by import2 | May 11, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen After taking on a split load of coal, Paul R. Tregurtha departed Midwest Energy and was outbound the Duluth Ship Canal at 03:46. The Queen of the Lakes will be headed to St....
by import2 | May 11, 2022 | Boatnerd News
MacArthur Lock still closed for repairs, expected to open first week of June Sault Ste. Marie – Maintenance on one of the Soo Locks has taken longer than expected. The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie has two locks: the larger Poe Lock and the smaller MacArthur...
by import2 | May 11, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On May 11, 1953, the HENRY STEINBRENNER went down in Lake Superior near Isle Royale with 17 of her 31 crewmembers. The storm followed an unseasonably warm and humid stretch of weather in northern Minnesota for that time of year, which fueled the storm’s fast...
by import2 | May 10, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen The heating up of vessel traffic after several uneventful days compensated for a somewhat colder Monday in Duluth-Superior. Whitefish Bay kicked things off by departing the Superior Entry with Hibtac from BNSF 5 at 03:58 As...
by import2 | May 10, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
1923 – H.A. ROCK of the Forest City Steamship Co. went aground in Georgian Bay. The vessel was taken to drydock where the plates were removed, re-rolled and put back. The ship was idle May 18 to June 1 and the cost was $13,707.60. Steamer COLUMBIA (Hull#148) was...
