by import2 | January 8, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1877 1877: On 8 January 1877, the tug KATE FELCHER burned at East Saginaw, Michigan. Her loss was valued at $3,000, but she was insured for only $2,000. She was named after the wife of her owner, the well-known Capt. James Felcher of East Saginaw. 1938 1938: JOHN...
by import2 | January 7, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1924 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...
by import2 | January 6, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1961 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 1973: The JOSEPH H. THOMPSON ran aground at...
by import2 | January 5, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1893 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 1970: PETER REISS broke her tail shaft while...
by import2 | January 4, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1952 1952: The car ferry SPARTAN (Hull#369) was launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Christy Corp. 1966 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,...
by import2 | January 3, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1939 1939: The CHIEF WAWATAM ran aground on the shoals of the north shore near St. Ignace, Michigan. 1971 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 1972: TADOUSSAC cleared...
