by import2 | August 9, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1850 CHAUTAUQUE (wooden sidewheel steamer, 124 feet, 162 tons, built in 1839 at Buffalo, New York) caught fire in the St. Clair River and burned to a total loss. In previous years, she had been driven ashore in 1844 and sank twice — once in 1846, and again in 1848. In...
by import2 | August 8, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Michigan Awards $5 Million for Maritime Infrastructure Projects The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has revealed the winners of the 2024 Michigan Maritime and Port Facility Assistance Grant Program, which will allocate $5 million to maritime projects...
by import2 | August 8, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, August 7, 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 8, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1813 The U.S. Navy schooner HAMILTON (wooden 10-gun schooner, 112 feet, 76 tons, built in 1809 at Oswego, New York, as a.) DIANA), was lying at anchor off the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario with her armed fleetmate SCOURGE awaiting dawn when they planned...
by import2 | August 7, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Misguided Draft Guidance Causes Bulk Carrier Grounding in Lake Huron Mike Schuler Inadequate operating company guidance on underkeel clearance led to the grounding of a bulk carrier in Lake Huron in April 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board...
