Port Report  December 1, 2024

Port Report December 1, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Saturday, November 30, 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 1

Today in Great Lakes History – December 1

1884 1884:  On 01 December 1884, the N BOUTIN (wooden propeller tug, 68 foot, 46 gross tons, built in 1882, at Buffalo, New York) sank in ten feet of water near Washburn, Wisconsin. Newspaper reports stated that she was leaking badly and was run toward shore to beach...
Boatnerd News – November 30, 2024

Boatnerd News – November 30, 2024

Tugs return home, Tim S Dool awaits next Salvage attempt Three Groupe Ocean tugs have abandoned their efforts to pull Tim S. Dool from her strand on Crysler Island Shoal, and as of Friday evening were heading back home to Montreal and Quebec City. Next steps remain...
Port Report  November 30, 2024

Port Report November 30, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Friday, November 29, 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 – November 30

Today in Great Lakes History – November 30

1867 1867:  The schooner S.J. HOLLY came into the harbor at Oswego, New York, on 30 November 1867, after a hard crossing of Lake Ontario. The previous day she left the Welland Canal and encountered a growing gale. Capt. Oscar Haynes sought calm water along the north...