Presque-Isle

On the foremidday of Dec 15, the 'Presque Isle' left the Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair in Erie after lengthy repairs. The ship was next headed to Superior with an ETA as of Dec 19 in order to resume its cargo operations.

The "Presque Isle" was likely to be docked at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair in Erie, PA, for repairs of the grounding damage, which it had suffered on the morning of July 30 at Johnson Point on Neebish Island. On Aug 4 the ship was en route to Toledo with an ETA as of Aug 5.

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes was investigating an incident with the 'Presque Isle', which suffered manoeuvrability issues.when it was heading upbound on the southeast side of Neebish Island on July 30, 2025, around 11 a.m. It sailed several more miles upbound and about seven miles downriver of the Soo Locks to drop anchor and carry out an investigation. The crew aboard discovered that approximately 20-gallons of hydraulic oil may have been discharged from an on-board system. In response, a spill boom was placed around the stern, of the vessel and the crew removed all oil from the system. There was some sheen visible on the St. Marys River, which was closed to unbound traffic. After the Army Corps of Engineers completed a survey of the channel, the channel was reopened, All local and tribal partners were notified. The sheen was suspected to be from residual from within the system.

The ship was freed at 12.30 p.m.