by import2 | November 2, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On 02 November 1924, TURRET CROWN (steel propeller “turret ship,” 253 foot, 1,827 tons, built in 1895, in England) was driven ashore in a gale on Meldrum Point on the north side of Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron. Her hull was wrecked during the storms that...
by import2 | November 1, 2023 | Boatnerd News
St. Lawrence Seaway strike is over after 8 days. How much did it cost? The eight-day strike at the St. Lawrence Seaway, one of the major maritime trade routes between Canada and the United States, has had a huge economic impact on both countries, costing millions of...
by import2 | November 1, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
LEHIGH, Captain Edward P. Fitch in command, cleared the Great Lakes Engineering Works yard at River Rouge, Michigan, to begin her maiden trip on this day in 1943. The LEHIGH was one of two Maritimers (the other was the STEELTON) acquired by Bethlehem Steel Corp. as...
by import2 | October 31, 2023 | Boatnerd News
St. Lawrence Seaway strike: Ships start moving after tentative deal reached Cargo is moving again on the St. Lawrence Seaway after management and Unifor struck a tentative deal on Sunday, but it could take most of the week to clear the backlog of ships halted during...
by import2 | October 31, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1984, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the international railroad bridge at Sault Ste. Marie went askew and blocked boat traffic until 3:40 p.m. on Nov. 2. Twelve boats were delayed up to 41 hours by the incident, costing the operators an estimated...
