empty and in winter layup when the fire started. Saguenay, formerly Federal Trader, Lake Superior . Roger Blough arrived at Bay Shipbuilding last summer. The bow section was not built to the full designed width of 105 initially, as the graving dock at AmShips Lorain yard was not wide enough. The Roger Blough was one of the few ships which are left who went out in search of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The total damage was $4.5 million. Responders cut Roger Blough loose from the two surrounding ships in case the situation escalated. The Roger Blough became the flagship of U. S. Steels Great Lakes Fleet upon entering service. 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. Wharton, George. The stern accomodations and engineering block had to be repaired and refinished, and her engines replaced, a task that added $13 Million to the project. The bulker St. Clair caught fire in February 2019 in the Port of Toledo, Ohio, and burned for nearly 36 hours. Larger vessels listed only. 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. Vessel Utilization. [2] In this position, he is best known for serving as the American steel industry's principal spokesman when the industry clashed in April 1962 with President John F. Kennedy on the issue of commodity steel prices. The bulker St. Clair caught fire in February 2019 in the Port of Toledo, Ohio, and burned for nearly 36 hours. [11] The vessel was refloated off the reef at 10:45 AM, June 4, and anchored at Waiska Bay for further evaluation or repairs. Freeing the Blough consisted of two days worth of lightering into her fleetmates Arthur M. Anderson and Philip R. Clarke. 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. Repairs cost about $4.5 Million, and the incident was blamed on the Second Mates failure to navigate. It was not clear at press time if the ship would be repaired. 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. When Roger Blough passes H. Lee White under the bridge, H. Lee White's coaches slow to a stop at the end of the screen. ROGER BLOUGH Current Position Where is the current position of ROGER BLOUGH presently? on Sunday, Oct. 10. 934 talking about this. [3], Blough attended Susquehanna University and was a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity. [5], The Roger Blough assisted in the search for SSEdmund Fitzgerald. 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 more than $100 million in damage. Lightering operations have been planned for the Great Lakes freighter hard aground on a reef in Lake Superior, but it's likely to be several more days before the vessel can be freed. The Maritime Executive. N.d. Accessed 17 April 2020. , 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. Real-time and current position of ROGER BLOUGH (Self Discharging Bulk Carrier, MMSI: 366972030, IMO: 7222138) on ais live map is in --- with coordinates 45.95564 / -83.89415 and speed 12.2 knots as reported on 2020-07-05 21:17 by AIS live data. Photo courtesy of DRE Designs owner Andrea Guerriero. [4] He served as Chairman of The Business Council in 1961 and 1962. Her IMO number is 7222138 and MMSI number is 366972030. Total damage exceeded $150 million. 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 only locations the Blough is capable of unloading at are Gary, Indiana, and Conneaut, Ohio. Investigators looked at several factors, including VTS activities and the role that squat played in the accident. Main ship particulars are length of 277 m and beam of 34 m. Just weeks ago, the Roger Blough caught fire while laid up at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Pp. 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. On Feb. 1, 2021, the Roger Blough was moored in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in winter layup. The ferry Starlight Saturn went aground at about 1600 on Tuesday on Danajon Bank while under way from Surigao to Cebu. Vessel ROGER BLOUGH is a Bulk Carrier, Registered in USA. On Feb. 1, 2021, the Roger Blough was moored in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in winter layup. The Roger Blough was built with a new shuttle-type unloading boom mounted aft. The Maritime Executive. Vessels owned by Lafarge Holcim, managed by Inland Lakes Management. Due to their longevity and frequent sightings over the years, such classic lakers like the Mississagi tend to develop a following despite their relatively unremarkable task of carrying bulk cargos like salt, sand, ore, limestone around the lakes. Some time ago I asked each American to consider what he would do for his country and I asked the steel companies. Soon afterward, they saw heavy smoke coming from the ships stern. 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. Vessels owned by U.S. Oil, operated by Andrie, Inc. When the laid-up boats are in Sturgeon Bay, most everything on board the boats is shut down. Devendorf, John F.Great Lakes Bulk Carriers, 1869-1985. What they found was a boat on fire that was sandwiched by others. . The building, named after Blough's wife, was dedicated on October 30, 1966. Position & Voyage Data Add Photo. Marie, Ont. The aft section was repaired and engines replaced at a cost of $13 Million. Listed below is the current fleet of Great Lakes ships. by The Philippine Coast Guard was alerted and activated its local stations for rescue duty. Canadian National referred questions about the incident to Keystone, which did not respond to an inquiry. Instead, its known as a major Great Lakes shipyard, where 10 to 20 vessels winter every offseason, their maintenance and repair tended to by scores of tradespeople. Responders on May 30, 2016, place a protective boom around the stern of the freighter Roger Blough, which ran aground May 27, near Gros Cap Reefs Light in eastern Lake Superior. There are no regulations regarding winter layup procedures for commercial vessels operating in the Great Lakes, the report said. Local fire stations on scene and attempting to control the fire from other vessels. From $8.95 Photo Great Lake Freighter Roger Blough -9296. On October 27, 2022, the Blough was towed from Sturgeon Bay, WI, to Conneaut, OH, by the tugs Meredith Ashton and Candace Elise, arriving at November 1, 2022. 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. Roger Blough. [6], She was stuck in the ice in Lake Erie near Conneaut, Ohio for eight days in February 1979[7] and then was laid up from 1981 to 1987 due to the economy and the capacity of the newer 1,000 feet (300m) lake freighters. [7], Blough stubbornly resisted Kennedy administration efforts to enlist Alabama businesses to support desegregation of the University of Alabama, which race-baiting Gov. Travelled distance : Port Calls: 14: Average / Max Speed : Min / Max Draught (m) Roger Blough towed to Conneaut Are forward accommodations rising back to the top of ship design trends? We were very fortunate, Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman told the News Tribune on Friday. On February 1, firefighters worked to put out a fire aboard the MV Roger Blough. Greenwoods Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016, Harbor House Publishers, 2016. 2023 WBDK/WRKU/WRLU/WSBW, New Radio, Inc. Bridging the Gap with Stoneman-Schopf Agency. Rumors heard that the price to repair the ship was more then what it was worth due to its bad fires it had onboard. Vessels owned by Occidental Chemical Corp., operated by Andrie, Inc. The Blough was the final U.S. laker to be constructed in the traditional style, with the pilothouse and cabins forward and the engine room aft. The Roger Blough fire is the second major incident involving a laid-up laker in two years. 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Roger Blough refloated a week and a half after the incident after its cargo was offloaded to the laker Philip R. Clarke. The Roger Blough, shown leaving Duluth in the summer of 2019 and heading out into Lake Superior. MV Roger 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. 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. The Roger Blough will be scrapped at either Port Colborne or Escanaba. Boatwatchers converged on the St. Clair River and St. Marys River as the Mississagi departed under tow from Sarnia, Ont. Days after a fire consumed one of the lake freighters most well-known to the Twin Ports, its still too soon to know what its prognosis is. The temperature exceeded 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit on the 01 deck, causing firefighters boots to stick to the deck on which they were standing. He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Susquehanna University. Vessels owned and operated by Inland Lakes Management, under cargo contract to Lafarge Holcim. In addition, the furnace had no fire-activated automatic fuel oil shutoff valve on the piping before the burner, which would have stopped the fuel feeding the fire and limited its spread. 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The ship was among just a few launched before 1950 still plying the lakes. The Blough suffered from vibration issues due to lack of water flow to her propellers. 188. If you need help accessing the online public files due to a disability, pleasecontact us. 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The cargo-unloading conveyor belts then ignited, causing extensive damage throughout the aft section of the vessel. [10], Blough died at his home in Hawley on October 8, 1985. Her delivery was delayed when a major fire broke out in her engine room in June 1971 . Firefighters tried other ways to get into the ship, including through a cargo tunnel, but they were turned back. The same name may apply to four or even five different ships. He was 81. The ship master and "an observing captain" entered the pilothouse of the Roger Blough seven minutes before she ran aground on May 27, 2016. 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. Investigations by the fire department locally, and also the United States Coast Guard were wrapping up. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. The ship is owned by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. and is named for the former chairman of U.S. Steel, Roger Blough. The Maritime Executive. 50th anniversary of Roger Blough fire It is sepculated that the cause was a high intensity lightbulb that ignited leaking fuel from a faulty hose seal. Steel.'" Even before Blough was launched in 1972, the ore boat was exposed to the perils of its kind. 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. 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. Investigators said there was about $20 million in damage. Everyone who's made a post or video has said something different. The Rand Logistics fleet is operated in three separate entities, American Steamship Co., Grand River Navigation, and Lower Lakes Towing. Tunnels added to stern section for better water flow to propeller. Shes a unique ship, Dietman said. The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The keel was laid for the Bloughs bow section on September 3, 1968, and was launched on December 21, 1968. The fleets ships remained under U.S. ownership. The Roger Blough blew one of her engines in July 1992. Workers at Bay Shipbuilding reported the fire at 0138 after noticing thick black smoke rising from the stack. By Tanda Gmiter of mlive.com - July 9, 2020 We treat them like dead-in-the-water floating vessels, Dietman said. [12], In December of 1965, Blough purchased a plot of land in town of Hawley and gifted the funds needed to create a new building for the Hawley Public Library. Published The sole caretaker on board safely escaped to the pier, and no pollution was reported. 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. Her original propeller was eventually replaced with a skewed propeller to help smoothen her ride. 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 U.S.-flagged ship typically carries taconite, a sedimentary rock containing iron. Vessels owned by Indiana Harbor Steamship Company, managed by Central Marine Logistics, Griffith, IN under charter to Cleveland-Cliffs. The Speer then took the Blough to Sturgeon Bay for repairs. All posts to be in English She was a frequent sight on the Saginaw River, often juxtaposed against speedboats and various sailing vessels during regular Tall Ships celebrations in Bay City. 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". 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.. 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. Plus, Get the latest updates for Local Sports, Obituaries and more delivered to your inbox! world Depression? The Maritime Executive. They were able to extinguish belt fires in some areas despite flames and high heat. Published Firefighters arrived within four minutes but struggled to access the vessel due to smoke and intense heat. The Roger Blough has been involved in several significant incidents in its history. "We were very fortunate,". M/V Roger Blough Vessel Fire; 324 N 1st Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, USA. She was tied up at the old coal dock slip for continued layup. The Mississagi was built for $2.2 million at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge for the U.S. Maritime Commission under a war supply chain program and launched on Dec. 23, 1942. Following college he was basketball coach and math teacher. ROGER BLOUGH is something of an iconic laker, being popular among ships photos fans, and being a part of Great Lakes shipping history. And even though the local firefighters have trained on the Wilfred Sykes and the Joseph L. Block while those vessels have been in port, it didnt necessarily transfer to knowledge of the Blough, which, like many vessels, is a one of a kind. She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. St. Clair was undergoing repairs when the fire started. Oil dripped onto a lightbulb, causing . And shes definitely a favorite of mine.. Wayne State University Press, 1999. Sign up for our Daily Electronic Newspaper! Report IDs mariners' errors in Blough ship grounding Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping Online. 4.7. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Initially powered by a steam engine, the vessel was converted to diesel power in 1985. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. Posted Monday, February 27th, 2023 8:26am, Posted Monday, February 27th, 2023 8:23am, Posted Monday, February 27th, 2023 7:28am, Posted Friday, February 24th, 2023 1:51pm. Its pretty severely affected, he said, comparing it to a similar fire at the same Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding site in 2015, when the 519-foot Alpena absorbed a similar aft-end burn which saw the vessel recovered to continue sailing. Throughout the 1970s, engineers studied the vessel and worked out a solution to these problems. Roger Bloughs ship keeper was asleep in his room at the time but escaped without injury, Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman said. A sunken tanker is spilling petroleum into the water off the coast of Balingawan Point, Mindoro, in the Philippines' Tayabas Bay. Crews used a cutting torch to open holes above the ships 01 deck, allowing hose teams to spray water inside. The 833-foot,. [2], Blough grew up in Hawley, Pennsylvania. Built in 1972, the MV Roger Blough is a 858-foot Great Lakes freighter that has had a history of near misses and tragedy. She was renamed for the Mississagi Strait in northern Lake Huron after being sold in 2001 to Lower Lakes Towing of Port Dover, Ont. As of 2018 this vessel remained in service.[14][15]. Scrap metal can be turned into anything, he said. The Maritime Executive. She suffered extensive damage to her aft accommodations, unloading equipment, and engine room. Mega container ship mass containers loss, North Pacific UPDATE confirmed MSC. [3][4] However, on June 24, 1971, the ship suffered a major engine room fire which killed four and caused serious damage. [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 Blough ran aground on the upper St. Marys River on May 27, 2016 near Gros Cap Reef lighthouse. 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. [8], In 1969, at the age of 65, Blough retired from U.S. Steel. They attempted entry but it was so thick they had to back out.. Vessels currently undergoing scrapping or awaiting scrapping, Only large vessels are listed for this fleet, Vessel under cargo contract to Lehigh Cement. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Firefighting teams responded, understood fire was extinguished, but extent of damages remains unknown. 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 ship grounded in the Straits of Mackinac in 1966 and again near Drummond Island in 2015. The Blough suffered a major engine room fire on June 24, 1971, resulting in the destruction of the aft section of the ship and the deaths of four shipyard workers. She had been anchored . Published Blu-tak can be seen under one of the passengers when Roger Blough's driver speaks to the stationmaster. She survived a 2015 fire after welding sparks ignited while docked in Hamilton, Ont. Once we got that controlled, everything got better pretty quick, the fire chief said. The cargo-unloading conveyor. 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. The fire burned for nearly 12 hours, causing serious damage to the ships cargo conveyor belt and aft spaces above and below deck. The fire aboard the 47-year-old M/V Roger Blough was reported at around 3AM Monday. The shipbuilding company said it was awaiting the results of the investigations. October 30, 2022 Show more Show more Final trip of the Roger Blough Aerial Video HI 1.4K views 1 month ago The. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Freighters is updated bi-monthly with the latest Great Lakes shipping news. Roger Blough on the way to the scrapyard 1 / 4 Roger Blough last trip though the Straits of Mackinac 35 8 8 comments Add a Comment big-rigging-hours 2 mo. Vessels managed by Key Lakes, Inc., Duluth, MN. The bulk carrier was docked at . The shipkeeper on board departed the vessel without injury. All Right Reserved. Algoma Central Corporation, St. Catharines, ON Algoma Buffalo Algoma Compass Algoma Conveyor Algoma Discovery Algoma Equinox Algoma Guardian Algoma Harvester Algoma Innovator Algoma Intrepid Algoma Mariner Algoma Niagara Algoma Sault Algoma Strongfield Algoma Transport Captain Henry Jackman {2 . Navigation, and the role that squat played in the Straits of in... 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