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George M. Carl

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Lake freighter George M. Carl, beached off the Humber River in October 1975.

George M. Carl was a lake freighter with a 10,000 ton displacement.^[1]^[2]

She was launched in 1922 as the Fred Hartwell by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio.^[3] She was known as the Fred Hartwell until 1951, when she was renamed the Matthew Andrews.^[4] She was renamed the George M. Carl in 1962, and was decommissioned in 1984.

She ran aground off the mouth of the Humber Bay on December 24, 1975.^[1]^[2] The tugs William Rest, Lac Como, G.W. Rogers and the Bagotville were called upon to aid her. It required five days to free her.^[5]

References

1 2 "Canadian briefs". Toronto Telegram. December 24, 1975. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
1 2 "Tugs Lac Como, William Rest, G.W. Rogers and Bagotvilee tried to free George M. Carl". Maritime history of the Great Lakes. December 27, 1975. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
↑ "Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping News ARCHIVE". Boatnerd. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012. The GEORGE M. CARL (2) was launched October 28, 1922 as a) FRED G. HARTWELL (2)
↑ "Featured Lake Boat: Fred G. Hartwell 1922 - 1951, Matthew Andrews {2} 1951 - 1962, George M. Carl {2} 1962 - 1984". boatnerd. October 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
↑ "The Calgary Herald - Dec 29, 1975". Calgary Herald. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 3, 2012.

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