by import2 | June 23, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1976 the NEPCO 140, carrying six million gallons of No. 6 bunker oil and being pushed toward Oswego by the tug EILEEN C., grounded on the shore of Wellesley Island in the American Narrows section of the St. Lawrence River, just upstream from Alexandria Bay, N.Y....
by import2 | June 22, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Shots on Ships: Health Department to receive recognition for crew vaccinations Sault Ste. Marie, MI – A successful vaccination program for Great Lakes sailors will result in a token of appreciation to the Chippewa County Health Department on June 25. The U.S.-flag...
by import2 | June 22, 2021 | Port Report Archive
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by import2 | June 22, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On 22 June 1959, BAYPORT (steel propeller tug, 72 foot, 65 gross tons, built in 1914, at Cleveland, Ohio, formerly named a.) FAIRPORT) had the steamer MOHAWK DEER in tow when she was hooked by her own tow cable, capsized and sank at Collingwood, Ontario. Three lives...
by import2 | June 21, 2021 | Boatnerd News
Vermilion’s ‘Canopus’ freighter pilot house leaves port by land Vermilion, OH – The “Canopus” freighter pilot house has shipped out of the port of Vermilion. The pilot house, formerly a walk-in display at the Inland Seas Maritime Museum,...
