can we all take a minute to raise a toast to our fallen vessel the Roger Blough. A wonderful long 46 years of hauling ore. with its owners United States Steel, and the Great Lakes Fleet. this vessel served the great lakes with pride and joy, but everything must come to an end. Rest in peace Roger Blough
I just can’t image how these fire start, especially during winter layup. It’s sad to see her going away 😢But she lives on in videos. Thank you to all who video these veteran gentle giants everyday and share them for us to see. 😊
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 your welcome. I will check ur video out. I’m glad she’s still sailing. “Don’t Give up This Ship” flag on some of them.
Special heater in the engine room, which was malfunctioning. Repeating the repair attempt. A ship watcher off the ship as a fire starts. Special winter lay up heater to prevent freeze damage. Sorry to see her go A unique vessel.
I remember my brother and I riding our bikes down to Am Ship building in Lorain, Ohio when she was being built. A fire started on the ship and I believe 5 or 6 men got trapped in the engine room. By the time they cut the hull and found them they had died. Made all the local news and papers.
For those who know the lakes and the ships that sail them this is very hard to watch. Though they may not have a soul they certainly have a life and this is like the passing funeral procession of a dear friend.
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 I spent many a day between the Bluewater bridge and where the Detroit River flows into Lake Erie, and many are the ships I have seen pass. My childhood home was near Marine City. Most of the ships I knew as a child are now gone. The charm of the lakes seems bit less as the ships become fewer in number. Time marches on, the changes that come with it are not always pleasant.
It boggles the mind how a ship in layup, shutdown with cold engines can spontaneously catch fire. Hope the investigators take a hard look at this case.
They could since the rest of the ship is in good condition but I’m not sure they will, if they were to do that they wouldn’t have taken it from a fully functioning shipyard…..
11:22 anybody notice the stern tug lost control and nearly hit the channel marker? White smoke from that tug is due to injector issues he blew an engine
I thought about that, it would be cool. Sadly I have doubts. I heard somewhere that GLF received insurance money and took her off their fleet list……… It’s really sad being the ship is in great condition…..
Really? Oh no…. and I wouldn’t say “great” either, since she was kinda gutted in the stern. And that’s usually the part they remove to make a barge anyways, so yeah….
@@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State well I said great referring to the mid section of the vessel. The cargo holds are in great condition since she only hauled taconite.
Hyphenate "fire-damaged Roger Blough" in the video title, please. Otherwise, you are saying that the fire damaged the ship while it was under tow, not when it actually did happen: "while she was in layup at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI."
can we all take a minute to raise a toast to our fallen vessel the Roger Blough. A wonderful long 46 years of hauling ore. with its owners United States Steel, and the Great Lakes Fleet. this vessel served the great lakes with pride and joy, but everything must come to an end. Rest in peace Roger Blough
Nice statement ! She is safe the the scrapers torch for now at least finding a home in conneaut but she will probably end up meeting the torch.
Mr. Ed you did a fitting an heart felt toast. Hear. Hear Slange
Beautifully said sir! I can't add anything else!
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I just can’t image how these fire start, especially during winter layup. It’s sad to see her going away 😢But she lives on in videos. Thank you to all who video these veteran gentle giants everyday and share them for us to see. 😊
Yes thank you for the nice words ! I just filmed the classic and beautiful laker cuyahoga 2 days ago
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 your welcome. I will check ur video out. I’m glad she’s still sailing. “Don’t Give up This Ship” flag on some of them.
Special heater in the engine room, which was malfunctioning. Repeating the repair attempt. A ship watcher off the ship as a fire starts. Special winter lay up heater to prevent freeze damage. Sorry to see her go
A unique vessel.
I remember my brother and I riding our bikes down to Am Ship building in Lorain, Ohio when she was being built. A fire started on the ship and I believe 5 or 6 men got trapped in the engine room. By the time they cut the hull and found them they had died. Made all the local news and papers.
I don’t understand why there wasn’t a fire suppression system on the ship to put the fire out.🤔
Fair sea's Roger Blough. Salute to the Captain and her crew.
For those who know the lakes and the ships that sail them this is very hard to watch. Though they may not have a soul they certainly have a life and this is like the passing funeral procession of a dear friend.
Yes it is…..
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 I spent many a day between the Bluewater bridge and where the Detroit River flows into Lake Erie, and many are the ships I have seen pass. My childhood home was near Marine City. Most of the ships I knew as a child are now gone. The charm of the lakes seems bit less as the ships become fewer in number. Time marches on, the changes that come with it are not always pleasant.
@@rascal0175 yeah that’s the downfall of loving these ships, they all go away eventually.
She already suffered a fire, there's no reason to torment her with a visit to Conneaut.
It boggles the mind how a ship in layup, shutdown with cold engines can spontaneously catch fire. Hope the investigators take a hard look at this case.
Pretty sure something electrical sparked and fell on oil or something.
If scraped, couldn't they cut the stern off and make a barge self Unloader mated to a tug ???
Just curious 🤔 👀???
They could since the rest of the ship is in good condition but I’m not sure they will, if they were to do that they wouldn’t have taken it from a fully functioning shipyard…..
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 thanks, maybe it might get a new life and migrate back north. One could only hope.
Stranger things do happen.
@@richardbause2453 I do believe in hope but I heard they already got the insurance money from her…… So as of right now things look grim…..
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 just when they're looking for shorter ships 🚢 to get into those tight rivers.
11:22 anybody notice the stern tug lost control and nearly hit the channel marker? White smoke from that tug is due to injector issues he blew an engine
Could have! Never heard anything about that happening though
plus i saw it go by
Fingers crossed she at least gets turned into a barge.
I thought about that, it would be cool. Sadly I have doubts. I heard somewhere that GLF received insurance money and took her off their fleet list……… It’s really sad being the ship is in great condition…..
Really? Oh no…. and I wouldn’t say “great” either, since she was kinda gutted in the stern. And that’s usually the part they remove to make a barge anyways, so yeah….
@@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State well I said great referring to the mid section of the vessel. The cargo holds are in great condition since she only hauled taconite.
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 Ah, that makes much more sense
Sad to see her go into retirement.
Yes it is
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Hyphenate "fire-damaged Roger Blough" in the video title, please. Otherwise, you are saying that the fire damaged the ship while it was under tow, not when it actually did happen: "while she was in layup at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI."
I think the Blough will come back eventually, but because the iron ore economy is in the shitter, not yet.
Hopefully….
Sadly, there is only one reason for her to leave an active shipyard for Conneaut and that is scrapping….
@@scottwendt9575 yeah probably took her there because Marine Recycling in Port Colburne was full with other ships.
I filmed it at the exact same time on my channel
Nice ! I wanted to go see her but I couldn’t
@@GreatLakesStateProductions6708 can you watch it pls (and subscribe)
@@plushforce I will !