by import2 | November 12, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1835 1835: On 12 November 1835, the small wooden schooner ROBERT BRUCE was sailing from Kingston, Ontario to Howell, New York when she was wrecked west of Henderson, New York. Her crew of 4, plus one passenger, were all lost. 1878 1878: On 12 November 1878, JAMES...
by import2 | November 11, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in October CLEVELAND – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.4 million tons in October, a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to 2024. Shipments were 8 percent below the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date, the iron...
by import2 | November 11, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday November 10. 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 | November 11, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1835 1835: On 11 November 1835, the 2-mast wooden schooner COMET was carrying iron and ashes on Lake Erie when she foundered in a gale, one mile northwest of Dunkirk, New York. Just her topmasts protruded from the water. All seven on board lost their lives,...
by import2 | November 10, 2025 | Boatnerd News
November 9th, 1978 at 2:39 PM Gale Warnings Go Up EDMUND FITZGERALD | November 9th, 1975 at 2:39 PM. Shortly after departing captain McSorley of the Fitzgerald received the weather bulletin that a Gale Warning had been issued. McSorley had known the storm was...
