- Date
- 2018-04-19
- Kind
- Icebreaking
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeweathertransportationcommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
On April 19, 2018, the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce reported that strong easterly winds had refilled the harbor with ice and that Bud Martin used the tug Shamrock to break a route for Emerald Isle to depart for Charlevoix.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporaneous Chamber report. It records the reported icebreaking and departure context but does not provide an official vessel log, measurements of ice conditions, or a complete account of ferry operations.
Sources
- The Chamber reported that strong east winds had refilled the harbor with ice and that Bud Martin used the tug Shamrock to break ice so Emerald Isle could depart for Charlevoix. It also forecast the vessel’s return that afternoon; the post is a contemporaneous community report, not a ferry or tug log.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012979
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Tug Shamrock breaks harbor ice for Emerald Isle, April 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-icebreaking-april-2018/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, “Emerald Isle Returning - SkyCam - Facebook,” Beaver Island Forum, April 19, 2018..
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