Lake Erie Traffic May 12th through May 30th 2011

[hausen]

"Esa" (Long Pt) = Isa (Polish Steamship Co. saltie on her way to Cleveland, Burns Harbor, and Duluth)
CSL ?Lieman? = SCL Leman (Swiss-flagged saltie bound for Toledo and Duluth)
?Federal Ebb? = Federal Ems (Fednav saltie unloading in Ashtabula then for Thunder Bay)
AlgoStar = llikely Algosar
?Samsoni? = Sten Soumi (tanker / saltie visiting Nanticoke)

[tark9m]

Dana Desagnes = Jana Desagnes
Kamistiqua = Kaministiqua
CSL ?Lieman? = CSL Laurentien
?ArigonBorg?/?Aarongonborg? = Aragonborg
Véga Desgagnés Really? = Véga Desgagnés (yes really)

[RadSurfer]

This list is "tainted" in that local Erie Harbor traffic blocked many Lake Erie Shipping calls due to Memorial Day activity, etc.
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VHF Marine Lake Erie Shipping Traffic May 12th through May 30th 2011:
Observer Location: 25 statute miles from Long Point, in USA.
Names with quotes around them are uncertain, or incorrect spelling.

Comments welcome.
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May 12 445p to May 15 7a:

"Whirlpool Jet SF5"? Prescott CG Radio, Ch24
Kate Storm
(Seaway Welland (Direct) Various Locks & Vessels//Prescott CG Radio Tests)
VX67294,Ch 6,VX6729
Port Dover 733, Sarnia CG Radio, Messages
Harbor Fashion (Seaway Long Point,Ballast)
CG Ship Griffon (Prescott)
Dana Desagnes (Seaway Long Point)
Tug Sea Eagle II (Seaway Long Point)
Tug ?Tony MacKay?
AlgoSoo
Cape Lampton (Message)
?"Karen 2"? Prescott CG Radio
AlgoSteel Long Pt,SE Shoal, Ballast for Goderich
Nogat Sarnia Traffic, Long Pt, Montreal
Pineglen
CSL Assiniboine Chatting with Pineglen
(Sarnia Traffic: "I did not copy in my headset, can you say all again...")
CCG Griffon (Message)
??Kamistiqua?? Not certain
Canadian Provider (Wheat from Thunder Bay)
Port Burwell Radio Tests: 16, 82, 22, 65, 85, etc
Wilfred M. Cohen
Federal Maas
"Esa" (Long Pt)
Emily (Sarnia Traffic @Long Pt)
Brig Niagar has Sirius Satellite Radio!
Thalassa Desgagnes (Westbound)
Motor Vessel American Mariner (to Buffalo traffic bouy)
Port Dover 733
Sarnia CG Radio: 15:03:13 GMT Flare sightings Long Point area, 1 red flare Old Cut
AlgoSoo
Birthglen (Downbound,for Quebec,Coal)
Saginaw (Soybeans for Hamilton,CIP16)
Spruceglen (CIP16,Wheat)
Peter R. Cresswell
AlgoCape (Just there now @calling point,SE Shoal,Ballast for Duluth)
J.W. Shelley (CIP15? Wheat for Cirel)
CSL Tadoussac
Cedarglen
Paul J. Martin (to "Spartan", we'll be staying 2miles off LongPt...)
Canadian Progress
Canadian Enterprise (Iron Ore)
Mapleglen (Ch12,Westbound, SE Shoal)
CSL ?Lieman? (Seaway Welland/then Long Pt)
Tug ???Forney with barge???
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May 16 7a to May 17 830a:

Cape Lampton (Sarnia CG Radio Ch 82)
Tug Sea Eagle II (Westbound)
Federal Danube
MCT Altair (Westbound)
(RCC Rescue 343, confirm all done through Americans, Maritime 16, tasking Sector Buffalo)
(Rescue 6534, Ch 21, refueling, Sector Buffalo, Hull number vessel on scene...)
VictoriaBorg (Eastbound,CIP16)
Motor Vessel American Mariner (Westbound,Ballast for Calcite Michigan,Detroit for fuel)
CCG 04 (Message)
AlgoSoo (Westbound,Ballast,Superior Wisconsin)
Tim S. Dool (SE Shoal)
Saginaw
Frederic E. Buchard
?Federal Ebb?
Frontenac (Downbound)
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Stephen B. Roman (for Cleveland Piers, Cement)
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AlgoStar
Erie Harbor: Tug Petiforte (42 12.6N 80 12.6W off Erie PA, St. John,Lampe Marina)
AlgoEast
CSL Laurentian
?ArigonBorg?/?Aarongonborg? (Windmill Parts,
Ojibway (Upbound, SE Shoal)
AlgoWay (Pot-ash for Hamilton,CIP16)
Karen Andrie (2) (tug - assigned to barge A-397)
ErieCG / Edward John Stationary/Charter / East of Entrance Bouy,
[Cont.] 10ft Zodiac Inflatible Raft,2 Ores, 42 09.8N 080 03.1W, belonging to "Traveler"
[Cont.] Customs Mike 907,
________ (Wheat)
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May 19 830a to May 20 745p:

Erie Harbor: Debris from Storms, Large logs, etc.
Tug Sea Eagle II (Ballast,Bowmanville)
CCG 04 (Evening Message)
AlgoLake
Canadian Olympic (Iron Ore Pelets)
Kurt Paul (Windmill Parts, SE Shoal)
Federal Shelde (Wheat for Montreal,CIP16)
Tug Victorious (SE Shoal...Marathon in the Rouge)
Tug Everlast (CIP16)
Stephen B. Roman (Eastbound)
Tanker Vale (Westbound,Imperial Oil)
MCT Altair (Eastbound, CIP16, Fuel Oil out of Sarnia)
Wilf Seymore
Véga Desgagnés Really?
Thalassa Desgagnés (Soybeans,CIP16)
AlgoWood (Buffalo Piers)
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May 20 745p to May 22 745p:

(Aux Air 97503 42 05.4 080 17.8W 2700 ft Presque Isle 060, Ops Normal)
Canadian Progress (Buffalo Fairway Bouy)
Karen Andrie
CCG 04 Morning Message...
Erie CG: Pyrotecnics Training, Erie Yacht Club
Herbert C. Jackson (Buffalo)
Wolfman (Sarnia CG Radio, Ch16)
AlgoWood (Westbound)
AlgoEast
"Kelly 4 to Brig Niagara"
Canadian Transport
Cape Storm (Ch 82,)
"Cape Lieman", Prescott CG Radio, Ch 26, Ch 24...from Liverpool
AlgoLake
"240" Prescott CG Radio, Go Ch26, We'll advise Trenton
Tug Petite Forte
Prescott CG Radio: Two Red Flares..."23:13 local time"
[Cont.] (NE 43 17.6N 079 36.7W NW 43 20.6 W 079 42.2W SW 43 17N 079 47W SE 43 14.2N 079 41.6W)
[Cont.] (RC Trenton advise you start NW corner, heading 225, toward shore, creeping to SE,)
[Cont.] (Winds 0.5 nm Track Facing, Ch 16, 65, 82)
?Gambrule? / ?Gamule? Canadian? Coast Guard?
?Samsoni? (Seaway Long Point,CIP16,Ballast,NY)
AlgoSoo[?] "Arrived Nanticoke, Eastside, 16 hours, Destination Halifax"
Birchglen (Sarnia Traffic,SE Shoal )
Canadian Progress (Goderich,Ballast,Shell Fuel Dock,SE Shoal)
Gordon C. Leitch (Chats with Canadian Progress)
Canadian Olympic
Missisagi (Downbound)
Tannker Vale (Eastbound,CIP16,Tetramond)
BBC Arizona (Eastbound,Ballast,3RiversQbc)
Herbert C. Jackson
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May 22 745p to May 25 630a:

AlgoRail
AlgoLake (CIP16,Loading Coal)
?"Card Wesley Bock"?
Rebeca Lynn (Buffalo Traffic Bouy,Running Southshore)
Spruceglen
Tim S. Dool (CIP16,Wheat,3RiversQbec)
Erie Habor: "Sector, 49413, Aids to Navigation, Erie Harbor Lighted Bouy 12"
CCG 04 "morning message"
Valley-Foxtrot-Juliet-2240 this is Sarnia CG Radio, Roger, loud & clear.
AlgomaGuardian (SE Shoal Light,ThunderBay,Ballast)
AlgomaSpirit (upbound,ThunderBay,SE Shoal)
Wilf Seymore
AlgoSteel
AlgoSoo (Downbound,Iron Ore,Hamilton,CIP16)
AlgoStar
Songa Topaz (Westbound,SE Shoal,Sarnia Imperial,Ballast)
Paul J. Martin (SE Shoal,Toledo Oh)
Happy River (Westbound,SE Shoal,Heavy Lift Cargo,)
Sedna Desgagnes (Wheat from ThunderBay, Trouble with Engine 4 hours?)
Cuyhoga (CIP16,Canola from ThunderBay,Hamilton)
Rebeca Lynn (Ballast)
Missisagi (Nelson and Stan)
Tug Victorious (CIP16,10498 Metric Tons on board...)
Cape Lampton (message)
AlgoMarine (Eastbound,C16,Sand,Hamilton)
Big-Tony last commercial fishing boat, Erie PA.
Tug Petite Forte
CSL Tadoussac Backing away from U.S.Steel dock westside, Nanticoke Channel bouy
[Cont.] Load of crushed Ore for Gary Indiana
Summer Sault Prescott CG Radio
Canadian Enterprise (upbound from Nanticoke bouy N10, 1 hour 5 mins to Long Point...
"Felloweship"? Prescott CG Radio,
Canadian Enterprise
Canadian Transport
Paul J. Martin (CIP16,Hamilton)
J.W. Shelley (Westbound,SE Shoal,Silver Bay)
Canadian Provider
Ojibway
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May 26 630a to May 28 4p:

CCG 04 (message)
AlgoSoo
CSL Laurentian
Motor Vessel John B. Aird (Ch11,CIP16,CanolaSeed,Supplies in Canal,45 mins)
Cape Lampton (message)
Port Dover 733, Sarnia CG Radio, Update on your position, etc.
Brigg Niagara and St. John Ch16, goto Ch13, One Whistle coming through
Brigg Niagara and Edward John Ch09,Are you guys headed to port right now?
AlgoLake
AlgoBay
Cason J. Callaway
Tug Petite Forte
Cape Lampton (message)
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May 28 4p to May 29 630p:

AlgoLake
CCG 04 (Very Busy, message JRCC & the Roc,Logs in Water)
Birchglen (Downbound,CIP16,Coal)
Motor Tanker Hellespont Charger (Westbound,LontPt,SE Shoal,Imperial Oil Sarnia)
AlgoWood (CIP16,Wheat,QuebecCity,Warf16)
Southglen (message)
Montrealis
Cape Lampton (message)
(RCC Trenton,On scene,Ops Normal,"319")
Erie Harbor: "Can see guys working on Victoria Princess..."
Federal Mattawa (Westbound,SE Shoal,)
"Toneset" (Sarnia Traffic go ahead)
Cuyahoga (Westbound)
Spruceglen (Downbound,Coal from Superior or Quebec)
{Gravity Storm}
"SouthWhenTwo" (??) Sarnia CG Radio
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May 29 630p to May 30 410p:

BBC Arizona (Westbound,SE Shoal)
ErieCG: 7:09PM 29th May 2011:CG has received a report of a flare sighting...
Songa Topaz (Eastbound,CIP16,vaccuum gas)
AlgomaGuardian (C16,Wheat)
Paul J. Martin ()
AlgoSoo ()
Spruceglen ()
Stephen B. Roman (CIP16,Ballast)
Cape Lampton (message)
CSL Niagara (CIP16,Petroleum Coke,Beldune,Technicians coming onboard...)
Motor Vessel Missippiborg (Eastbound,Benzonite,Montreal for Bunkers,)
Motor Vessel Atlantic Huron (Iron Ore Pellets for Toleda,SE Shoal,Toledo)
"Sea-Bog, Seaway..."
CCG 1 0 0 4 (Message,Sarnia,Ch82,Also On local patrol to BluffBar)
Tug Spartan(?)(SE Shoal)
Catherine Desgagnés (SE Shoal,pig iron)
Kaministiqua (Grain Wheat,Beycomo,CIP16)
AlgoSoo
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"Station calling 'how to gas up in harbor', Ch24, Gosker 8078..."
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--RadSurfer--

I'm almost caught up! LOL