Today in Great Lakes History –  December 22

Today in Great Lakes History –  December 22

1920 1920:  LIGHTSHIP 103 was commissioned December 22, 1920. 1922 1922:  On 22 December 1922, CORNELL (wooden propeller tug, 72 foot, 66 gross tons, built in 1888, at Buffalo, New York) foundered somewhere between Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylvania while enroute to new...

Boatnerd News – December 21, 2024

Cleveland maritime sector is big business The Port of Cleveland and the maritime-dependent industrial sector are showing resiliency and growth as an economic force in Northeast Ohio, according to a new study commissioned by the Ohio Department of Transportation...

Port Report December 21, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Friday, December 20, 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 21

Today in Great Lakes History – December 21

1879 1879:  On 21 December 1879, CITY OF TOLEDO (wooden propeller package freighter, 413 gross tons, built in 1865, at Ogdensburg, New York) was carrying winter provisions from Milwaukee to Ludington. In a white squall, she struck a reef and was stranded 7 miles north...

Boatnerd News – December 20, 2024

Firefighters respond to fire on McAsphalt Advantage HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Fire Department and multiple other units responded to a reported ship fire Thursday night at Hamilton’s Pier 25 S, where the new asphalt/bitumen tanker McAsphalt Advantage was moored....