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These videos are amazing! I bet drones will become a whole new way for us to enjoy watching the boats! Thanks for sharing.

I was told about these videos taken yesterday in GH apparently via drone. First one shows the Calument. Second one is the Challenger (barge now) with a tug pushing on the bow. It gives some visualization as to the ice situation there...

The Calumet was anchored off of the Grand Haven channel to allow the St. Mary's Challenger to get in ahead of it, with the Meredith Ashton was on hand to break ice and clear a path to help the Challenger make her way in.

At about 4PM, the Challenger had made it past the Coast Guard station and was almost to the waterfront stadium while the Calumet remained offshore.

When I drove by again at about 6PM, the Calumet was slowly making its was up the channel under its own power, having just passed the Coast Guard station, while the Ashton was clearing ice around the cement docks to allow the Challenger to dock.

I know the Calumet loaded coal in S. Chicago for Grand Haven. I know it was outside the harbor last night and this morning when I checked AIS. I just checked AIS and it's a little further out in the Lake now and not moving. The only other boat I saw near there was the tug Meredith Ashton. Possibly(?) it came from Muskegon to break ice.

Any one know which two boats got stuck in ice between the piers @ Grand Haven.