Port Reports – June 3

Port Reports – June 3

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Outbound Duluth for Cleveland early Thursday morning was Walter J. McCarthy Jr., clearing the piers at 04:40 with UTAC pellets after a long load at CN 6. James R. Barker...
Today in Great Lakes History – June 3

Today in Great Lakes History – June 3

1923: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER and HORACE S. WILKINSON collided in Whitefish Bay. The former was anchored when hit on the port side at #5 hatch. The SCHILLER’s captain pulled up the hook and raced for shore so as to sink in shallow water. It went down in about 40 feet and...
Port Reports – June 2

Port Reports – June 2

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen After a long stay at BNSF 5 waiting for weather conditions to improve, CSL Niagara was finally able to depart with her 30,000-ton Hibtac cargo early Wednesday morning. The...
Today in Great Lakes History – June 2

Today in Great Lakes History – June 2

2000: ALGOWOOD buckled amidships while loading stone at Bruce Mines. The hull was patched, strengthened, refloated and towed to Port Weller Dry Docks to be lengthened and repaired June 2, 1958, the Liberian-flagged freighter MOUNT DELPHI sank enroute to Karachi,...
Boatnerd News – June 1

Boatnerd News – June 1

High winds cancel Viking Octantis cruise ship’s first visit to U.P. town HOUGHTON, MI – The largest cruise ship on the Great Lakes was expected to make its first stop in the Keweenaw Peninsula on Wednesday but safety concerns due to high winds have canceled the...