by import2 | June 30, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1889 1889: WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, a wooden rail car ferry, sinks in the St. Lawrence off Morristown after being swamped. One life is lost, but the ship is refloated and repaired. It was renamed MONS MEG in 1910 and served as a drill barge but was abandoned due to its age...
by import2 | June 29, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Lake Erie’s Goodtime I freed from Buckeye Reef PUT-IN-BAY — A local ship grounded on a lake reef was freed on Friday. The Goodtime I ran aground on Buckeye Reef near Ballast Island in Lake Erie on Thursday. The incident was reported at about 5 p.m., according to...
by import2 | June 29, 2025 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Saturday June 28. Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | June 29, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1864 1864: ALVIN CLARK (two-mast wooden schooner, 113 feet, 220 tons, built in 1846 at Truago (Trenton), Michigan) foundered in a terrific squall off Chambers Island on Green Bay. Two members of the crew were rescued by the brig DEWITT, but three lost their lives. In...
by import2 | June 28, 2025 | Boatnerd News
Lake Erie cruise ship stuck on reef Thursday, passengers evacuated PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — A Lake Erie cruise ship was grounded on a reef Thursday, while authorities are still trying to remove the vessel from where it became stuck. According to Goodtime Boat – Lake Erie...
