by import2 | November 12, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1920, FRANCIS WIDLAR stranded on Pancake Shoal in Lake Superior and was written off as a total constructive loss of $327,700. The wreck was purchased by Mathews Steamship Company in 1921 and placed back in service as BAYTON. The BAYTON sailed until 1966, and the...
by import2 | November 11, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Whitefish Point bell ringing honors Edmund Fitzgerald Whitefish Point, MI – The ship’s bell rang 30 times, once for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald and once more for all lost mariners, at an annual remembrance ceremony Wednesday evening at the Great Lakes Shipwreck...
by import2 | November 11, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Goderich, ON – Bruce Douglas No traffic to report Wednesday. Algoma Compass, Algoma Intrepid expected in that order. Lake Erie Ports for Wednesday – Bill Kloss Marblehead: Cuyahoga arrived from Windsor at 13:53 to load...
by import2 | November 11, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
The Armistice Day Storm of November 11, 1940, was one of the worst storms in the recorded history of Lake Michigan. In all, the storm claimed 5 vessels, and 66 lives. The storm hit late Monday afternoon, November 11th, with winds of hurricane proportions. The winds...
by import2 | November 10, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Chicago Christmas Tree Ship event set for early December Chicago, IL – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw will arrive at Navy Pier in Chicago on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 with a deck load of holiday trees for the annual Chicago Christmas Tree Ship Event. That event will...
