Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern . The Roger Blough was one of the ships that helped look for the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 after that ship famously went down in a powerful storm and was the ship that discovered one of the Edmund Fitzgerald's empty 50-man life boats. Four lives lost. The 858-foot long self-unloading bulk carrier has been a popular ship for freighter fans to photograph as the ship made its way from port to port and through the Soo Locks during the regular . Found inside – Page 3Thousand-foot Ships on the Great Lakes Raymond A. Bawal. in 1855. ... In 1972, the STEWART J. CORT and ROGER BLOUGH entered service for the Bethlehem Steel ... 858' Great Lakes Freighter Roger Blough in Heavy Seas on Lake Superior As . WBAY-TV reported crews were called to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding at about 2 a.m. No injuries were reported. About 300 men were working on the ship at the time of the fire, and . Found inside – Page 12... Labor Department following an investigation into the fire aboard the merchant ship " Roger Blough " on June 24 , 1971 , in which four employees died . The second mate positioned the Roger Blough to enter the Birch Point Course lined-up on the far-left side of the channel. The Roger Blough was one of the ships that helped look for the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 after that ship famously went down in a powerful storm and was the ship that discovered one of the Edmund Fitzgerald's empty 50-man life boats. Fire at Bay Ship. (file / News Tribune) Key Lakes did not respond to inquiries about what . Feb. 1, 2021. In this position, he is best known for serving as the American steel industry's principal spokesman when the industry clashed in April 1962 with President John F. Kennedy on the issue of . Two minutes later, the W. I. Scott Purvis met the Anglian Lady tow near Gros Cap Reefs Light and made-up to the Tim S. Dool's stern. Casey Conley The 858-foot bulk carrier caught fire early on Feb. 1 while docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for an extended layup. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough. The ship's launch was originally planned for July 1971. © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); WDIO-TV, LLC
Found inside – Page 20... income tax adopted Four die in fire aboard the ore carrier Roger Blough , largest ship ever built totally on the Great Lakes , at American Ship Building ... On June 24, 1971, just a week before the ship's launch from American Shipbuilding Co. in Lorain, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Roger Blough. Above, the Roger Blough departs Duluth on July 23, 2014 with iron ore pellets loaded at the CN dock in West Duluth. The Roger Blough sailed on her maiden voyage June 15, 1972 departing Lorain in ballast for Two Harbors, MN. [11] The vessel was refloated off the reef at 10:45 AM, June 4, and anchored at Waiska Bay for further evaluation or repairs. Bow section: Keel laid Sept 3, 1968; launched Dec 21, 1968. (Studio) 4 workers missing in ship fire in Lorain, Ohio; film shows United States Steel Company ship Roger Blough burning; 15 injured. The contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. It's not the first fire aboard the Roger Blough. (Lorain, Ohio) Tanker Roger Blough still burning; 15 injured, 4 missing; fire broke out while engines being replaced. Crews used a cutting torch to open holes above the ship’s 01 deck, allowing hose teams to spray water inside. Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a . (Greg Barber) This large traditional styled Great Lakes self unloading bulk carrier was built in two sections as hull #900 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH for the USS Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN at a cost of approximately $20 million. 1972 Roger Blough. The Ronna is a heavy lift ship that was headed to the Port Terminal to discharge wind turbine pieces. #Self-discharging #bulkcarrier #ROGERBLOUGH caught #fire on Feb 1 in #Wisconsin #shipyard, #Sturgeon #Bay, #Lake #Michigan, #USA, where the ship was #docked . Roger Blough's crew ultimately recovered a 25-person life raft from the ill-fated ship. Fox 11 . Iconic laker fire, Sturgeon Bay, Great Lakes 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. Responders cut Roger Blough loose from the two surrounding ships in case the situation escalated. Contact Us | Public Information, Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public file should contact Vicki Kaping at vkaping@wdio.com or (218) 727-6864, FCC Applications | Privacy Policy |
She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. Duluth Harbor Cam. [8][3], On May 27, 2016, the Roger Blough ran aground on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior with some minor flooding reported. The ship is. Donbas Ukrainian is a former Soviet repair ship that was converted to a command ship of the Ukrainian Navy Project 304 NATO reporting name Amur. Found inside – Page 65M.V. Roger Blough , at Shipyard , Lorain , Ohio The M. V. Roger Blough is a super ore carrier ship . It is about 860 feet long and displaces some 45,000 ... Upon arrival at Two Harbors, the vessel took on 41,608 tons of taconite ore pellets. That's a type of bulk carrier. Updated: February 01, 2021 12:28 PM
The fire was reported board the MV Roger Blough, that was spending its winter layover at Bay Ship. FIRE DAMAGES ORE CARRIER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough. Roger Blough arrived at Bay Shipbuilding last summer. Built in two sections. This article needs additional citations for verification. [10] At 5:45 AM on June 3, the Roger Blough began offloading some of its taconite cargo to the SS Philip R. Clarke to lift the ship off the reef. 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. VIDEO: Firefighters are battling a fire at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. Found inside – Page 61he came up , the bow was gone , he was near the raft , and he saw the stern of the ship swing to port , and then , with propellor high in the air , plunge ... The Blough is wintering in Sturgeon Bay WI. Workers at Bay Shipbuilding reported the fire at 0138 after noticing thick black smoke rising from the stack. Found inside – Page 74On June 24 , 1971 , the Roger M. Blough , an 858 - foot ship , suddenly caught fire from a welder's torch and it spread to a 20,000 - gallon fuel tank ... Her delivery was delayed when a major fire broke out in her engine room in June 1971 . Total damage exceeded $150 million.
Efforts to make sure the fire was contained . Roger Blough Fire. for men are missing and may be trapped below deck. (Studio) Shipyard fire in Lorain, Ohio, leaves injured and missing workers. Co-presenters for the program are retired Lorain Fire Fighter Andy Drwal and Lorain Historical Society Curator Kaitlyn Donaldson. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws. Above, the Roger Blough departs Duluth on July 23, 2014 with iron ore pellets loaded at the CN dock in West Duluth. Roger Blough 1972-Present Roger Blough on the St. Marys River, July 9, 2018. The Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough may have carried its last load. The Roger Blough fire is the second major incident involving a laid-up laker in two years. The fire burned for nearly 12 hours, causing serious damage to the ship’s cargo conveyor belt and aft spaces above and below deck. The Sturgeon Bay firefighters and several other fire departments responded. All rights reserved, WDIO-DT FCC Public Inspection File |
Conditions improved by daybreak and crews began attacking the fire from inside. Stern section: keel laid Dec 29, 1969 in dry dock; bow section joined with stern section July 25, 1970 and vessel completed in dry dock. Main ship particulars are length of 277 m and beam of 34 m. Maps below show the following voyage data - Present Location, NExt port, Estimated (ETA) and Prediced Time .
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The M/V ROGER BLOUGH is in winter layup and is tied up amongst 3 other boats at Fincantieri Bay Ship, Sturgeon Bay. Roger Blough. Found inside – Page 16... be the largest ship on the Great Lakes , the MN Roger M. Blough . One year after this photo was taken , while still under construction , a fire started ... Found inside – Page 64S.S. " Roger Blough ” . was put in service after a fire while in dry dock . ... M.V. “ Stewart J. Cort , ” the largest and fastest ship on the Lakes , is on ... A report was received at about 02:00 by first responders in the town of Sturgeon Bay that the CN-operated laker Roger Blough had caught fire. It caught fire while in harbour in Wisconsin yesterday. Fire Chief Tim Dietman tells Action 2 News crews are having trouble finding the source of the fire. COPYRIGHT 2021 BY CHANNEL 3000. Feb 1, 2021 | 6:31 AM. The ship is owned by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. and is named for the former chairman of U.S. Steel, Roger Blough. YouTube. MV Roger Blough. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough, which frequently makes trips to the Twin Ports. A Hubbard Broadcasting Company. FireBoat 7 Wilmington, De. STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Rep. Mike Gallagher visited members of the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department Friday to thank them for their work in putting out the fire on board the M/V Roger Blough. fifteen others were injured the ship had been fueled in preparation for sea trials which were to begin next monte. Upon arrival at Two Harbors, the vessel took on 41,608 tons of taconite ore pellets. Duluth Target to expand grocery line, add adult beverages, Canada invokes US treaty in Line 5 pipeline dispute, Erupting Hawaii volcano's alert level is lowered to 'watch', 2 inert grenades found in powder caused bridge shutdown, Minneapolis cop who killed 911 caller resentenced Oct. 21, Chip shortages are changing the way consumers buy cars, Duluth man faces 21 charges in connection with daylong crime spree, Costco ready for October 28 Grand Opening. . Fire crews were on the scene. The Blough often travels to the Northland to bring iron ore to the steel mills. At about 1:30 a.m., fire broke out on the bulk carrier Roger Blough. While on this voyage, the Roger Blough carefully sailed upbound passing by the sunken Sidney E. Smith, Jr. in Port Huron, MI on June 15th. "The bottom line is the pandemic," Mitch Koslow told the Minnesota Star Tribune. WBAY reported the ship, a bulk carrier, was being stored for winter. STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- A fire on a ship in Sturgeon Bay is believed to be under control. Created: February 01, 2021 09:38 AM. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough. The 858 feet long Great Lakes carrier was docked between the M/V JAMES R. BARKER and the M/V AMERICAN MARINER. Found inside – Page 6... IN ORE CARRIER " ROGER BLOUGH " . 43825 , 43826 PNEUMATIC VERSUS ELECTRONIC 44074 RELIABILITY OF . SAFETY AGAINST FIRE AND EXPLOSION RISKS 44419 OF SHIP ... National Transportation Safety Board investigators were unable to determine with certainty what caused the fire, which started in an engine room workshop. [12] Lightering operations were completed at Waiska Bay on June 7, 2016 with the SS Philip R. Clarke and the SS Arthur M. Anderson receiving the remainder of the taconite cargo. MV Roger Blough Visually. Copyright 2021 WDIO-TV LLC, a Hubbard Broadcasting Company. Smoke can be seen on our Sturgeon Bay Skycam. Friday, June 25, 1971 1971 Four Missing As Fire Rips Ore Carrier LORAIN, Ohio, MPI - F o u r men were unaccounted for as fire spread through the giant ore carrier Roger Blough yesterday afternoon . Great Lakes freighter Roger Blough caught fire in the early hours of Monday February 1st at a shipyard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. WBAY reported the ship, a bulk carrier, was being stored for winter. Soon afterward, they saw heavy smoke coming from the ship’s stern. the stern of Roger Blough, above, is illuminated by lights at dawn on Feb. 1 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. A tugboat shifted the ship about 20 feet to port during the firefighting response, left, creating separation from the adjacent bulk The bulker St. Clair caught fire in February 2019 in the Port of Toledo, Ohio, and burned for nearly 36 hours. The ship, operated by Keystone Shipping, was docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for winter. Fire Chief Tim Dietman said the fire was in a ship called the Roger Blough. DMCA Notice |
Found inside – Page 38Rogers ordered the vessel turned around in an effort to get her safely into ... to VESSEL PASSAGES UP FRIDAY A.M. Vandoc 12:05 UP FRIDAY P.M. Roger Blough ... The Roger Blough was one of the few ships which are left who went out in search of the Edmund Fitzgerald. “Crews were going to make entry (from) the main deck, and when they got to the aft end and opened a starboard door, they were met with heavy, thick black smoke from ceiling to floor,” Dietman said. While on this voyage, the Roger Blough carefully sailed upbound passing by the sunken Sidney E. Smith, Jr. in Port Huron, MI on June 15th. Dietman says the fire is on a ship called the Roger Blough. 44.8K subscribers. Found inside – Page 24ROGER. BLOUGH. Since the late 1800s the growth of vessel size on the Great ... However, on June 24, 1971 a fire broke out in the engine room of the laker at ... WBAY reported the ship, a bulk carrier, was being stored for winter. Roger Blough. Roger Blough would pass on the left side of the channel. Smoke could be seen on our . May 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The Roger Blough glides through the Duluth Ship Canal as the first ship of the new season to depart Duluth-Superior in 2017. Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Found inside – Page 46Vessel operator or owner Type or description of work performed Anticipated date of completion SAGINAW ... 1996 Roger Blough USS Great Misc . repairs Sept. Boat nerds in the area will be saddened to learn of a fire on the Great Lakes Freighter, Roger Blough. MV Roger Blough is a ship built in 1972 by American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio. (file / News Tribune) Key Lakes did not respond to inquiries about what . A Great Lakes freighter with a special place in history caught fire overnight in a Wisconsin shipyard where it is being stored for the winter. Photo by Craig Sterrett. Found inside – Page 188... Lakes Fleet Inc. The ROGER BLOUGH has been an unlucky ship . On June 24 , 1971 as she was nearing completion the engine room was destroyed by fire . "Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the heroic efforts of the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department. Found inside – Page 6The largest property - loss fire of 1971 was the $ 10,000,000 destruction of the ore carrier ship Roger Blough under construction and nearing completion at ... Roger Blough’s ship keeper was asleep in his room at the time but escaped without injury, Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman said. Please post any updates in the comments below. Photo by Roger LeLievre Specs Build Information Year Built: 1972 Builder: American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH Hull #900 Registry: U. S. 533062 IMO #7222138 Laid Down: Bow Section: June 3, 1968; Stern Section: December 29, 1969 Launch Date: Bow Section: December 21,… It is powered by two Pielstick V16 diesel engines turning a massive 19 foot diameter single propeller. Four years later, in November 1975, the bulker assisted in the search for the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. The 858-foot long self-unloading bulk carrier has been a popular ship for freighter fans to photograph as the ship made its way from port . WBAY reported the ship, a bulk carrier, was being stored for winter. She serves as a lake freighter on the Great Lakes. The incident prompted a major response from firefighters. Dietman says the fire is on a ship called the Roger Blough. Found inside – Page 238The season was marred significantly by a midseason fire aboard ... Ice continued to plague the U.S. Steel fleet as the 858foot Roger Blough and 767 - foot ... Welcome to the online home of Freighters Newsletter, the bi-monthly publication of Shipwatcher News. 2,052 likes. Neither of those ships caught fire, but James R. Barker sustained modest smoke damage in some aft internal spaces, Dietman said. The ship, operated by Keystone Shipping, was docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for winter. The 'Roger Blough' caught fire on Feb 1, 2021, at 2 a.m. at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where it was laid up for the winter. In the early hours of February 1st, a bulk carrier ship holding fuel and docked for the winter, the M/V Roger Blough, caught fire. Found inside – Page 17Of course , fire has also afflicted unregistered ships and pleasure craft ... as in the shipyard tragedy of the giant Roger Blough before she was launched . The ship, operated by Keystone Shipping, was docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for winter. It was published as Shipwatcher News from 2014 to 2018 and Great Lakes Shipping Chronicle from 2018 to 2020 before becoming Freighters in 2020. Reciting part of the speech to the fire department, Gallagher said, "Madame Speaker I rise today in recognition of the heroic efforts of the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department." With little damage to the 858-foot long Roger Blough ship, Chief Tim Dietman is proud of the work from his crews that day. “They attempted entry but it was so thick they had to back out.”. Crews were called around 2 a.m. to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. WBAY reported the ship, a bulk carrier, was being stored for winter. The ship is owned by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. and is named for the former chairman of U.S. Steel, Roger Blough. Lightering operations have been planned for the . More holes were cut into other parts of the aft section, including into the cargo tunnels. Firefighters arrived within four minutes but struggled to access the vessel due to smoke and intense heat. Firefighters from around the area are at Bay Shipbuilding Monday morning to put out a fire on one of the docked ships. The ship's launch was originally planned for July 1971. Crews had difficulty finding the source of a fire that erupted aboard a ship that was being stored for the winter at Fincantieri Bay . The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, United States Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board, Dietman said. U.S. Coast Guard Photo. a ship christened just 18 days ago. They were able to extinguish belt fires in some areas despite flames and high heat. She. Firefighters tried other ways to get into the ship, including through a cargo tunnel, but they were turned back. Firefighters dispensed roughly 1.4 million gallons of water during the response. ROGER BLOUGH Current Position Where is the current position of ROGER BLOUGH presently? About 300 men were working on the ship at the time of the fire, and . WBAY reported the fire started on the Roger Blough early . Found inside – Page 350But a vessel known simply as Hull 905 was scheduled for launching in October ... In June 1971 the U.S. Steel ore carrier Roger Blough lay ninety - eight ... 1. It's unclear how much damage the Roger Blough sustained. 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Iconic laker fire, Sturgeon Bay, Great Lakes. Roger Blough entered service in 1972, a year later than expected, after a fire in its engine room left four people dead in June 1971. Found inside – Page 83The Canadian motor vessel Marine Trader has had a fire in her cabins . ... The Roger Blough locked down only a few hours earlier , and her season has been ... Firefighters in Wisconsin battled a blaze early Monday on a ship in Sturgeon Bay. As noted in one Journal report, "Temperatures inside the hull reached 2,500 degrees at times while the fire, confined to the ship's stern, was being . Don’t assume what other ship will do, Gulf group launches first-ever Jones Act enforcement vessel, Unattended candles, inoperable alarms cited in fire that destroyed megayacht, Bulkers hit nearly head-on in Welland Canal accident that goes viral, Great Lakes bulk carrier seriously damaged by fire during layup. Canadian National referred questions about the incident to Keystone, which did not respond to an inquiry. Photo: WDIO FILE, WDIO
Attempts to make sure the fire was contained continued until the afternoon. Sea trials and delivery were delayed by a year to June 1972.
Firefighting teams responded, understood fire was extinguished, but extent of damages remains unknown. Found inside – Page 2Early belt that runs through the bottom of the systems and their ship - like seagoing ship , dumping the powdered ... years port ROGER BLOUGH on March 26 . STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters in Wisconsin battled a blaze early Monday on a ship in Sturgeon Bay. On the morning of June 24, 1971, a week before the . There was a fire on the Roger Blough yesterday. Roger Blough Fire - June 24, 1971. Site Map, This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. The firefighters initially had trouble finding the source of the fire. On November 11, 1975, the morning after the sinking, the crew of the Roger Blough recovered a 25-person life raft from the Edmund Fitzgerald. Roger Blough, named for a former chairman of U.S. Steel, is part of Canadian National Railway’s Great Lakes fleet based in Duluth, Minn. The damage was limited to the ship itself, while it is unknown if anyone was aboard when the fire happened. He estimated total damage to the ship at more than $20 million. The U.S.-flagged Roger Blough was built in the early 1970s at the American Ship Building Co. yard in Ohio. It was not clear at press time if the ship would be repaired. Found inside – Page 5Fire Dashes Lakes ' lakes narrow channels . But all that changed in a matter of hours ... s Roger Blough on June Blough , in which four shipyard work24. The Blough, a bulk ore carrier, was completed in 1972 and is still in service today. Decatur semi crash spills liquid manure, injures driver LORAIN — Lorain Historical Society will commemorate 50 years since the Roger Blough fire with a program 7 p.m. May 18. Four men were unaccounted for and at least 15 were treated for smoke inhalation. Found inside – Page 215Unfortun- began to take shape at American Ship ately , new taconite ... 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