Port Reports – February 16

Port Reports – February 16

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Tuesday; 7:41 USCG Katmai Bay resumed ice operations.and at 18:00 was proceeding east to the Straits of Mackinac. Algoma Intrepid, Algoma Niagara and Algoma Sault are stopped...
Today in Great Lakes History –  February 16

Today in Great Lakes History –  February 16

On Sunday, February 16, 2019, a devastating fire swept through the American Steamship Co, self-unloader ST. CLAIR while she was docked at the Torco dock in Toledo, OH, for winter lay up. The fire burned the length of the ship along the unloading belts and also...
Port Reports – February 15

Port Reports – February 15

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Northern Lake Michigan  Straits of Mackinac: Algoma Niagara and Algoma Intrepid were both stopped west of Algoma Sault’s position at the edge of the thick lake ice awaiting escort.Monday; 7:30 USCG Biscayne Bay began...
Boatnerd News – February 15

Boatnerd News – February 15

Bone dry January drops some Great Lakes’ water levels more than usual It was a very dry and cold January across the Great Lakes’ drainage basin. As a result, all of the Great Lakes had declining water levels in January. Three Great Lakes declined more than usual. Lake...
Today in Great Lakes History – February 15

Today in Great Lakes History – February 15

In 1961, HARRY R JONES, a.) D.G. KERR arrived at her final port of Troon, Scotland, where she was cut up for scrap the same year. 1990: The tug LOIS T. was swamped while docked at Hamilton and sank in a storm. The vessel was pumped out, refloated and repaired. It now...