by import2 | November 3, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On 03 November 1907, tug ESCORT (wooden propeller, 45 foot, 40 gross tons, built in 1894, at Port Colborne, Ontario) tried to pass the barge BENJ HARRISON at the mouth of the Niagara River. In a navigational error, the tug sheared under the barge’s bow, was run over...
by import2 | November 2, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Paul R. Tregurtha arrived at 00:15 (CST) Monday morning to load low sulfur coal at SMET. Solina arrived from anchor at 05:40 to load wheat at Riverland Ag. Oakglen departed...
by import2 | November 2, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On 02 November 1924, TURRET CROWN (steel propeller “turret ship,” 253 foot, 1,827 tons, built in 1895, in England) was driven ashore in a gale on Meldrum Point on the north side of Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron. Her hull was wrecked during the storms that...
by import2 | November 1, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Abandoned ship near QEW listed on Canada’s buy and sell website If you have made the drive along the Niagara stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) you have undoubtedly seen the rustic, 141-foot ship that is nestled in the Jordan Harbour. “La Grande Hermine” (The...
by import2 | November 1, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: John D. Leitch departed at 23:32 (CST) Friday night with iron ore pellets for Quebec City. Joseph L. Block departed at 07:27 Saturday morning with blast furnace trim for...
