by import2 | September 27, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Thursday, September 26, 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 | September 27, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1872 On September 27–29, a big storm swept the lower lakes. On Lake Huron, the barges HUNTER and DETROIT were destroyed. The tug SANDUSKY rescued the 21 survivors from them. The schooner CORSAIR foundered off Sturgeon Point on Saginaw Bay at 16:00 on Sunday the 29th,...
by import2 | September 26, 2024 | Boatnerd News
USACE Awards $222.7M Option 3 Contract for New Soo Lock USACE awards $222.7M contract for New Soo Lock to KAT. Contract proceeds for construction of lock floor, mechanical/electrical systems, and more. Project on track for completion in 2030, with focus on national...
by import2 | September 26, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, September 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 ...
by import2 | September 26, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1876 At 03:00, the steam barge LADY FRANKLIN burned while moored near Clark’s dock, about three miles from Amherstburg, ON, in the Detroit River. One life was lost. This vessel had been built in 1861 as a passenger steamer and ran between Cleveland, OH, and Port...