by import2 | August 25, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Cover photo credit: Andrew Russell Editor’s Note: Our daily photo galleries are currently down due to technical issues. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Sneaky American Century and her 23:34 departure late...
by import2 | August 25, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 25 August 1892, H. D. COFFINBERRY (wooden propeller freighter, 191 foot, 649 gross tons, built in 1874, at East Saginaw, Michigan) was carrying iron ore from Escanaba to Ashtabula in a fierce NW gale when she grounded on the rocks near Port Hope on Lake Huron. The...
by import2 | August 24, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Cover photo credit: David Schauer Editor’s Note: Our daily photo galleries are currently down due to technical issues. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen The Twin Ports were a little fishy on Tuesday, and it...
by import2 | August 24, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
At 2:00 a.m. on 24 August 1892, the GEORGE N. BRADY (wooden propeller tug, 102 foot, 165 gross tons, built in 1865, at Detroit or Marine City, Michigan) was engaged in pulling a raft of logs across Lake St. Clair along with the tug SUMNER. Fire was discovered around...
by import2 | August 23, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Happy Rover, frequent visitor on the Great Lakes, catches on fire in Rotterdam ROTTERDAM, NL – Fire erupted in the fore part of general cargo ship HAPPY ROVER early in the morning Aug 21, dry docked at Schiedam, Rotterdam, and undergoing repairs, including fire...
