Buoy tender hit by self discharger on Lake Michigan

[Timsen]

The "Hollyhock" arrived in St. Ignace, Michigan, in the evening of Jan 5, after a collision with the "Mesabi Miner" on the northern Lake Michigan. She moored up at about 8:30 p.m. and was undergoing a complete damage assessment. The cutter's crew reported significant damage to the stern and fantail, as well as two punctures in the hull about 20 feet above the waterline. The Coast Guard Cutter "Biscayne Bay", a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, homeported in St. Ignace, had escorted the "Hollyhock" as a precaution.
The crew of the "Mesabi Miner", en route to Gary, Ind., reported a 12-inch crack in the bow about 4 feet above the waterline and said the bow is pushed in about 8 to 12 inches. No pollution or injuries have been reported concerning the incident and neither vessel has reported any flooding. The "Mesabi Miner" was to unload its cargo in Gary, Indiana, and then the damage and planned repairs will be assessed.
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