by import2 | August 28, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1763 BEAVER, an armed wooden British sloop built the previous year, was carrying provisions to Detroit, MI. She was on her way to relieve the fort there, which was under siege by Native Americans led by Pontiac; however, the vessel foundered in a storm at Cat Fish...
by import2 | August 27, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Divers Can Now Explore Historic Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan More Easily Crews installed buoys and mooring lines to mark the locations of 19 wreck sites in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent August 23, 2024 A white...
by import2 | August 27, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Monday, August 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 | August 27, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1873 The keel for the tug CRUSADER was laid at the Leighton and Dunford yard in Port Huron, MI. The tug measured 132 feet overall with a 100-foot keel and 23-foot beam. She was built for George E. Brockway. 1886 The Detroit Evening News reported that a fireman on the...
by import2 | August 26, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday, August 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 ...
