by import2 | May 6, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1847 1847: On 6 May 1847, CUBA (wooden schooner, 89 foot, 139 tons, built in 1844 at Peninsula, New York as a brig) was carrying wheat near Point Breeze, New York in Lake Ontario when she was run down and sunk in a collision with the steamer GENESEE CHIEF. No lives...
by import2 | May 5, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Ferry Chi-Cheemaun Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Season Chi-Cheemaun’s 50th anniversary sailing season officially kicks off May 3. The Chi-Cheemaun, operated by the the Owen Sound Transportation Co., is one of the most recognizable ferries in Canada and an...
by import2 | May 5, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Saturday, May 4, 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 | May 5, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1883: The steam barge KITTIE M. FORBES was launched in Bay City, Michigan, on 5 May 1883. She was owned by Capt. William Forbes and named for his daughter. Her keel was laid on 1 December 1882. Her dimensions were 195 feet keel, 209 foot overall, 35 foot beam and 14...
by import2 | May 4, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 19.9 Percent in April CLEVELAND — Shipments totaled 2.3 million net tons, an increase of 19.9 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were above the month’s 5-year average by 9.6 percent. Loadings at U.S. ports totaled 1.9 million...
