Boatnerd News – June 12, 2024

Boatnerd News – June 12, 2024

Thunder Bay divers put a patch on Michipicoten’s cracked hull   THUNDER BAY — A crew from a Thunder Bay dive company has temporarily sealed the crack that caused an emergency aboard the Great Lakes bulk carrier Michipicoten on Saturday. Water leaking...
Port Report  June 12, 2024

Port Report June 12, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Tuesday, June 11, 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 – June 12

Today in Great Lakes History – June 12

1832:   On 12 June 1832, the wooden schooner GUERRIER was sailing from Oswego, New York for Detroit when she capsized in a squall off Bar Point on Lake Erie. Captain Pember and the crew and most of the passengers made it to the Canadian shore, but one family was...
Boatnerd News – June 11, 2024

Boatnerd News – June 11, 2024

Divers find 13-foot crack in hull of Great Lakes ship THUNDER BAY — A massive crack has been found in the hull of the Michipicoten, the ship that limped into Thunder Bay on the weekend after water started pouring into it on Lake Superior. Divers have found a...
Port Report  June 11, 2024

Port Report June 11, 2024

Port and vessel activity for Monday, June 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 ...