by import2 | November 19, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Smooth sailing on Great Lakes as Seaway shipping increases steadily With the nation’s ports struggling under the weight imports, it seems to be smooth sailing on Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership has reported an increase of 1.92 percent for St. Lawrence...
by import2 | November 19, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Weather delays vessels on Lake Superior With a strong westerly gale blowing on Lake Superior, a number of boats went to anchor Thursday to wait out the weather. John G. Munson for Duluth Superior was off of Baraga MI. Indiana Harbor for Silver Bay, Mesabi Miner for...
by import2 | November 19, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
American Steamship’s SAM LAUD (Hull#712) was launched on this date in 1974 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. On this day in 1939, in a 24-hour-period, there were 132 transits of the Soo Locks. There were 71 upbound passages and 61 downbound passages. On this day in...
by import2 | November 18, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Two Harbors-Silver Bay – Gary A. Putney The Great Republic is anchored off Duluth after departing Two Harbors on 11/16. The Spruceglen has been anchored off Duluth since 11/16 waiting on weather. The James R. Barker...
by import2 | November 18, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
The CARL D. BRADLEY was lost in a violent storm on Lake Michigan on November 18, 1958. On 18 November 1869, EQUATOR (wooden propeller package freighter, 184 foot, 621 tons, built in 1857, at Buffalo, New York) was trying to pull the schooner SOUTHWEST off a reef near...
