Today in Great Lakes History –  June 14

Today in Great Lakes History –  June 14

On this day in 1985, Captain Edward Rogowski passed away. Captain Rogowski started sailing as a deckhand on the 514 foot JOHN SHERWIN in 1936. He retired in 1982 as the first captain of the largest freighter on the Great Lakes, the 1,013 foot PAUL R TREGURTHA. On this...
Port Reports – June 13

Port Reports – June 13

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 13

Today in Great Lakes History – June 13

On 13 June 2003, after completing her conversion from American to Canadian registry, Lower Lakes Towing’s newly acquired MICHIPICOTEN, a.) ELTON HOYT 2ND, departed the Government dock at Sarnia, Ontario. First she went to the Shell Oil dock in Corunna, Ontario...
A New Logo, Look and Design for Boatnerd!

A New Logo, Look and Design for Boatnerd!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to the long-awaited redesign of boatnerd3.jasonbowlerdesign.com/. Our crew hopes you enjoy the new look. We’d like to thank everyone who has been on board since the site was founded in the mid-1990s, especially those who have...
Port Reports – June 12

Port Reports – June 12

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....