by import2 | January 6, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net With gale and storm force winds blowing from the north to the NE and predicted wave heights of 20 plus feet in parts of Lake Superior several other vessels are waiting out the weather. American Mariner down bound from...
by import2 | January 6, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
While under tow heading for scrap, the HARRY R. JONES went aground at Androsan, Scotland, on January 6, 1961, and it wasn’t until February 15 that she arrived at her final port of Troon, Scotland. January 6, 1999 – The Dow Chemical plant in Ludington,...
by import2 | January 5, 2022 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net A significant winter storm has developed over the region and gale / storm warnings have been issued Tuesday and Wednesday for most of Lake Superior. With winds from the north to the NE several vessels are sailing the...
by import2 | January 5, 2022 | Boatnerd News
St. Lawrence Seaway reports shipping traffic up 1.66% Great Lakes shipping doesn’t appear to be contributing to the global supply chain issues. The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership reported St. Lawrence Seaway traffic saw an increase of 1.66% when compared to last year....
by import2 | January 5, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
The keel was laid January 5, 1972, for ALGOWAY (Hull#200) at Collingwood, Ontario, by Collingwood Shipyards, Ltd. The wooden tug A. J. WRIGHT caught fire on 5 January 1893, while laid up at Grand Haven, Michigan. She burned to the water’s edge. Her loss was...