by import2 | October 26, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1851 1851: On October 26, 1851, ATLAS (wooden propeller, 153 foot, 375 tons, built in 1851, at Buffalo, New York) was carrying flour from Detroit to Buffalo when she was blown to shore near the mouth of the Grand River (Lorain, Ohio) by a gale, stranded and became a...
by import2 | October 25, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Tug Ocean Tower on way to Manitowoc to load New Konecranes Heading to Manitowoc, Wisconsin is Dann Ocean Towing Co’s OCEAN TOWER. This will be its first transit of the Seaway since 2011. Estimated arrival around November 1st. Photos taken in Cote...
by import2 | October 25, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Friday October 24. Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | October 25, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1833 1833: On October 25,1833, JOHN BY (wooden stern-wheeler, 110 foot, built in 1832, at Kingston, Ontario) was on her regular route between York (now Toronto) and Kingston, Ontario when a storm drove her ashore near Port Credit, a few miles from York. Her terrible...
by import2 | October 24, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Training Vessel State of Michigan Enters Drydock The Traverse City, MI-based training vessel State of Michigan entered drydock at Sturgeon Bay on Thursday for routine inspection and maintenance. The four tugs doing the towing, steering, and pinning were Erika...
