by import2 | October 5, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On October 4, 1887, ORIENT (wooden propeller tug, 60 foot, 37 gross tons, built in 1874, at Buffalo, New York) foundered three miles west of Point Pelee on Lake Erie in a storm. She was seen going down by the schooners LISGAR and GLENFORD but neither was able to help....
by import2 | October 3, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Canadian Coast Guard names light icebreaker – the CCGS Judy LaMarsh PRESCOTT, ON – Ensuring that Canadian Coast Guard personnel have the equipment they need to keep Canada’s waterways navigable is a key priority for the Canadian Coast Guard. The...
by import2 | October 3, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen An ASC footer-focused fall day in the Twin Ports began early in the morning courtesy of American Century and a 00:32 transit of the Duluth Ship Canal. Coal was on the menu yet...
by import2 | October 3, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
The E. G. GRACE was delivered to the Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland on October 3, 1943. The GRACE was part of a government program designed to upgrade and increase the capacity of the U.S. Great Lakes fleet during World War II. In order to help finance the...
by import2 | October 3, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On her maiden trip in 1905, the PETER WHITE grounded outside the Lackawanna breakwall. After lightering 200 tons, she proceeded to the Lackawanna Steel mill where the remainder of the cargo was unloaded. On this day in 1979, the ELTON HOYT 2ND unloaded her last cargo...
