by import2 | March 28, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1848 1848: On 28 March 1848, COLUMBUS (wooden sidewheeler, 391 tons, built in 1835, at Huron, Ohio) struck a pier at Dunkirk, New York during a storm and sank. The sidewheeler FASHION struck the wreck in November of the same year and was seriously damaged. 1997...
by import2 | March 27, 2025 | Boatnerd News
American proposal could devastate Canadian Great Lakes shipping industry, says union and marine chamber A measure intended to strengthen America’s shipbuilding industry could devastate Canadian shipping companies, say both the union representing Canadian seafarers and...
by import2 | March 27, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Wednesday March 26. 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 | March 27, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1841 1841: On 27 March 1841, BURLINGTON (wooden sidewheeler, 150 tons, built in 1837, at Oakville, Ontario) was destroyed by fire at Toronto, Ontario. Her hull was later recovered and the 98-foot, 3-mast schooner SCOTLAND was built on it in 1847, at Toronto. 1871...
by import2 | March 26, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Vessels loading at Thunder Bay The 2025 shipping season has begun in the Port of Thunder Bay. Algoma Guardian was loading at Richardson International Terminal (Current River) on March 25, 2025. Federal Yoshino (2001 Marshall Islands) was in dry dock at Ontario...
