Boatnerd News – January 2, 2023

Boatnerd News – January 2, 2023

Onego Traveller sinks in the Bahamas: Visited the Great Lakes in 2022 Onego Traveller, a general cargo ship registered in Antigua and Barbuda that was built in 2002, reportedly began taking on water in the ballast water tank area near Hole in the Wall, located in...
Today in Great Lakes History –  January 2

Today in Great Lakes History –  January 2

While on the North Atlantic under tow for scrapping, ASHLAND parted her towline but was tracked by U.S. Coast Guard aircraft and was retrieved by her tug on January 2nd, 1988, some 300 miles off course. The 3-masted wooden schooner M. J. CUMMINGS was launched at the...
Boatnerd News – January 1, 2023

Boatnerd News – January 1, 2023

Happy New Year from Boatnerd Boatnerd wishes all our readers a very happy and successful 2022. Thank you for your support. Thank you to our reporters! A big three long and two short goes out to all who send news to this page or contribute to the Port Reports, among...

Today in Great Lakes History –  January 1

On this day in 1958, 76-year-old Rangvald Gunderson retired as wheelsman from the ELTON HOYT 2ND. Mr. Gunderson sailed on the lakes for 60 years. On January 1, 1973, the PAUL H. CARNAHAN became the last vessel of the 1972 shipping season to load at the Burlington...
Boatnerd News – December 31, 2022

Boatnerd News – December 31, 2022

Only 2 more salties left in Seaway December 31, at around 7:30 a.m., there were only two ocean-going ships left in the Seaway, the Strandja and the Tufty, which will be the last of the two to leave today. The last downbound vessel of the year would be the laker G3...