by import2 | December 18, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1899: On 18 December 1899,Henry Cort 115 (steel whaleback barge, 256 foot, 1,169 gross tons, built in 1891, at Superior, Wisconsin) was carrying iron ore in a storm on Lake Huron when she broke from her tow steamer well out in the lake. She went ashore five days...
by import2 | December 17, 2023 | Boatnerd News
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards contract for Erie Harbor dredging in 2024 Dana Massing Erie Times-News The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for the dredging of Erie’s harbor in 2024. The Corps’ Buffalo District awarded the...
by import2 | December 17, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, December 16, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net PORT REPORT 12/17/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-EB Presque Isle departed Two Harbors around 6:30pm Saturday, Dec 16th...
by import2 | December 17, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1875: On 17 December 1875, the steamboat JENNISON of Captain Ganoe’s line, which ran between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, burned at Grand Rapids. She was laid up for the winter just below the city on the Grand River. She was insured for $12,000. 1905: The...
by import2 | December 16, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Funds requested to scrap ex-passenger ship/museum Norgoma Sault Ste. Marie, ON – City council will be asked Monday to earmark $395,000 from a reserve fund to scrap the M.S. Norgoma, which has been rusting for almost five years at a private berth near Algoma Steel. If...
