by import2 | September 15, 2023 | Boatnerd News
NACC Antigua nears Seaway for first time A cement carrier partially owned by Algoma will soon enter the Seaway for the first time, the NACC ANTIGUA, OMI No. 9512587. Destination Detroit from Djen Djen, Algeria. NACC is the abbreviation for Nova Algoma Cement Carriers....
by import2 | September 15, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1872 A.J. BEMIS (wood propeller tug; 49 tons; built in 1859 at Buffalo, NY) caught fire while underway. The fire originated under her boiler. She ran for shore but sank about six miles from Alpena, MI. No lives were lost. 1873 IRONSIDES (wooden propeller...
by import2 | September 14, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Retired Canadian Coast Guard vessel to become Airbnb restaurant There’s something new coming to the waterfront in Amherstburg! Perhaps one of the most anticipated and unique business ventures to materialize in Southwestern Ontario in decades! The new owners of...
by import2 | September 14, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1871 R.J. CARNEY (wooden barge; 150 feet; 397 gross tons) was launched at Saginaw, MI. 1872 The 203-foot wooden schooner KATE WINSLOW was launched at J. Davidson’s yard in East Saginaw, MI. 1882 The steamer ASIA sank in a storm off Byng Inlet, ON, on Georgian...
by import2 | September 13, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer aground in Greenland A modern expedition cruise ship with 206 people on board has run aground in Greenland’s Alpefjord, located within the Northeast Greenland National Park, Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command (JAC) reported Tuesday....
