by William Lafferty » October 26, 2018, 6:15 pm
Erie Builders Concrete Company was the vessel's owner through its subsidiary, Presque Isle Sand and Gravel, Inc. In summer 1988 it appears EBCC obtained the Lyons to dredge a proposed slip at Tom Monaghan's "Domino's" resort at Drummond Island, but that never got anywhere. I think it sailed only sporadically in 1989. That year the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority refused to renew the firm's lease. EBCC appealed to the courts and lost twice, and went into bankruptcy. The now Emmett J. Carey was sold at auction along with the other equipment associated with the dock in August 1989, I assume the vessel going to Osborne.
I started writing an article about these two vessels over a year ago but stopped, doubting there is much interest in them today, although they lived very interesting lives.
Erie Builders Concrete Company was the vessel's owner through its subsidiary, Presque Isle Sand and Gravel, Inc. In summer 1988 it appears EBCC obtained the [i]Lyons[/i] to dredge a proposed slip at Tom Monaghan's "Domino's" resort at Drummond Island, but that never got anywhere. I think it sailed only sporadically in 1989. That year the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority refused to renew the firm's lease. EBCC appealed to the courts and lost twice, and went into bankruptcy. The now [i]Emmett J. Carey[/i] was sold at auction along with the other equipment associated with the dock in August 1989, I assume the vessel going to Osborne.
I started writing an article about these two vessels over a year ago but stopped, doubting there is much interest in them today, although they lived very interesting lives.