Today in Great Lakes History –  December 27

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 27

1985 1985:  SAVIC, b.) CLIFFS VICTORY cleared the Welland Canal on Christmas night 1985, and finally anchored at Pointe aux Trembles near Montreal, Quebec, on December 27, awaiting another load of scrap. The SAVIC remained there the entire winter, because the...
Boatnerd News – December 26, 2024

Boatnerd News – December 26, 2024

Share your boat-themed Christmas and holiday cards Continuing a Boatnerd tradition, we invite you to share your boat-themed Christmas and holiday cards on our discussion board at https://newsearch.boatnerd.com/viewforum.php?f=6   (attachments must be under 2 MB....

Port Report December 26, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, December 25, 2024, 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 –  December 26

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 26

1909 1909:  The former whaleback steamer COLGATE HOYT, operating on the East Coast since 1906, was wrecked as c) THURMOND in a storm at Tom’s River Bay, NJ enroute from Newport News, VA to Portland, ME with a cargo of coal. 1916 1916:  On 26 December 1916, the...

Boatnerd News – December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas to all from the staff at Boatnerd Saltie Maccoa runs aground near Montreal On Monday night, the saltwater vessel Maccoa went aground off Verchères, near Montreal. It was enroute from Hamilton to Ireland by way of Montreal. Built in 2009 and frequent...