Port Report  January 29, 2025

Port Report January 29, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, January 28, 2025, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. 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 – January 29

Today in Great Lakes History – January 29

1910 1910:  BUCKEYE was launched January 29, 1910, as the straight decker a.) LEONARD B MILLER (Hull # 447) at Cleveland, Ohio by the American Ship Building Co. 1910:  JOHN P. REISS (Hull # 377) was also launched this date in 1910, at Lorain, Ohio, by American Ship...
Boatnerd News – January 28, 2025

Boatnerd News – January 28, 2025

Great Lakes visitor Vezhen seized, suspected of sabotaging cable Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen – a Maltese-flagged ship – is now anchored outside the Swedish...
Port Report  January 28, 2025

Port Report January 28, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Monday, January 27, 2025, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. 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 – January 28

Today in Great Lakes History – January 28

1879 1879:  At 4 a.m. on 28 January 1879, the ferry SARNIA was discovered on fire while lying at Fitzgerald’s yard in Port Huron. All of the cabins were destroyed although the fire department had the fire out within an hour. About $3,000 damage was done. She was...