by import2 | November 21, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1934, the package freighter EDWARD L. LOOMIS, Captain Alex McKenzie, collided with the W. C. FRANZ, Captain Alex McIntyre, about 30 miles southeast of Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron. Four crewmen on the FRANZ drowned when the lifeboat turned over while being...
by import2 | November 21, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: John G. Munson arrived at 20:02 (CST) Friday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Walter J. McCarthy Jr. arrived at 00:55 Saturday morning to load iron ore pellets at...
by import2 | November 20, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes Towing extends services to Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay, WI – Following a fleet renewal program that has increased the size of its fleet, the Great Lakes Towing Co. is expanding its harbor towing and ice breaking services to Sturgeon Bay, WI. Tug services in...
by import2 | November 20, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Algoma Transport departed at 02:38 Friday morning empty after unloading salt at Envirotech-Hallett #8. Algoma Transport re-entered Duluth at 17:24 to load petroleum coke at...
by import2 | November 20, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
Pittsburgh Steamship’s steamer RALPH H. WATSON (Hull#285) was launched in 1937, at River Rouge, Michigan, by Great Lakes Engineering Works. In 1948, the ROBERT HOBSON was blown against the Duluth-Superior breakwall as she tried to enter the harbor during a...
