by import2 | March 17, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan Straits of Mackinac:Wednesday; 8:39 The cement carrier Alpena for Chicago crossed the Straits of Mackinac and is being escorted by USCG Biscayne Bay. Charlevoix: Tuesday; The tug Candice Elise...
by import2 | March 17, 2022 | Boatnerd News
Manistee scrap tow March 26 McKeil Marine tug Beverly M will tow the long-idle Manistee from Toledo on March 26, with expected arrival 27/28 at Marine Recycling Corp. in Port Colborne. An as yet unknown American-flagged tug will assist. More beach this summer:...
by import2 | March 17, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 17 March 1995, a fire started on the AMERICAN MARINER’s self-unloading conveyor belt from welding being done on the vessel at the Toledo Ship & Repair Company in Toledo, Ohio. About $100,000 in damage was done. The Toledo fire department had the blaze out...
by import2 | March 16, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
Today in Great Lakes History March 16 On 16 March 1901, ARGO (steel passenger/package freight propeller, 173 foot, 1,089 gross tons) was launched at the Craig Ship Building Company (Hull #81) at Toledo, Ohio, for the A. Booth Company. She left the Lakes in 1917, and...
by import2 | March 15, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Lake Erie Ports – Bill Kloss Nanticoke: Algocanada arrived at Imperial Oil at 02:00. Beverly M1 arrived at Stelco at 13:02 Algonova arrived at 21:30.