by import2 | May 21, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On 21 May 1883, SAILOR BOY (2-mast wooden scow-schooner, 75 foot, 76 net tons, built in 1866, at Algonac, Michigan) was carrying wood from Pierport, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She anchored outside Milwaukee harbor waiting for a gale to abate but she broke her...
by import2 | May 20, 2023 | Boatnerd News
SS Badger kicks off 70th year of sailing Thursday A sense of pride and excitement filled the air Thursday morning at the Lake Michigan Carferry dock as the 410-foot SS Badger set sail for Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Crew and staff were on hand early to welcome the nearly...
by import2 | May 20, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from May 19, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney As of 20:00 hours Paul R. Tregurtha was still at the loading dock. John G Munson should be in the Two Harbors area...
by import2 | May 20, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
WILLIAM A. McGONAGLE (Hull#154) was launched May 20, 1916, at Ecorse, Michigan by Great Lakes Engineering Works for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. Renamed b.) HENRY STEINBRENNER in 1986. On 20 May 1872, the ironclad passenger/package freight steamer MERCHANT struck a...
by import2 | May 19, 2023 | Boatnerd News
‘Electronics malfunction’ to blame for freighter mishap in Detroit River, Coast Guard says DETROIT – A U.S. Coast Guard investigation points to an “electronics malfunction” for why a freighter only a few months old and longer than two football...
