by import2 | May 27, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
CHARLES DICK (Hull #71) was launched in 1922, at Collingwood, Ontario, by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for National Sand & Material Co. Ltd. CANADIAN PIONEER (Hull #67) was launched May 27, 1981, at St. Catharines, Ontario, by Port Weller Drydocks Ltd. for...
by import2 | May 26, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Cuyahoga towed to Kingsville to unload The fire-damaged Cuyahoga was towed into Kingsville, ON, Thursday evening, arriving about 9 p.m. McKeil Marine’s tug Ecosse was at the bow and tug Stormont was on the stern. The arrival was not without incident, as the vessel ran...
by import2 | May 26, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from Thursday, May 25, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader arrived Cliffs Silver Bay at 14:16 on 5/25 and...
by import2 | May 26, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
The straight deck bulk freighter FRANKCLIFFE HALL began its maiden voyage in 1963. Deepened and converted to a self-unloader in 1980. She was renamed b.) HALIFAX in 1988. On 26 May 1888, BLANCHE (2-mast wooden schooner, 95 foot, 92 gross tons, built in 1874, at Mill...
by import2 | May 25, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Freighter issues mayday on Lake Erie after engine fire Detroit, MI – With its engine on fire, the Cuyahoga — a commercial freighter on Lake Erie — sent out a mayday, the internationally recognized signal for distress, to anyone within range who could help....
