by import2 | November 16, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
1965: The LAWRENCECLIFFE HALL sank in the St. Lawrence after an early morning collision with the SUNEK off Ile d’Orleans. The former, a laker in the Halco fleet, rolled on its side but all on board were saved. The ship was refloated in March 1966, repaired and...
by import2 | November 15, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: American Century arrived at 01:49 (CST) Sunday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. American Mariner arrived at 04:17 to load wheat at General Mills, Superior. Avonborg...
by import2 | November 15, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1883, the schooner E. FITZGERALD, Captain Daniel Lanigan, went ashore and was completely covered with ice. The crew of six drowned while attempting to make shore in the yawl. A couple days after the loss, Mrs. Lanigan received a prophetic letter from her son...
by import2 | November 14, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Western Lake Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: No vessel traffic has taken place since the last report. As of Saturday afternoon, no vessels were in port on the Duluth side. Sunday will be a busy day for the Duluth...
by import2 | November 14, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
ALGOBAY (steel propeller bulk freighter, 719 foot, 22,466 gross tons, built at Collingwood, Ontario in 1978) departed Sept Iles, Quebec on 14 Nov 1978, with an iron ore pellet cargo for Sydney, Nova Scotia when she collided with the 90,000 ton Italian-flag ore carrier...
