by import2 | October 13, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1893, Chief Engineer J. H. Hogan left the DEAN RICHMOND in Toledo to take care of some family business. One day later, the DEAN RICHMOND burned off Dunkirk, New York, with a loss of 17 lives including the replacement Chief Engineer. On October 13, 1909,...
by import2 | October 12, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center sees smaller crowds this summer Duluth, MN – The Maritime Museum Visitor Center in Canal Park is fresh off a summer where visitors were allowed inside again to get a hands-on look at the region’s shipping history. The museum...
by import2 | October 12, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Tug Victory and barge Maumee departed at 20:28 (CST) Sunday night with wheat for Buffalo. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 00:30 Monday morning with low sulfur coal for St....
by import2 | October 12, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1976, three boats discharged a record 108,379 tons of cargo on a single day at the Pinney Dock in Ashtabula, Ohio. The three boats were the JAMES R. BARKER (57,305 tons), the WILFRED SYKES (20,678 tons), and the JOSEPH L. BLOCK (30,306 tons). On the...
by import2 | October 11, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Mississagi makes last port at Sault Ste Marie, ON Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The retired laker Mississagi headed up the St. Marys River under tow Sunday afternoon bound for the scrap dock at Purvis Marine on the Canadian side above the locks. Boatwatchers watched form...
