- Dates
- 2013-06 – 2013-07
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- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
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- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 2013 Beaver Beacon recounts how the Beaver Islander returned to intensive service after the larger Emerald Isle suffered an engine fire shortly before the July Fourth holiday. The issue also reports that one Emerald Isle engine was shut down as a precaution on August 23 and that the older ferry again filled in. During the first emergency, the Beaver Islander carried passengers and cargo around the clock while repairs restored the larger ferry.
Evidence limits
This retrospective account provides a narrative of the emergency season but does not replace the July issue’s contemporaneous response report or establish every repair detail.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2013, "The Little Ferry That Saved the Summer."Recounts the Beaver Islander's decades of service and its round-the-clock work carrying passengers and cargo while the Emerald Isle was repaired after an engine fire shortly before the July Fourth holiday. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held September issue scan confirms the ferry account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, September 2013, "Not Again."Reports that one Emerald Isle engine was shut down as a precaution on August 23 and that the Beaver Islander again filled in. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held September issue scan confirms the second ferry-service report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Islander helps save Beaver Island's 2013 summer after an Emerald Isle failure”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-islander-saved-summer-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2013, "The Little Ferry That Saved the Summer." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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