by import2 | April 26, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Divers plug holes in the hull of museum ship USS The Sullivans Buffalo, NY – Efforts to save the WWII-era museum ship USS The Sullivans are starting to pay off, according to the salvage team. Multiple holes in the hull have been patched, and the vessel’s...
by import2 | April 26, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
Algoma’s new straight deck bulk freighter ALGOWEST (Hull#226) of Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., was launched April 26, 1982. She was converted to a self-unloader in 1998, and renamed b.) PETER R. CRESSWELL in 2001. 26 April 1891 NORWALK (wooden propeller bulk...
by import2 | April 25, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen John D. Leitch departed at 10:15 via the Superior Entry after loading ore at BNSF Dock 5. Her AIS indicates a destination of Quebec City; she may be carrying Keetac pellets for...
by import2 | April 25, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Scrapping continues on St. Clair at Port Colborne See images in the photo gallery. Marine Mart in Port Huron to resume in June Port Huron, MI – A long-standing tradition, sidelined by COVID, will make a return this year in...
by import2 | April 25, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On April 25, 1954, CSL’s, T.R. MC LAGAN entered service. At 714 feet 6 inches, she took the title for longest vessel on the Great Lakes from the JOSEPH H. THOMPSON, beating the THOMPSON by three inches. The THOMPSON had held the honor since November 4, 1952. MC...
