by import2 | September 2, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1851 BUNKER HILL (wooden sidewheeler; 154 feet; 457 tons; built in 1835 at Black River, OH) burned to a total loss at Tonawanda, NY. 1896 The COLONEL ELLSWORTH (wooden schooner; 138 feet; 319 gross tons; built in 1861 at Euclid, OH, as a bark) was beached on Whitefish...
by import2 | September 1, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Cutting-edge coatings ensure longevity and smooth sailing for MV Mark W. Barker — the first new American-built Great Lakes freighter built in nearly four decades The Motor Vessel Mark W. Barker – the first Great Lakes freighter built on the Great Lakes in nearly four...
by import2 | September 1, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, August 31, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry August 28 Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 00:02 (Central) Monday morning to...
by import2 | September 1, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1854 ABIAH (two-masted wooden schooner/brig; 134 feet; 353 tons; built in 1848 at Irving, NY) was sailing light from Chicago, IL, to Oconto, WI, when she capsized and sank in a squall about 10 miles off Sheboygan, WI. The schooner L. LUDDINGTON rescued her crew and...
by import2 | August 31, 2023 | Boatnerd News
U.S. Steel starts due diligence after entering agreements with ‘numerous third parties’ Click here for article – Reuters Proposed Lake Erie National Marine Sanctuary would be an underwater shipwreck museum, advocates say Click here for article –...
