Sunday, May 9, 2021 - 7:31 am
Above is a photo of the new Seaway Guardian tugboat. Photo submitted by Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week
MASSENA – A new $24 million tugboat for the St. Lawrence Seaway wasn’t used this past winter, but U.S. Department of Transportation officials say they anticipate using it for the 2021-22 winter.
The Seaway Guardian arrived in Massena last summer, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation had previously announced in a news release.
However, the 62-year-old Robinson Bay was used to break ice this year that had accumulated between Eisenhower and Snell locks. US DOT officials said that was because of “limited ice conditions,” and added that the tug is not undergoing any major reconstruction.