by import2 | January 7, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1924: The rail car ferry ONTARIO NO. 1 had a rough overnight crossing of Lake Ontario. The ship was diverted to Toronto with three feet of ice on the deck and anchored off Port Credit. With no seagate, it had to sail into the wind and could not make its docking at...
by import2 | January 6, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1961: While under tow heading for scrap, the HARRY R. JONES went aground at Androsan, Scotland, on January 6, 1961, and it wasn’t until February 15 that she arrived at her final port of Troon, Scotland. 1973: The JOSEPH H. THOMPSON ran aground at Escanaba,...
by import2 | January 5, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1893: The wooden tug A. J. WRIGHT caught fire on 5 January 1893, while laid up at Grand Haven, Michigan. She burned to the water’s edge. Her loss was valued at $20,000. She was owned by C. D. Thompson. 1970: PETER REISS broke her tail shaft while backing in...
by import2 | January 4, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1952: The car ferry SPARTAN (Hull#369) was launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Christy Corp. 1966: FARO, a Liberty ship that had visited the Seaway in 1965, ran aground in heavy weather off Nojima, Japan, enroute from Muroran, Japan, to Keelung, Taiwan, in...
by import2 | January 3, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1939: The CHIEF WAWATAM ran aground on the shoals of the north shore near St. Ignace, Michigan. 1971: On Jan 3, 1971, BEN W. CALVIN ran aground at the mouth of the Detroit River after becoming caught in a moving ice field. 1972: TADOUSSAC cleared Thunder Bay,...
by import2 | January 2, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1874: The 3-masted wooden schooner M. J. CUMMINGS was launched at the shipyard of Goble & MacFarlane in Oswego, New York. Her owners were Mrs. Goble & MacFarlane, Daniel Lyons and E. Caulfield. Her dimensions were 142 foot 6 inches X 25 foot 2 inches X 11...
