Reviews & Ratings for the Mesabi-Miner

The US Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a 36-year-old man from the "Mesabi Miner" in the Straits of Mackinac in the evening of Oct 2, 2014. Just before 6 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, received a report of a crew member who was experiencing shortness of breath, pain in his left arm and tightness in his chest aboard the vessel en route to Indiana Harbor, Indiana. Another crew member aboard the vessel, with medical training, was monitoring the man and reported him as conscious and ambulatory. Sector Sault Ste. Marie watchstanders directed the launch of a boat crew from Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, Michigan, aboard a 45-foot response boat, and conducted a conference call with a duty flight surgeon, who recommended a medical evacuation. The "Mesabi Miner" changed its course in order to meet the Station St. Ignace rescue crew closer to St. Ignace. About 10 minutes later, the rescue crew arrived on scene, brought the man aboard their boat and transported him back to St. Ignace where they were met by emergency medical services personnel who stabilized the man and took him via ambulance to McLaren Northern Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan.

The "Hollyhock" arrived in St. Ignace, Michigan, in the evening of Jan 5. 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. - See more at: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2062526/-CORRECTION-Coast-Guard-Cutter-Hollyhock-involved-in-collision-with-motor-vessel-in-Lake-Michigan#sthash.LmtNCppy.dpuf

On Dec 5, 2014, the "Mesabi Miner" ran into the stern of the USCG icebreaker "Hollyhock" on the northern Lake Michigan. The collision happened about 10:45 a.m. about 22 nautical miles west of the Straits of Mackinac. No injuries and no pollution resulted from the collision. The "Hollyhock" was breaking ice, cutting a line west, and hit a hard spot in the ice. the "Mesabi Miner" was astern of the Hollyhock and hit the "Hollyhock"’s stern. The "Hollyhock" sustained significant damage to its stern and fantail. The "Mesabi Miner" sustained damage to its bow. The "Hollyhock" started back toward St. Ignace after the collision and was 10 miles off St. Ignace at 6.45 p.m. The USCG Cutter "Biscayne Bay" was assisting the "Hollyhock", clearing its path back to shore, Showalter said. The "Biscayne Bay" was breaking ice in the lower St. Mary’s River at the time of the collision. The "Mesabi Miner" was carrying iron ore and on its way to Gary, Ind. It was continuing toward Gary, Ind. with its convoy of six commercial vessels after the collision after the USCG "Mobile Bay" arrived at the site and freed the "Mesabi Miner" with assistance from the USCG "Katmai Bay". Report with photos: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2062526/-CORRECTION-Coast-Guard-Cutter-Hollyhock-involved-in-collision-with-motor-vessel-in-Lake-Michigan