by import2 | April 24, 2023 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity from April 23, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Editor’s Note: My apologies for the lack of posts last week. A family emergency prevented me from getting the reports up each night, but...
by import2 | April 24, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1948 A collision between the HARRY L. FINDLAY and the Canadian tanker JOHN IRWIN occurred in the St. Clair River, near Recors Point on this date. The stem bar was twisted and plates set back on the American bulk carrier and these were repaired at Lorain. It later...
by import2 | April 23, 2023 | Boatnerd News
2 Upper Peninsula lighthouses slated for restoration program UPPER PENINSULA — The State of Michigan lays claim to many trophies. To name a few: #1 producer of tart cherries Longest freshwater coastline (3,200 miles) The state with the only authentic, operating Dutch...
by import2 | April 23, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
Canada Steamship Lines’ FORT YORK was commissioned April 23, 1958. 23 April 1907 – The SEARCHLIGHT (wooden propeller fish tug, 40 foot, built in 1899, at Saginaw, Michigan) capsized and sank while returning to Harbor Beach, Michigan, with a load of fish. The vessel...
by import2 | April 22, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Frontenac opens 2023 season at Midland Midland, ON – The CSL motor vessel Frontenac was the first ship of the season to call the Port of Midland Friday morning, earning the prestigious Top Hat for the classic laker. Congratulations Captain Brandon Durant, Chief...
