by import2 | June 24, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
The whaleback steamer WASHBURN (steel propeller freighter, 320 foot, 2,234 gross tons) was launched by the American Steel Barge Co. (Hull #124) at W. Superior, Wisconsin on 25 June 1892. She lasted until 1936, when she was scrapped at Cleveland, Ohio. On 25 June 1892,...
by import2 | June 23, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Engineers Day this Friday at Soo Locks SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – On Friday, June 24, Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating its annual Engineers Day event by opening up the locks to visitors. Since 1975, the last Friday in June has been Engineers Day in Sault Ste. Marie. It is...
by import2 | June 23, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Editor’s Note: Full port coverage will resume in tomorrow’s post. Two Harbors, MN – Silver Bay, MN – Gary Putney Two Harbors saw the arrival of the G3 Marquis on 06/22 at 07:25. Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss...
by import2 | June 23, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1976 the NEPCO 140, carrying six million gallons of No. 6 bunker oil and being pushed toward Oswego by the tug EILEEN C., grounded on the shore of Wellesley Island in the American Narrows section of the St. Lawrence River, just upstream from Alexandria Bay, N.Y....
by import2 | June 22, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Tuesday morning began with three vessels idled in port for repair – Edgar B. Speer, Presque Isle, and Joseph L. Block – perhaps foreshadowing what would be a quiet...
