by import2 | August 6, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1953, a record 176 vessels passed through the Soo Locks. Early in the morning of 06 August 1899, the WILLIAM B. MORLEY (steel propeller freighter, 277 foot, 1,846 gross tons, built in 1888, at Marine City, Michigan) and the LANSDOWNE (iron side-wheel...
by import2 | August 5, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Great Lakes iron ore trade up 61.8 percent in July Cleveland OH – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.7 million tons in July, an increase of 61.8 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were also 3.2 percent above the month’s 5-year average....
by import2 | August 5, 2021 | Port Report Archive
by import2 | August 5, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On 05 August 1958, the tug GARY D (steel propeller tug, 18 tons) was destroyed by an explosion and fire near Strawberry Island Light on Lake Huron. The RICHARD M. MARSHALL, later b.) JOSEPH S. WOOD, c.) JOHN DYKSTRA, d.) BENSON FORD, and finally e.) US265808, entered...
by import2 | August 4, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Former Great Lakes-Seaway tanker Thalassa Desgagnes believed hijacked Dubai/London – Iranian-backed forces are believed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, three maritime security sources said, after Britain’s...
