by import2 | October 24, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1855 On October 24, 1855, ALLEGHENY (wooden propeller, 178 foot, 468 tons, built in 1849, at Cleveland, Ohio) was carrying general merchandise and passengers in a storm, when she anchored near the Milwaukee harbor entrance for shelter. She lost her stack and then was...
by import2 | October 23, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Rudderless Robert S. Pierson arrives at Fraser Shipyards The Robert S. Pierson arrived at Fraser Shipyards early Tuesday and went right into the drydock after being towed from Goulais Bay, near Sault Ste. Marie, ON, by the tug Avenger IV. Although nothing...
by import2 | October 23, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, October 22, 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 | October 23, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1868 On October 23, 1868, F. T. BARNEY (wooden schooner, 255 tons, built in 1856, at Vermilion, Ohio) collided with the schooner TRACY J BRONSON and sank below Nine Mile Point, Northwest of Rogers City in Lake Michigan. The wreck was found in 1987, and sits in deep...
by import2 | October 22, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Robert S. Pierson arrives at Fraser Shipyards The Robert S. Pierson arrived at Fraser Shipyards early Tuesday and went right into the drydock after being towed from Goulais Bay, near Sault Ste. Marie, ON, by the tug Avenger IV. Although nothing official has been...
