Port Reports – January 24, 2024

Port Reports – January 24, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 23, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/24/2024 PORT COLBORNE, CANADA-Bill Kloss SharonMI/Huron Spirit arrived 13:55. CLEVELAND, OHIO-Bill Kloss...
Today in Great Lakes History – January 24

Today in Great Lakes History – January 24

1900:  The steel barge MADEIRA (Hull#38) was launched on January 24, 1900, at Chicago, Illinois, by the Chicago Ship Building Co. 1924:  SPRUCEGLEN was launched January 24, 1924, as a.) WILLIAM K. FIELD (Hull#176) at Toledo, Ohio, by the Toledo Ship Building Co....
Port Reports – January 23, 2024

Port Reports – January 23, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 22, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/23/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA-Tom Geiger 1/22/2024  Georges Alebel-DEPARTED-11:53 AM 1/23/2024  BBC...

Today in Great Lakes History – January 23

1903:  January 23 – The CELTIC (wooden schooner-barge, 190 foot, 716 gross tons, built 1890, at W. Bay City, Michigan) broke away from the steamer H.E. RUNNELS during a fierce gale on Lake Huron on 29 November 1902, and was lost with all hands. No wreckage was...
Port Reports – January 22, 2024

Port Reports – January 22, 2024

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, January 21, 2024, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT  1/22/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA-Tom Geiger 1/21/2024  Federal Swift-DEPARTED-8:51 PM 1/22/2024  BBC...