Today in Great Lakes History – July 12

Today in Great Lakes History – July 12

1852 CITY OF OSWEGO (wooden propeller passenger-package freight vessel, 138 feet, 357 tons, built in 1852 at Buffalo, New York) collided with the steamer AMERICA and sank off Willoughby, Ohio, a few miles east of Cleveland. 15 lives were lost. This was CITY OF...
Port Report  July 11, 2024

Port Report July 11, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Wednesday, July 10, 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 – July 11

1873 1873:  The PERSIA, a 150-foot passenger/package freight vessel, was launched at Melancthon Simpson’s shipyard at St. Catharines, Ontario. She was built at a cost of $37,000. She lasted until the 1920s when she was converted to a barge and then abandoned....
Boatnerd News – July 10, 2024

Boatnerd News – July 10, 2024

Fednav Ltd. adds Federal Michigan to its Laker-Class fleet of ships   Fednav Ltd. of Montreal has added another new vessel, Federal Michigan, IMO 9975416, to its growing fleet of Laker-class ships built by the Oshima Shipbuilding Co. in Oshima, Japan. Federal...
Port Report  July 10, 2024

Port Report July 10, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, July 9, 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 ...