by import2 | August 26, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1791 John Fitch was granted a United States patent for the steamboat. 1857 The schooner MATTHEW MCNAIR was launched at the Lee and Lamoree shipyard in Oswego, NY. She had a 103-foot keel, 24-foot-6-inch beam, and 9-foot-6-inch depth. 1872 Wooden propeller steamer LAKE...
by import2 | August 25, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Badger in Port For Engine Repair Due to a required repair to an engine, Lake Michigan Carferry has cancelled today’s crossing (August 25, 9:00 am EST) from Ludington, MI. This cancellation also impacts the 2:00 pm CST departure from Manitowoc, WI. This...
by import2 | August 25, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Saturday, August 24, 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 25, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1873 JOURNEYMAN (wooden schooner; 129 feet; 235 gross tons; built in 1873 at Wenona, MI) was put in service. Her first cargo was 225,770 feet of lumber. She was built for Whitehead and Webster of Bay City, MI, and lasted until 1896. 1892 H.D. COFFINBERRY (wooden...
by import2 | August 24, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Will try to refloat grounded Seaway ship Saturday UPDATE – SATURDAY 8 A.M. – Two Groupe Ocean tugs freed the Heemskerkgracht Saturday morning. There is no word yet as to when traffic will begin to move. ORIGINAL REPORT: Kahnawake, QC – A cargo ship that ran aground...
