And the Tug Kathy Lynn

Across the river from where I was waiting was another tugboat.

 The Kathy Lynn is owned by Ryba Marine.  Again, I'm not sure why she was in Bay City but I think she may have been part of the river dredging.  I think she was bringing a barge full of stuff pulled up from the bottom of the river.

She was originally built in 1944 as an Army tug.  In 1979, she was sold to a company and was known as the Sea Islander.  In 1991, she made her way to the lakes where she got her current name.

Stopping in Huron, Ohio.

Since it was on the way, I decided to make a brief stop in Huron, Ohio.  The two ships that I saw there in layup are still there.

 First up was the Thomas R. Morrish, she was performing dredging operations in the river.

 The John J. Boland is still laid up here but she may be leaving soon.  I saw a sheet that said she would be leaving sometime in early April.  That would be a good thing, I think.

 Another angle of her.  I hope to catch her in action again soon.

The Adam E. Cornelius is going to remain laid up for a little longer though.  I'm not sure when she will be coming out again if at all.

After taking pictures of the boats, I ended up stopping at this little restaurant on US-6.  It was pretty good, I would consider it again if I come this way.

Part of the Day in Cleveland

I decided to head over to Cleveland yesterday.  I was hoping that I would catch a ship as she was heading into the Cuyahoga River.  I decided to take my normal route of late using Ohio Route 2 instead of the Turnpike.  I was going to stop at the Marblehead Lighthouse but when I did there were a ton of people there and I didn't really feel like battling with people to get pictures.

 So I headed to Wendy Park in hopes of getting that ship but as you can see, empty river.

 I did manage to catch a heron as it was flying over and a couple of trains but the trains are in a following post.

 A shot of the Coast Guard station, at least it was a nice day.

 From a slightly closer spot.  As I looked, the door was open and I was almost tempted to walk in but discretion got the better of me.

 Another shot of the Cleveland Skyline.   I will have to admit, the Midwest has some pretty cool skylines.

 I found another spot where I could get a different angle of the Coast Guard station.

 A shot of the pier light I normally get.

 And the other one.

 I ended up going to another spot as I was waiting for a boat that I thought was going to come out.  Kind of gave me a different angle of the city.

 I kind of like this bridge.  It is a swing bridge and it was built in 1901 by the King Bridge Company.  It seems unusual in that only part of it is over the water.

 I was wondering why there was a fence around it.  Now I know.

 Looking from around the bridge.

 I'm not sure what this building is but it looks like it may have been a depot or something at one time.

 Another view of the Bridge.

As I was waiting, I caught the Thomas Morrish which is owned by Ryba Marine.  I think she is doing some dredge work.

The Kathy Lynn Passes St. Clair

It was a nice enough night, so I decided to see what was coming down the river.  Since there was a ship that I like heading down, I decided to go boatwatching tonight.

 First I headed to St. Clair in the hopes of catching the Indiana Harbor.  I didn't catch her but I saw this tugboat pushing a barge.

 Turns out that the tug was the Kathy Lynn which I saw one of the times I was down in Cleveland.

 I was pretty happy to see her since it doesn't seem like I catch tugboats all that much.  Or I just don't know when to go looking for them.  At any rate, a proper tugboat looks pretty cool.

It didn't take too long for her to pass.

And now the Kathy Lynn

I wasn't really expecting the harbor to be all that busy.  I didn't see many ships the past few times that I visited Cleveland.  It seemed like the harbor was pretty bustling yesterday.

 Following closely behind the Roman was the tugboat Kathy Lynn pushing a barge.

 The Kathy Lynn is owned by Ryba Marine Construction out of Cheboygan, Michigan.  I may have seen her before but I'm not sure.  At any rate, a little bit of her history.

 She was built at the Decatur Iron and Steel Company of Decatur, Alabama for the US Army in 1944.  She was originally known as ST-693 which meant she was a small tug.  Eventually, she was transferred to the Corps of Engineers and renamed Wilmington.

 In 1979, she was retired from her service to her country and sold to Stevens Marine of South Carolina and renamed the Sea Islander.

 In 1992, she was sold to her current owners Ryba Marine of Cheboygan, Michigan.  She was given her current name.  She has an overall length of 85 feet and is currently powered by a Cummins Diesel Engine with 1500 horsepower.

 She made a couple of trips up and down the river as she is carrying out dredged materials.

 It was kind of cool to get a tugboat picture, since I don't get those all that often.

One more shot of her.