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By Tanda Gmiter of mlive.com - July 9, 2020 In the month leading up to the fire, the chief engineer and an OEM service tech had removed and reinstalled the burner multiple times while troubleshooting; the repeated removal likely damaged the burner's mounting coupling, leading to its failure, NTSB determined. The Maritime Executive. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. [12], In December of 1965, Blough purchased a plot of land in town of Hawley and gifted the funds needed to create a new building for the Hawley Public Library. Shes a unique ship, Dietman said. The Rand Logistics fleet is operated in three separate entities, American Steamship Co., Grand River Navigation, and Lower Lakes Towing. Although the firm employed more than 30,000 workers in Birmingham, Ala., company president Blough in 1963 "went out of his way to announce that any attempt to use his company position in Birmingham to pressure local whites was 'repugnant to me personally' and 'repugnant to my fellow officers at U.S. "U.S. Coast Guard responding to grounded freighter in Whitefish Bay", "MV Roger Blough Aground in Lake Superior", "Lightering Operations begin on Motor Vessel Roger Blough in Lake Superior, Update 9", "Motor vessel Roger Blough safely anchored in Waiska Bay, Update 11", "Lightering operations complete on motor vessel Roger Blough, Update 13", "Roger Blough enroute to Sturgeon Bay for Repairs, Update 14", "Roger Blough starts on fire in Sturgeon Bay, Update 15 they spotted the smoke from a sky cam at around 3 AM", "Engine Room Fire aboard Bulk Carrier Roger Blough (MIR-22/19)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV_Roger_Blough&oldid=1118548263, Shuttle Boom type Self-Unloading dry bulk carrier, This page was last edited on 27 October 2022, at 16:36. MV Roger Blough, an iron ore bulk carrier vessel built for U.S. Steel in 1968-72 and used starting in 1972 in Great Lakes service to transport taconite pellets from Lake Superior to ports on Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, was named in his honor. Can Europe. 934 talking about this. The 858-foot self unloading bulk carrier makes multiple trips through the Soo Locks each year carrying goods along the St. Lawrence Seaway. At the time of the incident, the Roger Blough was in winter lay-up at . Anybody whos part of a ship-board fire knows that youre basically turning on an oven to 1,000 to 1,200 degrees and crawling into it, Dietman said. The freighter that caught fire at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in February 2021 is heading for bluer waters. According to the National Transportation Safety Board's August 17, 2022, incident report[16] "the probable cause of the engine room fire aboard the bulk carrier Roger Blough was likely the repeated removal and reinstallation of the furnaces burner that led to the failure of its mounting coupling, resulting in the operating burner dropping to the bottom of its enclosure and fracturing its fuel supply line, which allowed diesel fuel to ignite. He was 81. The freighter, built by the American Shipbuilding Company in Ohio, launched in 1972. Thankfully, there were no injuries and the fire was contained to just the one ship, Fincantieri Marine Group spokesman Eric Dent wrote the News Tribune from Washington, D.C., calling it premature to speculate on the Bloughs future operational availability.. A tugboat shifted the vessel about 20 feet to port, creating separation on the starboard side for better access. Report IDs mariners' errors in Blough ship grounding Between issues, check the Newsfeed page for other updates. Tim Kowols. Her self-unloading equipment consists of a single hold belt leading to an aft incline-belt system to 52 shuttle boom. Contents. Once there, it could become anything from a car to a refrigerator. The 858-foot-long, self-unloading freighter was supposed to launch in July 1971, but an engine room fire that . Ships of the Great Lakes | Unofficial!. The Roger Blough was built with a new shuttle-type unloading boom mounted aft. On the morning of June 24, 1971 a gasket let go of a fuel line after 30,000 gallons of diesel had been pumped into the soon-to-be up and running ore carrier. The Roger Blough is another biggie. And at that point we knew we had a belt fire, Dietman said, referring to the thick rubber conveyor belt. The U.S.-flagged Roger Blough was built in the early 1970s at the American Ship Building Co. yard in Ohio. Scrap metal can be turned into anything, he said. 8-9. You cant be rushing in. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Vessel Utilization. In addition, the furnace had no fire-activated automatic fuel oil shutoff valve on the piping before the burner, which would have stopped the fuel feeding the fire and limited its spread. The Roger Blough blew one of her engines in July 1992. The ship was among just a few launched before 1950 still plying the lakes. Her original propeller was eventually replaced with a skewed propeller to help smoothen her ride. Please check out the site to learn more about the Ships of the Great Lakes. [10], Blough died at his home in Hawley on October 8, 1985. The Roger Blough was docked at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding facility on Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin when a fire started in the engine room on February 1, 2021. [13], MVRoger Blough, an iron ore bulk carrier vessel built for U.S. Steel in 1968-72 and used starting in 1972 in Great Lakes service to transport taconite pellets from Lake Superior to ports on Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, was named in his honor. Bow section: Keel laid Sept 3, 1968; launched Dec 21, 1968. Roger Blough damaged in Wisconsin fire New Soo Lock gets $480M in president's 2022 budget Wreck of the Contest re-emerges from Lake Michigan Deep in Lake Michigan, divers find ship lost in 1899. Marie, Ont. Roger Blough towed to Conneaut Are forward accommodations rising back to the top of ship design trends? 2021 Professional Mariner. Marine Historical Society of Detroit, 1996. The ship was launched on June 3, 1972, and christened on June 5. Rumors heard that the price to repair the ship was more then what it was worth due to its bad fires it had onboard. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Coal power continues phase out, future of Great Lakes steel production comes to life, Lake Superior weather makes for impressive scenes, A new future for a historic trade route: The history of the Magdalen Islands salt run and the vessels that sailed it. The M/V Roger Blough left Sturgeon Bay on Thursday morning after spending more than a year sitting in lay-up following the blaze that the National Transportation Safety Board estimates caused more than $100 million in damage. Check back often for new listings! Instead, its known as a major Great Lakes shipyard, where 10 to 20 vessels winter every offseason, their maintenance and repair tended to by scores of tradespeople. Firefighters arrived within four minutes but struggled to access the vessel due to smoke and intense heat. It was launched in 1972 after a delay of nearly a year caused by an engine fired that resulted in the death of four workers who asphyxiated. [3][4] However, on June 24, 1971, the ship suffered a major engine room fire which killed four and caused serious damage. Roger Bloughs crew ultimately recovered a 25-person life raft from the ill-fated ship. 3980 Sherman St., Ste 100 The origin of the fire was in the engine room near a winter furnace, Dietman said, adding that the specific cause remains under investigation. The shipkeeper was not on the list, and he only woke up seven minutes later when the fire alarm in his cabin went off. That same year he re-joined White & Case as a partner[9] and founded the Construction Users Anti-Inflation Roundtable, "affectionately known" as "Roger's Roundtable". National Transportation Safety Board investigators were unable to determine with certainty what caused the fire, which started in an engine room workshop. She suffered extensive damage to her aft accommodations, unloading equipment, and engine room. Listed below is the current fleet of Great Lakes ships. The burner assembly's mounting coupling broke, and the burner dropped and fractured its own fuel line, igniting a fire. Photo courtesy of DRE Designs owner Andrea Guerriero. Following college he was basketball coach and math teacher. By that point, the fire was already spreading. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. The Maritime Executive, Published And even though the local firefighters have trained on the Wilfred Sykes and the Joseph L. Block while those vessels have been in port, it didnt necessarily transfer to knowledge of the Blough, which, like many vessels, is a one of a kind. Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping - BoatNerd.Com www.BoatNerd.Com Keystone officials at the time attributed the layup of the ship and two other bulk carriers, Philip R. Clarke and Edgar B. Speer, to the pandemic-related economic slowdown. All posts to be in English From $8.95 Photo Great Lake Freighter Roger Blough -9296. "We're blessed by having [the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department] who are so responsive to the community," said Eric Dent with Fincantieri Shipyard. Regular price $13.95 . She was tied up at the old coal dock slip for continued layup. 2023 WBDK/WRKU/WRLU/WSBW, New Radio, Inc. Bridging the Gap with Stoneman-Schopf Agency. She was a frequent sight on the Saginaw River, often juxtaposed against speedboats and various sailing vessels during regular Tall Ships celebrations in Bay City. It takes a while to cool the steel enough so you dont get reignition and to operate within it. [6] President Kennedy believed that this price increase violated an unwritten agreement that he had brokered between the industry and the United Steel Workers union, and called a press conference in response, held on April 11, 1962. Launched amid World War II, the 620-foot ship would have been eligible to collect social security checks about 15 years ago were it a person. 324 N 1st Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, USA 2021-Feb-01. Self-discharging bulk carrier ROGER BLOUGH caught fire on Feb 1 in Wisconsin shipyard, Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan, USA, where the ship was docked for a winter lay-up. Firefighters tried other ways to get into the ship, including through a cargo tunnel, but they were turned back. The Roger Blough burned for several hours early Monday, requiring a massive suppression effort at the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, shipyard where it had been wintering. All Rights Reserved. What they found was a boat on fire that was sandwiched by others. Her delivery was delayed when a major fire broke out in her engine room in June 1971 . Roger Blough on the way to the scrapyard 1 / 4 Roger Blough last trip though the Straits of Mackinac 35 8 8 comments Add a Comment big-rigging-hours 2 mo. Due to the economic downturn of 1981, the Blough was laid up at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from September 2, 1981 to September 27, 1987. The bow section was not built to the full designed width of 105 initially, as the graving dock at AmShips Lorain yard was not wide enough. Mar 1, 2023 8:15 PM by Soon afterward, they saw heavy smoke coming from the ships stern. Wharton, George. They were able to extinguish belt fires in some areas despite flames and high heat. The Blough was the final U.S. laker to be constructed in the traditional style, with the pilothouse and cabins forward and the engine room aft. The vessel, identified as the 19th-century schooner barge Ironton, was found within the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2019, and its discovery was first announced on Wednesday. Her fleetmate Edgar B. Speer, also bound for Gary, arrived on August 9, towing the Blough side-by-side to Gary where they unloaded. The vessel left Sturgeon Bay with the assistance of tug boats. Get the details of the current Voyage of ROGER BLOUGH including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 7222138, MMSI 366972030, Call Sign WDH7559 She had been anchored . The boat is saved; its floating, its secure and stable.". As of 2018 this vessel remained in service.[14][15]. The woman in green's hat changes from green to brown. The man was able to self-rescue, Dietman said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Greenwoods Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016, Harbor House Publishers, 2016. SAULT STE. The vessel ROGER BLOUGH (IMO: 7222138 ) is a Self Discharging Bulk Carrier built in 1972 (50 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Unknown. Steel.'" The U.S.-flagged ship typically carries taconite, a sedimentary rock containing iron. [5], The Roger Blough assisted in the search for SSEdmund Fitzgerald. 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