by import2 | September 8, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1860 The wooden passenger and freight steamer LADY ELGIN sank in Lake Michigan following a collision with the schooner AUGUSTA with an estimated 297 deaths. 1868 HIPPOCAMPUS (wooden propeller; 152 tons; built in 1867 at St. Joseph, MI) stranded in a storm off St....
by import2 | September 7, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes iron ore trade up 8.6 percent in August CLEVELAND – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes in August increased by 8.6 percent compared to 2022 to a total of 5.5 million tons. Shipments were also above the month’s 5-year average by 3.5 percent. Year-to-date...
by import2 | September 7, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Wednesday, September 6, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney James R. Barker is currently loading in Two Harbors as of 16:30. Edwin H. Gott is off Two Harbors...
by import2 | September 7, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1872 The launch of the 188-foot wooden schooner ELIZABETH A. NICHOLSON was set for 16:00 at E. Fitzgerald’s shipyard in Port Huron, MI. Just beforehand, a telegram was received at the shipyard from Captain Nicholson, the owner of the new vessel, which read,...
by import2 | September 6, 2023 | Boatnerd News
A ship that sank in 1881 is found nearly intact in Lake Michigan On the early morning of May 11, 1881, Capt. John Higgins and his eight-man crew scurried onto a lifeboat and caught a final glimpse of their schooner, Trinidad, as it disappeared into the icy waters of...
