Boatnerd News – September 20, 2024

Boatnerd News – September 20, 2024

Lock 8 mechanical issue delays Welland Canal traffic A mechanical issue at Port Colborne’s Lock 8 brought shipping traffic to a halt on the Welland Canal Tuesday, stranding six vessels on the 43-kilometre-long waterway for six hours. Nicole Giroux-Laplante, St....
Port Report  September 20, 2024

Port Report September 20, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Thursday, September 19, 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 – September 20

Today in Great Lakes History – September 20

1856 COLONEL CAMP (three-masted wooden bark; 137 feet; 350 tons; built in 1854 at Three Mile Bay, NY) was carrying wheat to Oswego, NY, when she collided with the wooden steamer PLYMOUTH and sank in just a few minutes. No lives were lost. 1873 W.L. PECK (two-masted...
Boatnerd News – September 19, 2024

Boatnerd News – September 19, 2024

Wisconsin’s historic year-round research vessel prepares for another winter on the Great Lakes When winter descends on the Great Lakes, most boats retreat to the harbor to wait out the icy weather. But one research vessel based in Milwaukee will keep on sailing and...
Port Report  September 19, 2024

Port Report September 19, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, September 18, 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 ...