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Caron 01 / Coron

Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Coron [C.179665] registered at Port Alfred, built at Owen Sound in 1952. 35’ 1 x 10’ 1 x 4’ 3; 11 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 165 hp. Owned by Aluminum Co., of Canada Ltd., Montreal. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Caron [C.179665] registered at Port Alfred, built at Owen Sound in 1952. 35’; 11 g.t. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by The Price Co., Ltd., Québec. n.b. this vessel seems to have started as Caron 01 but became Coron sometime before 2007.

 

Bateau "Le Roberval" et le M.S. Caron.
Sur le lac Saint-Jean.
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René Beauchamp says (Feb. 27, 2017): Tug named CARON I photographed in the Lac St-Jean area in July 1985. Looks like a Russel built tug.

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Builder's plate, photo from Daniel Paquette Nov. 28, 2018.

 

Nicole Brouillet and Daniel Paquette bought Coron in 2007. Nicole comments (Nov. 16, 2018): "We thought that the name was CORON but we are not sure. We bought it 10 years ago, the last owner before me was Abitibi Price Pulp and Paper from Lac St-Jean. It is a 1952 Russel Hipwell Owen Sound Ontario hull number 999." Daniel Paquette adds "Found this one at Péribonka Lac St-Jean. It was operated by Jean-Rock Simard, who ran a fleet of six tugs for Abitibi-Price. In 2007 we brought it home to Longue Pointe, Repentigny QC. Year after year we invested money. Some welding jobs, sand blasting, and painting. After a couple of years I started to fix the engine."

 

After sand blasting.

 

Moving

 

Aug. 2nd, 2014.

 

Posted for sale Nov. 15, 2018. TUG BOAT / BATEAU REMORQUEUR $12,000.00. UN BON TRAVAILLANT!!! Bateau remorqueur Steel craft 1952 37.6' X 10' AVEC winch (treuil) Construit à Owen Sound Ontario no de série 999. Moteur Cummins NH 220M. Projet non terminé, pour plus de détails me contacter.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-bateau/laval-rive-nord/tug-boat-bateau-remorqueur/1397918224

 

Dec. 1, 2018. Photos by Daniel Paquette.

 

Coron leaving Montreal for Trois Rivieres, to work for MVC Ocean. Dec. 17, 2018. Photos by Daniel Paquette.

 

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