Out for a Sunday Drive? The Candace Elise heading out and in the Duluth Canal checking on the lake!

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Actually it was a Wednesday drive, just posting it on a Sunday....
About this visit:
The Candace Elise arrived Duluth May 08, 2024 at 02:00 for the 2nd time this season pushing the Barge Robert F Deegan with calcium chloride brine from Ludington, MI for the Envirotech H-8 dock up river. They came into the canal at 5.8 kts, just a hair below their cruising speed. Arrived at the Dock at 03:18 and began pumping the brine out of the barge. May 09 they finished discharging the calcium chloride, disconnected from the Barge and made the trip down river to check on the status of the lake before towing their empty barge out. They came back into Port at 18:05, back up river to the barge, tied all up and for real, departed Duluth at 20:30, heading back to Ludington MI for their next adventure.

Info from Tugboat Information site:

CANDACE ELISE:
Built in 1981, by Modern Marine Power Incorporated of Houma, Louisiana (hull #38) as the Perseverance.

In 1983, the tug was was sold. Where she was renamed as the Mr. Bill G.

In 1990, she was acquired by Tidewater Marine Services Incorporated of New Orleans, Louisiana. Where the tug was renamed as the El Rhino Grande.

In 1997, the tug was acquired by the Dann Ocean Towing Company of Tampa, Florida. Where she was renamed the Stephen Dann.

In 2015, she was acquired by the Ashton Marine Company of North Muskegon, Michigan. Where the tug was renamed as the Candace Elise.

Powered by two, Caterpillar 3512TA diesel engines. With Caterpillar 7271 reduction gears, at ratio 7.00:1.00. Turning two 79(in) by 80(in) fixed pitch, four bladed, stainless steel propellers, mounted in kort nozzles. For a rated 2,600 horsepower.

Her electrical service is provided by two, 99kW generator sets. Driven by two, John Deere 6068 diesel engines. The tug's capacities are 50,000 gallons of fuel, 800 gallons of hydraulic oil, 1,900 gallons of lube oil, 5,600 gallons of wash water, and 8,000 gallons of potable water.

The towing equipment consists of an INTERcon DD-175, double drum, towing winch. Outfitted with 2,000(ft) of 1.75(in) towing wire on the primary drum. And, 2,000(ft) of 1.75(in) towing wire on the secondary drum.
(Pat Brufladt)

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