by import2 | November 13, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1865 On 13 November 1865, CLARA PARKER (3-mast wooden schooner, 175 foot, 425 gross tons, built in 1865, at Detroit, Michigan) was fighting a losing battle with storm induced leaks, so she was beached 400 yards off shore near the mouth of the Pigeon River, south of...
by import2 | November 12, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Edmund Fitzgerald crew remembered at Whitefish Point Sunday Whitefish Point, MI – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony was held at 7p.m. Sunday at Whitefish Point. Forty-nine years ago, the Fitzgerald sank 17 miles...
by import2 | November 12, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday, November 11, 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 ...
by import2 | November 12, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
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 On 12 November 1878, JAMES R. BENTLEY...
by import2 | November 11, 2024 | Boatnerd News
From Iconic Ocean Liner to Artificial Reef: SS United States to Set Sail on Final Journey Mike Schuler November 8, 2024 The iconic SS United States, once the pride of America’s maritime fleet, is embarking on its final voyage – not across the Atlantic, but towards a...
