by import2 | October 4, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On October 4, 1887, ORIENT (wooden propeller tug, 60 foot, 37 gross tons, built in 1874, at Buffalo, New York) foundered three miles west of Point Pelee on Lake Erie in a storm. She was seen going down by the schooners LISGAR and GLENFORD but neither was able to help....
by import2 | October 3, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes see impact of climate change: Higher highs, lower lows More intense storms, fueled by climate change, are battering shorelines and cities throughout the Great Lakes, pulling the land right out from under some homes. “Cities like Chicago, Milwaukee,...
by import2 | October 3, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: John G. Munson departed at 05:58 (CST) Saturday morning with iron ore pellets for Gary. Mesabi Miner arrived at 07:19 to load iron ore pellets at CN#6. Federal Ruhr departed...
by import2 | October 3, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
The E. G. GRACE was delivered to the Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland on October 3, 1943. The GRACE was part of a government program designed to upgrade and increase the capacity of the U.S. Great Lakes fleet during World War II. In order to help finance the...
by import2 | October 2, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Montreal’s Ocean Group expands operations in Vancouver area Montreal, QC – Ocean Group has announced the acquisition of Samson Tugboats Inc., a Vancouver-based company specializing in harbor towing in the Vancouver area since 2011. In March 2020, Ocean Group announced...
