Port Reports –  June 21

Port Reports – June 21

Port reports are compiled from volunteer reader observations and AIS transmissions. Please send information about vessel arrivals and departures from your port to news@boatnerd.net by 9 p.m. (Eastern) nightly for them to be included in the next day’s news....
Today in Great Lakes History –  June 21

Today in Great Lakes History –  June 21

On 21 June 1868, the D&C Line’s MORNING STAR (wooden side-wheel steamer, 243 foot, 1,075 tons, built in 1862, at Trenton, Michigan) was late in leaving her dock in Cleveland, Ohio, because she was loading some last-minute freight (iron bars and glass). As...

Boatnerd News – June 20

Gale Warning – St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay A gale warning is in effect from 8 am to 8 pm EDT Monday. Winds 20-30 from the northwest with highest gusts up to 35 knots waves around five feet expected. Periods of rain early. Mariners are urged...
Port Reports – June 20

Port Reports – June 20

Port reports are compiled from volunteer reader observations and AIS transmissions. Please send information about vessel arrivals and departures from your port to news@boatnerd.net by 9 p.m. (Eastern) nightly for them to be included in the next day’s news....
Today in Great Lakes History – June 20

Today in Great Lakes History – June 20

On this day in 1943, the IRVING S. OLDS departed Two Harbors with 20,543 tons of ore and the BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS departed Two Harbors with 20,386 tons of ore. It was the first time that two lakers departed the same harbor on the same day with cargos in excess of...