- Dates
- 2010-06-24 – 2010-06-25
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On June 24, 2010, the Beacon reported that the tug Gregory J. Busch had stopped with a half-loaded barge near Beaver Harbor after observers noticed an aft list. An inspection followed, and the tug and barge continued on the next morning.
Evidence limits
This preserves the newspaper’s local account; it does not establish the cause of the list, the identity of the diver, or a marine casualty.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Safe Haven."Describes the tug Gregory J. Busch and its half-loaded barge being inspected after observers noticed an aft list on June 24; the vessels departed the following morning. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the harbor report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Gregory J. Busch barge is inspected near Beaver Harbor, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-safe-haven-barge-inspection-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Safe Haven." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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