by import2 | October 8, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On 08 October 1871, PHILO PARSONS (wooden side-wheel steamer, 221 tons, built in 1861, at Algonac, Michigan) burned to a total loss in the great Chicago fire. She burned so completely that her remains were not located in the Chicago River until 1877. She was the...
by import2 | October 7, 2021 | Boatnerd News
| Tug heads for Sarnia for Mississagi scrap tow Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Purvis Marine tug Anglian Lady departed her Sault Ste. Marie, ON, dock Wednesday late afternoon headed for Sarnia. She will return with retired laker Mississagi, bound for the Purvis scrap dock...
by import2 | October 7, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: Great Republic arrived at 22:45 (CST) Tuesday night to unload limestone at CN-Hallett #5. Joseph L. Block arrived at 12:06 Wednesday afternoon to unload limestone at...
by import2 | October 7, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On October 7, 1968, the NORMAN P. CLEMENT was damaged in a grounding off Britt, Ontario. The Canadian boat was towed to Collingwood for repairs. However, while in dry dock, an explosion occurred on October 16 that injured 11 workers and further damaged the hull....
by import2 | October 6, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Propeller installed on Mark W. Barker The controllable pitch propeller has been installed on our 639-foot Great Lakes freighter being built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. The massive four-blade propeller has a diameter of 18 feet and can make 120 revolutions per...
