Boatnerd News – November 22, 2023

Algoma Niagara headed for Toledo drydock Algoma Niagara left Sarnia Tuesday morning before sunrise under tow of tugs Wyatt M and Meredith Ashton for Ironhead Marine Inc. in Toledo for unspecified mechanical repairs. She had been in Sarnia since November 11 and her...

Port Reports – November 22, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, November 21, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net. PORT REPORT  11/22/2023 TWO HARBORS, MINNESOTA-Gary A. Putney On Tuesday, Edwin H. Gott was at Two Harbors. SILVER...
Today in Great Lakes History – November 22

Today in Great Lakes History – November 22

1860:  On 22 November 1860, WABASH VALLEY (wooden propeller, 592 tons, built in 1856, at Buffalo, New York) was caught in a blizzard and gale off Muskegon, Michigan, on Lake Michigan. Her skipper thought they were off Grand Haven and as he steamed to the harbor,...

Boatnerd News – November 21, 2023

Great Lakes Towing Buys former Cleveland Fireboat PRESS RELEASE, Cleveland, OH –  The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) a leader in specialized marine services, including harbor towing, ice breaking, emergency response, vessel repair and construction, and machine...

Port Reports – November 21, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, November 20, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net. PORT REPORT  11/21/2023 TOLEDO, OHIO-Bill Kloss Lee A. Tregurtha departed for Marquette after delivering to CSX....