by import2 | October 28, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Seaway Strike Update End of day Oct. 27 – No settlement reached; still at impasse. Talks to continue. Ship Junkies – Lakes, Locks & Rivers (LL&R) Canadian Seaway strike could not have come at a worse time, Milwaukee port officials say...
by import2 | October 28, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1939, the Pittsburgh steamer D. G. KERR, Captain H. D. Mc Leod, rescued six men from the cabin cruiser FRANCIS J. H. that was disabled and sinking on Lake Erie. On this day in 1953, the McKEE SONS loaded her first cargo of 17,238 tons of stone at Port...
by import2 | October 27, 2023 | Boatnerd News
‘It’s a Magic Day’: SS Keewatin Arrives at its New Home In Kingston KINGSTON, ON – The century-old passenger steamship Keewatin arrived at Kingston, ON, Thursday to become a permanent part of The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston. Hundreds...
by import2 | October 27, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On October 27, 1973, the HENRY LA LIBERTE struck an embankment while backing from the Frontier Dock Slip at Buffalo, New York, and damaged her steering gear beyond repair. As a consequence she was laid up there. Sold Canadian for scrapping. Arrived under tow, along...
by import2 | October 26, 2023 | Boatnerd News
The Seaway Strike is a Hot Mess. Canada Needs to Fix It EDITORIAL: Last Saturday night at midnight, the employees of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) went on strike, shutting down Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a binational...
