USS Edson to Bay City

[Ronaldski]

News : miNBCnews.com

Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum - Bay City, MI

Navy declares USS Edson sea-worthy, destroyer to begin voyage to Saginaw River tomorrow | MLive.com

Being towed scheduled out of Philly shipyard on Wednesday morning for a two week tow to Bay City.
Scan the marine channels, coast guard freqs for sure. http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Marine

Not too often you will see a navy ship being towed in lake huron and eventually be docked permanently in Bay City.

 

[QwKiE]

If you try to watch this site at the right moment. You might see it being towed by the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron.

Port Huron RiverCam

Need java for the live feed on your computer.

 

[Ronaldski]

Yes you will as it is coming trough the St. Lawrence seaway, lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Detroit river, lake St. Clair, lake Huron, Saginaw bay and then Bay City.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msi...l=44.21371,-71.630859&spn=15.808552,38.144531

Track the voyage http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/de...75.1834&centery=39.89131&zoom=10&type_color=3

 

[Ronaldski]

On it way !
USS Edson gets underway on voyage from Philadelphia to Bay County (with photo gallery) | MLive.com

 

[KB8QDM]

I know the museum up there has been trying to get the Edson for years, and I'm glad they were finally successful. But it does beg the question of what ties the Edson has to Michigan and Bay City.

For what it's worth, I would have almost rather seen them rescue the USCGC Bramble from the Port Huron museum. A 180' bouy tender isn't as flashy as a destroyer, but Bramble has ties to Michigan going back to 1962, it was the ship that worked all the bouys in Saginaw Bay, and up into the river. It was also used to help fight the fire when the M/V Jupiter exploded at the Total dock in 1990.

 

[QwKiE]

Chris this is just a good peace of history and i'll get some pic's when it comes through the lakes to Port Huron from the Detroit area.
But you are right it would be nice if they could rescue all the boats, and who knows maybe what you are asking may come to life some day.

 

[Ronaldski]

Initially they wanted the charles e adams a destroyer of the same class that were built by defoe shipbuilding in Bay City, not that ship though, but it was one that was in more dire need of repairs - still have a shirt and hat from a fundraiser they had. Edson became available so they decided to try for that one.
According to ussedson.org their looking at August 3 for an arrival.

 

[QwKiE]

Just keeps on moving along

Right about now this tug just keeps on tugging, Just south of Halifax, Canada right now.

 

[pjbracing]

Can't find it on the above link anymore! I followed it for a while . .. .

 

[QwKiE]

It comes and gos you just have to look for it as it is right now it is out of range. Meaning he might have his GPS off or some other thing but thats normal for boats to do that.
Just type in the name if its in range it will point it out.

 

[pjbracing]

Thanks! It is a very neat mapping site! I just didn't know if I was doing something wrong . . . .

 

[QwKiE]

Well this morning it was on the map right now not, but it should be just below Halifax, Canada about now.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

If you look at the main page for this tug.
You can read the last AIS "Info Received" time.
Other links available on that page.

TUG: COLONEL
http://marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=366904380

Destination: BAY CITY MICHIGAN
ETA: 2012-08-03 08:00

 

[Ronaldski]

COLONEL - Vessel's Details and Current Position - 7717688 - 366904380

I have that link on my website as well.

 

[Ronaldski]

Expected arrival is now August 5th according the website http://ussedson.org/

 

[drdispatch]

Cool picture!

Looks like she is passing Three Rivers. Well that's the English translation, anyway.

 

[Ronaldski]

Another update..... now they are looking at Monday around noon.

 

[Gator596]

I caught them coming up the Welland Canal. This a very impressive ship! The Colonel has been joined by the tug Ecosse who has taken up position astern.
Comms were all on normal marine freqs.

 

[Ronaldski]

USS Edson stopped at first lock in Welland Canal to Lake Erie | MLive.com

USS Edson passes through last lock in Saint Lawrence Seaway, on to Thousand Islands | MLive.com

USS Edson to receive cannon salute from Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne | MLive.com

 

[QwKiE]

Colonel tug towing USS Edson entering the mouth of the Detroit river 2.45 pm 8/5/2012