by import2 | April 7, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1871 1871: On 7 April 1871, the tug S.V.R. WATSON was towing the schooner S.G. SIMMONS out of Chicago harbor at noon when the WATSON stalled. The schooner plowed into her broadside, causing the tug to tip on her beam ends, take on water and sink. Four men were...
by import2 | April 6, 2025 | Boatnerd News
2025 “Know Your Ships” available now The new shipping season is at hand, and so is the release of the 2025 edition of Know Your Ships, the popular annual field guide to boats and boatwatching on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway, now in its 66th year....
by import2 | April 6, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Saturday April 5. 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 ...
by import2 | April 6, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1872 .1872: On 6 April 1872, the schooner I.N. FOSTER was launched from the Fitzgerald & Leighton yard at Port Huron, Michigan. She was classified as a “full-sized canaller” since she was as large as a vessel could be to pass through the Welland...
by import2 | April 5, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Milwaukee welcomes first international ship of 2025 season BY Rachel Ryan Milwaukee MILWAUKEE — The first international ship of the 2025 season arrived in Milwaukee over the weekend. The Singapore-flagged Patagonman docked in Port Milwaukee on Sunday, March 30, the...
