by import2 | November 5, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
At 2 a.m. 05 November 1884, the steamer GRACE GRUMMOND (iron side-wheel excursion steamer, 138 foot, 250 tons, built in 1856, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the survey steamer JEFFERSON DAVIS, specifically for the survey of the Great Lakes) burned at Grand Haven,...
by import2 | November 4, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
The Great Lakes Steamship Company steamer NORWAY passed downbound through the Soo Locks with 6,609 tons of rye. This cargo increased the total tonnage transiting the locks in 1953 to 120,206,088 tons – a new one-season tonnage record. Renamed b.) RUTH HINDMAN in 1964,...
by import2 | November 3, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Newlab & Mythos AI Launch In-Shore Autonomous Boat Pilot Detroit, MI – Newlab, an innovation platform for deep tech startups, has announced Mythos AI as the first participant for its Multimodal Logistics Challenge – a coalition of startups, industry leaders and...
by import2 | November 3, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On 03 November 1907, tug ESCORT (wooden propeller, 45 foot, 40 gross tons, built in 1894, at Port Colborne, Ontario) tried to pass the barge BENJ HARRISON at the mouth of the Niagara River. In a navigational error, the tug sheared under the barge’s bow, was run over...
by import2 | November 2, 2023 | Boatnerd News
McKeil’s new Northern Venture makes Lake Erie debut Northern Venture, McKeil Marine Ltd.’s newest vessel, passed through the Welland Canal Wednesday headed for Fairport, OH. Last year McKeil Marine purchased the M/V Da Shen and has been busy having it retrofitted. She...
