Tugs MISSOURI and FLORIDA of The Great Lakes Towing Company freed the PAUL R. TREGURTHA early Thursday morning.  The 1,013 foot Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier ran aground Wednesday morning in the Rock Cut channel in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The Great Lakes Towing Company’s Captain Mike Patterson, celebrating his 25^th year of career employment, lead the assist aboard the MISSOURI.