The Harbor Seagull sank in the inner harbor without injury sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning. By Graham Kilmer - Feb 22nd, 2021 07:40 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Harbor Seagull. Photo courtesy of the City on Milwaukee.
A Port Milwaukee Tugboat called the Harbor Seagull sank early Monday morning at a dock in the inner harbor.
No one was hurt, as the vessel sank overnight while unmanned. The 50 foot workboat was discovered to have sunk at approximately 5 a.m., said Port Director
It is believed that the vessel started taking on water late Sunday night or early Monday morning. But the cause of this is currently unknown.
Port Milwaukee Cargo Volumes Rise in 2020
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Port Milwaukee finished 2020 with its highest annual cargo volume in the past seven years.
Despite the unusual year s historic and unprecedented difficulties, including pandemic- and flooding-related challenges, overall tonnage for the municipal port and the adjacent private docks in Milwaukee Harbor rose more than 5%, led by agricultural exports and handling of cement.
“Port Milwaukee’s resilience was on full display in 2020. We overcame flooding resulting from unusually high water levels on Lake Michigan at the start of the year. We also overcame the pandemic’s sustained effect on the economy and on the Port’s essential operations,” said Port Director Adam Tindall-Schlicht. “Our workforce, our partners, and our customers deserve enormous credit for this past year’s successes.”