Boatnerd News – November 18, 2025

Manitowoc’s WWII submarine USS Cobia is home, with a new look and hull numbers restored    MANITOWOC, WI – Manitowoc’s WWII submarine USS Cobia is home with a new look and hull numbers restored    USS Cobia returned from dry dock in Sturgeon Bay last month...

Port Report – November 18, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Monday November 17.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...

Today in Great Lakes History –  November 18

  1842. 1842:   On 18 November 1842, CHICAGO (wooden passenger & package freight sidewheeler, 105 foot, 166 tons, built in 1837, at St. Joseph, Michigan) was struck by a gale between Ashtabula and Conneaut in Lake Erie. She lost both of her stacks and became...

Boatnerd News – November 17, 2025

Lake Superior winds continue to delay shipping    UPDATE 10 a.m. MONDAY: Vessel traffic is on the move after high winds have died down.     ORIGINAL REPORT: ST. MARYS RIVER – After low water in the Rock Cut at Barbeau forced her to drop the hook in the Nine Mile...

Port Report – November 17, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Sunday November 16.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...