Port Reports – April 24

Port Reports – April 24

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Presque Isle departed via the Superior Entry at 06:00 with a load of ore (likely Hibtac pellets) from BNSF Dock 5. Due to weather conditions on the eastern end of Lake Superior,...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 24

Today in Great Lakes History – April 24

1948 A collision between the HARRY L. FINDLAY and the Canadian tanker JOHN IRWIN occurred in the St. Clair River, near Recors Point on this date. The stem bar was twisted and plates set back on the American bulk carrier and these were repaired at Lorain. It later...
Boatnerd News – April 23

Boatnerd News – April 23

SS Badger enters federal funding program as LMC explores power conversion Ludington, MI – The SS Badger was recently accepted into a federal funding program, opening the carferry up for grant opportunities and designating its route to Manitowoc as a shortcut on a...
Today in Great Lakes History – April 23

Today in Great Lakes History – April 23

Canada Steamship Lines’ FORT YORK was commissioned April 23, 1958. 23 April 1907 – The SEARCHLIGHT (wooden propeller fish tug, 40 foot, built in 1899, at Saginaw, Michigan) capsized and sank while returning to Harbor Beach, Michigan, with a load of fish. The vessel...
Port Reports – April 23

Port Reports – April 23

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Integrated tug/barge Presque Isle arrived Duluth unexpectedly on Thursday night at 22:55 to take a delay at Clure Public Marine Terminal Berth 1. She shifted over to BNSF Dock 5...