Boatnerd News – March 10, 2023

Boatnerd News – March 10, 2023

World Ship Society report of casualties, demolitions Vessels with a Great Lakes / Seaway connection reported as a casualty or sold for demolition. Taken from March 2023 issue of Marine News – Journal of the World Ship Society. Casualty: ONEGO TRAVELLER (92555725)...
Port Reports – March 10, 2023

Port Reports – March 10, 2023

Port and vessel activity from March 9, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. St. Marys River – Joshua Hebeisen A bustling morning of activity near Lime Island saw USCGCs Katmai Bay, Bristol Bay, and Mackinaw joined by...
Today in Great Lakes History –  March 10

Today in Great Lakes History –  March 10

CHARLES E. WILSON (Hull#710) was launched March 10, 1973, at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Bay Shipbuilding Corp., for American Steamship Co. Renamed b.) JOHN J. BOLAND in 2000. The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works (Hull#53) in 1908, was...
Port Reports – March 9, 2023

Port Reports – March 9, 2023

Port and vessel activity from March 8, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Round two! USCGC Spar was back at it again on Wednesday with another 5-hour icebreaking shift in the...
Today in Great Lakes History –  March 9

Today in Great Lakes History –  March 9

In 1905, the JAMES C. WALLACE (Hull#334) of the Acme Steamship Co., (A.B. Wolvin, mgr.), was launched at Lorain, Ohio, by American Ship Building Co. Purchased by the Interlake Steamship Co. in 1913, she was scrapped at Genoa, Italy in 1963. On 09 March 1933, all nine...