1902
1902: On 8 February 1902, ETRURIA (steel propeller freighter, 414 foot, 4,653 gross tons)A was launched at W. Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co. (Hull#604). She was built for the Hawgood Transit Company of Cleveland but only lasted three years. She sank in 1905, after colliding with the steamer AMASA STONE in the fog off Presque Isle Light in Lake Huron.
1943
1943: USCG SUNDEW (WAGL-404) [Built by: Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Co, Duluth, Minnesota] Was launched on 2/8/1943
1983
1983: EAGLESCLIFFE sank in shallow water at Galveston, Texas, while carrying a cargo of cattle freed for Tampico, Mexico. The ship developed hull cracks and subsequently broke in two during an August 1983 hurricane. The canal sized bulk carrier operated on the Great Lakes as a) EAGLESCLIFFE HALL (ii) from 1956 through 1971 and went south in 1974.
1984
1984: WILLIAM G MATHER [Built-1925 US-224850 by Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan] While in lay-up on February 8, 1984, a fire broke out in WILLIAM G. MATHER’s after accommodations killing a vagrant from Salt Lake City, Utah, who started the fire that caused considerable damage to the galley. The fire was blamed on an improperly discarded cigarette. Eddie John Valdez, 26, died.
1990
1990: LE SAULE NO. 1 received a hole in the bow after striking the Yamachiche Beacon in the Lake St. Peter area of the St. Lawrence and went to Sorel for lay-up. The damage was later repaired at Les Mechins.
2025
2023: Scott Angus Misener, born in London, Ontario, in 1938, passed away peacefully at Toronto Western Hospital on January 30, 2025. He was the son of Ralph Scott Misener and Eleanor Jean Misener.Scott was an integral part of the family shipping company Scott Misener Steamships, which was established by his grandfather, Captain Scott Misener. His passion for shipping on the Great Lakes was well-known and he carried on the family legacy with pride and dedication, ultimately serving as the Chairman of Misener Holdings. 2-8-2025 News
2025: Swedish authorities have lifted the confiscation of the cargo ship Vezhen following an investigation into the breakage of an undersea fiber optic cable between Sweden and Latvia on 26 January, according to a report by Swedish Television (SVT).
The Swedish prosecution authority confirmed that the inquiry found no evidence of sabotage. “The investigation now clearly shows that it is not a case of sabotage,” the agency stated.
Vezhen, built in 2022, has been a Great Lakes and Seaway visitor.
Data from: Skip Gillham, Max Hanley, Joe Barr, Dave Swayze, Father Dowling Collection, Ahoy & Farewell II and the “Great Lakes Ships We Remember” series.
