All the way to the Bong Bridge on this Duluth arrival! The Arthur M Anderson with limestone May 13.

Visit # 6 for the famous Arthur M Anderson. They arrived Duluth 5/13/2021 4:00:00 PM, sailed as far up the river as they can to the C Reiss dock to discharge limestone. That task took them 16.3 hours, they then scooted down the river to the Hallett 5 dock to load blast furnace trim, after that partial load was complete, they shuttled next door to the CN dock to load iron ore. After all that, they departed 5/15/2021 12:50:00 PM after spending a total of 44.8 hours in Port! So far this year their in port time is 171.5 hours.

A few tales of mishaps with the Anderson from boatnerd.com:

On April 6, 1999, the Arthur M. Anderson grounded while inbound to Calcite, MI, in the shipping channel about 1.000 feet from the pier due to low water levels. There was no pollution nor personnel injuries but three double bottom ballast tanks were holed and flooded. The next day, the Anderson was refloated with tug assistance after lightering 7,100 short tons of limestone to the bulker Wolverine. She was moored at Calcite’s pier for inspection and departed April 8 for Sturgeon Bay, WI, for repairs.

In March 2001 after U.S. Steel had completely divested itself from any involvement in transportation, Arthur M. Anderson and her fleet mates sailed for new fleet owners USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., Duluth, MN, a subsidiary of Great Lakes Transportation, Monroeville, PA. By 2003, the fleet’s name was shortened to just Great Lakes Fleet Inc. In 2004, Great Lakes Fleet Inc. was acquired by Canadian National Railway Co., Montreal, QC, as part of that company’s acquisition of several U.S. regional railway interests. Now known formally as Great Lakes Fleet, the ships remain U.S.-flagged and based in Duluth, MN, sailing under the management of Key Lakes Inc., Bala-Cynwyd, PA, in compliance with the Jones Act.

Early on July 15, 2001, the Arthur M. Anderson grounded near Port Inland, MI. She was refloated and under way shortly after with no reported damage. On June 14, 2003, the Anderson struck the sheet pile bulkhead on the Fox River at Green Bay, WI. She was turning in the Green Bay East Turning Basin with the tug Texas assisting when the incident occurred. The Anderson’s bow did not come around fast enough due to a strong northeast wind and a strong inbound river current at the time. The Anderson was undamaged but the bulkhead received about $75,000 in damages. Later, while moored at the Carmuse Lime dock on the Rouge River, the Herbert C. Jackson struck the port quarter of the Anderson’s port lifeboat. Damage was slight and no repairs were necessary.

Ship Particulars

Length 767′ 00″ (233.78m)
Beam 70′ 00″ (21.34m)
Depth 36′ 00″ (10.97m)
Midsummer Draft 27′ 00″ (8.23m)
Unloading Boom Conveyor Length 262′ (79.86m)
Capacity 25,300 tons
Engine Power 7,700 shp steam turbine

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