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===Listing incidents === Upon her return to South Haven in May 1904, the ship handily won a race to Chicago against the ''City of South Haven''.<ref name="ems1" /> In the meantime, the ''Eastland'' was experiencing periodic problems with her stability while loading and unloading cargo and passengers, and nearly capsized on 17 July 1904 after leaving South Haven with about 3,000 passengers.<ref name="munity" /><ref name="ems1" /> Subsequently, her capacity was lowered to 2,800 passengers, cabins were removed, lifeboats were added and the hull was repaired. On 5 August 1906, another listing incident occurred, which resulted in complaints filed against the Chicago-South Haven Line that had purchased the ship earlier that year.<ref name="ems1" /> Before the 1907 season, the ship was sold to the Lake Shore Navigation Company and moved to [[Lake Erie]].<ref name="munity" /> In 1909, the ship was sold again to the Eastland Navigation Company and continued running excursions between Cleveland and [[Cedar Point]].<ref name="ems1" /> After the 1909 season, the remaining 39 cabins were removed, and prior to the 1912 season, the top smokestack sections were removed to shorten her stack height.<ref name="ems1" /> On 1 July 1912, another incident occurred when the ''Eastland'' experienced a severe listing of about 25° while loading passengers in Cleveland.<ref name="munity" /><ref name="ems1" /> In June 1914, the ''Eastland'' was sold to the St. Joseph–Chicago Steamship Company and returned to Lake Michigan for St. Joseph, Michigan-to-Chicago service.<ref name="munity" />
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