by import2 | November 23, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1940, the CONSUMERS POWER, a.) HARRY YATES of 1910, collided with the MARITANA on the Detroit River. The MARITANA sustained $11,089.91 in damage. MARITANA was scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1947. On 23 November 1863, BAY OF QUINTE (wooden schooner, 250 tons,...
by import2 | November 22, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Wreckage of doomed steamer “Phoenix” found off Sheboygan, 175 years after tragedy The Wisconsin Maritime Museum announced the discovery of wreckage from the “Phoenix” off Sheboygan, on the 175th anniversary of the doomed steamer’s sinking when as many as 300 people...
by import2 | November 22, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from November 21, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen ‘Tis the season for windy weather delays, but Duluth remained festive through a few...
by import2 | November 22, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
Scrapping of SPRUCEGLEN, a.) WILLIAM K. FIELD was completed on November 22, 1986, by Lakehead Scrap Metal Co. at Thunder Bay Ontario. SPRUCEGLEN was the last Canadian coal-fired bulker. In 1947, the Canadian tanker BRUCE HUDSON broke down shortly after departing Port...
by import2 | November 21, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Algoma Compass hits Welland Canal bridge Vessel traffic on the Welland Canal and road traffic in Port Colborne were not affected after a 207-metre-long laker struck an abutment near Bridge 21 Monday morning. Poirier-Quesnel, S.t Lawrence Seaway Management Corp....
