two 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 shp (5,200 kW)[3]
The ship is 730 feet (220 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 37,300 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[3]
The ship was built for American Steamship in 1980 and was originally planned to be named Chicago. The ship was launched August 2, 1979 and named American Mariner for all American seafarers.[3]
Lake Huron incidentedit
On April 28, 2000, the vessel lost steering and struck Light number 7 in the Lake Huron Cut. The Mariner was loaded with taconite for Ashtabula, OH. A survey of damage from the accident revealed a 30-foot by 10-foot tear in the forepeak and another 6-inch-wide tear on the starboard bow stretching nearly 25 feet. Flooding from this damage was so severe that the forward cargo hold and tunnels flooded. Temporary repairs were made to control the flooding and the crew lightened the vessel by offloading 3,100 tons of cargo from the number one hold into fleet mate Adam E. Cornelius. She was refloated and underway on Saturday the 29th. Because American Mariner was blocking the channel, the U. S. Coast Guard temporarily closed the area to commercial navigation. The river closure delayed more than 23 vessels.
Munuscong Lake incidentedit
On March 28, 2024, at approximately 01:00, the ship struck a navigational aid in the midst of Munuscong Lake, blocking the navigation channel of the St. Mary's River.[4] By the afternoon of the following day, she had been cleared to move and left the site under her own power, allowing the shipping channel to be reopened.[5][6] After a stop at anchor in Raber Bay to more fully assess damage, the ship proceeded to Ashtabula, Ohio for repairs.[7] No injuries or pollution were reported.
Referencesedit
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^Colton, Tim. . shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
^ abcdef"M/V American Mariner". American Steamship.
^"Accident closes St. Marys River (update)". Village Media. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^Lehocky, Jim (March 29, 2024). "Update: Freighter that struck buoy in St. Marys River cleared to move". Soo Leader. Village Media. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^Ougler, Jeffrey (March 29, 2024). "UPDATED: American Mariner transited to 'safe anchorage', channel reopened". The Sault Star. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^Ougler, Jeffrey (March 31, 2024). "UPDATED: American Mariner on its way to Ohio for repairs". The Sault Star. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
american, mariner, diesel, powered, lake, freighter, owned, operated, american, steamship, company, this, vessel, built, 1980, shipbuilding, company, sturgeon, wisconsin, included, self, unloading, technology, american, mariner, right, with, drummond, island, . MV American Mariner is a diesel powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company ASC This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin and included self unloading technology American Mariner right with Drummond Island FerryHistoryUnited StatesNameAmerican MarinerBuilderBay Shipbuilding Company 1 Yard number723 1 2 LaunchedAugust 2 1979Completed1980 1 In serviceApril 1980 3 IdentificationCall sign WQZ7791 IMO number 7812567StatusIn service as of 2024General characteristicsClass and typeLake freighterTonnage15 396 GT 1 11 245 NT 1 Length730 ft 220 m overall 3 714 8 ft 217 9 m 1 Beam78 ft 24 m 1 Draft30 ft 11 875 in 9 44563 m midsummer draft 3 42 7 ft 13 0 m hull depth 1 Propulsiontwo 3 500 hp 2 600 kW General Motors Electro Motive Division EMD diesel engines 7 000 shp 5 200 kW 3 The ship is 730 feet 220 m long and 78 feet 24 m wide with a carrying capacity of 37 300 tons at midsummer draft limestone grain coal or iron ore 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Lake Huron incident 1 2 Munuscong Lake incident 2 References 3 External linksHistory editThe ship was built for American Steamship in 1980 and was originally planned to be named Chicago The ship was launched August 2 1979 and named American Mariner for all American seafarers 3 Lake Huron incident edit On April 28 2000 the vessel lost steering and struck Light number 7 in the Lake Huron Cut The Mariner was loaded with taconite for Ashtabula OH A survey of damage from the accident revealed a 30 foot by 10 foot tear in the forepeak and another 6 inch wide tear on the starboard bow stretching nearly 25 feet Flooding from this damage was so severe that the forward cargo hold and tunnels flooded Temporary repairs were made to control the flooding and the crew lightened the vessel by offloading 3 100 tons of cargo from the number one hold into fleet mate Adam E Cornelius She was refloated and underway on Saturday the 29th Because American Mariner was blocking the channel the U S Coast Guard temporarily closed the area to commercial navigation The river closure delayed more than 23 vessels Munuscong Lake incident edit On March 28 2024 at approximately 01 00 the ship struck a navigational aid in the midst of Munuscong Lake blocking the navigation channel of the St Mary s River 4 By the afternoon of the following day she had been cleared to move and left the site under her own power allowing the shipping channel to be reopened 5 6 After a stop at anchor in Raber Bay to more fully assess damage the ship proceeded to Ashtabula Ohio for repairs 7 No injuries or pollution were reported References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 7812567 a b c d e f g h Vessel Documentation Query NOAA US Coast Guard 2015 07 02 Retrieved 2015 07 02 Colton Tim Bay Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay WI shipbuildinghistory com Archived from the original on 2015 07 03 a b c d e f M V American Mariner American Steamship Accident closes St Marys River update Village Media March 28 2024 Retrieved March 28 2024 Lehocky Jim March 29 2024 Update Freighter that struck buoy in St Marys River cleared to move Soo Leader Village Media Retrieved March 31 2024 Ougler Jeffrey March 29 2024 UPDATED American Mariner transited to safe anchorage channel reopened The Sault Star Retrieved March 31 2024 Ougler Jeffrey March 31 2024 UPDATED American Mariner on its way to Ohio for repairs The Sault Star Retrieved April 1 2024 External links editWharton George American Mariner Boatnerd This merchant ship article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV American Mariner amp oldid 1217645003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
