by import2 | November 12, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Saturday, November 11, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net. STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN – James Conlon At 11:00 AM on Saturday the tug Calsa Coast left Bayship with the...
by import2 | November 12, 2023 | Boatnerd News
It’s official: Algoma latest is now Algoluna The Algoma Central Corp.’s newest vessel has had her name painted on the hull while moored at Sarnia, ON. The formerly Norwegian-flagged product/chemical tanker Birgit Knutson, purchased last year by Algoma,...
by import2 | November 12, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1920, FRANCIS WIDLAR stranded on Pancake Shoal in Lake Superior and was written off as a total constructive loss of $327,700. The wreck was purchased by Mathews Steamship Company in 1921 and placed back in service as BAYTON. The BAYTON sailed until 1966, and the...
by import2 | November 11, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port Reports to Return Good news! We have found someone to take over the Port Reports feature. Please welcome Tom Geiger to the job. Please send your reports to news@boatnerd.net with a copy to tom.tomgeiger@gmail.com. Thanks Tom, and also to Joshua Hebeisen, who did...
by import2 | November 11, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Why some new weather buoys are being left in the Great Lakes this winter As we head into winter, almost all of the buoys that have been bobbing in the Great Lakes during the warmer months have been retrieved and will stay out of the water until springtime. However,...
