by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
(Murray Bay (2) 1963 – 1994, Canadian Provider 1994 – 2011)by George Wharton The keel was laid for this classic straight-deck bulk carrier in August, 1962 at Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Collingwood, ON as their hull # 177. Nine months later, on May...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By William Hanrahan In 1956, Congress endorsed a program to revitalize the National Park system. Dubbed “Mission 66”, it was a 10 year program of funding specifically aimed at upgrading this nation’s National Park system. Isle Royale National Park...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Brian Ferguson If one were to make a list of the hardest working vessels on the Great Lakes, they would have to make mention of the articulated tug and barge Pere Marquette 41. In her more then a half-century on the Great Lakes she has served her owners well in two...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
Undaunted (articulated tug)
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton Designed specifically for handling vehicular and passenger traffic between Tobermory, ON and South Baymouth, ON on Manitoulin Island; the ferry Chi-Cheemaun was launched Jan. 12, 1974 for the Ontario Northland Marine Services (Owen Sound...