by import2 | December 24, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Soo Locks Money, New Great Lakes Icebreaker Authorized in Defense Bill WASHINGTON, DC – An $858 billion national defense bill that President Joe Biden is expected to sign this week contains funding authorizations for a new Great Lakes icebreaker and increased...
by import2 | December 24, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from December 23, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Wishing a safe (and warm) holiday weekend to all the mariners out braving the cold! Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Well,...
by import2 | December 24, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1973, a crewman from the Cleveland Cliffs steamer FRONTENAC fell overboard at 11:41 p.m. while the boat was at anchor off Stoneport, Mich. The FRONTENAC launched a lifeboat to search for the missing man. When he could not be found and the lifeboat had trouble...
by import2 | December 23, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Storm-force winds to sweep Great Lakes during blizzard, waves could top 25 feet The incoming large-scale blizzard is forecast to be a heck of a storm for those of us living on Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. But it will also be a doozy of a blow out on our...
by import2 | December 23, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from December 22, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Leaving the safety of her cozy Keweenaw nook and making it across the last stretch of Lake...
