by import2 | August 13, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
Operated by a crew of retired Hanna captains, chief engineers and executives, the GEORGE M. HUMPHREY departed the old Great Lakes Engineering Works yard in Ecorse, Michigan, under her own power on August 13, 1986, for Lauzon, Quebec. The HUMPHREY cleared Lauzon...
by import2 | August 12, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Officials to evaluate cost of refurbishing 30-year-old ferry Jiimaan Windsor, ON – The Mayor of the Township of Pelee is hoping for some positive news about the Jiimaan Ferry for islanders. “It is being taken to Sarnia for evaluation as to its future use.,” Ray...
by import2 | August 12, 2021 | Port Report Archive
Duluth-Superior – Scott Bjorklund Duluth Entry: BBC St. Petersburg departed at 19:33 (CST) Tuesday night with wheat. James R. Barker departed at 04:00 Wednesday with iron ore pellets for Toledo. Paul R. Tregurtha departed at 06:14 with coal for St. Clair. Algoma...
by import2 | August 12, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
Today in Great Lakes History – August 12 The C&O carferry SPARTAN, in a heavy fog while inbound from Kewaunee on the morning of August 12, 1976, struck rocks at the entrance to Ludington harbor. She suffered severe damage to about 120 feet of her bottom plating....
by import2 | August 11, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Coronavirus temporarily puts SS Badger out of commission Ludington, MI – With one of the crew members on the S.S. Badger having tested positive for COVID-19 and three more in quarantine, the Lake Michigan Carferry temporarily suspended the ship’s service. According to...
