by import2 | July 22, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1873 1873: The M.I. MILLS (wooden propeller tug, 122 feet, 152 tons, built in 1867 at Marine City, Michigan), which sank in a collision with the bark UNADILLA on May 9, 1873, was found in 90 feet of water in Lake Huron off Sand Beach, Michigan. Plans were made to...
by import2 | July 21, 2025 | Boatnerd News
ISMA Grand Lodge Convention Jan. 28-Feb. 1 in Duluth The 2026 International Ship Masters’ Association Grand Lodge Convention will be held in Duluth, MN, from Wednesday, January 28 through Sunday, February 1. The convention is being hosted by Twin Ports Lodge #...
by import2 | July 21, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday July 20. Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | July 21, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1875 1875: The schooner ELVA, which was built in Port Huron, Michigan, in 1861 for Capt. Sinclair, was sailing from Holland, Michigan, for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, loaded with stove bolts. She capsized 12 miles from Milwaukee. Her crew took to the boats and made a...
by import2 | July 20, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Seaspan signs MoU with Ontario-based Stigterstaal Canada & Algoma Steel Signed Memorandum of Understanding prioritizes Canadian-produced steel, boosting domestic industry through Seaspan’s heavy polar icebreaker July 15, 2025 — North Vancouver, B.C. — Seaspan...