by import | October 14, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
Grain trade picking up 05/31/1997: The Canadian Explorer and Canadian Mariner are due out of winter layup next week. The Mariner is at Port Weller DD and the Explorer at pier 35 in Toronto. Reported by: Brian Wroblewski Unusual calls by the...
by import2 | October 14, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
1966: The STONEFAX and ARTHUR STOVE collided in the Welland Canal between Allanburg and Port Robinson. The former, a member of the Halco fleet, sank with its cargo of potash and remained on the bottom until November 25. The latter subsequently visited the Seaway as b)...
by import | October 14, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
Fire in the boilers 04/30/1997: In perparation for the coming season, the crew aboard the Lake Michigan Car Ferry BADGER fired her boilers today. The 1952 built ferry was brought back to service in 1992, operating between Ludington, MI and Manitowoc, WI....
by import2 | October 13, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1893, Chief Engineer J. H. Hogan left the DEAN RICHMOND in Toledo to take care of some family business. One day later, the DEAN RICHMOND burned off Dunkirk, New York, with a loss of 17 lives including the replacement Chief Engineer. On October 13, 1909,...
by import2 | October 12, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1976, three boats discharged a record 108,379 tons of cargo on a single day at the Pinney Dock in Ashtabula, Ohio. The three boats were the JAMES R. BARKER (57,305 tons), the WILFRED SYKES (20,678 tons), and the JOSEPH L. BLOCK (30,306 tons). On the...
by import2 | October 11, 2021 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1911, the rail ferry CHIEF WAWATAM arrived at St. Ignace, Michigan, and began service shortly thereafter. On this day in 1923, the HENRY STEINBRENNER of 1901 collided with the J. McCARTNEY KENNEDY at 4:20 p.m. off Parisienne Island, Whitefish Bay. The accident...
