by import2 | November 27, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1966, the CITY OF MIDLAND 41 ran aground at Ludington, Michigan in a storm. Stranded on board were a number of passengers and 56 crewmen. Ballast tanks were flooded to hold the steamer on until the storm subsided. She was pulled off four days later by the Roen tug...
by import2 | November 26, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from November 25, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen In a real head-scratcher, Joseph L. Block departed Duluth from the CN 6 shiploader at 02:34...
by import2 | November 26, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1952, the PHILIP R. CLARKE was launched at the American Ship Building yard at Lorain, Ohio. The 647- foot-long freighter became the flagship of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. She was lengthened by 120 feet in 1974 and converted to a self-unloader in 1982. On 26...
by import2 | November 25, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from November 24, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen A Twin Ports Turkey Day got off to an early start with saltie Juno clearing the Duluth...
by import2 | November 25, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1913, the schooner ROUSE SIMMONS, Captain August Schuenemann, departed Thompson Harbor (Michigan) with a load of fresh cut Christmas trees bound for Chicago. Somewhere between Kewaunee and Two Rivers, Wis., the SIMMONS was lost with all hands. In 1890, the WESTERN...
