Port Reports – July 13, 2023

Port Reports – July 13, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Wednesday, July 12, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney CSL St-Laurent loaded pellets in Two Harbors for Quebec City. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. is upbound from...
Today in Great Lakes History – July 13

Today in Great Lakes History – July 13

1876 The rebuilt BOSCOBEL was launched at the Peshtigo Company yard at Algonac, Michigan. Originally built in 1867 as a passenger-package freight propeller vessel, she burned and sank near Ft. Gratiot in 1869. The wreck was raised, but no work was done until January...
Boatnerd News – July 12, 2023

Boatnerd News – July 12, 2023

Boatnerd AIS down temporarily There has been an outage at the data center that hosts the Boatnerd AIS information. They tell us it should be back up tomorrow. Please keep checking back. The Boatnerd Team Some vessel traffic in the Detroit River area is still...
Port Reports – July 12, 2023

Port Reports – July 12, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, July 11, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney James R. Barker loaded in Two Harbors for Indiana Harbor. Edgar B. Speer is loading in Two Harbors for...
Today in Great Lakes History – July 12

Today in Great Lakes History – July 12

1852 CITY OF OSWEGO (wooden propeller passenger-package freight vessel, 138 feet, 357 tons, built in 1852 at Buffalo, New York) collided with the steamer AMERICA and sank off Willoughby, Ohio, a few miles east of Cleveland. 15 lives were lost. This was CITY OF...