by import2 | April 19, 2022 | Port Report Archive
This is the last Port Report due to the resignation of the volunteer who was compiling the information and photos from our dedicated port reporters. This is a huge nightly time commitment, and we would like to think him for his efforts. And thank you to all the...
by import2 | April 19, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
19 April 1884 – The KASOTA (wooden propeller bulk freighter, 246 foot, 1660 gross tons, built in 1884 at Cleveland, Ohio) was launched by Thomas Quayles & Sons at Cleveland, Ohio for Capt. Thomas Wilson of Cleveland, Ohio. The hull was painted green with white...
by import2 | April 18, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Operation Taconite comes to a close Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Commander, Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie has concluded its domestic ice breaking operation, also known as Operation Taconite. With the ice throughout the Western Great Lakes nearly melted, ice breaking...
by import2 | April 18, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
PATERSON (Hull#231) was launched April 18, 1985, by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. She was the last straight deck bulk freighter built on the Lakes and was built to the maximum size permitted to lock through the Seaway. Renamed b.) PINEGLEN in 2002. 18 April 1907 – At...
by import2 | April 17, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
17 April 1871 – The wooden brig ST. JOSEPH was carrying lumber from Ludington, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois. Her hold was filled and lumber was stacked on deck so she was indeed overloaded. A gale developed and the deck load shifted, then was lost. ST. JOSEPH became...
