by guest » September 21, 2014, 9:48 pm
Perhaps not what you are looking for, but the barges Chief Wawatam and Pere Marquette 41 were each caught in separate storms in 1997 and 2000 respectively that caused them to list so much that they lost most of their cargo and unloading machinery on deck. The Chief Wawatam was being towed on a wire, but the Pere Marquette 41 had the tug Undaunted in the notch and there was quite a bit of damage to both the tug and the barge as they released.
From the November 1997 Boatnerd News archive:
Barge loses cargo in Lake Michigan
11/20:
A barge took on water the morning of 17 Nov. in bad weather, listed and dumped its cargo five kilometers/three miles southeast of the Rawley Point Lighthouse north of Two Rivers, Wis. About 4,900 tons of steel mill scrap, a crane and a front-end loader sank in 46 meters/150 feet of water after the scrap cargo shifted. The barge, owned by J.W. Purvis Marine Ltd., has minor damage though not to its hull. After a U.S. Coast Guard investigation, the tow was released at 1800 17 Nov. to continue its voyage.
Reported by: Steve Schultz
From the weekly electronic publication "The World Maritime News"
More on Barge losing cargo
11/21:
The barge that took on water and dropped heavy machinery and 4900 tons of steel mill scrap into Lake Michigan Monday, was the Chief Wawatam and tug Avenger IV
Reported by: Andy LaBorde
For details of the Pere Marquette 41 accident, see paragraph 11 of this Boatnerd vessel history:
http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/ ... ette41.htmPerhaps not what you are looking for, but the barges Chief Wawatam and Pere Marquette 41 were each caught in separate storms in 1997 and 2000 respectively that caused them to list so much that they lost most of their cargo and unloading machinery on deck. The Chief Wawatam was being towed on a wire, but the Pere Marquette 41 had the tug Undaunted in the notch and there was quite a bit of damage to both the tug and the barge as they released.
From the November 1997 Boatnerd News archive:
[b]Barge loses cargo in Lake Michigan[/b]
11/20:
A barge took on water the morning of 17 Nov. in bad weather, listed and dumped its cargo five kilometers/three miles southeast of the Rawley Point Lighthouse north of Two Rivers, Wis. About 4,900 tons of steel mill scrap, a crane and a front-end loader sank in 46 meters/150 feet of water after the scrap cargo shifted. The barge, owned by J.W. Purvis Marine Ltd., has minor damage though not to its hull. After a U.S. Coast Guard investigation, the tow was released at 1800 17 Nov. to continue its voyage.
Reported by: Steve Schultz
From the weekly electronic publication "The World Maritime News"
[b]More on Barge losing cargo[/b]
11/21:
The barge that took on water and dropped heavy machinery and 4900 tons of steel mill scrap into Lake Michigan Monday, was the Chief Wawatam and tug Avenger IV
Reported by: Andy LaBorde
For details of the Pere Marquette 41 accident, see paragraph 11 of this Boatnerd vessel history:
http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/peremarquette41.htm